One question as we look to the future of our schools
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As we consider how and when formal education will resume after this period of quarantine, we must ask ourselves: is what we are doing liberatory? Or is it oppressive?
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Let's start each school day with an acknowledgment of the Indigenous people's land we occupy
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The practice of land acknowledgment dates back centuries (at least) among indigenous communities, and is more common in the mainstream in Australia, New Zealand and Canada than in the U.S., but it is a growing movement here as well.
The idea is that before an event — whether it’s a school day, a sporting event, a meeting or even a family meal — you take a moment to name, thank and consider the people whose displacement allows you to be where you are. Whose historical trauma makes it possible for you to thrive as you do in the place you live?
Read MoreWelcome home, my love, for the first time: a reflection on the urgency of love (and a new song)
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Right now, at this moment, I have two kids: a nine-year-old who is technically my stepson, and a three-year-old who is my biological son.
Julian and I met just before he turned two, so we’ve been together a long time now. Loving and parenting him have changed my life in ways that were immediate and ways that have turned out to be gradual.
When Zeke came, change struck in a bewildering flash.
Read MoreA thoughtful kid's conundrum: Is it bad to play with trucks when real trucks use oil?
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My nine-year-old son, Julian, asked me an interesting question yesterday.
"Is it bad for Zeke to play with trucks?"
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Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people among us who are boldly shaping the future. The long-running series has continued to grow and now lives as an exhibit at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle.