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ABOUT CREED
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for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) was
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North Carolina. From this vision, the Center
at nearly every level. Every interaction
has affirmed her belief that equipped
James E. Ford began devising a vision
explicitly with race and education issues in
Kamille has experience with students
born, a North Carolina-based nonprofit actively
pursuing racial justice by closing the knowing-doing gap
Kamille was assisted on this project
by a research team from UNC Charlotte
including Dr. Susan Harden, Dr. Anna Sanczyk
and Heddy Patrick Alves Garcia as well as CREED
intern Georgia Price.
in the field and filling an organizational void in the state. CREED
launched publicly in 2019, releasing two research documents
Dr. Susan B. Harden is an Associate Professor of Education
exposing the role of systemic racism in education.
at UNC Charlotte and the Director for the Civic Minor in Urban
Since then, CREED has grown to a small but mighty team
Youth and Communities. A teacher educator and expert on civic
of dynamic individuals, with varied skill sets and backgrounds,
engagement, Dr. Harden teaches students to be community
committed to transforming the educational experiences of Black,
change agents and places them in schools and nonprofits for
Latinx, Native American, and Asian students in North Carolina.
internships. She received her PhD in Curriculum and Teaching,
with a concentration in Cultural Studies, from the University of
CREED'S MISSION
North Carolina Greensboro. Susan also served the community as a
Mecklenburg County Commissioner for District 5 from 2018-2020.
Ensuring equitable education opportunities means shifting
the policy atmosphere and advocating for changes that are
Heddy Patrick Alves Garcia has a master’s degree in education
generational in their impact. CREED prioritizes expert, race-
and is a graduate student in Counseling at UNC Charlotte. Prior to
conscious research on North Carolina-specific education issues.
his advanced studies, he worked as a researcher and professor
It raises the collective awareness of the general public while
for the National Department of Education in Brazil.
inspiring and elevating the work of educators who are ready to
alter practices and protocols to become more equitable.
CREED will continue to execute a rigorous research agenda
Dr. Anna Sanczyk is an educator, researcher, and advocate for
culturally and linguistically diverse learners. She holds a doctoral
that informs the call for transformation at the structural level
degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North
for students in Pre-K, K-12, and post-secondary.
Carolina at Charlotte. Her research in the TESOL field focuses on
critical pedagogy, teacher identity, and teacher agency.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Georgia Price graduated from Duke University studying Public
Kamille Bostick is the Director of Programming at CREED. Trained
Policy and Cultural Anthropology with plans to work in education
as a print journalist and having taught juniors and seniors in public
policy after graduation. In her free time, you can find her studying
schools of Mecklenburg County before teaching for more than
different languages, solving crossword puzzles, or curating new
a decade at the community college and private college level,
Spotify playlists. ■
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