David Dean

David Dean is a political educator, writer, and speaker. He was our Featured Practitioner at the Racial Justice Summit in 2024 and returns this year to lead the virtual breakout, “Palestine, Settler Colonialism, and Collective Liberation.” David’s work is meant to support the growth of transformative alliances in our social movements — solidarity that undoes the centuries-long project of reactionary elites to divide and rule. He gives particular focus to supporting white people to engage in multiracial movements with emotional strength, political clarity, and fierce purpose. 

David leads independent trainings and is also a contributor and former Associate Director at the national political education center, Comrades Education (previously called White Awake). Over the past decade, he has taught racial and economic justice-centered courses for more than 10,000 people and trained activists throughout the US. 

David's forthcoming book, Roots Deeper than Whiteness: Remembering who we are for the well-being of all, is meant to help white Americans cultivate a rooted, anti-racist identity, one based on a deeper understanding of their ancestry, that can power their efforts for collective liberation. Learn more about his work at davidbfdean.com or sign up for his newsletter, Toward Solidarity, to receive regular writing and training opportunities from him.