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• Dr. Benjamin Blaisdell is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Racial Equity Studies graduate certificate in the College of Education at East Carolina University. His scholarship uses Critical Race Theory (CRT) to examine how white supremacy and antiblackness are normalized in schools and on schools as racial spaces, spaces that invest in white students and divest from students of color. Dr. Blaisdell engages in a collaborative form of research and professional development called equity coaching, which uses CRT to foster racial literacy and antiracist action with teachers, administrators, and other school personnel.