Matthew J. Perry describes how in South Carolina you didn't have to pass the bar to practice law until Black Americans started graduating from law schools

One of the best choices I've made was to be part of National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Committee Against Racism & Bias in the Teaching of English (CARBTE). Today's blog post is up: ncte.org/blog/2022/11/a… Read and share widely 🌈

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Hey folx, anyone know of any small student led, teacher led, Black led or people of color led organizations doing amazing work in education that are looking for funding? Please @ them and send them my way. Donors choose projects are great too. Thanks!

Racial equity is not just "giving individual students what they need to succeed." Part of what students need is to not experience racism at school. That requires institutional antiracism, not just individual differentiating.

Today, February 14, is not only #ValentinesDay. It is the day one of the most eminent abolitionists and orators in U.S. history *chose* to celebrate his birthday. Like many Black people born into slavery, Frederick Douglass did not know his birthday. A thread 1/

"What are my biases?" is an important question, but not the most important question. How is racism operating in my organization? What must I do to eliminate its root causes? If I can name my bias but can't answer, or won't act on, these questions, I can't lead for equity.

"We’re not teaching people to love themselves, particularly people of color. But even many white kids aren’t being taught to love themselves. They're being taught to love whiteness. But they are not being taught to love themselves." 🎥 1/31 in NYC. #HowToBeAYoungAntiracist 📚✨

Often the trouble isn't a scarcity of "DEI" strategies and initiatives, but that most popular "DEI" strategies and initiatives pose no threat to racism or any other injustice. The trouble is the prevalence of high-optics, low-impact "DEI" stuff. Let's list some examples.

For a generation of Americans, Ron & Natalie Daise’s “Gullah Gullah Island” introduced them to the Gullah Geechee people & Gullah culture. The multi-award winning children’s show (1994-1998) was unlike any series Nickelodeon—or any other American network—had ever produced.

6 years ago today, my life changed forever. Happy birthday, The Hate U Give.

Say Her Name: Alberta Jones 🦋 To kickoff International Women's Month, we're highlighting a figure in Muhammad's life that many haven't heard of. Alberta Jones was the ✔️ first female Louisville prosecutor ✔️ first woman of color to pass KY Bar ✔️ Ali's first representative

The State of Black Louisville report is a collection of essays from engaged community members around the city. The report is packed with data, reflective commentary, and insightful analysis from leading figures and field experts.

I referenced the legacy of the Black teaching tradition during our 1 Million Teachers of Color panel at #SXSWEDU #SXSW ted.com/talks/sharif_e… via TED Talks SXSW EDU SXSW One Million Teachers of Color TNTP Teach Plus The Hunt Institute Latinos for Education EdTrust Center for Black Educator Development MCEL New Leaders

#ASUWomensHistory: Albany State alumna Alice Coachman (’49) was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal and the only American woman to win a gold medal in the 1948 Olympic games in London. #RYSAlbany

If you're looking for inequities in a school, start by looking at the master schedule.

Tonight 8:15 pm EST Join us as we pass the 🎤 exclusively to our Sisters. “Pass the Mic:Womxn’s Hip Hop Pedagogy” Join us on Christopher Emdin spaces #HipHopEd

Many white people cling onto attitudinal or interpersonal definitions of racism because the solutions (antibias stuff, restorative "practices") don't threaten systems advantaging us. This is one way systems of advantage & oppression operate within much white-driven "DEI" work.

We’re so thankful to have @BLoveSoulPower here sharing a powerful message on this #Juneteenth! Dr. Love explored the possibility of a world built on Black joy, imagination, boldness, & the rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists as a necessary part of teaching history.

From our introduction chapter. Remember, every step toward equity eliminates inequity or cultivates equity. By itself celebrating diversity doesn't do either. We should celebrate diversity, but it can't become the high optics, low-impact fill-in for high-impact equity leadership.