Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz

Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University

Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz is an award-winning associate professor in English education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on racial literacy in teacher education, Black girl literacies, and Black and Latinx male high school students. A sought-after speaker on issues of race, culturally responsive pedagogy, and diversity, Sealey-Ruiz works with K–12 and higher-education school communities to increase their racial literacy knowledge and move toward more equitable school experiences for their Black and Latinx students. Sealey-Ruiz appeared in Spike Lee’s 2 Fists Up: We Gon’ Be Alright, a documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement and the campus protests at Mizzou. She is the coeditor of three books and has authored several academic publications. Please visit with her at yolandasealeyruiz.com, @RuizSealey on Twitter, and @yolie_sealeyruiz on Instagram.