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Published in EarlyED

·Sep 8, 2020

Back to School

Finding Comfort in the Tradition of the Transition Back to school should be a celebration. In my view, just like a graduation or wedding, the first day of school, every year, should be a significant life transition we celebrate. This celebration reassures that we, as parents, trust our child’s teacher…

Back To School

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Back to School
Back to School
Back To School

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Published in Being Black at School

·Dec 3, 2016

Stopping Classroom Hate Can Start on Your Newsfeed

Utilize your social network while #DoingTheWork — For many of us, our nerves about the incoming administration have only been exacerbated over the past month as the President-elect has been nominating a cabinet filled with racist, xenophobic, and homophobic views. Any hope in the slightest that outrageous things said during the campaign were merely an election strategy…

Education

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Stopping Classroom Hate Can Start on Your Newsfeed
Stopping Classroom Hate Can Start on Your Newsfeed
Education

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Published in Being Black at School

·Nov 23, 2016

Being Black at School’s Statement on the Nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education

Rockford, IL — Colin McGinnis, Director of Policy, Advocacy and Research at Being Black at School, today released the following statement on the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education: Being Black at School (BBAS) looks forward to working with the Secretary of Education nominee to ensure that all…

Education

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Being Black at School’s Statement on the Nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education
Being Black at School’s Statement on the Nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education
Education

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Published in Being Black at School

·Sep 14, 2016

BEING BLACK AT SCHOOL’S EQUITY IN EDUCATION STRATEGY

Why do we need a strategy? In the United States, nearly 50.4 million students attend our public elementary and secondary schools. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, we are now a minority-majority education system, with 51% of our students (25.9 million) being of color. Our nation’s diversity is one of our greatest assets– and…

Education

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BEING BLACK AT SCHOOL’S EQUITY IN EDUCATION STRATEGY
BEING BLACK AT SCHOOL’S EQUITY IN EDUCATION STRATEGY
Education

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Published in Being Black at School

·Sep 2, 2016

What is Causing America’s Race Problem in Public Schools?

To close the equity gap once and for all, we must now implement policies that resolve the systemic problems cause by race bias. — Title VI of the Civil Rights Act states that “no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Based…

Education

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What is Causing America’s Race Problem in Public Schools?
What is Causing America’s Race Problem in Public Schools?
Education

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Jul 8, 2016

Now, I am Hollow.

I’m going to do what I can to give a voice to my kiddos — both now and as they develop into the men and women they are destined to be — happy, healthy, thriving and alive. — I am a man without a religion. No God to turn to, no gospel to rely upon — all I can do is think to past readings of the Bible, and ask myself “why?” I am a citizen of a deceitful government. No laws that provide protection, no leaders who…

Black Lives Matter

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Now, I am Hollow.
Now, I am Hollow.
Black Lives Matter

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