The Lifted Legacy Foundation delivers culturally grounded instructional coaching and creates intentionally crafted affinity spaces for Black educators.
On any given day in an urban school district, a Black educator carries more than instruction. They navigate racialized expectations, disproportionate discipline responsibilities, emotional labor, and isolation - often without culturally affirming support. Within five years, many leave the profession - not because they lack skill, but because the system lacks sustainability.
The Lifted Legacy Foundation exists to interrupt that pattern.
We partner with schools and districts to build sustainable systems of retention for Black educators. Together, we strengthen the conditions that make sure educators, and student outcomes alike, thrive.
Our Values
1. Resilience
The strength to rise, recover, and remain rooted in purpose. Lifted Legacy cultivates environments where students and educators, learn to navigate challenges with confidence, cultural pride, and unwavering determination. Resilience is not just bouncing back, it’s bouncing forward.
2. Growth
Continuous learning, evolving, and expanding possibility. We believe in holistic development — academic, emotional, cultural, and leadership growth. Lifted Legacy creates pathways that nurture potential, elevate skill, and empower individuals to become their highest selves.
3. Legacy
Building impact that lasts beyond today. Legacy is about honoring where we come from and intentionally shaping what we leave behind. Lifted Legacy develops leaders, programs, and communities that create generational change rooted in culture, excellence, and service.
Our Multitiered Approach
Culturally Grounded Instructional Coaching
Wellness & Restoration
Affirming Community
Leadership Activation
Our Impact Thus Far
15+ years supporting Black educators and school communities
Experience facilitating wellness, leadership, and equity‑centered programming across Baltimore schools
Developed a culturally grounded model for educator restoration and retention
Led by a Black educator with lived experience navigating and transforming systemic inequities