Good Morning Y'all. We are in a huge growth spurt right now. Pandemic, Systemic Racism, Distance Learning, etc. Growth hurts. But we will come out stronger, better, and more mature. Not sure how long it will last. But for right now, it hurts like hell. (sigh)
Let's be real. Different folks are growing (and need to be) growing at a diff pace. White folks? Yall are *growing* right now. We need more. But I know yall are growing. Then we gonna need a lot more
BIPOC, been grown.
Our veteran and older educators are in crazy growing pains. They didn't come up with tech, twitter, napster, and the internet. They are *growing* Some dropping out and retiring. We still need yall too, and we have to be patient.
You know who ain't growing fast enough? Rich folk. Conservative folk. Republicans. So we have to change the systems, rules, policies, & laws, so they HAVE to follow them. They grow much slower, coz they been blind to reality & their schools have been distorted for too long.
poor brown folk, we tired. been grown.
poor brown immigrant folks are waiting for everyone else to catch the fuck up. this growth spurt is on our backs, and we suffer while yall slowly grow. hurry up yall. we dying. we hurting. we tired. we waiting
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White supremacy is not just about hierarchy. It’s about HUMANITY and whether white folks see BIPOC as fully human. FULLY. We are unquestionably human but how we are treated and viewed is result of white supremacy and purpose of white supremacy. (thread)
This is why we (BIPOC) always are asserting, defending, and affirming our HUMANITY. white supremacy aims to remove our humanity, rights, liberties. Dignity.
Institutions treat us like animals. Jails. Schools. Child separation. Slavery. Agriculture. Police. Court system. It’s deeper than treated us like lesser humans. It is more akin to the treatment of animals.
Breonna Taylor is still not getting justice and y’all still being neutral? Are you ready to take a stand now? Or are we waiting for another murder, march, & innocent verdict? culturallyresponsiveleadership.com/neutrality/ Here’s 16 issues to fight for in our schools! #DismantleWSC
1) Race, racism, and anti-racism in the classroom. Discuss it.
2) Grading students during or after a pandemic. Abandon it.
Antiracist parents, please be prepared to fight for your brave educators who are fighting for your children. They are teaching critical thinking, love, & democracy. White rage will try to remove them, by hook or crook. Educators will need parents to support them. Be prepared.
Let me be clear, I’m talking about our administrations current attack on ethnic studies, critical thinking, critical race theory, and anti-racism. Parents, you have to choose a side. Choose a side that supports the marginalized and voiceless. Use your privilege.
Watch the news, and see how specific educators and leaders are removed, put on leave, investigated, and accused of all sort of fraudulent charges. This is all a distraction and an attempt to discourage change.