#Desegregation

BJ Thompson

bj116

The History ot Reperations. Why is this such a difficult conversation? In my lifetime it’s been so strange to see such heated debate over simply paying restitution. Only conclusion I’ve

Adam Lane Smith

TheBrometheus

American identity politics have a weird and convoluted history. To understand it, you need to know how “white” and “black” were formed.Thread: America originally had a binary system: Those who

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

There may be a few who don't get it, but most do.In 2016, lots of Trump voters may not have understood what they are voting for—but not this time.Consider the

s.i ohumu

si_ohumu

listening to the times’ 1619 podamerica is, and has always been, wild.the government sent its military to steal land from the original indigenous people, then sold the stolen land for

Anthony B. Bradley

drantbradley

I’m teaching a class on US racial views & bell hooks is such a massive lament knowing that 90+% of our 2020 race tensions wouldn’t exist had white Christian conservatives

Amene

Ange_Amene

I wish y’all wouldn’t test me like this.But okay In 1974 Joe Biden supported an education bill that would restrict federal funds to schools who integrated. He also wrote the

Remi Ryans 🌻

AnansiRyans

Being restrained by a police officer at 5 y/o because I walked out of a shop with a toy fireman’s hat on by accident. At 6, be forced by my

Midgeman

midgemangames1

So I went on a walk the other night with a friend of mine and we got talking about #blacklivesmatter movement, and he hadn't realised how recent segregation in

Miranda Yaver

mirandayaver

55 yrs ago today, Lyndon Johnson signed into law Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII of which is now at stake wrt LGBT rights). On this anniversary, re-upping my

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AfrocenCHICK

The movement to #KeepSchoolsOpen seems positive on the surface, and like one we should all be aligned with, but upon further inspection we find a startling trend of silencing BIPOC

Michelle Rinehart

HowWeTeach

THREAD: One of the gaps / learning edges I identified for myself a year ago as I was preparing to go Harvard was: engaging in conversations about race, specifically about

Kevin Goebel 🏳️‍🌈

kgoebel

When Kennedy picked Johnson to be his running-mate in 1960, many of JFK’s advisers were aghast. Organized labor universally opposed LBJ and JFK’s advisers said he was too conservative for

Mike Spangenberg

MikeSpangenberg

It's 8am on a Saturday so we're where any normal person would want to be: at an MPS Board Retreat presentation of a school boundary study. Stay tuned for updates!

WitnessNow

Peaceful_411

History Lesson for the Day: In context of Watergate scandal, Operation Gemstone was a proposed series of clandestine acts, including plans to kidnap particular "radical" leaders who might cause trouble at the

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Trump's attack on the Postal Service is yet another attempt by a Republican to destroy government in order to consolidate power and expedite profit.There's a disturbing history of this.Here's what

MursenaryGary, RN CEN

mursenarygary

I grew up in a military, conservative, Republican household. My dad was very conservative. I am grateful for my parents, who, by all accounts, raised me well. There are some