#266 A Sacred 100 Years: Honoring the Impact of Negro History Week

Miyoshi Juergensen, PhD (she/her/hers) is an educator, scholar, and practitioner whose work centers Black educational history, teacher leadership, and equity-driven school and community improvement. A former classroom teacher and district leader, Dr. Juergensen brings more than two decades of experience in education and a deep commitment to understanding how Black educators have historically built, sustained, and visioned caring and consequential schools and communities under conditions of constraint.Currently, she serves as an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Juergensen’s research explores Black teacher leadership in segregated and marginalized schooling contexts, the intellectual histories of Black educators in the U.S. South, and how these traditions inform contemporary improvement efforts in schools, particularly those serving historically underserved communities. For her, Black History Month lasts 365 days, as she emphasizes that Black history is not a celebratory add-on, but foundational knowledge that continues to shape educational practice, leadership, and collective possibility.