Written by Mansur Buffins, a GC Educator based in Boston, Massachusetts When I entered the teaching profession as a social studies teacher in Atlanta, GA, I had my eyes set on teaching Black Studies. Now, nearly a decade later, I finally had the opportunity to do so. I am Mansur Buffins, a Black man who… Continue reading From the Classroom to City Hall: Teaching Black Studies Through Civic Action
Month: July 2025
Bridging the Civic Gap: A Conversation on Rural Communities Building Civic Health
Featuring: Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg & Megan Brandon As Generation Citizen begins a new initiative, thanks to Carnegie Corporation of New York, , two key leaders—Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, a national expert on youth civic engagement and one of the originators of the concept of Civic Deserts, and Megan Brandon, GC’s Senior Program Director, South Region—reflect on the… Continue reading Bridging the Civic Gap: A Conversation on Rural Communities Building Civic Health