Rann Miller

Rann Miller

Rann Miller is an educator and freelance writer based in Southern New Jersey. His Urban Education Mixtape blog supports urban educators and parents of children attending urban schools. Miller is the a

8 posts
Negro Election Day may seem like ancient history, but it remains as prescient as ever
Opinion

Negro Election Day may seem like ancient history, but it remains as prescient as ever

Across the Northeast this month, states will mark the complicated history of anointing a singular Black leader to represent their community, a settler colonial tradition that persists today

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5 Min
By: Rann Miller
Teacher reading a book to his students in a classroom
Education

Teaching truth in the 21st century

In a Q&A with Prism, educator, activist, and author Jesse Hagopian discusses his new book “Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education” and the challenges of teaching in Trump’s America

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6 Min
By: Rann Miller
We are not ready to wrestle with why the right to bear arms outweighs the need to protect students from gun violence
Education

We are not ready to wrestle with why the right to bear arms outweighs the need to protect students from gun violence

It has been seven years since the Parkland school shooting, and we are no closer to enacting stricter gun laws

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3 Min
By: Rann Miller
Black history tells us about our past, present, and future
Immigration

Black history tells us about our past, present, and future

White people have historically employed astounding intellectual and moral gymnastics to refuse to engage with Black people on their terms—an approach now applied to immigrant communities

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4 Min
By: Rann Miller
The Harris campaign owes Black men an apology
Opinion

The Harris campaign, media, political pundits, and even former President Obama owe Black men an apology

Black men were scapegoated before the election based on misleading reports that they were leaning toward Donald Trump

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4 Min
By: Rann Miller
color photograph of three young Black children reaching down towards Kamala Harris at a rally
Opinion

Give the people what they need: policies they can vote for

President Joe Biden approached the 2024 presidential election with a historically low approval rating, and despite his desire to seek reelection, he was forced to drop out of the race, passing the torch to his Vice President Kamala Harris with the goal of keeping the presidency away from former President

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4 Min
By: Rann Miller
color photograph of a young Black girl sitting on a man's shoulders at a Juneteenth celebration
Education

A loophole enables schools nationwide to ignore the importance of Juneteenth

Juneteenth memorializes the day when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to announce all enslaved peoples were free upon the surrender of the last Confederate stronghold. More than 150 years later, in 2021, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a national holiday.  Holidays and memorials remind us

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4 Min
By: Rann Miller
digital collage of black and white vintage photograph of Black students in a classroom with a Black teacher and images of Ang
Education

The seeds of resistance stolen by Brown v. Board of Education

The mass dismissal of Black educators as part of the landmark case was cataclysmic for Black education—and the impact is still felt today

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4 Min
By: Rann Miller

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