Dear #TexansDeserveBetter Texans: Your reactionary white nationalist Trumper @GovAbbott can't ban books and other media so in response to his banning the teaching of racism and current affairs in Texan public schools I thought I'd start a chain of resources for your children. 1/n
I hope others can join in providing resources they believe are relevant to the 400 years of slavery and racism in this country. I start with the NYT #1619Project that the former guy thought he could sweep away with a White House whitewash, quickly removed by @POTUS Biden. 2/n
Per the @NYTmag: The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery
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and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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Here are some books that I am familiar with that are good resources:
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boldtypebooks.com/titles/ibram-x…
Of course, there are many resources well beyond what I've listed above so I hope others can pick up this thread and add their own resources. Let's make the racist governor fail at his authoritarianism.
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