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Virus Of Hate: Plagues And Anti-Asian Racism, Then And Now Most people think of the bubonic plague as the disease that killed a third of Europe’s population back in the Middle Ages. “The plague never really went away,” says David Randall, a reporter and author of the history book, "Black Death at the Golden Gate." Randall describes how the plague killed more than 7 million people in Asia and the Pacific Islands in the late 1800s, when modern global shipping began. “It was only a matter of time before it reached San Francisco.” In March of 1900, a Chinese day laborer named Won Chut King was close to death. Abolitionist Teaching Book Club 2020 Dr. Bettina L. Love is an award-winning author and the Athletic Association Endowed Professor at the University of Georgia. She is one of the field’s most esteemed educational researchers.

Support organizations fighting for Black lives and racial justice — Donate via AB Charities In the last year, more 1,000 people have been killed by police, with Black Americans targeted at a disproportionately higher rate. The murder of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers highlighted the violence and brutality law enforcement inflicts on Black communities every day. Now cities and towns across America are rallying in support of Black lives and protesting state violence. We are asking you to support numerous organizations that are working on the frontlines to report the stories directly from the protests, change policies governing police, provide assistance to those facing a biased and unjust legal system, and organize a collective voice for change. Please consider giving $1 to these each of these organizations:

Frequently Asked Questions About Ending Qualified Immunity - Institute for Justice What is qualified immunity? “Qualified immunity” is a special protection for government officials the U.S. Supreme Court created in 1982 as an act of judicial policymaking. By default, all government officials are immune from liability if they violate your rights. The Easter massacre of 1873—and the subsequent Supreme Court decision that sabotaged Reconstruction I have a hard time with the fact that, across the United States, so many of these shrines to hate and white supremacy still exist. Colfax, a small town with a population of 1,492, is over 61% African American. Yet, the marker still stands. Diversity Lecture Explores Education’s “Contradictory Intersection” How can we ensure that today’s classrooms benefit all students and not just some? One way is to take a close look at the practices we take for granted, says Kevin Kumashiro, PhD, internationally-recognized expert on educational equity and social justice and former dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. In his moving keynote address at the GSEAP Diversity Lecture last March, Dr. Kumashiro called on attendees to consider what is the prevailing ‘common sense’ in education today that must be changed. Recalling past examples of ‘common sense’ of the time and day, Dr.

The White Man in That Photo Sometimes photographs deceive. Take this one, for example. It represents John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s rebellious gesture the day they won medals for the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and it certainly deceived me for a long time. Books and Resources to Help You Raise Anti-Racist Children America is still deeply racially divided — nothing has made that more clear than the murders of members of the Black community at the hands of law enforcement. Now more than ever, it’s time for a change. And that change can start at home. 20 Picture Books for 2020: Readings to Embrace Race, Provide Solace & Do Good Joy’s rhythmic verses and Holmes’s vivid artwork combine to offer a celebration of Black American culture and history that connects current movements for social justice to past Civil Rights movements, offering context and continuity between generations. On one spread, “Black is the power of a movement in pain” accompanies pictures of people holding signs saying “I am a man,” “Equal Rights,” and “Black Lives Matter.” The powerful images alternate between everyday children and families, and famous historical figures such as Thurgood Marshall, Billie Holiday, and Paul Lawrence Dunbar, whose work is referenced poetically in the text. Two verses repeat throughout the pages: “Black is a color. / Black is a culture” and “My color is Black.”

Experts: Dismantling racism will require white people to take an honest look inward - CTInsider.com The killing of George Floyd has ignited calls for Americans to start seriously discussing racism in this country. But those who are deep into the work of dismantling racism know that it’s long past time for the conversation, and that one more African American killed by police or others won’t necessarily inspire white people to examine how they need to change. Addys Castillo is executive director of the Citywide Youth Coalition and a founding organizer with the Elm City-Undoing Racism Organizing Collective, which holds anti-racism training sessions. She believes Floyd’s killing and the protests that have followed have created “the perfect storm for a revolution to really take place” in how Americans look at and talk about race and the “systemic way in which people of color have been treated in this country.” It won’t be helpful, however, unless there’s agreement on what the problem is and people are will to do the work “that is bringing humanity back into the equation,” she said.