2025 #TeachingInColor Summit

The Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) is focused on closing the knowing-doing gap so we are armed to activate change. By activating the community, we can use our combined power to hold systems responsible for the treatment of our children.Through research, coalition building, and technical assistance, the Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) works to close opportunity gaps for all children in P-20 education, especially children of color, with the vision that one day race will no longer be the primary predictor of educational outcomes.

CREED

We're back for a fourth year to build  community among educators of color across NC! Join us again in person in Charlotte or virtually.

Central Piedmont Community College

We're thrilled to announce that our featured speaker at this year's Summit is author, scholar, and activist Marc Lamont Hill.Get your tickets now for this hybrid event.Join us in person at Central Piedmont Community College - Central Campus's North Building (1201 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204) by purchasing one of the in-person tickets. General Admission includes access to the full-day agenda including breakfast, keynote, a joy-filled social hour during lunch, and our afternoon take-care sessions.Link with us online via a limited live stream with a Virtual Admission ticket.The #TeachingInColor Summit features panels and breakout sessions exploring everything from classroom practice, current research in education equity, and how to boldly show up for our students and ourselves in these times.This year, we're again hosting the pre-Summit #TeachingInColor Awards reception on Friday, April 25. You can register for this in-person event separately or jointly.Learn more at https://www.creed-nc.org/teachingincolor

Saturday, April 26 

Welcome and Vision Setting

Breakout Sessions #1

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading intellectual voices in the country.

Currently a Presidential Professor of Anthropology and Urban Education at the City University of New York Graduate Center, Dr. Hill is the author of eight books and a leading voice in media with televised shows and a popular podcast. 

Since his days as a youth in Philadelphia, Dr. Hill has been a social justice activist and organizer. He has worked on campaigns to end the death penalty, abolish prisons, and release numerous political prisoners. Dr. Hill has also worked in solidarity with human rights movements around the world. He is the founder and director of The People’s Education Center in Philadelphia as well as the owner of Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books.

Dr. Hill holds a Ph.D. (with distinction) from the University of Pennsylvania. His current research and writing explore the relationships between race, culture, politics, and education in the United States and the Middle East.


Keynote Address

It's more than just lunch. Grab a sandwich or a salad (or something in between) and jam to the sounds of DJ Franchyze while you enjoy vendors, mocktails and merriment as we fellowship before opening the stage to storytelling and performances. Oh, and did we mention a line dance -- "Where them fans at?"

Lunch, Social Hour + Vendors

Breakout Sessions 2

Yoga? Art? A personalized plant?  Unwind with your choice of wellness activities. Sessions are restricted to 30 participants each. 

Take Care Sessions - Putting Wellness into Practice

Summit Closing + Call to Action 

Friday, April  25

Join us at the Double Tree Center City (230 College St.) for a night to recognize three  educators from across North Carolina who embody all that it means to teach in color. Hosted by Ohavia Philips, an electrifying emcee, in-arena host for The Charlotte Hornets, and award-winning entrepreneur and featuring the sounds of educator and vocalist Destiny Stone.

Educator of the Year Awards

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