Like so many of you, I’m pained by these recent tragedies. And I’m exhausted by a heartbreak that never seems to stop. Right now it’s George, Breonna, and Ahmaud. Before that it was Eric, Sandra, and Michael. It just goes on, and on, and on.

I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action. medium.com/@BarackObama/h…

“Understanding race in America is an essential starting point for understanding America itself, and what it might become. As Alice Walker said in a 2012 interview published in The Atlantic’s pages, “America is not nearly done. We're only in the beginning.” theatlantic.com/education/arch…

It's our hope that students leave educational spaces with positive identity formation and a keen understanding of how everyone's identities shape their interactions with the world. Here are ways to encourage this understanding in students—and yourself. t-t.site/2J1fLVN

Repeating the words of this American Hero, John Lewis, whom I had the privilege of listening to in person, we must never give up, never lose hope! apple.news/Aq5uVXlWUSbWy5…

"What would happen if we taught white children that ... they are not the yardstick against which everyone else is measured?" In prioritizing self-awareness and SEL, race should be part of the conversation. edsurge.com/news/2020-08-0…

Nic Hick 🚬⚡️🇺🇸 describes her experiences watching the Black Lives Movement that inspired her to write the book DEAR MARTIN on a virtual visit with Brian Wise CMS Library Media #nicstone

Nic Hick 🚬⚡️🇺🇸 I wrote this book ODD ONE OUT to give kids like me the chance to see themselves in a book! CMS Library Media Brian Wise CharlotteCountryDay #nicstone

Nic Hick 🚬⚡️🇺🇸 I’m getting opportunities to mentor young people and put them into the books I write. From DEAR MARTIN “You cannot change how other people think and act... what kind of person are you going to be?” Brian Wise CMS Library Media CharlotteCountryDay #nicstone

Nic Hick 🚬⚡️🇺🇸 “So much magic in books, possibilities...when I read the Divergent series I realized Black characters could be main characters...& I decided to write a book with a Black main character like me.” Brian Wise CMS Library Media CharlotteCountryDay #nicstone

Stories to life “Zora Neale Hurston’s story about how she jumped at the sun…happiest at school and telling those stories.” Brian Wise CMS Library Media #aliciadwilliamsbooks #ccds

Stories to life Writing the story of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman in Congress. CMS Library Media Brian Wise #aliciadwilliamsbooks #ccds

Brian Wise “Listen, Observe, Remember & Share!” Advice for students from #josephbruchac #nativeamerican Diversity Guest Author CharlotteCountryDay #ccds

Brian Wise #josephbruchac Diversity Guest Author tells students the story about bear and chipmunk with #Nativeamerican #signlanguage CharlotteCountryDay #ccds

Brian Wise #josephbruchac tells students CMS Library Media about how he wrote the book & research for his book TWO ROADS about boarding schools for #NativeAmericans during the 1920s. CharlotteCountryDay #josephbruchacbooks

“I like to write books about marginalized people with stories that need to be told…add to the worlds’Empathy bucket.” @IWGregorio #diversity Brian Wise CharlotteCountryDay CMS Library Media #MentalHealthMatters

@IWGregorio “I write so people of color feel less alone…” CharlotteCountryDay Brian Wise CMS Library Media Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

Charlotte Country Day School welcomes award winning graphic novelist Jerry Craft

Brian Wise #guadalupegarciamccall Fabulous writer for #diverseauthors #summerofthemariposas and the history of her storytelling in writing her novel. #ccds #Diversity