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NEW: DECOTEAU J. IRBY, PhD; Author, Activist, Prof (U. of Illinois), Musician, Consultant, \u201cStuck Improving-Racial Equity & School Leadership\u201d\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..

\u201cA fascinating, introspective interview with Dr Decoteau Irby, so multi-dimensional, ranging from activism (he calls it quiet), author, (including racial equity), musician, \u2018creator\u2019, consultant and much more\u2026\u2026.\u201d

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DECOTEAU J. IRBY, PhD; Author, Activist, Prof (U. of Illinois), Musician, Consultant, \u201cStuck Improving-Racial Equity & School Leadership; Temple Univ, PhD \u201808 (Urban Ed)

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS32mYqYL8g

CONTACTS: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/decoteauirby/

Website: https://decoteauirby.com/

Amazon: \u2018Stuck Improving\u2019 book: https://amzn.to/3dXrIgW

Twitter: @DecoteauIrby

@StuckImproving

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BIO: Decoteau J. Irby is an associate professor of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago and founding member of Derute Consulting Cooperative. His life\u2019s work focuses on questions of how to create and sustain organizations that ensure Black people\u2019s self-determined well-being, development, and positive life outcomes. His academic research examines how equity-focused leadership improves Black children and youth\u2019s educational experiences and outcomes. He is the author of several books, including:

\u2022 Stuck Improving: Racial Equity and School Leadership (2021) published by Harvard Education Press

\u2022 Magical Black Tears: A Protest Story (2021) published by Derute Consulting Cooperative

\u2022 Dignity-affirming Education: Cultivating the Somebodiness of Students and Educators (2022) with co-editors Charity Anderson and Charles Payne, published by Teachers College Press, and

\u2022 Black Participatory Research (2016) co-edited with Elizabeth Drame, published by Springer / Palgrage McMillan

Dr. Irby uses design thinking and continuous improvement methods to help leaders and teams design and create organizations that affirm Black people. He volunteers in his neighborhood community garden, is treasurer for his local park advisory council, and spends as much time as possible outdoors with his children and partner. Finally, he is the lead songwriter-guitarist and performer for the band Decoteau Black. Follow him on twitter at @decoteauirby or @stuckimproving. Learn more about his research at www.leadforequity.com

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