Today, with the generous support of @ECMCFoundation, we present the Building a Diverse CTE Leadership Pipeline Toolkit to help state leaders develop and design a program to strengthen, expand and diversify the CTE leadership talent pipeline. Explore it now https://t.co/vKolIDeYBu
Last week, the @FLCollegeSystem Foundation presented scholarship funds to support @SFSCPanthers. This annual award is aimed at first generation students and students enrolled in the vitally important areas of teaching, nursing & allied health sciences.
“Good Trouble” Forever: I was honored to preside over the unveiling of the @USPS Forever postage stamp, which commemorates the extraordinary life and legacy of my dear friend and civil rights icon, John R. Lewis. The Los Angeles community embraced the opportunity to honor and celebrate one of the greatest Civil Rights Leaders of our time.
He devoted his life to strengthening our democracy by championing the right of every individual to register and cast their vote. John’s profound impact on America’s journey toward equality and justice is immortalized for generations to come.
In memory of those who chose the sea.. —The "Igbo Landing" story —
In an act of mass resistance against slavery, a group of slaves revolted, took control of the slave ship grounded it on an island & rather than submit to slavery, proceeded to march into water & drown.
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Ensuring a high quality education & a pathway into a high demand career helps individuals reach their dreams & goals in life while also building stronger communities across Florida. Thank you @FLChamberFDN for allowing me to share our @fladjj vision in support of our youth.
“Soooo you mean to tell me that someone down your ancestry line survived being chained to other human bodies for several months in the bottom of a disease-infested ship during the Middle Passage, lost their language, customs and traditions, picked up the English language as best they could while working free of charge from sunup to sundown as they watched babies sold from out of their arms and women raped by ruthless slave owners.
Took names with no last names, no birth certificates, no heritage of any kind, braved the Underground Railroad, survived the Civil War to enter into sharecropping... Learned to read and write out of sheer will and determination, faced the burning crosses of the KKK, everted their eyes at the black bodies swinging from ropes hung on trees... Fought in World Wars as soldiers to return to America as boys, marched in Birmingham, hosed in Selma, jailed in Wilmington, assassinated in Memphis, segregated in the South, ghettoed in the North, ignored in history books, stereotyped in Hollywood... and in spite of it all someone in your family line endured every era to make sure you would get here and you receive one rejection, face one obstacle, lose one friend, get overlooked, and you want to quit? How dare you entertain the very thought of quitting. People, you will never know survived from generation to generation so you could succeed. Don’t you dare let them down!
Give this to your young people who don’t know their history and want to get weak!
It is NOT in our DNA to quit!”
@MerriweatherEDU@SuttonCougars She’s from my hometown of Panama City, FL. The entire family are natural-born, ambitious teachers, storytellers, comedians, administrators all in one…always full of energy and fun! My condolences to your Sutton school family.
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BREAKING: The US Senate has just unveiled a BIPARTISAN bill, that if signed into law would require the US Supreme Court to create and implement a new code of conduct for all justices.
Details of the 'Supreme Court Code of Conduct Act':
- The bill proposes that the Supreme Court implement a code of conduct within a year of its enactment and publish it on the Court's website
- It mandates the Court to designate a person to handle complaints regarding violations of the new code and give the Court the authority to conduct investigations to determine if any justice or staff member has violated federal laws or codes of conduct affecting the administration of justice.
- The legislation allows the Court to draft its code of conduct to protect the separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches.
- The bill sponsors claim that the Supreme Court's declining approval ratings and public concerns about its impartiality have necessitated the legislation. The proposed Act aims to address these concerns by ensuring the Court's transparency, independence, and fairness in upholding the law.
There is no reason that I can think of why this bill should not immediately be voted in and signed into law!
More than 400 students at @bethune_elem walked out of school on Wednesday with brand new sneakers and socks, thanks to @Soles4Souls and its generous community partners.