Brian Wise

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director at Country Day, Organizational Development Consultant

[Brian Wise @BWiseCCDS]

@HankersonLaila Congratulations Laila!! You've worked hard for this, now go get em'!!! Welcome to the 'Gate family!!!

[Megan @Finkreads]

@BWiseCCDS #guadalupegarciamccall Fabulous writer for #diverseauthors #summerofthemariposas and the history of her storytelling in writing her novel. #ccds #Diversity

[Brian Wise @BWiseCCDS]

Charlotte Country Day School welcomes award winning graphic novelist @JerryCraft

[Megan @Finkreads]

@IWGregorio “I write so people of color feel less alone…” @ccdsnews @BWiseCCDS @CMS_Libraries @CharMeckSchools #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

[Megan @Finkreads]

“I like to write books about marginalized people with stories that need to be told…add to the worlds’Empathy bucket.” @IWGregorio #diversity @BWiseCCDS @ccdsnews @CMS_Libraries #MentalHealthMatters

[Megan @Finkreads]

@BWiseCCDS #josephbruchac tells students @CMS_Libraries about how he wrote the book & research for his book TWO ROADS about boarding schools for #NativeAmericans during the 1920s. @ccdsnews #josephbruchacbooks

[Megan @Finkreads]

@BWiseCCDS “Listen, Observe, Remember & Share!” Advice for students from #josephbruchac #nativeamerican Diversity Guest Author @ccdsnews #ccds

[Megan @Finkreads]

@BWiseCCDS #josephbruchac Diversity Guest Author tells students the story about bear and chipmunk with #Nativeamerican #signlanguage @ccdsnews #ccds

[Megan @Finkreads]

@storiestolife Writing the story of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman in Congress. @CMS_Libraries @BWiseCCDS #aliciadwilliamsbooks #ccds

[Megan @Finkreads]

@storiestolife “Zora Neale Hurston’s story about how she jumped at the sun…happiest at school and telling those stories.” @BWiseCCDS @CMS_Libraries #aliciadwilliamsbooks #ccds

[Megan @Finkreads]

@getnicced “So much magic in books, possibilities...when I read the Divergent series I realized Black characters could be main characters...& I decided to write a book with a Black main character like me.” @BWiseCCDS @CMS_Libraries @ccdsnews #nicstone

[Megan @Finkreads]

@getnicced describes her experiences watching the Black Lives Movement that inspired her to write the book DEAR MARTIN on a virtual visit with @BWiseCCDS @CMS_Libraries #nicstone

[Megan @Finkreads]

@getnicced I wrote this book ODD ONE OUT to give kids like me the chance to see themselves in a book! @CMS_Libraries @BWiseCCDS @ccdsnews #nicstone

[Megan @Finkreads]

@getnicced I’m getting opportunities to mentor young people and put them into the books I write. From DEAR MARTIN “You cannot change how other people think and act... what kind of person are you going to be?” @BWiseCCDS @CMS_Libraries @ccdsnews #nicstone

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

"What would happen if we taught white children that ... they are not the yardstick against which everyone else is measured?" In prioritizing self-awareness and SEL, race should be part of the conversation.
https://t.co/OLV0WjqU4n

[Brian Wise @BWiseCCDS]

Repeating the words of this American Hero, John Lewis, whom I had the privilege of listening to in person, we must never give up, never lose hope! https://t.co/NzxovzeWUz

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

It's our hope that students leave educational spaces with positive identity formation and a keen understanding of how everyone's identities shape their interactions with the world. Here are ways to encourage this understanding in students—and yourself.
https://t.co/iSdfQdOVsv

[Imana Legette @ilegette]

“Understanding race in America is an essential starting point for understanding America itself, and what it might become. As Alice Walker said in a 2012 interview published in The Atlantic’s pages, “America is not nearly done. We're only in the beginning.” https://t.co/PN7rFeSLtx

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action. https://t.co/jEczrOeFdv