Past event
Our featured guest speaker for the January Innovation in Action event is Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock, co-founder and director of we are (Working to Extend Anti-Racist Education).
Ronda Taylor Bullock is originally from Goldston, NC. In 2018, she earned her doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill in the Policy, Leadership, and School Improvement Program. Her research interests are critical race theory, whiteness studies, white children’s racial identity construction, and anti-racism. Prior to entering her doctoral program, Ronda taught English for almost ten years at Hillside High School in Durham, NC, where she now resides.
Ronda is the co-founder and executive director of we are, which stands for working to extend anti-racist education. As a non-profit, we are works to equip children, parents, and educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the complexity of racism. we are uses a three-pronged approach to dismantle systemic racism by offering summer camps for children in rising 1st-5th grade, workshops for parents, and professional development for educators.
Ronda is the wife of Dr. Daniel Kelvin Bullock and mother of son Zion and daughter Zaire.
Event will be held in the SIE Lab (room 118). Lunch is provided. Event is free to attend.
Contact Beth Lowder at selowder@email.unc.edu with questions or to RSVP.
