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Quiet as It's Kept, C is for Colorism | Part II

Quiet as It's Kept, C is for Colorism | Part II

Colorism is quite frankly and endless Game of who’s the lightest and who’s the darkest.  In this game, the darkest skinned individuals are always the losers. In this game, our...

Quiet as It's Kept, C is for Colorism | Part II

Colorism is quite frankly and endless Game of who’s the lightest and who’s the darkest.  In this game, the darkest skinned individuals are always the losers. In this game, our...

Quiet as It's Kept, C is for Colorism | a Series

Quiet as It's Kept, C is for Colorism | a Series

To me, colorism is saying “she’s pretty for a dark skinned girl”Colorism is subconsciously showing preferential treatment to lighter skinned individualsColorism is the doorman of a club only selecting light skinned women to enter the...

Quiet as It's Kept, C is for Colorism | a Series

To me, colorism is saying “she’s pretty for a dark skinned girl”Colorism is subconsciously showing preferential treatment to lighter skinned individualsColorism is the doorman of a club only selecting light skinned women to enter the...

R is for "Racist Nursery Rhymes"?? 🤔

R is for "Racist Nursery Rhymes"?? 🤔

Those who are never on the receiving end of actual racism are probably unaware that many of their forefathers were absolutely obsessed with race and weaved it very tightly into the...

R is for "Racist Nursery Rhymes"?? 🤔

Those who are never on the receiving end of actual racism are probably unaware that many of their forefathers were absolutely obsessed with race and weaved it very tightly into the...

B is for Black Children's Books, Black Characters & Black Voices!

B is for Black Children's Books, Black Characte...

Who is going to do that for our children if we don't? The answer is NOBODY. Yes, their are the Ezra Jack Keats and Andrea Beatys- who choose Black main...

B is for Black Children's Books, Black Characte...

Who is going to do that for our children if we don't? The answer is NOBODY. Yes, their are the Ezra Jack Keats and Andrea Beatys- who choose Black main...

Beginning Steps for Ensuring Black Students feel a Since of Belonging

Beginning Steps for Ensuring Black Students fee...

It didn't take long for me to realize that I had to go into Black Pride overdrive for my students. I was going to make sure that these Black children whose lives...

Beginning Steps for Ensuring Black Students fee...

It didn't take long for me to realize that I had to go into Black Pride overdrive for my students. I was going to make sure that these Black children whose lives...

Black Children in Inherently Racist School Systems and Structures

Black Children in Inherently Racist School Syst...

Given that the foundational years of American education occurred during a time when it was frowned up-on, forbidden and in many states illegal to educate Black people; it only takes the smallest amount of...

Black Children in Inherently Racist School Syst...

Given that the foundational years of American education occurred during a time when it was frowned up-on, forbidden and in many states illegal to educate Black people; it only takes the smallest amount of...