As I reflect and consider the significance of Juneteenth, I'M CONFLICTED. On this day, as I seek to pay homage to my ancestors who were deemed non-human; chattel, and systemically kidnapped; exploited, raped, brutalized, tortured, traumatized, repeatedly and violently stripped of their dignity, forbidden "nuclear" familial ties and bonds, brazenly subjected to barbarous domestic white terrorism, denied humanity and the rights thereof, deemed pagan and collateral damage in the name of Christianity and the imperialistic and capitalist pursuit of God's

@JennBinis @ChristieNold @classroomtools @JeremyDBond @JayBilly2 @facinghistory I beg to differ @JayBilly2. First, “what is happening in our world today”-America-is not new, and there are many available resources. They will not fit into your package of being “kind or graceful” because centuries of systemic/white supremacist & white nationalist genocide; ... @JennBinis @ChristieNold @classroomtools @JeremyDBond @JayBilly2 @facinghistory murder, savage brutality and abuse, rape, theft, hoarding of resources, political & religious hypocrisy & double standards, human rights violations, domestic white terrorism, systemically; politically, economically, judicially, militarily and socially enforced racism & bigotry...

@virginiaemartin A1. First, I couldn't help but think of the defensive, angry, violent & viral backlash against the mere assertion that Black Lives MATTER-and the very agency that is supposed to serve & protect our SOCs (as we teach them) created a campaign to subvert the idea... #edufreedom @virginiaemartin A1 (cont). that they MATTER - that they deserve to be seen as innocent until proven guilty; that they have rights (that law enforcement should honor and respect), that they are entitled to justice, that their life is deemed valuable & precious...#edufreedom

@triciaebarvia A3: Another great set of questions. I find myself wondering if people grasp the significance & complexity of how racial identities play out in home; school, society & future lives of students. We're talking about a man-made; scientifically flawed social construct...#IREL19 @triciaebarvia A3 (cont): with an embedded social hierarchy that has been savagely & brutally enforced ; systemically politically, economically, institutionally, educationally, via law enforcement, etc., generationally, resulting in cycles of oppression that manifest intentional...#IREL19