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🎉 Next month marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, a pivotal moment in the fight for civil rights and equality in education. While this decision aimed to dismantle the "separate but equal" doctrine, its legacy is complex and far-reaching. I recently had the pleasure of teaching my students about this intricate legacy during our February Black History Month culture and diversity lessons. The immediate backlash following the decision led to the unjust removal of educators of color from the education industry for decades, perpetuating systemic racism and inequality. This is most evident in the persistent lack of diversity within the education sector. Before Brown v Board of Education, there were thousands of highly qualified Black and Brown teachers in segregated schools across the nation. However, following the decision, many of these schools were shut down, and there was a nationwide mass firing of Black and Brown educators. Despite their equal or even superior qualifications, they were often not hired in the newly integrated schools. Some districts even refused to integrate and instead closed all their schools for a few years. As with many aspects of society, representation matters. The absence of educators of color likely discouraged students of color from pursuing education degrees, further exacerbating the lack of diversity in the profession. This vicious cycle has been perpetuated for 70 years. As we celebrate progress, it's crucial to acknowledge and confront the ongoing echoes of this racist backlash that still reverberate today. Let's honor this anniversary by learning and sharing the accurate history, while also reaffirming our commitment to creating inclusive and equitable educational environments for all. #BrownvBoard #CivilRights #InclusiveEducation #EducationForAll 📚✊🏾

Hello Everyone! It's Giving Day here at Cornell! Are you interested in helping cultivate the next wave of Black engineers? Consider helping the Cornell University NSBE Chapter! Our chapter focuses on providing a community where our members can excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. This past year, we have grown exponentially and held over 20 general body meetings, 7 professional development events, 8 study jams, worked with 11 company sponsors, and have increased our presence in the Ithaca community by volunteering with local schools and the Salvation Army. With over 100 members, our chapter has been doing everything we can to provide the support our members need. However, with the current engineering workforce comprising of only 3.3% who identify as Black or African-American, we would like to do more. Interested in helping us? Here's how you can help: 1) Donate to our chapter here: https://lnkd.in/eFxYE2sj donation, big or small, goes a long way! 2) Like & share this message! If you're unable to donate, spreading the word makes a huge impact. Your contribution would not only go towards helping provide more events for our members but also help provide the resources we need to send as many of our members to conventions like NSBE 50. This year, NSBE-CU is sending over 50 members from Cornell, but we don't want to stop here; with your support we can send more of our members, and give them the opportunity to score an internship, scholarship or research opportunity. Any amount you could donate would go a long way, so let's work together to create a more diverse engineering workforce of tomorrow!

It's Giving Day here at Cornell! Are you interested in helping cultivate the next wave of Black engineers? Consider helping the Cornell University NSBE Chapter! Our chapter focuses on providing a community where our members can excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. This past year, we have grown exponentially and held over 20 general body meetings, 7 professional development events, 8 study jams, worked with 11 company sponsors, and have increased our presence in the Ithaca community by volunteering with local schools and the Salvation Army. With over 100 members, our chapter has been doing everything we can to provide the support our members need. However, with the current engineering workforce comprising of only 3.3% who identify as Black or African-American, we would like to do more. Interested in helping us? Here's how you can help: 1) Donate to our chapter here: https://lnkd.in/eDVAf9zd donation, big or small, goes a long way! 2) Like & share this message! If you're unable to donate, spreading the word makes a huge impact. Your contribution would not only go towards helping provide more events for our members but also help provide the resources we need to send as many of our members to conventions like NSBE 50. This year, NSBE-CU is sending over 50 members from Cornell, but we don't want to stop here; with your support we can send more of our members, and give them the opportunity to score an internship, scholarship or research opportunity. Any amount you could donate would go a long way, so let's work together to create a more diverse engineering workforce of tomorrow!

It's Giving Day here at Cornell! Are you interested in helping cultivate the next wave of Black engineers? Consider helping the Cornell University NSBE Chapter! Our chapter focuses on providing a community where our members can excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. This past year, we have grown exponentially and held over 20 general body meetings, 7 professional development events, 8 study jams, worked with 11 company sponsors, and have increased our presence in the Ithaca community by volunteering with local schools and the Salvation Army. With over 100 members, our chapter has been doing everything we can to provide the support our members need. However, with the current engineering workforce comprising of only 3.3% who identify as Black or African-American, we would like to do more. Interested in helping us? Here's how you can help: 1) Donate to our chapter here: https://lnkd.in/egaakbQx donation, big or small, goes a long way! 2) Like & share this message! If you're unable to donate, spreading the word makes a huge impact. Your contribution would not only go towards helping provide more events for our members but also help provide the resources we need to send as many of our members to conventions like NSBE 50. This year, NSBE-CU is sending over 50 members from Cornell, but we don't want to stop here; with your support we can send more of our members, and give them the opportunity to score an internship, scholarship or research opportunity. Any amount you could donate would go a long way, so let's work together to create a more diverse engineering workforce of tomorrow!

Dear LinkedIn Family, It's Giving Day here at Cornell! Are you interested in helping cultivate the next wave of Black engineers? Consider helping the Cornell University NSBE Chapter! Our chapter focuses on providing a community where our members can excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. This past year, we have grown exponentially and held over 20 general body meetings, 7 professional development events, 8 study jams, worked with 11 company sponsors, and have increased our presence in the Ithaca community by volunteering with local schools and the Salvation Army. With over 100 members, our chapter has been doing everything we can to provide the support our members need. However, with the current engineering workforce comprising of only 3.3% who identify as Black or African-American, we would like to do more. Interested in helping us? Here's how you can help: 1) Donate to our chapter here: https://lnkd.in/eXY7reN9 donation, big or small, goes a long way! 2) Like & share this message! If you're unable to donate, spreading the word makes a huge impact. Your contribution would not only go towards helping provide more events for our members but also help provide the resources we need to send as many of our members to conventions like NSBE 50. This year, NSBE-CU is sending over 50 members from Cornell, but we don't want to stop here; with your support we can send more of our members, and give them the opportunity to score an internship, scholarship or research opportunity. Any amount you could donate would go a long way, so let's work together to create a more diverse engineering workforce of tomorrow!

It's Giving Day here at Cornell! Are you interested in helping cultivate the next wave of Black engineers? Consider helping the Cornell University NSBE Chapter! Our chapter focuses on providing a community where our members can excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. This past year, we have grown exponentially and held over 20 general body meetings, 7 professional development events, 8 study jams, worked with 11 company sponsors, and have increased our presence in the Ithaca community by volunteering with local schools and the Salvation Army. With over 100 members, our chapter has been doing everything we can to provide the support our members need. However, with the current engineering workforce comprising of only 3.3% who identify as Black or African-American, we would like to do more. Interested in helping us? Here's how you can help: 1) Donate to our chapter here: https://lnkd.in/ef4D2X66 donation, big or small, goes a long way! 2) Like & share this message! If you're unable to donate, spreading the word makes a huge impact. Your contribution would not only go towards helping provide more events for our members but also help provide the resources we need to send as many of our members to conventions like NSBE 50. This year, NSBE-CU is sending over 50 members from Cornell, but we don't want to stop here; with your support we can send more of our members, and give them the opportunity to score an internship, scholarship or research opportunity. Any amount you could donate would go a long way, so let's work together to create a more diverse engineering workforce of tomorrow!

How Should We Honor October 7th? On the anniversary of October 7th, it’s essential to reflect and find meaningful ways to honor this day. Watch the video below to find out how we can do that. https://lnkd.in/eiJ9gBX8

Our enemies knew about our brilliance. Nobody goes through all the troubles of passing laws to keep us out of schools, out of jobs, out of professional organizations, and out of many sports if they did not know about our brilliance. They even used or threatened violence to keep us out or throw us out. The sad thing is that we did not know about our own brain power because we were brainwashed to think that we had nothing to offer or that we needed to integrate to be worthwhile. Let’s refocus on ourselves and our children and our grand-children. Help support children in need until their parents are able to support them. Attend HBCUs for college and graduate school. Give money to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Stop thinking that we need to attend PWIs to be worthwhile. Stop wanting to be a big shot at PWIs to feel that we have made it. Stop wishing to be accepted by people who are not able to love us. Go to Black-owned restaurants! Find online Black-owned stores. Buy and read books by Black authors like Elizabeth Leiba. Help to open new medical schools at HBCUs. Help to open hospitals affiliated with HBCU medical schools. Make 2024 count.

"As we near the end of Black History Month, I find myself reflecting on the words of several champions of equality. Dr. King was a pioneer of the civil rights movement and a proponent of kindness, empathy, and social justice. He believed these qualities when pursued together would make our world a more openhearted, fair, and equitable place for all people to pursue their dreams." Read more in President Bashar Hanna, Ph.D.'s February blog

Preface: There are things that are off-limits in most contexts. Slurs. Words that the vast majority of the community says are harmful. S*vage. S*uaw. N*gger. for example. But as educators, we should not be afraid of using the word when are teaching about the word, about its history, or about its harm. To do so risks being a left-leaning version of the CRT/history erasure that the right is trying to accomplish. The right wants to avoid teaching about it altogether. The left wants to avoid the hard words and images out of fear of doing more harm. But both end up silencing people who are teaching and create recurring cycles of ignorance. We have made the decision to show both the difficult images, as well as images that display the word for the purpose of preventing recurring cycles of ignorance. . . TRIGGER WARNING . . . Also known as "Hit the Coon" or "Hit the N-baby," African Dodger was a common midway game at fairs, carnivals, and circuses from the late 19th century into the 1940s. Widely popular, this game was as ubiquitous as Ferris wheels and roller coasters. The purpose of the game was to hit the target with a baseball - one of your three throws. But this game had a Black human being as the target. “In St. Louis in 1913, it was reported that carnival organizers were "unable for hours today to secure an 'African Dodger' who would allow baseballs to be thrown at his cranium at the usual rate of three for 5 cents;" the reason was that future Hall of Fame fastball pitcher Walter Johnson was rumored to be at the fair ("Don't Want," 1913).” “Dodgers made headlines when they were seriously and horrifically injured-otherwise, they were nameless victims.” (Ferris State Museum, link in bio) The game was so popular that toy versions were sold for at-home play. And free DIY versions were published in magazines. This isn’t CRT. This is Black History. This is U.S. History. #thisIsntCRT #StillNotCRT #crt #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #DEI #DEIB #diversity #equity #inclusion #belonging #BlackHistory #BHM