"We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained." ~Derrick Bell #BlackHistory #CivilRights #ICYMI npr.org/2011/10/07/141… via NPR

Dear white pastors who write books on leadership: lead white christians out of white supremacy...then write about how you did it. At this point, that's the only leadership that counts (and it should also be the new litmus for successful leaders, not the size of your following).

Have you commented on and/or condemned ‘Critical Race Theory’ without clearly understanding what it is?

"Censoring history, and hiding truths is an incredibly dangerous deed in any case. But in public schools? It undermines our entire goal: to liberate all American youth through knowledge and critical thinking skills." -- Natalie Cardenas, Avondale, Arizona zinnedproject.org/news/pledge-to…

Distractions. #CriticalRaceTheory

This is the right-wing game plan in a nutshell. Make Critical Race Theory the stand-in for all vocabularies of justice, critique, and liberation. At the same time, create a moral panic around CRT. Undermine our ability to properly assess or resist these moves.

She's my hero

Real history

#SandraBland

Teach the truth. Trust the children. #TeachTruth Zinn Ed Project Black Lives Matter At School African American Policy Forum March On PAC Race Forward NYU Metro Center zinnedproject.org/news/aug-27-29… #TeachTruthChallenge #TruthBeTold #WeWontLie #TeachVotingRights #TeachClimateJustice

I feel like we’ve been thru this weird period where everyone was calling out the oppressive power dynamics & it was seen as hip & cool & all the celebs wanted in… …and then folks realized what it meant to actually challenge power & things got quiet again. Across movements.

If you are wondering what #CRT is, check out this free event and/or purchase their necessary text. Don't buy into the fear-mongering propoganda around #CriticalRaceTheory . Truth+knowledge=power. Power can foster liberation or oppression. eventbrite.com/e/critical-rac…

Allowing love to permeate your being doesn’t make you blind to the things designed to hurt you. Nor does it make you complicit to the one causing harm. Love speaks, corrects, covers & calls you to be accountable. Love is an ever evolving question of will you be human with me?

Thurs 9/30 is the Day of Remembrance for US Native boarding school survivors. We invite you to wear orange in honor/memory of the Native children who showed incredible strength when they were taken from their families. Guilford Co. Schools GCS Equity GCS Social Emotional Learning and Character Ed @_IllumiNatives

#UniversalPreK gives equitable opportunities to all students by funding #ideallearning programs - start early, involve parents, support teachers. #considermontessori Joe Biden Ronald Klain We are here to get it done!

We are grateful to Tracey Cordero, Director of the Indigenous Montessori Institute for her leadership and advocating for culturally sustaining settings grounded in anti-racism. We were cheering her on... Check out this article she's featured in... sourcenm.com/2021/10/07/ind…

I highly encourage you to do today's Google Doodle and check out the YouTube video and historical background information once you finish the doodle

McDonald’s USA — Employee: $9.00/hr, no benefits — Big Mac: $5.81 McDonald’s Denmark — Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension — Big Mac: $4.82 Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.