I'm in Canada but following as many educators as I can and reading /sharing as much as possible. May this tumultuous time be the beginning of the end of these white supremacist systems of harm. It does seem like people are waking up en masse and that gives me hope. I'll never stop trying to do better and unlearn all of the ways I have been indoctrinated into a world where white privilege matters more than black lives. Thank You for your work and wisdom.
Powerful read family. I appreciate your willingness to tackle hard but matterful topics each week. And to do so fiercely.
This excerpt in particular stood out.
“Perhaps this is the wake-up call we needed, though. Now, we are forced to not only attempt to escape this fire, but if we manage to also extinguish this fire, there will be no house left to restore. Our only remaining option will be to demolish and rebuild.”
So well written. America will never be perfect, and we sure have a lot of "baggage." but in spite of this, every 4th of July, I listen to the 5th Dimension's performance of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence. It was recorded in 1970--If you've never heard it, it's worth a listen. You can google it. They sang it like they meant it. A fabulous black group. I wonder what they would think of it today.
I'm in Canada but following as many educators as I can and reading /sharing as much as possible. May this tumultuous time be the beginning of the end of these white supremacist systems of harm. It does seem like people are waking up en masse and that gives me hope. I'll never stop trying to do better and unlearn all of the ways I have been indoctrinated into a world where white privilege matters more than black lives. Thank You for your work and wisdom.
Powerful read family. I appreciate your willingness to tackle hard but matterful topics each week. And to do so fiercely.
This excerpt in particular stood out.
“Perhaps this is the wake-up call we needed, though. Now, we are forced to not only attempt to escape this fire, but if we manage to also extinguish this fire, there will be no house left to restore. Our only remaining option will be to demolish and rebuild.”
So well written. America will never be perfect, and we sure have a lot of "baggage." but in spite of this, every 4th of July, I listen to the 5th Dimension's performance of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence. It was recorded in 1970--If you've never heard it, it's worth a listen. You can google it. They sang it like they meant it. A fabulous black group. I wonder what they would think of it today.
Thank you for a compelling read.
I will certainly google it. Thank you for sharing!
Sharing! Thank you!!🙏
You're welcome! Thank you for the share!