Before I get into this week’s post dedicated to eradicating racism, I want to make note of the moving moment that took place yesterday when teams for both the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees all took a knee at the same time to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement. After this truly … Read more
UPDATE 7/23/20 – Here is a link to a guide for Stamped. Also, find out more about author Jason Reynolds in this blog post. For this week’s post dedicated to sharing anti-racist resources, I am giving you the link to a digital Reader’s Notebook that was tweeted out by Pernille Ripp (@PernilleRipp) today. This is … Read more
BrainPop has created an excellent animated video that explains the protests for Black Lives Matter. It is accompanied by a blog post that offers tips for discussing related topics with young people, and a video discussion guide. This is a fairly recent addition to the BrainPop archives, as it refers to the death of George … Read more
According to its website, the Bexley Anti-Racism Project is sponsored by “a coalition of POC and white allies who are current students or graduates of Bexley High School.” As I am working to educate myself about anti-racism, I was pleased to see the “21 Day Challenge” on the BARP website. As you can see in … Read more
When the supposed leader of your country calls a deadly virus, “Kung Flu,” he is being racist. Deliberately. It’s not ignorance, and it’s not a slip of the tongue. It’s a calculated move. You’re not going to change his mind. But when your Uncle John says, “Kung Flu,” because he heard the supposed leader of … Read more
Today is Juneteenth. 155 years ago, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. This was two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Unfortunately, the slow delivery of this official notice was indicative of the years that followed. Some Americans apparently … Read more