The Power of Leaders of Color

Author: Joe Truss

Culturally Responsive Leadership

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Much has been written about the power of a student having one teacher of color. What about the power of leaders of color? How does it affect a school community? People of color have greatly influenced culturally responsive leadership. Though the costs are high for our leaders of color, the benefits are bountiful!

Recently, I was sitting in a hotel ballroom full of African American school leaders, thinking about our collective power. I was at the 2018 California African American Administrators and Superintendents Association (CAAASA) Conference. In the room, I felt a wave of empowerment, community, and purpose wash over me.