The Root Collaborative

equity designers for radical change.

[Thandiwe Newton @ThandiweNewton]

The director of my first film asked to use my actual name for the character - because it was authentic and beautiful. I felt flattered and agreed. And then in the credits they used my ‘nickname’ to differentiate from the character name. They stole my name. And I’m taking it back.

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

There are ways to make performance evaluations less biased even when there are few employees or managers of color. Combine quantitative and qualitative data. Oh- and start with the premise that bias exists. https://t.co/348gg4g5wW

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

Students’ odds of graduating high school depend on the state they live in --which means some states have few low-grad-rate HS under #ESSA and others have hundreds. #WhenEquityIsOptional report from @All4Ed explains: https://t.co/7naESx5Egd

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

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Rhyme and punishment in America. A new podcast from @NPRMusic hosted by @rodneyology and @sid_madden. New episodes out weekly. Subscribe now. https://t.co/j7LohMT0mh

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

“To combat bias in AI, companies need more diverse AI talent.” To combat bias in X, companies/schools/organizations need more diverse talent. Easy equation. https://t.co/UlRaMCe8bG

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

@mraspinall Yes and We encourage educators to see kids not only as a product of who is at home and what they are doing or not doing But as individuals in their own right. We have them everyday for 8+ hours- and that time together is the focus of our energies.

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

Everyday.

[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter]

“Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.” #MLK #SundayWithKing

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

This article does a great job of including all parts of what “school” is- family engagement, mindset, trust and teacher education. Awesome! @kwame #rootsolutions https://t.co/obiZwjCvsP

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

@anya1anya It addresses issues of childcare (Who is at home with the kids all day?) and as you’ve written about the womens’ recession. Then there are the social emotional needs that cannot be addressed via zoom. With such political charge, how can see the issue clearly?

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

@anya1anya Thank you! We work with a variety of schools that are successfully educating students in-person. As equity consultants, we believe that I’m-person instruction is more effective for students who lack opportunity and access...also

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

Yes, yes, yes, yes. We are humans in the most human endeavor-teaching. Let’s show our humanity and model how we manage our emotions, decision making and challenges so that our students can really connect.

[Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin]

Students learn more from what you model for them than what you tell them. We must model emotional awareness and wellness. Feel out loud and navigate the feelings in front of them #HipHopEd

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

@themorganrpt I have notes from my students too, like this. They are precious. I keep them close to remind me why I do what I do. Why The Root Collaborative exists. When I’m tired, when I’m feeling lost, when I need the reminder. It matters. What we do matters.

[Harvard University @Harvard]

With a master's degree from @hgse, #Harvard20 graduate Kwame Adams wants to help Boston students of color avoid the same biases he faced https://t.co/ck5HLonkJE

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

Here’s our “I just voted” photo (since I voted by mail.) I always bring my daughter with me to the polls to remind her that many fought hard so that we can vote and to teach her early that her voice matters. #VOTE

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

@NetteBurton @DrIbram https://t.co/mtq6wlL0Sp

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

@DrIbram https://t.co/mtq6wm2CgZ

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

I openly wept with my 7 year old daughter beside me watching John Lewis’ last journey across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. I thought- he’s the last one to tell the story, to say I was there. My comfort comes in that Root Collaborative is founded on ‘good trouble’.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

"While my time here has now come to an end, I want you to know that in the last days and hours of my life you inspired me."

Representative John Lewis wrote this essay shortly before his death. @NYTOpinion is publishing it today, the day of his funeral. https://t.co/kAms0ogrCU

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

Understand your race story so that you can understand your racist ideas, what shaped your lens and change it, question the status quo and “that’s just how we do it”
At work, home, as a country. Question history. Educate yourself with professionals who do this work for a living.

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

History is events experienced by people. https://t.co/S8uVu7ggmL

[The Root Collaborative @therootcollab]

Getting ready to collaborate with schools that know what matters, that are in it for the long haul & that are in it for your, our, my children. https://t.co/WBw1dQ8hXG