A timely companion to the New York Times bestseller For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the Rest of Y’all Too

White educators —representing different types of schools, geographies, durations of experience in the classroom, and depths of experience in interrogating their whiteness—reflect on the challenges and possibilities of anti-racist education, cultural responsiveness, and sustained liberatory practices.

Throughout, nationally renowned educators and co-editors Dr. Christopher Emdin and sam seidel offer feedback and perspective on how to incorporate the practices and wrestle with the ideas herein.

A vibrant, illustrated guide to blazing a unique and fulfilling creative path.

Humans have always been creative hustlers—problem solvers who seek to live beyond the limits suggested by society. Yet we live in a world where the place you were born, the amount of money you have, and the level of melanin in your skin indicate the precise path you are expected to follow.

Too many of us silence our creativity and let our hustle calcify as we settle for roles assigned to us. Olatunde Sobomehin and sam seidel help you identify and navigate your own creative path that leads from your gifts—your combination of skills—to your goals, where you make a living doing things that matter.

“It’s a banger.” - Gloria Ladson-Billings

This 10-year anniversary edition of the 2011 hip-hop education classic welcomes two new authors, Tony Simmons and Michael Lipset, who bring direct experience running the High School for Recording Arts.

This edition includes new forewords from some of the most prominent names in education and hip-hop, reflections on ten more years of running a hip-hop high school, updates to every chapter from the first edition, details of how the school navigated the unprecedented complexities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and uprising in response to the murder of George Floyd, and a new call to action for the field.

The extreme acts of violence that plaster our headlines and shatter our heart lines are the result of decades of systemic issues. Our response must emerge from a deeper understanding of what is needed. This book aims to guide that exploration.

For three years, as part of a Stanford d.school fellowship, Barry Svigals and sam seidel investigated the role design can play in helping make schools safe and joyful spaces for learning. This guidebook shares much of what was uncovered through that exploration with parents, teachers, students, administrators, and everyone invested in safe schools.

“Get the book.” - George Clinton

Many educators already know that hip-hop can be a powerful tool for engaging students. But can hip-hop save our schools? In Hip Hop Genius, Sam Seidel introduces an iteration of hip-hop education that goes far beyond the usual approach of studying rap music as classroom content and looks instead at deeply honoring the knowledge of urban students.

Seidel lays out a vision for how hip-hop's genius—the resourceful creativity and swagger that took it from a local phenomenon to a global force—can lead to a fundamental remix of the way we think of teaching, school design, and leadership.