Fall 2026 Community Classroom Lessons

The Fall 2026 lessons are grounded primarily in my scholarship, including my doctoral research, and draw on the work of other scholars. I also use social media posts, videos, and public commentary as curriculum materials because knowledge is developed and shared in communities as well as universities. These materials bring lived experiences and public debates into our learning, allowing us to consider how scholarship helps us understand everyday situations and how people’s experiences can inform or challenge scholarly interpretations. Together, we’ll practice interpreting claims, considering different perspectives, and deciding how to respond and participate in conversations that affect our lives and communities.

The Fall 2026 lessons bring together racial literacies and other literacies relevant to each subject, including civic, critical, digital, and media literacies. Recurring themes include identity, power, choices, and consequences. Across several lessons, we’ll also consider double binds: situations in which the available choices can carry competing demands or consequences, particularly for Black people. We’ll revisit some case studies from different angles, bringing additional scholarship and perspectives to the same situation and building on what we learned in earlier lessons.

These lessons welcome participants of all racial and cultural backgrounds. You do not need to be Black or have prior knowledge of the subjects to participate, learn, and contribute.

Browse the Fall 2026 lessons and accompanying materials here. Each lesson has the following sections:

• Complete free lesson and related public materials
• Paid literacies lab materials
• Founding subscriber resources on scholarship, pedagogy, and facilitating learning.

This directory will be updated as new materials become available.

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Let’s Learn Together!

Explore the Fall 2026 lessons through videos, readings, and interactive activities. Share your questions and perspectives in the Substack post comments, or continue in the Literacies Lab subscriber chats with a paid subscription. New lesson installments invite you to reflect, try out ideas, and connect what you learn with your experiences.

Start with Introduction to Racial Literacies, or watch the sneak peek while you wait for the release of the introductory lesson. Return here as new lesson installments become available, including case studies and discussions of timely issues affecting our lives and communities. Find what’s ready to explore below, see what’s coming next, and pick up where you left off whenever you’re ready.

Lesson #1: What Are Racial Literacies?

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Upcoming Installments

Part 1: Introduction to Racial Literacies

Part 1 Case Study: Tuskegee University’s Dress Code Policy Debate

Part 2: How Do Racial Literacies Develop?

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Lesson #2: A National Black Policy Agenda

Lesson #3: America’s Choices & Consequences

Lesson #4: What Is Blackness?

Lesson #5: Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Risks, & Real Impacts