Ruby Bridges, 6, desegregated a New Orleans school in 1960. Those banning books on her say they fear White kids identifying with White segregationists in the story. Which shows they don't think White kids are colorblind. Their real fear: White kids identifying with Black people.

There is a price for not seeing yourself in a book. Kids pay it every day. That bill doesn’t just go away. It’s a part of you. It’s like a credit card debt, except it robs you at the core of your identity. #RepresentationMatters #Freadom #FinallySeen #FrontDeskSeries

. Fia Ili and I took our dinner to Eldorado park to eat by the pond. Look who joined us! Anyone know what kind of bird this is? #summertimeintheLBC

Our 2023 Team Captains! OL #55 Jay Tauala-Harris Jay Tauala-harris OL #77 Isaac Pascual Isaac Pascual LB #6 Tyree McCowen Tyree McCowen WR #2 JT Dacoud Shjion-Taion “JT” Dacoud Congratulations, we’re proud of you for setting the standard! #CountOnMe

Game Week ⚔️ #CountOnMe

Thank you Jill Baker, Ed.D. and Californians4Justice for providing the space for us to hear from our amazing students! This deep insight will help frame our work this year. #EquityandExcellence

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The power of teachers was on full display today at the @LosAngelesCOE Teacher of the Year Celebration. Our amazing @LongbeachUSD Lakewood High School Tom Mc Namee was honored for his outstanding work as a CTE teacher & impact on students. #proudtobeLBUSD

Senior Night ❤️ #Classof2024

LETS GOOO Rovana Tufugafale 🛶🛶

We Lakewood High School are incredibly proud of Sashya Tullo for successfully defending her dissertation today! Critical Policy Analysis: California’s Teacher Diversity Efforts. Way to GO! 🎉

IT’S GAMEDAY! Here’s to fifty more years of bringing The Spirit of Troy to South Bend! #BeatTheIrish

Simply reinforcing and punishing behaviors doesn’t teach emotional regulation. Look for this article in the upcoming EL Magazine for the one tip (with sentence frames) I wish I’d had early on as a #teacher—and as a #parent—to deescalate intense emotions. #LeasInclusion #udl #SEL

LAKEWOOD FOOTBALL 2025 QB Valentino Saenz-Castruita is a student of the game and a leader on and off the field! Keep up the great work @SaenzCastruita #RecruitLakewood

ROUND 1 ⚔️ #CountOnMe

Language truly matters. If we said “deliberately, institutionally, and structurally excluded” as opposed to “underrepresented” maybe we’d understand what’s really going on.

.Thank you so much Ms Evelyn for the love you put into our students and campus each day! We see you and appreciate your work! 🫶Lakewood High School @LancerWellness

On this day, May 17, 1954, segregation in public schools became unconstitutional! But progress towards integrated schools has stalled. Pedro Noguera, Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, dives into this issue in his article. bit.pulse.ly/xlvojuppa0 #BrownvBoard

Congratulations, Tino! 2025 QB Valentino Castruita is a leader on and off the field! #RecruitLakewood