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Celebrate Black History Month with Meaningful Conversations! 🌟 As we embrace the significance of Black History Month, it's crucial for us as parents to engage our children in conversations that honor the contributions and struggles of Black Americans throughout history. 📚💬 Today I'm sharing 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dDUnr23g This treasure trove offers a plethora of resources designed to facilitate discussions about civil rights, social justice, and the enduring legacy of Black leaders and movements. Whether you're looking to deepen your own understanding or guide your children through this essential learning journey, these resources serve as a beacon of knowledge and empathy. Let's seize this opportunity to foster empathy, understanding, and appreciation for the rich tapestry of Black history and culture. 🌍✊ Let's honor Black History Month not just with a passing acknowledgment, but with active engagement and reflection. Together, let's amplify the voices and stories that have shaped our collective history and continue to inspire us today. 💡📖 #BlackHistoryMonth #Education #CivilRights #Empathy #Parenting #LearningTogether

Support and affirm Black students and youth with these classics on antiracist teaching, social justice education, culturally responsive teaching, and more—now 25% off: https://lnkd.in/eCgyQ5CT

How is this mindset propagated generationally and reinforced throug institutions and business and social organisations ? #AskGPT #ColonialForever #InterGenerationalDominance The mindset of colonial dominance and racial hierarchy is propagated generationally and reinforced through various institutions and social organizations in several ways: https://lnkd.in/g9z8_KNE

Today we honor Juneteenth and celebrate the emancipation and freedom of Black people once enslaved. White supremacy was interwoven with the founding and history of the U.S., our capital, and DC. The nation’s capital was established on land annexed from Potomac slave plantations. Enslaved African Americans constructed the White House and the Capitol. For their forced labor, enslaved African Americans received no wages, while the government paid their enslavers. Washington, DC was also a bustling thoroughfare for the slave trade, with traffickers selling enslaved African Americans throughout the South. https://lnkd.in/dyHwN9h8 Today—160 years after the Civil War—there are resurgent forces glorifying our history of slavery. Just one month ago, in May 2024 Shenandoah County School Board voted to rename two Virginia public schools after Confederate Generals who fought to keep African Americans in bondage. In June 2024 the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights went to court on behalf of the VA NAACP and five Shenandoah high school students—to challenge the School Board’s action to take Shenandoah backward in time. We are proud to stand with those courageous VA students fighting for their right to education free of racial discrimination. Please stand with us. https://lnkd.in/dfDtK2wv #Juneteenth #racialjustice #StandWithUs #Reparations

George Washington's 110 Badass Rules for Civility When George Washington was a mere 14-year old lad, he penned 110 Rules of Civility. These lessons detailed personal and private etiquette as well as guidance to treat others with respect, sensibility, and benevolence. Historians believe that the lessons (written by Washington in his grade school workbook) were likely inspired by 16th-century French Jesuits. Although a few lessons are probably period-specific (and gross, "kill no vermin, or fleas, lice, ticks in the sight of others; if you see any filth or thick spittle put your foot dexterously upon it) almost all of the lessons embrace the need for decent behavior. After reading all 110, they are as relevant today and are sorely needed given the incivility found everywhere from impatient customers at a local coffee shop to venomous bickering between lawyers in court. My favorite is the last rule, "Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience." That profound guiding force that helps us distinguish between right and wrong. This lesson highlights the importance of staying true to one's moral compass, even in the face of adversity. So the next time you want to spit into a fire or "shew [something] to your friend that may affright him", think, what would 14-year old Washington want you to do? #law #lawyer #generalcounsel #leadership #empathy #personalgrowth #personalgoals #presidents #moralcompass #civility

Interesting profile of Mike Majors, one of the workshop participants who came to the Getty Center for our Conserving Black Modernism training in April!

"Well it's not just the name calling, it's also how people isolate each other, creating the situation where you're over there and we're over here." In the early 1990s, CMY (then called the Ethnic Youth Issues Network) released a report as part of the “Difrnt Colours, One People” national public education campaign rolled out by The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. ⁠ The report, called 'Young People and Racism: A Report on a Consultation Held with Young People' was a way to bring young people’s views to the forefront when it came to publicly responding to racism. ⁠ Learn more about the report and CMY's history here: https://lnkd.in/gbKVcpFi ⁠ [Image Description: There is a tall, black poster. In white text up the top of the poster is: "A campaign for young people against racism." Down the poster, are 4 words written in large, hand-drawn letters that read: "Different. Colours. One. People." In order the colours are lilac, yellow, pink and blue. Underneath this at the bottom are the words "You can make a difference," in white text.]⁠

In commemoration of #Juneteenth, let’s acknowledge that each step toward justice requires honesty, unity, courage, and perseverance. May this day inspire our ongoing pursuit for a society where liberty and justice truly extend to all. To learn more: https://loom.ly/GtLUuHs

The first profile in our Black History Month series of important contributors to criminal justice and reentry issues is historian and professor Elizabeth Hinton. She has written about mass incarceration and the modern history of incarceration for numerous publishers, newspapers, magazines, and journals, and continues to expand the horizons of our understanding of the criminal justice system and its impacts. Check out her book The Making of Mass Incarceration, and learn more about her research at https://lnkd.in/e2_T92Ti

Insights all IHEs need to understand and act upon!