Ernest Crim III

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Biography of Ernest Crim III

Ernest Crim III is an Anti-Racist Educator and hate crime survivor who uses historical examples from the Black community to empower and educate families and train educators through an equitable lens. Mr. Crim, a South Side of Chicago native and University of Illinois graduate, is a former high school history educator of 12 years, who now teaches Black History to the world through social media with a platform that reaches over 2 million people monthly.

Additionally, he is the CEO of Crim’s Cultural Consulting LLC, an international speaker, an author of two bestsellers (Black History Saved My Life and The ABCs of Affirming Black Children; self-published, 11,000 copies sold lifetime), and a passionate progressive education activist, who has been featured on ABC, WGN, PBS, CBS, NBC, Newsweek, amongst various other outlets.

To Ernest, his purpose is to creatively strategize how we can use our past to create a better future, entrenched in equitable practices. He lives in Chicago.

Learn more at Ernest Crim III’s official website.



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