WHO WE ARE: Educate to Liberate Consulting (E2LC) is a learning-focused consulting group founded, led & operated by men of color scholar-practitioners who apply critical race theory (CRT), adaptive leadership, systems thinking and anti-racist practices to work with individuals, organizations and communities to engage, to educate and to liberate within the context of K-12 education, post-secondary institutions and the business/industry sector. We developed and use the R.E.A.L. (Racial Equity Adaptive Leadership) Framework as an entry point to provide transformational professional learning, technical assistance and research & evaluation supports. We address the habits of mind and leadership moves critical to disrupt and dismantle inequitable systems, policies and procedures. OUR CORE WORK: 1. Coaching, Consulting & Technical Assistance 2. Facilitation of Adult Professional Learning We facilitate professional learning, focus groups, and customized trainings. Some areas of focus: - Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Education - Implicit Bias and Racialized Superiority/Racialized Oppression - Systems Thinking - Adaptive Leadership 3. Research & Evaluation Our approach to research and evaluation incorporates designs that are grounded in multicultural literature, guided by logic modeling and theories of action, and measured by meaningful indicators. A toolbox of research and evaluation methodologies is utilized based on the study context and includes case studies, focus groups, observations, interviews, surveys, quasi-experimental studies, and randomized controlled trials. E2LC translates research into transformative praxis.