Specifically, resources that I could use to further develop in my field. I was now contracted and employed by the Birmingham City Public Schools and was now an educator solely in the public sector. The next two years, I worked with teachers across the state to continue the fight for educational excellence and equity. To address educational equity, I worked with parents and community members to empower them through education. Specifically, I gave Spanish lessons to these people to enable them to not only help their children with their academic work, but also to learn a skill that they could use in a