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I've talked before about how we're all very much socialised into a society steeped in #racism.
It's in the many subtle (or not so subtle) things that we learn without being explicitly taught.
Exhibit A...
I've talked before about how we're all very much socialised into a society steeped in #racism.
It's in the many subtle (or not so subtle) things that we learn without being explicitly taught.
Exhibit A...
It's really easy to look at this early years reading book and the pictures within it and not see anything problematic.
But when you piece it together, you can clearly see the messages that very young kids are being exposed to (and internalising).
But when you piece it together, you can clearly see the messages that very young kids are being exposed to (and internalising).
One of the questions for kids to answer at the end of the book os "which hair would you NOT like to have?"
Guess what the answer to that question was!
So we're already learning about Black women's and girl's hair and what is 'desirable' and what is not?
Guess what the answer to that question was!
So we're already learning about Black women's and girl's hair and what is 'desirable' and what is not?
A school contacted me asking me to provide trauma informed trainings to their educators. I reviewed the content I planned to discuss, much of which also addresses racism and disparities in education. They indicated they were "not interested in racism stuff." #traumainforned 1/
My answer: then you are not looking to become more trauma informed. You CANNOT address trauma in schools without addressing the trauma caused by systemic, structural, and individual racism. Do not ask me to teach you something you aren't ready to learn. Absolutely not 2/
As long as Black & Latino students are expelled at 3x the rate of white students for the same behaviors, I will address racism in education. As long as Black & Latino students are not recognized for their excellence, I will address racism. Needless to say, I wasn't hired 🤷🏾♀️ 3/
