Contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Opening A CITYWIDE RECENTERING OF BLACK LIFE 1
5. 1 THE ROADMAP We Make the Path by Walking 11
6. Part 1 LEGACY
7. 2 TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE FRAMEWORK Building Black Legacies 15
8. 3 HISTORY MATTERS Realities of Redlining in Sacramento 26
9. Part 2 LEARNING
10. 4 BLACK EDUCATION MATTERS A Legacy of Educating Black Children beyond the Walls of Public Schools 51
11. 5 POETRY AS PEDAGOGY A Black Educator’s Reflection 62
12. 6 BLACK IN SCHOOL Youth Reflection 75
13. 7 DOING THE REAL WORK Community Reflection 77
14. 8 HONORING THE LEGACY Advocacy through Art 80
15. Part 3 LEADERSHIP
16. 9 PATTERNS OF POSSIBILITY Lessons Learned 85
17. 10 COMMUNITY-BASED LEADERSHIP License to Operate at the Intersection of Love and Humility 92
18. 11 THE PAST MEETS THE PRESENT Inside The Build.Black. Coalition 105
19. Part 4 LIFE
20. 12 METHODOLOGY MATTERS The Power of Portraiture 109
21. 13 PEOPLE POWER Councilmember Phil Serna 115
22. 14 A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY, A UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITY President Chet Hewitt 125
23. 15 MOTHERING FOR TRANSFORMATION Kindra Montgomery-Block 131
24. 16 THE PRESIDENT OF HELPING AND GIVING Crystal Harding 140
25. 17 REVOLUTIONARY RELATIONS Jackie Rose 147
26. Part 5 LESSONS
27. 18 THERE’S STILL MORE TO DO Community Reflection 157
28. 19 WELLNESS WORKS Community Reflection 162
29. 20 THE FIRE THIS TIME Youth Reflection 166
30. 21 TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE COMMUNITY Insights and Implications 170
31. 22 A REOPENING Futures Forward 187
32. Contributors 195
33. Index 201