BlackPrint 20: Turning Remembrance Into Real Action
In 2026 we celebrate the centennial of Carter G. Woodson’s founding of Negro History Week and his clarion call to honor Black educators and education as a source of liberation.
It also marks 20 years since Philadelphia became the first city in the nation to require Black history for high school graduation, significantly bolstering the teaching and learning of Black history.
Yet even with this progress, true educational equity and racial justice remain elusive. In fact, the vision and values of our forebears are under assault as never before. Book bans, relentless surveillance, and adversaries of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion test our mettle on the frontlines of teaching Black history.
Still we teach. Still we rise.
In partnership with Blackprint 20 and supporters like you, the Center for Black Educator Development seeks to honor our past, present and future by turning remembrance into real action and inspiring new generations of educator activists as they write the next chapter of our Black history.
Here’s how you can play a crucial role: Help us fuel the next generation of Black educators and create a just education system by rebuilding the Black teacher pipeline through the Center’s Teaching Pathways.
Support Blackprint 20’s pivotal efforts to integrate Black history into our educational system and cultural fabric. Our struggle remains an existential one. As some seek to erase the very idea of Black history from school curricula, we must stand firm together to ensure our story continues to be told so that all children are seen and included. History has shown that progress comes when we work together. Only through our collective effort can we bend that moral arc towards justice.
Don’t miss the STILL WE TEACH. STILL WE RISE. Awards Banquet honoring educator luminaries and our core ideal of freedom through education.
February 6, 2026 | Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Join us at the STILL WE TEACH. STILL WE RISE Summit, a national convening advancing educator practices for Black history educator-leaders, policymakers, community activists & more!
February 7, 2026 | Boys Latin High School
5501 Cedar Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
Together, we come to learn from one another, to honor the intellectual genealogy that sustains our work, and to recommit ourselves to teaching as a practice of freedom, even in challenging times. Secure your spot today at the early bird rate through January 19th.
