Education Consultant & Author; CEO at Continental Drift; Adjunct Professor at Boston College
Afrika Afeni Mills Biography
Afrika Afeni Mills, MEd, is a nationally recognized education consultant, author, and adjunct professor whose career centers on transforming how educators approach equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in the classroom. Mills is the founder and CEO of Continental Drift and serves as an adjunct professor at Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development. She holds an MEd in elementary teaching from Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development, where she graduated first in her class.
Mills has worked as an educator, classroom teacher, instructional coach, teacher developer, and school administrator. She collaborates with teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators to develop and sustain culturally responsive, antibias, anti-racist, and pro-human instructional practices. Mills supports educators in creating student-centered, culturally responsive learning environments that foster diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion.
Mills is the author of "Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students" and wrote the foreword for "Little Learners, Big Hearts: A Teacher's Guide to Nurturing Empathy and Equity in Early Childhood." She is also known for the blog post "A Letter to White Teachers of My Black Children." Her book, published with Corwin Press, draws on foundational literacy frameworks to provide educators with practical strategies for building anti-bias, anti-racist classrooms. Mills is also developing "Sowing the Seeds of Shalom: Racial Healing as Spiritual Formation," which explores a spiritually grounded pathway toward racial healing and inner transformation to sustain reconciliation and justice work.
Her TED-Ed Talk, "Four Ways to Have Healthy Conversations About Race," has reached a wide audience and addresses key social and educational issues. Mills has been featured on podcasts, blogs, delivered keynote addresses, and facilitated sessions at conferences across the United States. She is an approved professional development provider with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Massachusetts.
Mills has been recognized as one of Brightbeam's Top 22 Education Influencers, inducted into Who's Who in Black Charlotte, and is a member of Learning Forward. She is also an active member of the National Council of Teachers of English. Through her writing, speaking, and consulting work, Mills continues to contribute to the movement for equitable, inclusive, and humanizing educational experiences for all students.
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