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Racism is Un-American

We have an obligation

“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.”
― Angela Y. Davis   

There are racists and anti-racists

"To recognize that all policies are either racist or anti-racist. …All ideas are either racist or anti-racist. Then we can truly have an accounting of ourselves, of our ideas, of our policies, and of our country."

--Ibram X Kendi


With honor and integrity we can make change

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” 

--Martin Luther King, Jr.

Upcoming Racial Justice Training/Staff Development Opportunities

These trainings are free and for consortium members and students.

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Day of Racial Healing

Learn about this county-wide event: bit.ly/DAR2021

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The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris

Known for bringing a voice to the voiceless

Senator Kamala Harris's commitment to speaking truth is informed by her upbringing. The daughter of immigrants, she was raised in an Oakland, California community that cared deeply about social justice; her parents--an esteemed economist from Jamaica and an admired cancer researcher from India--met as activists in the civil rights movement when they were graduate students at Berkeley. Growing up, Harris herself never hid her passion for justice, and when she became a prosecutor out of law school, a deputy district attorney, she quickly established herself as one of the most innovative change agents in American law enforcement. She progressed rapidly to become the elected District Attorney for San Francisco, and then the chief law enforcement officer of the state of California as a whole. Known for bringing a voice to the voiceless, she took on the big banks during the foreclosure crisis, winning a historic settlement for California's working families. Her hallmarks were applying a holistic, data-driven approach to many of California's thorniest issues, always eschewing stale "tough on crime" rhetoric as presenting a series of false choices. Neither "tough" nor "soft" but smart on crime became her mantra. Being smart means learning the truths that can make us better as a community, and supporting those truths with all our might. That has been the pole star that guided Harris to a transformational career as the top law enforcement official in California, and it is guiding her now as a transformational United States Senator, grappling with an array of complex issues that affect her state, our country, and the world, from health care and the new economy to immigration, national security, the opioid crisis, and accelerating inequality.

By reckoning with the big challenges we face together, drawing on the hard-won wisdom and insight from her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her, Kamala Harris offers in THE TRUTHS WE HOLD a master class in problem solving, in crisis management, and leadership in challenging times. Through the arc of her own life, on into the great work of our day, she communicates a vision of shared struggle, shared purpose, and shared values. In a book rich in many home truths, not least is that a relatively small number of people work very hard to convince a great many of us that we have less in common than we actually do, but it falls to us to look past them and get on with the good work of living our common truth. When we do, our shared effort will continue to sustain us and this great nation, now and in the years to come.

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Resources for Students and teachers: Black Lives matter

As a starting point for helping yourself and your students grow, here are resources to get you start

The Anti-Racist Starter Pack: 40 TV Series, Documentaries, Movies, TED Talks, and Books to Add to Your List

https://parade.com/1046031/breabaker/anti-racist-tv-movies-documentaries-ted-talks-books/?fbclid=IwAR06Pl2Y03RrGAa9VQeNBp3eZbYjvhUYseYxkZvRM5rSgFVYFPQegDuFZKw


Book Recommendation:  Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad 

As an East African, Arab, British, Black, Muslim woman who was born and grew up in the West, and lives in Middle East, Layla has always sat at a unique intersection of identities from which she is able to draw rich and intriguing perspectives. Layla's work is driven by her powerful desire to 'become a good ancestor'; to live and work in ways that leave a legacy of healing and liberation for those who will come after she is gone.


https://www.amazon.com/Me-White-Supremacy-Combat-Ancestor/dp/1728209803/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591982238&sr=8-1


Book Recommendation:  How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi


At its core, racism is a powerful system that creates false hierarchies of human value; its warped logic extends beyond race, from the way we regard people of different ethnicities or skin colors to the way we treat people of different sexes, gender identities, and body types. Racism intersects with class and culture and geography and even changes the way we see and value ourselves. In How to Be an Antiracist, Kendi takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideas—from the most basic concepts to visionary possibilities—that will help readers see all forms of racism clearly, understand their poisonous consequences, and work to oppose them in our systems and in ourselves.


https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Antiracist-Ibram-Kendi-ebook/dp/B07D2364N5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KZY1GWUUAB0O&dchild=1&keywords=how+to+bean+antiracist+by+ibram+x.+kendi&qid=1591980888&sprefix=how+to+be+%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1


Book Recommendation: White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin De Angelo


“As powerful forces of white racism again swell, DiAngelo invites white progressives to have a courageous conversation about their culture of complicity. . . . White Fragility provides important antiracist understanding and essential strategies for well-intentioned white people who truly endeavor to be a part of the solution.”
—Glenn E. Singleton, author of Courageous Conversations About Race


“White fragility is the secret ingredient that makes racial conversations so difficult and achieving racial equity even harder. But by exposing it and showing us all—including white folks—how it operates and how it hurts us, individually and collectively, Robin DiAngelo has performed an invaluable service. An indispensable volume for understanding one of the most important (and yet rarely appreciated) barriers to achieving racial justice.”
—Tim Wise, author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807047414?tag=randohouseinc7986-20

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Strength in Women of Color through the Years at NASA

Do you know these women and what they have accomplished?

Read the next page and see how powerful women of color lead us into the future.  Thank you to these great pioneers who shifted the paradigm of women and women of color in the space program!

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How to Respond to Racial Micro-aggressions When They Occur

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