Towards Liberation - A Conversation with Jamilah Pitts

This week I’m chatting with Jamilah Pitts, whose incredible work
challenges us to root our educational practices in activism,
healing and love. This is so that we tell the truth about the
deep biases and harms that continue to persist within our
societies and many of our educational settings. Jamilah’s
work follows in the incredible tradition of bell hooks, Audre
Lorde, James Baldwin and many others.


Jamilah is an educator, writer, social entrepreneur and yoga
teacher whose work centers the liberation, healing and holistic
development of communities of the global majority. She has served
in various roles and spaces to promote racial justice and healing
as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and as a dean. 


As the Founder and CEO of Jamilah Pitts Consulting, Jamilah
partners with schools, communities and organizations to advance
the work of social and intersectional justice through an emphasis
on wellness and educator training. Jamilah is also the Founder
of  She, Imprints, an organization designed to support the
unique wellness needs of women and girls of color through
advocacy, coaching programs, curriculum design, training and
wellness retreats.  


Jamilah’s written work has appeared in the Huffington Post,
Learning for Justice, and Edweek. 


Jamilah’s amazing book, Toward Liberation: Educational
Practices Rooted in Activism, Healing and Love, was published in
November.


She can be found at ⁠jamilahpitts.com⁠.