Untold Stories Educator Grants

Untold Stories provided the following grant funding to support educators actively promoting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, or those who seek to broaden DEI outreach, in their classrooms and schools. The following grants were awarded in 2024:

  • Jessica Cameron, Johns Hill Magnet School, DEI through the Visual Arts, $750
  • Leslie Johnson, John's Hill Magnet School, DEI books, $750
  • Amanda Reeve, Franklin Grove Elementary School, Little Learners DEI Books/Projects $875
  • Jennifer Morrow, Eisenhower High School, Diversity EHS Music Libraries, $1,000
  • Michael Homberg, Johns Hill Magnet School, Dia De Los Muertos Ofrendas Celebration, $1,500
  • Joslyn Keathley/Jennifer Robertson, Montessori Academy for Peace, The Family Project, $1,550
  • Megan Meyrick, American Dreamer STEM Academy, Take Flight Reading Initiative, $1,800
  • Tom Miller, Johns Hill Magnet School, Underrepresented Composers in Band/Orchestra $1,800
  • Rida Ellis, American Dreamer STEM Academy, HBCU College Visit/Career Week, $3,000
  • David Barista, Eisenhower High School, Black History Month Art Exhibition, $3,000
  • Hannah Sawyer, MacArthur High School, Empowering Urban Agriculture, $3,000
  • Sara Nave, Maroa Forsyth Middle School, The Harlem Renaissance, $3,000
  • Athena Pajer, Millikin University Black Student Union, $3,000
  • Temethia Barbee Joyner, Montessori Academy for Peace, Enhancing Diversity Awareness, $3,000