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The author, a white woman, reflects on her experience as a classroom teacher, in a white male-dominant culture. In this piece, the author argues that the time has come to be brave and speak our truths to move toward equity and inclusion.

This article critically reflects on the process of youth organizing to build power against displacement from school pushouts across two geographic locations. The authors describe the ideological tensions that emerge in survey research with low-income youth of color who have internalized negative ideas about themselves and their communities while also collectively challenging those ideas.