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UpLiFT Movement is a mission-driven organization supporting Black, Indigenous, People of Color in education through professional development, leadership training, and culturally sustaining mentorship.

10/01/2026

We've raised $1,809, and our team is going all in to close the gap. 💥

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09/30/2026

💜 Progress update: $1,567 raised toward our $6,000 goal!

Thank you to everyone who has given. We still need $4,433 today to keep BIPOC educators in Minnesota classrooms.

Only 7.4% of Minnesota's teachers are teachers of color or American Indian teachers, and hundreds leave every year. UpLiFT pairs them with culturally sustaining mentors so they stay.

✨ 13 teachers mentored
✨ 364 students reached
✨ $214K in turnover costs avoided

Every dollar pays our mentorship pairs directly.
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09/28/2026

This past Saturday's Huddle was affirming and powerful. 🙏🏾

UpLiFT Mentors, Mentees, and community members gathered to watch Episode 1 of the A Different World reboot, then talked about what HBCUs have meant in their lives, the power of mentorship, and how it still shows up in their classrooms today.

Two big takeaways:�1️⃣ The college experience of Black and brown educators isn't all the same, but there are common throughlines.�2️⃣ Our children need to learn about HBCUs early, well before high school.
HBCUs represented in the room: Morehouse College, Howard University Bethune-Cookman
Hampton University , and Xavier University of Louisiana and joined by UNCF Twin Cities

Uplift Movement is centered on UpLiFTing educators of color, from pre-service to the classroom and beyond. Replacing a single teacher costs schools about $14,500, and the cost to students of losing a teacher who looks like them is even greater. We must KEEP our educators of color.

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Thank you to Kids In Need Foundation for hosting us.

Hillman lit the spark. UpLiFT keeps it burning.

09/23/2026

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09/22/2026

PART ONE — Free Community Screening 🍿 Doors 10:00 AM · Screening begins 10:15 AM We're watching Episode 1 together, then discussing the impact.
Register for Part One
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PART TWO — HBCU Impact Panel 🎤 Welcome 11:00 AM · Panel begins 11:15 AM Real stories from Twin Cities HBCU grads now teaching in Minnesota — and how you can back a mentorship pair and shape what's next.

Register for Part 2
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/from-hillman-to-here-hbcu-impact-panel-and-benefit

09/14/2026

Still feeling the energy from our UpLiFT Movement kickoff. 🙌

A room full of engaged, curious educators showing up for themselves and each other — the questions were sharp, the connection was real, and you could feel something being built.

What made it even more special: the heartfelt video message from Director Stacie McClam, JD, M.Ed.. 💛 Her words landed deeply with our Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers — a reminder of why this community matters and who it's for. Thank you, Stacie, for showing up for our educators the way you did. Your support set the tone for everything ahead.

To everyone who joined us — thank you for trusting us and leaning all the way in. This is exactly the community we set out to build.

Onward and UpLiFTed. ✨

08/25/2026

Yes, the numbers of Black and brown students in our schools are growing.

Yes, they deserve to see themselves reflected in the educators standing in front of them.

But let us not forget: it isn't enough to recruit those educators. We have to affirm, uplift, and support them so they stay.

We can't talk about student impact and growth while the educators of color already in our buildings are walking out the door.

08/24/2026

Great outreach meeting today with Principal Jamil Payton of Johnson High School (Saint Paul Public Schools SPPS)!

We dug into Culturally Sustaining Mentorship and how UpLiFT can partner with his building to support and retain BIPOC educators.

Here's the truth: recruiting educators of color is only half the battle. Keeping them — through real mentorship, community, and support that honors who they are — is where the work lives.

So the question for every school leader out there: Who wants to retain their educators of color?

If that's you, let's talk. 👇

06/18/2026

Big news — UpLiFT Movement is heading to Atlanta! 🎉

Our Executive Director, Jonathan C. W. Jones, will be presenting at UNITE 2026 alongside the Norman C. Francis Teacher Residency at Xavier University of Louisiana his alma mater, on something close to his heart: building real partnerships that tackle the BIPOC educator shortage and the turnover rates hitting our schools.

The session is called "What Could We Build Together? Live Partnership Discovery for Educator Diversity." Our founder, an HBCU grad and the founder of UpLiFT, teaming up with the school that shaped him — asking out loud what we could build if we stopped working in silos.

This work matters because representation in the classroom matters. Kids need to see what's possible for themselves, and that starts with who's standing in front of them. Twenty-five years after walking through Xavier's gates as a student, Jonathan is proud to bring that journey full circle on this stage.

If you're in Atlanta or attending UNITE 2026, come say hi! We'd love to connect.

06/09/2026

Just a few days away!
This Friday, join Elevate Teaching, Movement, Ujima Collective, and Black Educators Alliance as we celebrate the educators, school leaders, and community members who make a difference every day.
📅 Friday, June 12, 2026
⏰ 4:00–7:00 PM
📍 Klassics Kitchen & Cocktails
Enjoy an evening of connection, appreciation, heavy appetizers, and non-alcoholic beverages as we close out another school year together.
This event is free and open to all.
Register today: elevateteaching.us/events

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