CBH Talk | Separate: NYC Public Schools 72 Years After Brown v. Board, An Intergenerational Discussion

Each year on May 17, the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education invites reflection on the promise and limits of school integration. To mark 72 years since that historic decision, the Center for Brooklyn History hosts a live recording of the student-led Miseducation podcast and an intergenerational look at inequities in New York City public schools. Presented in partnership with The Bell, this special event brings together students, educators, policymakers, journalists, and advocates to discuss trials and triumphs in the longstanding struggle to integrate the nation’s largest school system.

We’ll take a specific look at the fight for integration though the lens of sports in a conversation with former principal of Park Slope Collegiate High School Jill Bloomberg; Small Schools Athletic League founder David Garcia-Rosen; and NYC Public Schools alum and former Miseducation student reporter Renika Jack, moderated by The Bell’s Sabrina DuQuesnay. We’ll also hear from schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels, who will speak about his administration’s goals for integration, and Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, whose celebrated New York Times Magazine article, “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City,” marks its tenth anniversary this year. To round out this powerful convening, student reporters Aponi Kafele and Roberto Bailey will share their reflections about what meaningful change could and should look like for the next generation. 

Join us for an impactful evening reflecting on the enduring realities of segregation in NYC schools and imagining a future of true integration.