Because America was built on the backs of slaves & their descendants STILL haven't secured equal economic & political power due to systemic white supremacy. "Half the community saying 'This is an atrocity,' another half defending it, 'Oh, it was supposed to be a joke. "If it were not for you, I'd be speaking Yoruba.". They’re murdering their culture, existence and potential while also perpetuating slavery—institutionalized slavery.

OPINION ... diversity and inclusion trainings, and Black History month celebrations that they see every February, some White teachers are too insensitive and can’t get our history … She also said anyone who doesn’t love Trump isn’t a real Christian and that the Black boys in the class were destined to go to prison because of the clothes they were wearing. Nor is it any more or less diverse – black historians don't agree on everything just because they're black. One of the most salient lessons of black American history is the effectiveness of solidarity. Not long after I arrived in the US, in 2003, some white Americans would challenge me over my opposition to the Iraq war, referring to it as a form of appeasement.

It's not. 41. And I’m calling these people Klansmen because teaching our kids to question and hate who they are while simultaneously denying them access to a quality education and feeding them into the school-to-prison pipeline is the equivalent of stringing them up with a noose. Because America was built on the backs of slaves & their descendants STILL haven't secured equal economic & political power due to systemic white supremacy. https://t.co/6AJTC4HWho, — Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) February 6, 2019. Ever since, the organization has played a pivotal role in defending civil rights all throughout history #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/FvurdPbYvb, — Senator Nikema Williams (@NikemaForSenate) February 12, 2019. For Black history month, some educators and students participated in the “Black Lives Matter at School” week of action—a growing national coalition and effort to promote racial justice in education. It simply disables people from interrogating why and how they know what they know and believe what they believe. Find out the ABC’s of ESEA, ESSA and No Child Left Behind →. These are the three lessons whitewashing has denied us. There are teachers around the country who are expressing how beautiful their Black is by decorating their classrooms with Black art because our kids need to see positive images and representation of themselves. Better Conversation, Black History Month, Black Lives Matter at School, Black students, Hope + Outrage, institutional racism, racism, School to Prison Pipeline, slavery, Systemic Racism, Tanesha Peeples, White teachers.

I’m sorry my dude did you just say ✌indentured servants from Africa✌ https://t.co/R9pvSCpj8u, — Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 10, 2019. Work that out. For over 20 years, I have been a frequent viewer of “Fox & Friends.” The blame…, Last spring, amidst the uprisings following the immediate failure to bring any sort of justice for George Floyd’s murder, I received a Google Hangout video…, How does the federal government support our public schools? Now, you could’ve been living under a rock your entire life but the first things you’ll learn once you crawl out is, you have to pay taxes and MLK was assassinated. Arizona's state superintendent of public instruction, John Huppenthal, who has championed the book banning and the abolition of Mexican American studies in Tucson, argues the curriculum fosters "ethnic resentment" and advocates "racial solidarity".
Listen, I don’t know who Principal Victor Tam is but these ignorant teachers need to take a page out of his lesson plans instead of following a hateful MAGA playbook. This article is more than 8 years old. Whether teachers are fostering resentment is impossible to prove, although Latino youth in Tucson do not appear any more resentful than anywhere else. They have the capacity to help fight racism, oppression and inequity but also the ability to endorse it and perpetuate the dehumanization of people of color. Stop Whitewashing Black History Month. "What we want to do is to create a society in which everybody is working for a better tomorrow," he said.

There are teachers around the country who are expressing how beautiful their Black is by decorating their classrooms with Black art because our kids need to see positive images and representation of themselves. Whitewashing Black History Month. #noose #hanging #lynching https://t.co/HCHyP4mGni, — TheNobleJournalist (@noblejonesontv) February 12, 2019. ‘She was trying to put us black kids down’: Sub resigns after class says she spread MLK conspiracy theory https://t.co/AaF6E9rHOn. Among them were several classics including Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paulo Freire, and Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 years, by Bill Bigelow. Who’s more excited, Shenea or Ms. A (a Fisk alumna)? Much gratitude to those educators who are making all students feel safe and accepted and in their classrooms. A1 (2): For us to make a better world, we need to focus on #Education because it is then that we can open the minds and hearts of our children. Like they came voluntarily on the promise of employment, union contracts and free land. They should have our full support. pic.twitter.com/BXj22rJGqK, — Butler College Prep (@BeNobleButler) January 24, 2019. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/wFrDHbSp6C. Photo by @stacybephotography, Twenty20-licensed. Every time Donald Trump says, “school choice is the civil rights issue of our time,” I cringe. ... Racially-insensitive events plagued this year's Black History Month. Updated Mar 01, 2019; Posted Mar 01, 2019 . Everyone comes to the past from a perspective shaped by a range of influences and experiences. Refusing to recognise those influences is not the same as not having them. For Black history month, some educators and students participated in the “Black Lives Matter at School” week of action—a growing national coalition and effort to promote racial justice in education. But meanwhile, some people on Twitter think this is a joke. The Tucson Unified School District, where 60% of the students are Latino, will today be forced to shut down its Mexican American studies program or lose as much as $14m of funding from Arizona state. Woah! The c/o 2019 is racking up the purple shirts! Her mission is to use her education, passion and experience to empower marginalized populations. Early 20th-century black British history is as important as Windrush. "No," I replied. MLK committed suicide!????! A few weeks ago, officials went into schools and "confiscated" seven books from the classrooms deemed to promote "ethnic resentment". Black people ain’t laughin’ at all! They have the capacity to help fight racism, oppression and inequity but also the ability to endorse it and perpetuate the dehumanization of people of color. They’d rather infuse our Black kids’ spirits with feelings of inferiority, self-hatred and doubt—in addition to filling their minds with lies about our history, leaders and ancestors. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect men and noble nations, but it does not tell us the truth. Posted Feb. 15, 2019 in Better Conversation.

Ever since, the organization has played a pivotal role in defending civil rights all throughout history #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/FvurdPbYvb, — Senator Nikema Williams (@NikemaForSenate) February 12, 2019. But if history were simply a collection of facts, we could get computers to do it.

Black History Month facts. Calling teachers Klansmen is a strong statement. Well guess what? But, it’s not far off. If your comment seems to disappear shortly after posting, please know that it can take up to 24 hours for new comments to be approved. And schools like Butler College Prep that are guiding their students towards HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) over Ivy League schools whose presidents were slave owners. Congrats to our latest recipient, Shenea Austin, who garnered a full-ride scholarship to @fiskuniversity! While we never censor based on political or ideological viewpoints, we do not publish comments that are off-topic, offensive, or include personal attacks. Listen, I don’t know who Principal Victor Tam is but these ignorant teachers need to take a page out of his lesson plans instead of following a hateful MAGA playbook. It makes no more or less sense than American history, Jewish history or Tudor history. Prison clothes!?
"Both language and environment help to determine the character of his thought; his earliest ideas come to him from others. #Teachers and #edleaders carry the hope for a better future.#Love#WeLeadEd pic.twitter.com/u4zGE15IMv, — Victor Tam (@PrincipalTam) February 13, 2019. Check out her blogging about “Hope and Outrage.”. "It offers teaching strategies and readings teachers can use to help students think about the perspectives that are too often silenced in the traditional curriculum …, "The only other time a book of mine was banned was in 1968, when the apartheid government in South Africa banned 'Strangers in Their Own Country', a curriculum I'd written that included a speech by then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela.". Calling teachers Klansmen is a strong statement. As a matter of fact, I bet you it’s idiotic teachers like these that have Ralph Northam thinking Africans came to America as indentured servants. As in its policing (the state's stop-and-search laws were copied in more stringent form in other states), so in education: Arizona could set a dangerous precedent that might be used against women's studies, queer studies and, yes, Black History Month. I’m sorry my dude did you just say ✌indentured servants from Africa✌ https://t.co/R9pvSCpj8u, — Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 10, 2019. Parent: Substitute teacher told child his athletic wear is 'prison attire' – https://t.co/ppmMDEE6L5 pic.twitter.com/q8PrwViKrm, — Action News on 6abc (@6abc) February 12, 2019. "Half the community saying 'This is an atrocity,' another half defending it, 'Oh, it was supposed to be a joke.