The Way Out is Back Through | Podcast

A podcast about proximity, history, & place in the context of education in NC. Made possible by many, created & hosted by @mikeaustinwest.

[The Way Out is Back Through | Podcast @backthroughpod]

Just a reminder that the fight for inclusive public schools has always been hard-won. This work is not new.

If you’re feeling defeated and need a little inspiration, check out the latest episode on Raleigh’s Trailblazers.

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[The Way Out is Back Through | Podcast @backthroughpod]

On Saturday, @RolesvilleNC , acknowledged the 1918 lynching of George Taylor. Over 100 people attended the historical marker dedication, marking years of effort by the Wake County Community Remembrance Coalition with @eji_org , and many others.

Visit https://t.co/xEO5qJ1gRU

[Schott Foundation for Public Education @SchottFound]

Did you know the history of vouchers? James Ford from @CREED_NC explains how vouchers emerged as a policy response after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling 70 years ago. (1/2)

[EducationNC @EducationNC]

"Rooted in the inheritance of Black women educators in the South from slavery to present day, Profound Ladies greets BIPOC women teachers with the open arms and community of support they are owed," writes @ProfoundLadies' Keiyonna Dubashi. https://t.co/xncSGVxWA3

[Michael Parker West @mikeaustinwest]

A POWERFUL podcast by @racheladhe that is absolutely worth your time 👇🏻👇🏻

[Michael Parker West @mikeaustinwest]

Thank you to Principal Sherry Schliesser of @Kingswoodbuzz for showing me how y’all compost at school (and some local history too!)

The forerunner to the modern Kingswood Elementary was the Cary “Colored” Elementary School. Joe Holt Jr’s mother was a teacher & principal here!

[Dr. Kristen McCollum @DrKMcCollum]

We are less than a week out! I cannot wait to present with my friend @mikeaustinwest 👏🏾🤎 We hope to see you all at the Let’s Talk Racism Conference! When you do this work with friends who are passionate, driven, and push you to keep going, you are unstoppable! #Equity4Wake

[Michael Parker West @mikeaustinwest]

Join us at @weare_org’s annual Let’s Talk Racism Conference at @NCCU @NCCUSOE 3/15 & 3/16!

Keynote Friday with @MattPShaw @DrDaniellaCook

Sessions on Saturday 🙏🏻✊🏻

[Michael Parker West @mikeaustinwest]

I feel like this article does a lot of unhelpful both-sidesing...so let me give some additional context (that for some reason, @newsobserver doesn't want to do.) A 🧵...

[NC State Capitol @ncstatecapitol]

Today we officially launch a new digital humanities project that names and shares the stories of the 130+ enslaved African American men who built, maintained, and worked in the NC State Capitol 1833-1865. We invite you to visit https://t.co/ybXfjkwSWZ #BlackHistoryMonth

[Michael Parker West @mikeaustinwest]

It’s really important we understand and confront the fact that desegregation and diversity initiatives both in Raleigh and throughout America has *always* been on the terms and at the pace of white comfort. #Washington100

[Michael Parker West @mikeaustinwest]

Every time I get to hear Michelle Lanier speak, I get chills. #Washington100 @GTWizards1

[Oberlin Magnet MS @oberlinmiddle]

Tune in to @ABC11_WTVD 12:45 - 1:00 PM today to learn more about Oberlin’s Trailblazers: First in the School Integration Fire! Join us to hear from our original Trailblazers as they share their stories on February 15th 6PM in the Oberlin Auditorium!

[DudleyFloodCenter @DudleyFloodCtr]

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to learn from some “original Trailblazers.”

Moderated by @mikeaustinwest & Deborah Holt Noel, with performances by @OberlinBand Jazz Band, @OberlinChorus, and dance ensemble! @wcpssmagnets @WCPSSEquity

[Oberlin Magnet MS @oberlinmiddle]

Join us for this incredible opportunity to learn from our “original Trailblazers.” Moderated by @mikeaustinwest & Deborah Holt Noel, with performances by @OberlinBand Jazz Band, @OberlinChorus, and dance ensemble! See you Thursday! @wcpssmagnets @WCPSSEquity

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1826, a white man in North Carolina offered a $20 reward for the capture of an enslaved Black man suspected of fleeing to visit his enslaved wife in a neighboring county. https://t.co/8mqZw11Ei2

[Michael Parker West @mikeaustinwest]

I am SO psyched to join @debholtnoel & the incredible @oberlinmiddle community Feb 15 to co-moderate a panel discussion w/ the school’s first Black students to desegregate a Raleigh middle school! #BlackHistoryMonth #equity4wake @DudleyFloodCtr

Join us! https://t.co/q92Hqn9G0o

[Michael Parker West @mikeaustinwest]

Anybody remember that time in 1954 the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional, but rather than comply, every southern state including NC devised ways to deliberately defy, delay, and obstruct its compliance? No? Just me?

[Oberlin Magnet MS @oberlinmiddle]

Oberlin will host a community event on Feb 15 to hear stories of the original students who integrated Daniels in the 1960s. Oberlin’s jazz band, dance and chorus students will perform. All welcome! RSVP: https://t.co/nTvFXcLM0x @WCPSSEquity @OberlinVillage

[Michael Parker West @mikeaustinwest]

This is how whiteness gets invisiblized.

How many white people have served on the WCPSS board at the same time?

This is why the pursuit of equity does not have 2 equally legitimate sides.