Dr. Bettina L. Love is a pioneer in establishing Abolitionist Teaching, working to restore humanity for children in schools. While abolitionist teaching appears differently in every school, it always comes from a critical race lens and applies methods like protest, boycotting, and calling out leadership who are racist, homophobic, or Islamophobic.
Her activism, writing, research, and teachings meet at the intersection of race, education, abolition, and Black joy. Dr. Love’s concern with how educators work with communities and parents of students to build communal, civically engaged schools rooted in Abolitionist Teaching.
In 2020, Dr. Love co-founded the Abolitionist Teaching Network (ATN) with the mission to develop and support teachers and parents to fight injustice within their schools and communities.
