about me

Keziah Ridgeway is a Philadelphia area educator, activist, wife, and mother. She’s also a published writer with articles appearing in Sister's Magazine, Common Ground News, and Edweek. She has also made media appearances on CNN, CBS, and local Philadelphia news outlets and has appeared in USA Today.

 

Keziah obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the College of Liberal Arts in History (focusing on peripheral countries) from Temple University. After Temple, she completed a Master's of Education with a focus on secondary education from Saint Joseph's University. 

 

Currently, she teaches African American History & Social & Cultural Anthropology at a public high school in Northeast Philadelphia.

 

If she’s not teaching, writing, spending time with her family, or reading, you can find her working with fellow educators in the Racial Justice Organizing Committee. In addition, she also works with fellow colleagues in the Melanated Educators Collective.

 

Keziah particularly enjoys facilitating discussion groups and panels around Islamophobia, Black Muslim History, African American History, Educators of Color, and Racism that are aimed at creating a safe and equitable environment within education and society.