Education Civil Rights Alliance - working to ensure schools serve, educate, empower and are safe for all students.
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Educators from #Voices4HonestEd visited the U.N. to call for action to address anti-Black racism in schools globally. @2020GaTOTY @chrisdier @gerardinho9 @tk_nagayoshi @TexasTOY2014 #Voices4HonestEd bit.ly/VHEatUN
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Read Educator Engagement Manager Natasha Wilkins' testimony to the U.N., in which she calls for an end to book bans and other erasures of Black history #Voices4HonestEd bit.ly/VHEatUN
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Decision-makers have a continuing obligation under federal and state anti-discrimination laws to provide an equal opportunity to all candidates. SCOTUS's decisions should not mean that candidates of color are not welcome on college a campuses.
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The Anti-Semitic & Racist Origins of Legacy Admissions
#legacyadmissions #antisemitism #college #affirmativeaction #harvard #yale #princeton
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Brown v. Board of Education advanced racial equity and expanded access to educational settings from which Black students had long been excluded.
This landmark case should not be weaponized to dismantle programs that further educational access for students of color.
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New! Calling on the U.N. to encourage all nations to provide an education that protects the telling of the full and accurate history of people of African descent globally. #Voices4HonestEd @2020GaTOTY @chrisdier @gerardinho9 @tk_nagayoshi @TexasTOY2014 bit.ly/VHEatUN
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Equity demands colleges consider race during admissions. This decision harms students ability to say how racial identity contributes to their success and makes a less dynamic and enriching educational experience for all students
Breaking News: The Supreme Court rejected affirmative action at Harvard and UNC. The major ruling curtails race-conscious college admissions in the U.S., all but ensuring that elite institutions become whiter and more Asian and less Black and Latino.
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Join @TooDopeTeachers @chrisdier @tk_nagayoshi and @NAFSCE for an honest look at how the "culture wars" are impacting the relationship between parents and educators.
Register today! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Watch our Voices for Honest Education webinar: Addressing Anti-Blackness in Education with award-winning educators @2020GaTOTY @chrisdier @gerardinho9 @tk_nagayoshi @TexasTOY2014 and our Natasha Wilkins youtu.be/ACv1r4udiaY
Children need and deserve support and humanity as they learn and grow. Join education experts to discuss how to create classrooms that develop children who are actively anti-racist and who approach the world as global citizens. Register today: bit.ly/educateintruth
Listening to @TexasTOY2014 and @tk_nagayoshi on "The Fight for An Honest Education" at buzzsprout.com/1966037/12866…
thank you @NEAFoundation for this powerful conversation
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On this day in history (5/10) in 1933, Nazis burned over 20k books. Let us never forget the consequences of societies that ban books.
Teaching in ways that value all students got them celebrated- now they could lose their jobs. Powerful testimony from @2020GaTOTY @TexasTOY2014 @chrisdier on @HaveYouHeardPod open.spotify.com/episode/7wy…
The #Freedomtolearn National Day of Action is on May 3rd. Will you stand up for our kids?
Educators, parents, and students everywhere are standing up for their #Freedomtolearn listen to @2020GaTOTY @chrisdier @TexasTOY2014 Speak Out on Have You Heard #voices4honestEd
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Since January 2022, thousands of books reflecting the lives and identities of our children, have been removed from libraries. #freedomtolearn #bringbackthebooks
ALT https://www.letamericaread.org/#steps
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History shows that Black people and allies have never been effectively silenced.
We the people will always put up a robust defense of our right to freely tell the stories of our lived experiences and of those who came before us. naacpldf.org/war-on-truth-hi…
"A Representative tweeting “thoughts and prayers” or one using their voice and platform to cut through silence and inaction @Justinjpearson @brotherjones_ -- I’m voting for the bullhorn all day long." To Be Silent is to Be Stifled by @TexasTOY2014 link.medium.com/1b1eIB9uOyb
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As people of color, many of us have had to adapt attentively to how others may think or feel about us
read full article at zurl.co/GAR0
#minoritybusiness #minoritiesmakingmoves #leadership #diversity #inclusion @tk_nagayoshi @Ed_CivilRights @sparksandhoney
Du Bois, in The Souls of Black Folk, introduced the concept of double consciousness. @tk_nagayoshi explains how this struggle points to why the importance of an honest education extends FAR beyond the classroom.
minoritybusinessreview.com/a… via @Minoritybizmag Business Review
