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Dr. James Manny Wright holding Heirs of the Great Migration

THE AUTHORDr. James
“Manny” WrightScholar. Storyteller. Changemaker.

A story, brought to life.MEMORY / IDENTITY / POSSIBILITY

Respected voices. Meaningful conversations.Praise for Critical Ethnic Studies

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Essential reading

Christine SleeterProfessor emerita, CSU Monterey Bay

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Informative, and encouraging

James A. BanksUniversity of Washington

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I give it my highest endorsement.

George J. Sefa DeiUniversity of Toronto

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A must-read for educators and policymakers.

Linda C. TillmanUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The audiobook

The past isn’t behind us.
It’s part of who we become.

A story of inheritance and identity. An invitation to listen closely, reflect deeply, and see what connects one generation to the next.

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Ideas rooted in lived experience.

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Scholarship with
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Dr. James “Manny” Wright brings the questions of history, identity, and power into the spaces where we learn and lead.

His work connects Black intellectual traditions with the everyday work of educational change.

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The books

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A continuing conversation.

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AUDIOBOOK + PRINT

Heirs of the Great Migration

How the Past Became the Future

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TEACHERS COLLEGE PRESS

Critical Ethnic Studies and the Global Pursuit of Justice

History, resistance, and the possibilities of education.

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Articles & research

Ideas that move
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Educational leadership

The Deep Roots of Inequity

How colonial histories and racial capitalism shape educational leadership, and what a different foundation for reform could look like.

Read the paper PDF · 25 pages

Research & knowledge

The White Gaze

A critical look at the assumptions behind educational research and the case for centering Black and other racialized communities’ knowledge.

Read the paper PDF · 15 pages

Leadership practice

Culturally Responsive Instructional Leadership

A framework for helping school leaders examine their assumptions and create more humanizing educational experiences.

Read the paper PDF · 18 pages

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The past isn’t behind us.It’s part of who we become.