Aaron Talley teaches English at Lindblom Math and Science Academy in Chicago, IL. He has taught for 12 years and is passionate about using education to help his students understand and dismantle systems of oppression. He holds both his BA and MA in Teaching from the University of Chicago, was a 2018 Fund for Teachers Fellow (where he visited Japan to study why Black and Brown students relate to anime), and is also a writer. He has published children's books through Scholastic, and published articles online on issues related to intersectionality and education. As new technologies blur the lines connecting us across the world, he hopes to help his students see themselves as part of a broader global community. He is a proud native of Detroit.