LEE member Soham Sengupta talks about why male teachers of color play an important role for students, especially boys.
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For LEE member Cymone Card, community organizing may be work that’s often overlooked, but she does it because of the powerful impact organizing can have.
“The experience also helped me expand my network and gave me access to professional development with other fellows that allowed me to think deeply about this work."
Returning to teach in his home town of Oak Cliff-Dallas, where the incarcerated far outnumber college graduates, Taylor Toynes quickly realized many of the students in South Oak Cliff lacked even the most basic school supplies. Undaunted, Taylor organized a community-wide response to meet the needs of over 1,000 students.