Sierra Smith

Sierra is the director of Open Paths Counseling Center, an LA based nonprofit providing low and no fee psychotherapy to those who otherwise lack access.

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

Suspensions shouldn’t be allowed elementary school. Acting out is often a trauma response. What is the unmet need? How is implicit bias at play? First questions that should be asked.

[Dr. Luke Wood @DrLukeWood]

These are the suspension rates for Black children in kindergarten through third grade in Sacramento County. Remember that the statewide average for K-3 is ONLY 0.9%.

#teachthebabies #frompottytrainingtopunishment #blackmindsmatter

[Dr. Manuel Pastor @Prof_MPastor]

Says it all.

[California Endowment @CalEndow]

Happy Día de La Virgen de Guadalupe to those who celebrate.

Let's take the opportunity to honor the mothers, abuelitas, mujeres and femmes who've played the role of protector, guide and keeper as folks light their veladoras today.

🎨: Yolanda M. López

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

Better days ahead...

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

Attending a mind and heart opening conference on Liberation Psychology. Lots of gratitude to the doctoral students at the New School for putting this on. #decolonizepsychology #scholactivism

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

Done - with receipt confirmed by CA Secretary of State! Let’s get this done, people!

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

Terrific episode on mental health told in a very personal way. Worth listening to if you or anyone you love struggles with it. https://t.co/j18tHkMoUT

[California Endowment @CalEndow]

Youth arrests have decreased by 82% in the last 25 years. 📉

Despite youth crime dropping, CA's Department of Juvenile Justice keeps spending more 📈 💰 to keep young people incarcerated.

Let's shift our priorities and invest in #SchoolsNotPrisons. https://t.co/IMrm8tf2i9

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

@M_Sahli_Wells @StreetsblogLA Congratulations!! Well deserved!!

[Holly J. Mitchell @HollyJMitchell]

"She has been working in issues of equity and reform for her entire career. She displays the moral and policy compass Los Angeles needs in a county supervisor."

Thank you @latimesopinion for your endorsement.
https://t.co/dnRYdgfIVa

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

Time for internet to be considered a mandatory utility like water and heat...

[IllumiNative @IllumiNative]

We know this digital divide is something kids in rural tribal lands are dealing with too.

53% of Native American families have internet service compared to 82% of households nationally according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
https://t.co/QSJDYrMSd5

[California Endowment @CalEndow]

🛑Stop killing us!🛑

Due process and human rights are something that we are ALL entitled to regardless of our past, regardless of guilt and regardless of anything. End police brutality and stop systemic racism. #BlackLivesMatter

🎨 by danadrewdles on IG

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

Proud to serve on the board of directors for ERC. Looking forward to working with Samuel Hughes to continue the legacy...#ERC

https://t.co/UIsVR5MjmR

[California Endowment @CalEndow]

We have a mental health system that is woefully unprepared to offer culturally competent assistance to Black Americans.

More Black mental health workers are needed. #Health4All https://t.co/VcIHrIOHY5

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

Thank you@DrLukeWood for taking time this morning for the #BlackMindsMatter @CAMFTTeam workshop!

[Sierra Smith @Sierra_C_Smith]

@iamshaylana That’s me! Cause it’s blowin up in Inglewood.

[Mel Tillekeratne @tillmel]

THOUSANDS of looters arrested across the US for stealing t-shirts and shoes while THREE cops who choked an unarmed man to death for 8 minutes and 46 seconds are still living free.

This is why we protest!

#GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor #BlackLivesMattter #ICantBreathe

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

The Black community is not responsible for what's happening in this country right now -- we are. Our institutions are.

We are accountable to this moment. People have lost patience -- I’ve lost patience -- because they haven't seen progress.

[Lulu NYT @LuluGNavarro]

Please @ap these are not ‘police’ these are military police, from the Federal government. Get this right.

[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