by RossDCPS | Jun 18, 2020 | Social Justice
I’m talking with professor Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and the Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. We talk about racial disparities, policy, and equality, but we really focus...
by RossDCPS | Jun 18, 2020 | Social Justice
Luvvie Ajayi isn’t afraid to speak her mind or to be the one dissenting voice in a crowd, and neither should you. “Your silence serves no one,” says the writer, activist and self-proclaimed professional troublemaker. In this bright, uplifting talk,...
by RossDCPS | Jun 18, 2020 | Social Justice
With this special edition we focus on amplifying Black voices and African American experiences through literary words and artistic expressions in children’s and young adult books. Click here for more information.
by RossDCPS | Jun 18, 2020 | Social Justice
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is a New York Times bestselling author and the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. A professor of history and international relations and a frequent public speaker, Kendi is a contributing writer at...
by RossDCPS | Jun 18, 2020 | Social Justice
We aren’t here as teachers for this post. We are here as parents. Naomi and I are primary teachers. We have been working together (from across the country) since 2016, coming up with the social studies curriculum that we wish we had when we were little. For such a...
by RossDCPS | Jun 18, 2020 | Social Justice
At age 2-and-a-half, children can start developing and observing racial biases they see in the world around them. “Once they get to age 4 and 5, it’s a critical time when White children, for example, begin to exhibit obvious bias,” says Dr. White. “And Black children...