USNA discusses raising anti-racist kids at 6 p.m. July 9

Belmont University Associate Professor Mona Ivey-Soto will lead the conversation "How to Teach our Kids to be Anti-Racist" with parents. Please click here to join us on Zoom for this important discussion.
By Anna Cramer and Joanna Hall, USNA Co-Presidents

USNA will host a talk with Mona Ivey-Soto on how to cultivate anti-racism in children and schools on Thursday, July 9 at 6 p.m. 

Ivey-Soto is an Associate Professor in the Education Department at Belmont University and teaches extensively on issues of racial inequality within K-12 schools and how teachers can utilize social justice pedagogy as a way to combat systemic racism within the classroom and the broader community. She prides herself on being an academic who is deeply committed to urban schools and community-based programs and she seeks to learn alongside children, families, and those who advocate for justice for children and families every day.

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