Dr. Ladson-Billings stresses a key tenant of culturally relevant pedagogy is critical consciousness. It is essential students obtain critical thinking skills to assess social and political underpinnings within society #CriticalRaceTheory #CRP #teach #socialjusticeeducation

“Being six years old I had no idea what to expect. The only thing my parents tried to tell me is, ‘Ruby, you’re gonna go to a new school, and you better behave.’” - Ruby Bridges on being one of the first Black children to integrate New Orleans’ all-white public school system

A Black Mother’s love. RIP Lucille Bridges.

VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB, Dec 10th @ 6:30 pm (EST)! So much love to everyone who attended our last book club! The critical thinking and powerful discussion was incredibly insightful. For our next book club, we will be reading bell hooks’ All About Love📚 instagram.com/p/CHrB6b0hxqf/…

Obsessed with this thread of critical thinking started by The Fake Slim Shady ABC, BBD 💭 Several impactful interpretations! #CriticalThinking #CriticalRaceTheory #equity #narratives

The way we introduce students to philosophers and great thinkers sends important messages about whose ideas matter. This #BlackHistoryMonth and year-round, commit to naming and introducing the critical contributions of Black philosophers. edutopia.org/article/4-blac…

Today is the first day of #DeafHistoryMonth. Deaf and hard of hearing figures already face unjust erasure from textbooks and classroom libraries. This is especially true for Black Deaf people. Consider ways to uplift this history in an intersectional way. dcmp.org/learn/366-blac…

#Juneteenth is a holiday for both celebration & contemplation. Writer Jason Reynolds News reflects poetically on what freedom must have felt like on June 19th, 1865. Learn the history, take action, and hear American storytellers reflect on Juneteenth. Visit Juneteenth.smithsonianchannel.com

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - Audre Lorde

To honour this Black History Month we have intentionally chosen to centre Mental Health and Wellbeing within our February 2022 Booklist. If you haven’t yet, ✨Become A Member✨ to receive a FREE list of reads and insights monthly! racialliteracy.ca/Maillist/

The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness by @rvmagee provides tangible strategies and multiple perspectives and identities with a focus on mindfulness 👥🌎 An essential read for racial justice📖✊🏿

“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor” - James Baldwin 📙

“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor” - James Baldwin

“White, male, and straight EuroAmericans continue to control and hold power in being able to determine the definitions of normality and abnormality and to define mental health reality for marginalized groups.” - Derald Wing Sue & David Sue