Jun 21
“First and foremost, educators, even in this stay-at-home moment, you must address racism in America in your schools and classrooms. You must let students talk about what they feel, encourage them to write about their emotions, and create space for students to emote—even as all of that will have to be done virtually. This is …
Jun 16
“You’ve taken the first step by acknowledging that Black Lives Matter — but words aren’t enough. The question is, will Black lives still matter in your organization when the protestors are no longer in the streets, and the media is on to the next breaking story? We’ll be watching.”
Jun 15
“The most blatant example of a biased punishment I’ve had to deal with was also the first, and it involved the school dress code. I’ve never been a fan of uniforms, and our high school didn’t have them, but we did have a dress code, as well as a violation that kept coming up: boys …
Jun 14
“ the dark side of that history was tucked away, when Canada reinvented itself as a confederation in 1867. “What they did was reinvented Canada as a white man’s country and Blacks were legally banned from entering Canada,” she said. It’s worth mentioning that America has more Black people than Canada’s total population. Slavery in …
Jun 13
“Over the past decade, a growing body of knowledge of what works to improve attendance for groups of students with disproportionately high rates of chronic absence has emerged due to the hard work of a practitioners and researchers across the country. With nearly eight million students chronically absent nationwide, we can’t afford to waste time and resources doing business as usual. Our students and families deserve better.”
Jun 13
“Anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism and violence in policing is as big an issue in Canada as it is in the US. But don’t take it from me. Let’s just look at the facts. CBC conducted an extensive investigation into fatal encounters with police in Canada over a 17 year period from 2000-2017 and found that while Black …
Jun 05
“I cannot imagine watching the murder of George Floyd and feeling anything but pain, anger, and sadness.”
Jun 05
“speak out against systemic and structural racism, and to work for racial justice and equity across systems. This means listening and learning with humility. It means speaking out in solidarity, not only in this present moment, but each and every day. “
