Lauri

Christian, mom, daughter, sister, friend, educator, screenwriter, doctoral student, advocate for equity in education.

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IslamophobiainAmerica I don’t think we see a lot of negative media regarding people of Islam; however, I feel the president has made damaging and offensive statements that have had a negative impact on how they are treated in America.

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#Racisminleadership How have political leaders reversed efforts of Critical Race Theory in Asian American society through negative rhetoric?@BrotherCitizen

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@BrotherCitizen I couldn’t make it, but I’m looking forward to the next one.

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@BrotherCitizen Okay I see it.

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@BrotherCitizen Hi Dr Nelson, are we having a Twitter discussion tonight?

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@BrotherCitizen OMG! It’s time for you to get busy submitting 😊

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@educators_rock @BrotherCitizen I love your answer. We truly need to look beyond the numbers and look inside to find out what a child is going through that causes them to ͏score low academically. They are little humans not data.

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@BrotherCitizen @AarenCassidy I want to read it! I’m a black mom!

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@BrotherCitizen I don’t think anyone can be colorblind because of our history. I do think we can be culturally responsive by getting to know the communities we serve and avoid judging people. Our focus has to be on advancing our people, especially the children.

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@BrotherCitizen I think we need a more nurturing school environment. We must eliminate suspensions and expulsions and focus on a more wholistic approach to teaching. That is involving the community leaders in working with families to create jobs and equal educational opportunities.

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@BrotherCitizen I think prison has become a new form of slavery with big businesses profiting from the prison system, with little to no prison reform.

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@BrotherCitizen Students are given few chances to correct negative behaviors under the ‘zero tolerance’ policy. The structure is designed to discipline students more and offer little social emotional learning. If we focused more on social emotional learning we would be able to avoid sch. to pro

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@BrotherCitizen Black girls get their share of negative discipline. However, I see more AA boys being suspended, put outside the classroom to sit in the hall and denied school privileges. I think fear is a major factor in how they are treated.

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@BrotherCitizen @AarenCassidy Also when students are not in class, they are not learning. This leads to high school drop outs which also lead to low wage jobs and ultimately crime which leads to prison.

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@BrotherCitizen @AarenCassidy It is a matter of educational equity because students of color are receiving harsh discipline for the same infractions that white students engage in, yet whites are not suspended as often or thrown to the ground violently. When students endure such punishment it has mental affec

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@BrotherCitizen This is my first tweeting experience OMG!

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@jazzyDsoPretty I hope so too

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