This is how whiteness gets invisiblized. How many white people have served on the WCPSS board at the same time? This is why the pursuit of equity does not have 2 equally legitimate sides.

Oberlin will host a community event on Feb 15 to hear stories of the original students who integrated Daniels in the 1960s. Oberlin’s jazz band, dance and chorus students will perform. All welcome! RSVP: bit.ly/OberlinFEB15 WCPSS Equity Affairs FriendsofOberlinVillage

Anybody remember that time in 1954 the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional, but rather than comply, every southern state including NC devised ways to deliberately defy, delay, and obstruct its compliance? No? Just me?

I am SO psyched to join debholtnoel & the incredible Oberlin Magnet MS community Feb 15 to co-moderate a panel discussion w/ the school’s first Black students to desegregate a Raleigh middle school! #BlackHistoryMonth #equity4wake DudleyFloodCenter Join us! bit.ly/OberlinFEB15

On this day in 1826, a white man in North Carolina offered a $20 reward for the capture of an enslaved Black man suspected of fleeing to visit his enslaved wife in a neighboring county. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Join us for this incredible opportunity to learn from our “original Trailblazers.” Moderated by Michael Parker West & Deborah Holt Noel, with performances by Oberlin Magnet MS Bands Jazz Band, OberlinMSChorus, and dance ensemble! See you Thursday! WCPSS Office of Magnet Schools (Choice Schools) WCPSS Equity Affairs

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to learn from some “original Trailblazers.” Moderated by Michael Parker West & Deborah Holt Noel, with performances by Oberlin Magnet MS Bands Jazz Band, OberlinMSChorus, and dance ensemble! WCPSS Office of Magnet Schools (Choice Schools) WCPSS Equity Affairs

Tune in to ABC11 EyewitnessNews 12:45 - 1:00 PM today to learn more about Oberlin’s Trailblazers: First in the School Integration Fire! Join us to hear from our original Trailblazers as they share their stories on February 15th 6PM in the Oberlin Auditorium!

Today we officially launch a new digital humanities project that names and shares the stories of the 130+ enslaved African American men who built, maintained, and worked in the NC State Capitol 1833-1865. We invite you to visit namingtoknowing.org #BlackHistoryMonth

Every time I get to hear Michelle Lanier speak, I get chills. #Washington100 Washington GT Magnet

It’s really important we understand and confront the fact that desegregation and diversity initiatives both in Raleigh and throughout America has *always* been on the terms and at the pace of white comfort. #Washington100

I feel like this article does a lot of unhelpful both-sidesing...so let me give some additional context (that for some reason, The News & Observer doesn't want to do.) A 🧵...

We are less than a week out! I cannot wait to present with my friend Michael Parker West 👏🏾🤎 We hope to see you all at the Let’s Talk Racism Conference! When you do this work with friends who are passionate, driven, and push you to keep going, you are unstoppable! #Equity4Wake

Join us at we are’s annual Let’s Talk Racism Conference at North Carolina Central University NCCU School of Ed 3/15 & 3/16! Keynote Friday with Matthew Patrick Shaw @DrDaniellaCook Sessions on Saturday 🙏🏻✊🏻

Thank you to Principal Sherry Schliesser of Kingswood for showing me how y’all compost at school (and some local history too!) The forerunner to the modern Kingswood Elementary was the Cary “Colored” Elementary School. Joe Holt Jr’s mother was a teacher & principal here!

A POWERFUL podcast by Rachel Adams-Heard that is absolutely worth your time 👇🏻👇🏻

"Rooted in the inheritance of Black women educators in the South from slavery to present day, Profound Ladies greets BIPOC women teachers with the open arms and community of support they are owed," writes Profound Ladies' Keiyonna Dubashi. ednc.org/perspective-re…

Did you know the history of vouchers? James Ford from Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) explains how vouchers emerged as a policy response after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling 70 years ago. (1/2)

On Saturday, Town of Rolesville , acknowledged the 1918 lynching of George Taylor. Over 100 people attended the historical marker dedication, marking years of effort by the Wake County Community Remembrance Coalition with Equal Justice Initiative , and many others. Visit waketruth.org

Just a reminder that the fight for inclusive public schools has always been hard-won. This work is not new. If you’re feeling defeated and need a little inspiration, check out the latest episode on Raleigh’s Trailblazers. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…