Still processing the last 36 hours with IKAR. One takeaway is I’m glad I brought my kid. We met with Equal Justice Initiative and Bryan Stevenson told us one of the most important things to do is start telling the truth about American history. That begins with our children. #IkarMontgomery

So proud 2B a councilmember w @jcrcstl. This trip was incredibly thoughtfully designed. Even bus time is in service of our group’s learning and action agenda. Watching Whose Streets? as we finish our drive from Montgomery to STL to focus on our region’s challenges #mojustice

Rewatching Whose Streets? helped me find this part of what happened after. So grateful for the named and unnamed movement leaders in our community and glad Wash U has created some pathways to support movement leadership.

Wow! Big news. Thank you for your tireless leadership Debbie Reese (tribally enrolled, Nambé Pueblo) and @CynLeitichSmith

This is why the work of Black Funders STL is so important!

Shine theory!

“Many black parents say their children behave as all children do, but wind up targeted by school officials because educators misinterpret these students’ actions, assuming the worst,” Dani McClain writes: theatlantic.com/education/arch…

Passionate about justice and antiracism? Take a look at what Wee The People we are We Stories are doing to engage kids with justice and activism. Educators, be sure to grab your free creative justice themed lesson plans in the post. thebarefootmommy.com/2019/12/teach-…

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A great end to my first year on County Council. This is an important step forward as we work together to ensure that everyone has a safe, decent, affordable place to live. Cheers to all who engaged to make this happen!

Important thread. This is what censorship looks like.

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Shout out to all the incredible early childhood educators #UrbanSprouts SouthSideECC and supporting organizations WEPOWER We Stories who are saying enough is enough.

In #stl, we are lucky to have local resources like We Stories, which has helped to catalyze dialogue & action within my home and community. And Forward Through Ferguson has been another significant catalyst for me. (4/)

Copies of the new Forward Through Ferguson report are now available for checkout. "Still Separate, Still Unequal: a Call to Level the Uneven Education Playing Field in St. Louis" can be requested through our catalog (webpac.slcl.org) or by phone 314-994-3300 Forward Through Ferguson

The Missouri GOP wants to whitewash American history even more by banning the teaching of subjects discussed in The #1619Project Ida Bae Wells, Southern Poverty Law Center, We Stories, eec4justice. Representative Nick Schroer introduced censorship to our children’s education. #MoLeg

westories.org/whyandhow After this week of attacks on expanding the ways we learn about our country’s racial history, I invite white families to find out more here and change the narrative. We Stories