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Racial Justice Challenge Day 7
What are the last 5 books you have read? What is the racial mix of the authors? These are the books I have finished, continuously use in my work or I am currently working through. I love them all. Becoming by Michelle Obama Innovators Mindset by George Couros The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas… Read more
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Racial Justice Challenge Day 6
Who are your closest friends? What is the racial mix in this group? Reflect on this. My current friend group is very small. In retrospect, in high school and in undergraduate schooling, it was large due to being associated with many social organizations. I now believe that my social circles need to be small and… Read more
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Racial Justice Challenge Day 5
What is the racial makeup of social media friends/followers/who you follow? The racial makeup of my social media friends/followers and who I follow depends on the social media platform. On twitter, I think I have a good mix of people from many racial identities. On Instagram, I think the majority of people I am connected… Read more
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Racial Justice Challenge Day 4
What percentage of the day are you able to be with people of your own racial identity? Describe a time, if applicable, where you were the only person of your racial identity group (or one of very few) present. What did you notice? Feel? Great question. Although not easy to answer, because I find this… Read more
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Racial Justice Challenge Day 3
How the History of Blackface Is Rooted in Racism https://www.history.com/news/blackface-history-racism-origins I chose this article as my Day 3 post because of how crucial examining “Blackface” is for our communities and its origin in history. In my second year as an Administrator, our student body challenged each other to increase our school energy during sporting… Read more
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Racial Justice Challenge Day 2
Today’s prompt: Respond an episode from a popular podcast called, “Code Switch”. Behind The Lies My Teacher Told Me https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=638555068 After listening to the Podcast on “The Lies My Teacher Told Me”, I find myself asking…what other lies have been told and by which teacher told me those lies! The conversation between the hosts is… Read more
