Dr. Bianca Nightengale-Lee

Dr. Bianca Nightengale-Lee (Dr. B), is a scholar-leader, community-engaged researcher, and nationally sought-after speaker whose work centers race, literacy, culture, and educational justice. She serves as an associate professor and academic leader at Western Michigan University, where she directs community-centered initiatives and prepares educators to teach with critical consciousness, care, and accountability. Grounded in Black intellectual traditions, hip hop pedagogy, and humanizing frameworks, Dr. Nightengale-Lee is known for her work with youth, teachers, and institutions seeking to move beyond reform toward liberation. Through scholarship, public engagement, and community partnerships, she works alongside educators and young people to reimagine education as a practice of dignity, truth-telling, and collective freedom.