Kira Silk, LMSW

Child welfare, family well-being, social work and social justice.

[Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein]

NEW: “They Took Us Away From Each Other”: Lost Inside America’s Shadow Foster System https://t.co/GBqLFC2Hac by @lizziepresser

[JSWE @JSWE_CSWE]

View the free access article by Bowles et al: https://t.co/BVK6aEkKT0

[William Joy @WilliamJoy]

Lake Highlands High School valedictorian Paxton Smith used her 3-minute speech to attack Texas’ new restrictive abortion law after making a last-minute speech switch.
It's now gone viral. Tonight on @wfaa, you'll get to hear from her about everything that's happened since.

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Thousands of people face incarceration, and the longstanding collateral consequences of a felony record, for thefts as low as $200. https://t.co/8zJjmYKZaK

[Black Men in Social Work, Inc. @BlackMenInSW]

Radical Social Work: Taking Steps Toward Social Change event at 7:00 PM EST

#SocialWorkMonth

[Dr. Lakeya Cherry @lakeya_cherry]

Opinion | Don’t call me 'resilient' -- it covers up systemic racism https://t.co/xTm65Vz4I1

[Kira Silk, LMSW @kira_silk]

How #COVID19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men
https://t.co/EIMQemWn4s

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Here’s my statement on today’s violence at the Capitol.

[CRYPTORILLA 🦍 @Crypt0Rilla]

Now do you understand why Republicans suppress Black votes? I hereby declare that the Southern states are not red. They are suppressed.

[Child Health & Development Institute (CHDI) @CHDICT]

Last week @NewsHour aired #InvisibleScars #childtrauma series. Last episode focused on solutions & featured CT! We are so proud to be part of the solution w/ @CTDCF, community mental health agencies, schools, & many others. https://t.co/cve45GUHEV https://t.co/F874I66yn2

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen young people in every corner of the country step up and become leaders. Through organization and mobilization, they’re showing us how we can sustain this momentum to bring about real change. https://t.co/UKnowQM2Lj

[SWCAREs @SWCARES2]

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Please join us for a discussion with public academic, writer, and lecturer @RachelCargle, during which we will discuss the intersection of white supremacy and social work.

#SWCAREsChat
#MacroSW
#SocialWorkSoWhite

[Vivek Sankaran @vivekssankaran]

So here's the thing. #Childwelfare leaders have put out statements calling for #racialjustice. Yet every day, they support the destruction of black families, even while recognizing that racial injustice created the very conditions that destabilized the family.

[Kyle Kotajarvi @kylekotajarvi]

A masterpiece was created in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone today

#BlackLivesMatter #CHAZ

[Pamela Wood @pwoodreporter]

Baltimore. Bowie. Pasadena. Middle River. Fallston. Havre de Grace.

Thousands of people spent a hot, sunny afternoon rallying for an end to police brutality, for an end to racism, for white people to understand that black lives matter.

https://t.co/CSl9zhUd66

[National Urban League @NatUrbanLeague]

Today is #BreonnaTaylor’s birthday — she would’ve been 27 if she had lived. We #SayHerName and commit to fighting for justice ✊🏾🖤. #BirthdayForBreonna (1/)

[Youth Action Institute (prev Youth Justice Board) @youthactioninst]

In moments of political transformation like what we're experiencing now, it can be hard to find where you fit in and what you can do, especially as a teen. Over the next few days, we'll outline 6 starting points for young people.