Before wondering if your curriculum is antiracist, ask yourself if YOU are. Even the greatest lesson will fall flat if the person teaching it hasn’t done the internal work first. Antiracism isn’t just a lesson, it’s a lifestyle.
These are the types of photos we see of white youth, even white adults, who have killed people.
Trayvon was killed, his murderer free, and we seldom saw photos of this Black boy, full of promise and hope, enjoying a space camp.
We’re working to make the world better, Trayvon.
Our community is ready w/ ideas on how to save #HighRidgeYMCA. A committee from our coalition, along w/ @50thWardChicago, looks forward to the meeting with @YMCAChicago.
A thread of #MLK speeches and sermons in which he speaks truth to power, shares about his philosophy of nonviolence, and expounds on issues of injustice and what our righteous, rigorous response should be. Relevant. Revelatory. Revolutionary. #MLKDay#BelovedCommunity
We are excited to announce that Edward Coles Virtual Open House will be held from 3 to 4PM on Thursday, September 3rd! Please check your student's CPS email account for an invite!
With Mercy Hospital in Chicago set to close next year, I’ve spent a lot of time lately talking to women about their options for where to have a baby on the South Side. The audio story airs *tomorrow* at 6:45 & 8:45 AM @WBEZ/91.5FM. Tx to everyone who shared their story.
#CalebReed was a 17y/o Freedom Fighter who wanted #CopsOutCPS. The movement just lost him to #GunViolence this morning. This tragedy is traumatizing & heartbreaking. We can honor him by continuing the call to end GV & get students resources for healing. RIP
#PoliceFreeSchools
CPS's return to school hybrid model (in-person/remote) would be easier to swallow IF CPS was fully funded and staffed, every school was well-resourced, and the District was NOT under ISBE monitoring for special education. #cpsreopening
Right now we need your help in demanding @chicagosmayor lower the bridges and open the subway entrances downtown so people can get home. We are very concerned that the curfew will be used as license to let CPD run wild while people will literally be trapped.
In latest installment of #CPSchaos, the district released the Inspector General's parting gift yesterday: a report alleging misconduct over time between answers and excessive pauses in one of its high-stakes, standardized tests. #thread https://t.co/RoGgZF6dYw