Dr. Washington

Shoutout to Educators Rising of Massachusetts for inviting me as a judge to evaluate aspiring educators currently in high school students who are creating transformative teaching materials for preschool and early childhood experiences 🙏🏽✊🏽

Cultivating Changemakers February 2026 Newsletter is now available! Take a look at this past month’s work for Black History Month, leaving legacy along the way 🙏🏽

This week was celebrating Black Excellence Career Showcase! Here is my work speaking with 5th and 6th graders in Boston Public Schools on championing your learning ✊🏽🙏🏽

YouTube video by TEDx Talks The power of joyful trouble | De'Shawn Washington | TEDxOneonta

My second TEDx Talk is live! The Power of Joyful Trouble! I hope you enjoy. Share, reshare, time to get into Joyful Trouble! youtube.com/watch?v=ucbQ...

We Have Rights

Everyone has rights in the United States—no matter your immigration status. You can share these short videos (in multiple languages) to help others know what their rights are:
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That’s MY Governor!! ✊🏽

YouTube video by #DouglassWeek Team “Decolonizing the Curriculum: Frederick Douglass and the Future of Education” | #DouglassWeek 2025

@claudia-foxtree.bsky.social @koharegibson.bsky.social it was an honor to share the stage talking about liberation of the curriculum and honoring the legacy of Frederick Douglass 🙏🏽

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Praise the LORD! Thank you to #BlackDoctoratesMatter for celebrating me this Black History Month!

Thank you, Governor Healey! I support your affirmation of Black History Month ✊🏽🙏🏽

Want to read books about financial literacy to young children? I have THREE published books just for you! Click the links to check them out!

CiCi’s Money Seeds: a.co/d/h1nuDhk

CiCi Waters Her Jar: a.co/d/995eRbC

CiCi’s Classroom Budget: a.co/d/6ZbNKTR

Happy to share the first monthly newsletter for Cultivating Changemakers! If you are interested in partnering and collaborating, use this link today! forms.gle/K4AygdN2jibx...

YouTube video by Cultivating Changemakers Going Back to the Mountaintop Dr De'Shawn C Washington

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“Empowering my students to be lifelong joyful readers is not only a civic duty, but a civil responsibility” - Dr. Washington 🙏🏽

Financial Literacy: The Great American Problem The Crisis of Money and Finance in America

Financial Literacy is the Great American problem that deserves to be addressed for the longevity of the United States.

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If you live in the New England area, you don’t want to miss the Leading with Purpose panel to close the Annual NEHRA Conference in Newport, RI. I will be on the main stage Thursday, October 16th at 11:15am! See you then! #NEHRA2025

The Importance of Financial Literacy and Why It Isn’t Going to Solve Black People’s Problems A complicated discussion

This article by The Black Lens correctly identifies that financial literacy is an American problem, not just a black problem. Financial literacy needs to be taught so ALL children can go up and make financially responsible decisions.

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““Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭60‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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Financial Literacy: We Need it in EVERY School Building! In one of my previous articles, "Being Financially Literate is a Civil Right and a Civic Responsibility," I made the compelling argument…

We teach kids the Pythagorean Theorem but fail to teach kids how to read a paycheck. That is a injustice that must be addressed.

Check out my latest article on why every school needs to be teaching financial literacy. medium.com/@dwashington...

@whipkclark.bsky.social your support for financial literacy in MA will go a long way!! The 2024 MA Teacher of the Year approves 🙏🏽✊🏽

Poem: Cultivating Liberators A Poem on the Liberating Power of Reading

Reading is fun to the mental, fundamental to access knowledge, build influence, and ignite power to seek liberation!

Check out my latest poem on Medium! You will most certainly enjoy it!

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You deserve an America where hard work pays off.

Where health care is affordable and available.

And where the government works for you — not the billionaire class.

You deserve better than the status quo.

Reading is fun-to-the-mental and empowering to the soul! These are my latest books I am about to engage with! #KnowledgeisPower 🙏🏽

Being Financially Literate is a Civil Right and a Civic Responsibility: The Call for Financial… Financial Literacy in High Demand, Now We Need to Address It!

Check out my latest article on Medium as I advocate for the Commonwealth if Massachusetts to adopt a comprehensive K-12 Financial Literacy curriculum!

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The man, the legend, the icon 🙏🏽

When I Lost My First Class: How Black Male Educators Helped Me Find My Purpose It was September 2017, my first year as a third-grade teacher at Young Achievers K-8 Pilot School in Boston. I was green and inexperienced…

As the summer continues, I am taking the time to elevate Black Male Educators who helped pave the way for me to be a successful teacher and education leader. Check out my latest article below! You wint be disappointed.

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I am now an Adjunct Professor at Bay Path University! The Glory of God continues to shine 🙏🏽

Check out my latest article, Informed Citizens, Informed Communities, as I make the call to Americans across the country to support the existsnce of Public Broadcasting medium.com/@dwashington...

Teaching is the Greatest Profession in the World! Teaching is the Greatest Profession

Check out my latest article, a love letter to teachers and educators all over the world, reminding us that teachers are the haplmark, the foundation, of our democracy 🙏🏽

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