BlackECE

🎉 Join us for a Black Family Cookout - Central Valley in Merced! To continue our cookout series, BlackECE will be hosting a fun-filled Black family cookout on Saturday, August 31, 2024 in the Central Valley! Come enjoy good food, family games, your favorite cookout songs, and lots of fun! This is a perfect opportunity to meet and connect with other families in the community and experience Black Joy with the kids! We can’t wait to have fun with y’all! 📅 Date: August 31, 2024 🕐 Time: 11am - 1:30pm 📍 Location: Kiddieland at Applegate Park, Merced, California #BlackFamilyCookout #BlackECE

⭐ A week ago today was the start of the first-ever BlackECE Symposium. This year, we focused on policy, practice, and research at The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, CA by moderating panels from BlackECE Co-Founders and experts in the field of ECE. The room was filled with Black Joy and the overwhelming love of those who love Black children in California. 📷 Stay tuned for more pictures and our recap of the Symposium to experience some of the Black Joy you might have missed! #BlackECE #BlackECESymposium

Thank you so much for blessing us with your presence! 🌟

Empowered and honored to attend BlackECE Symposium! Feeling excited of the pride, strength, and courage to lift our black babies, children, families and educators! Congrats Keisha Nzewi, Justin A. Blakely, and Maéva Marc, and your amazing leadership and team on an amazing Day 1 of your Symposium. Please check out their organization and Black ECE Book Club to learn more @ https://lnkd.in/gHHQCDez

The party has officially started! The first ever BlackECE Symposium is starting officially in less than three hours! The party started early as attendees, panelists, and our Lift Every Voice members checked in early. Stay tuned for live updates today and tomorrow as the Symposium is underway. And follow us on Instagram @blackececa for a chance to watch parts of the symposium live!

🚨 5 MORE DAYS UNTIL REGISTRATION CLOSES! The BlackECE Symposium on Policy, Practice, and Research is less than TWO WEEKS AWAY! Registration closes on Friday, August 2, and spaces are LIMITED. 🔗 Register today on BlackECE.org and learn more about the Symposium.

BlackECE will be presenting at the NAFCC Conference today at 11:30 AM PST! 🎉 We are also thrilled to announce that we will be tabling at the conference to showcase our Black Family Culture Kits, which are now available for purchase on our website. ✨ Come visit us, learn more about our mission, and get your hands on these incredible kits that celebrate Black culture and heritage. Don't miss out! #NAFCCConference #BlackECE #BlackFamilyCultureKits

We Demand

⭐ Registration for our Symposium on Policy, Practice, and Research is now OPEN! And space is filling up QUICK! Announcing one of our Esteemed Panelists: Dr. Cristine Quince is a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley's School of Education, specializing in teacher education and the pedagogies of teachers of color. Her research focuses on how these educators implement culturally responsive methods in classrooms and understanding the cultural capital of Black students to enhance their educational experiences. Inspired by her family's experiences and motivated by their support, Christine is dedicated to creating better education practices for people of color. 🔗 Register for the symposium on buff.ly/3WoqdMy and learn more about our esteemed panelists!

The BlackECE Symposium will serve as a platform for early educators, researchers, policymakers, advocates, families, and community stakeholders to convene, collaborate, and innovate for Black early care and education. Join us August 9-10, 2024 at the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, CA as we party and uplift our Black early child care providers, Black parents, and Black children! Register here 👉🏿 https://buff.ly/3x9YeWF #BlackECE #Symposium #ECECalifornia