Ethnic Studies is “the critical and interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and indigeneity, with a focus on the experiences and perspectives of people of color within and beyond the United States.” -University of California, Berkeley Department of Ethnic Studies

Madeline (Maddie) Alvendia Johnson, B.A., E.d.M., is an educator, activist, and life-long learner based in Oakland, California. She received her B.A. in History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she graduated in three years. She received her E.d.M. (Master’s in Education) from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education in May 2019. She has spent the last 6 years teaching middle school and high school History, Civics, Government, Social Studies, Ethnic Studies, and AP History and currently holds a Single Subject Teaching Credential in the state of California.

Maddie has experience as a classroom teacher, a private tutor, an online teacher, a conference facilitator, a faculty member for incarcerated students, an equity-team collaborator, curriculum designer, book contributor, teaching abroad in China, and more. Maddie has presented at 5+ national conferences on anti-racist teaching and multiraciality. She is also the James Madison Memorial Foundation Fellow from the state of Nevada in 2018.

Anyone 18+ with access to the internet and Zoom can register for this class. If you are interested in a young person under 18 enrolling, please reach out to Madeline.

It’s free for everyone!

Sunday, July 12th, 19th, 26th, and August 2nd at 2 pm PST.

Registration for our August course on August 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th will be available soon.