WellesleyDEI

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resources for the Wellesley Public Schools community.

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

@DenaSimmons has been a thoughtful partner in our work in Wellesley. This story must be told. Orgs can and must do better to truly live into the equity, antiracist values espoused.

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

@LexingtonHSHist What a proud moment!!!

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

@dunneteach Whew!!! They've got it.

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

Holding the ##AAPI community in ATL and beyond in our thoughts today as we remember the shootings on 3/16/21. #StopAAPIHate #StopAAPIHate #StopAAPIHate
https://t.co/Lidn0fq5AR

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

Admiration & gratitude for @Isabelwilkerson and @reineayiti for a captivating discussion of #Caste. Thank you for sharing your brilliance with the #Wellesley community tonight. #WomensHistoryMonth

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

@MindaHarts 100 percent agree @MindaHarts. It is often a path to obscure racial harm.

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

@EquityLiteracy @drsonyadouglass Love to learn more!!

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

Thank you @LexingtonDEI . Resistance is real. Resistance can be dangerous. What happens to one of us, happens to all of us. Standing in #solidarity with DEI Director Ray Porch.

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

@triciaebarvia @nenagerman @ChristieNold @Jess5th @SonjaCherryPaul @AnnaOz249 Colin in Black and White miniseries is a great one to use. Check out https://t.co/ULfln4rXBv for plans/resources/ and short clips if you don't have time to watch full series.

[Dr. Crystal Thorpe @thorpecv]

I’m published! Thank you @NASSP for sharing my story of resilience. So thankful, grateful, and blessed! Leading While Black https://t.co/bqzmlcnGoP via @NASSP

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

@thorpecv @NASSP @thorpecv Thank you for sharing your story. You are amazing!

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

"The Rooney Rule is a great example that organizations can enact any new policy that they want to address racial inequity, but if you don’t do the work to unpack racist ideas in your organization, you will go not make progress and actually reinforce racism." @turnerhj

[Henry Turner (he/him) 👊🏾👊🏽👊🏼 @turnerhj]

We need to regularly assess our hiring structures and systems.

Attention Leaders: Do Better Than the NFL https://t.co/NuhiHq2Rih via @turnerhj

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

What an amazing, generous gift, @kwamealexander. You absolutely are!

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

Congratulations to Wellesley educator @Akosua0906 for publishing these narratives to "Amplify Africa". Proud of you for making history!

[Chika Oduah @chikaoduah]

I'm so proud of my friend @Akosua0906's "Amplify Africa" reporting project, supported by @NABJ's Ethel Payne Fellowship. Her unique series feature conversations with African creatives and so much more.

Check this:
https://t.co/tHIkZzajwE

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji_org) https://t.co/fPBVh89wU0

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

#Joy comes in the (Monday) morning! #LiftEveryVoiceAndSing #BHM

[Dr. Nadine Ebri @NadineEbri]

A few years ago, I mentioned “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during class. To my surprise, many of my students had never heard of it before although it was written and composed right here in Jacksonville, FL. That day, lessons were put on hold for something greater ❤️

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

Whew...what a special day to honor our community! So much rich history. So much #joy. #LunarNewYear & #BlackHistoryMonth

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

Pausing to remember the 6 million Jews lost in the #Holocaust. As we live through a time when the truths of history are being challenged, even erased, let us face this history and learn what needs to be learned so this never happens again. #HolocaustRemembranceDay

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

Tmw is #MLK's birthday. In the days, weeks ahead, there will be much talk about service in his honor and his "I Have a Dream" speech, and little about the ways he spoke against militarism, economic exploitation, white supremacy...We serve #MLK's legacy when we tell his full story

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

Just played @factualitygame to help #Wellesley community better understand structural inequality, one character at a time #equity #knowbetterdobetter

[WellesleyDEI @WellesleyDEI]

“When the vast majority of stories being censored and being called things like ‘dangerous’ tell the stories of historically marginalized communities, that directly reflects on students. ...That their own stories and their own lives aren’t fit for consumption, either.”

[NBC BLK @NBCBLK]

Dozens of books written by Black authors are being pulled from school libraries under the pretext that they’re teaching critical race theory. Most of the books don’t teach critical race theory but are written by and about people of color. https://t.co/FM2yYaU7q5