Tamera Malone

On the Road to Liberation

  • Dreamkeepers: Go Go Power Teachers

    “Y’all! Let’s start a critical companionship!” Mialee says with a broad smile on her face.  Scottie stops mid-text. “What’s a critical companionship?” “I’m glad you asked!” Mialee says. “It’s when a group of people commit to learn as much as they can about something so they can transform it. For us, it would be education.” …

  • DreamKeepers: Death in the Classroom

    “Our education system is a disaster. A total catastrophe.” Scottie sips her honey vanilla chamomile tea. “Isn’t this what Dr. Gloria Ladson Billings calls Death in the Classroom?” “Yep! Dr. Glo Lad called it.” Malik walks from the kitchen with a saucerful of chicken salad and crackers. Scottie rolls her eyes. “Not you calling her Dr.…

  • Knowledge, Action, and Reflection: Learning Our Way to Liberation

    Knowledge, action, and reflection are required to pursue liberation and full humanity.  Knowledge is a deep awareness and understanding of reality and the causes of social conditions like oppression. We must critically know and understand the world to transform it. Action is the process of using knowledge to change reality. Our actions are intentional, purposeful, and deliberate.…