To be able to tell my children I witnessed the FIRST Black President, FIRST Black Vice President, and now the FIRST Black Woman Supreme Court Justice #JusticeKetanjiBrownJackson. What a time to be alive 🥺🙏🏾🖤
Is it really Thursday??? What have you been working on this week? I have been working on identifying and naming CRT strategies in Science and Math! I have also been using @Leah_Peoples and her teams CRT scorecard to evaluate curriculum. That scorecard is dynamic yall!
Whew! 2021 was a ride, the last 12 months were so vastly different, it’s hard to imagine they all took place in the same year. I’m grateful for everything and I’m looking forward to 2022. Happy New Year everyone!
“Love is an action, never simply a feeling” ― bell hooks
We mourn the tremendous loss of bell hooks. A woman of great compassion, courage, & extraordinary intellect. Thank you for always putting your love for Black people in action - for challenging us to imagine a bolder future
Oh my goodness. I just started re-reading Teaching to Transgress with a colleague earlier this month. I was introduced to the legendary bell hooks’ works 10 years ago. I’ve learned so much from her. May she Rest In Peace.
Celebrating my first ever #SmallBusinessSaturday! Woot woot! Check out my website https://t.co/lp5dtHgMPF. I use data and research to create and nurture equitable educational spaces! Join my newsletter to get relevant data, research, and news!
Today wasn’t easy. Black people are hurting. Some days more than others, white supremacy hits harder. Today, we’d like to encourage Black folks to do what it takes to take care of themselves. Here are some orgs supporting Black mental health. Non-Black folks, feel free to donate.
I’m going to state the obvious for critical academics and sociologists, critical race theory would help a lot of people unpack #KyleRittenhouse’s not guilty verdict in context of 1000s of other’s guilty verdicts for far less serious crimes.
Jayden Kewley’s racist bullying, and the trial of Gregory and Travis McMichael, who are on trial for murdering Ahmaud Arbery. All happening simultaneously along with all the every day micro and macro aggressions. Y’all be easy.
I know this isn’t anything new but I’m praying for our wellness this week and the months to come as we, yet again, witness the racism embedded in “justice” systems via the Kyle Rittenhouse trial commentary, the lack of Justice in response to Jaelyn Crooks and
@shan0133 and @AishaRios17: As evaluators, we use #data to uphold the carceral logic of reward and punishment. How can we encourage use of #evidence for critical reflection? #Eval21
The Harder They Fall is a masterpiece. Woooo! It was hard to decide who to root for but one thing will never change, this is a Regina King stan account. Always. Come on Treacherous Trudy. #TheHarderTheyFall