Texas NAME

We're excited to welcome you to our 35th Annual International Conference in 2026! Spread the word, bring a colleague, friend, family member, or neighbor. Register today to lock in early bird pricing.

Y’all didn’t think the 5K for the Founders was over, did you? Michelle Love-Day wins for the longest-distance photo! She’s supporting NAME all the way from Portugal!

NAME President-Elect Steve Lysenko covered more than five kilometers on the soccer field today! How are you completing your 5K for the Founders?

Our President Sarah Straub is 5K-ing with a furry friend! Who else has a 5K buddy today?

Here’s a photo scavenger hunt from
Board member Taylor Bunn!

I woke up at 5:15 to pouring rain and DID NOT want to walk 5 kilometers. By 7:00, the sun was out and I lost my excuse to stay in bed. I took my time on my walk for the National Association for Multicultural Education and made it home sweaty, red-faced, caffeinated, and weighed down by a box of donuts I’d carried for two miles in full sun. In the end, I walked 4.49 miles. What a blessing to spend a Saturday morning moving my body in the sunshine, supporting a great cause and local businesses, and getting a little treat!

I’m using my Texas NAME photo scavenger hunt to share my favorite place with you, St. George Island, Florida.

Photo 1 - Roots: My route started on the beach with my feet in the water. I’ve always been a beach girl!

Photo 2 - Voice: I love this message board at Island Espresso . Patrons can buy a drink to pay forward. It’s fun to learn a bit about people by the notes they leave behind.

Photo 3 - Growth: These sago palms usually grow straight up, leaves spreading out to make room for new growth. This one is always out here looking like Gonzo, doing whatever it wants. I love it.

Photo 4 - Community: It’s turtle nesting season on the island, and it takes a village to keep the nests safe. Very few loggerheads (1 in 10,000) live to adulthood. the public beaches, people come gather to fish, read, swim, paddle, and relax. The St. George Island Sea Turtle Patrol does incredible work marking nests, monitoring progress, and educating the community about the importance of the turtles and how we can work together to help them survive.

Legacy: The Cape St. George Lighthouse is an enduring island landmark. Originally built in 1833, the lighthouse has fallen twice from storms and once from beach erosion. Each reconstruction used original materials. A climb to the top rewards you with 360-degree views of the Gulf of Mexico and Apalachicola Bay.

🎉 35 Years of NAME. One Brand New Tradition.

We are so excited to announce that TXNAME is joining NAME's inaugural 5K for the Founders — an all-virtual fun run/walk happening Saturday, July 11th in honor of NAME's 35th Anniversary!

Walk, jog, or run your 5K from anywhere — and make your miles even more meaningful with our Scavenger Hunt. Snap one photo for each prompt at any point along your route and share them with us!

📍 Roots: Show us where your route begins. Every journey has one.
🗣️ Voice: Find words in public — a sign, mural, marquee, or message someone put out for the world to see.
🌱 Growth: Spot something growing. A plant, a garden, life finding a way.
🤝 Community: Find a gathering spot, a shared space, something that says we not me.
🏛️ Legacy: Capture something built to last — a landmark, a building, a tree planted long before you arrived.

Share your photos using and and tag us — we can't wait to see your world! 🌍

📝 Register at https://runsignup.com/Race/DC/Washington/NationalAssociationForMulticulturalEducation5KForTheFounders — $35 to participate, and TXNAME receives $10 for every Texas registration. A win for wellness and our chapter.

Together, we honor our founders — one step at a time. 💙

What does it mean to reimagine AI learning spaces through the brilliance of Black girls?

Join us for our Spring 2026 webinar series as Dr. Ericka Roland invites us to think beyond deficit narratives and toward possibility, creativity, and co-construction.

This session centers Black girls not as participants in AI—but as creators, innovators, and knowledge-makers whose lived experiences can transform how we design learning environments.

🗓 April 14, 2026
⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM CST

If you are committed to equity in education, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

Register today via the link in our bio.