January 15, 1991 ~ In Board of Education of Oklahoma City Schools v. Dowell, U. S. Supreme Court ended federal desegregation order even though it will cause racial re-segregation of the school system.
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Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 14, 1931 ~ Black residents of Maryville, Missouri, fled the city after a white mob chained a Black man, Raymond Gunn, accused of killing a white teacher to the top of the schoolhouse and burned it down, killing the man without a trial.
Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 13, 1957 ~ In Montgomery, Alabama, the congregations of four Black churches gathered for Sunday services three days after their churches and two homes were bombed.
Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 12, 1896 ~ Mob of 20 sets fire to Jefferson Parish, Louisiana home of Patrick (white) and Charlotte (Black) Morris, who were burned to death; their son, Patrick Morris Jr., escape with his life.
Middle School Advisory
One of the things that I promised myself is that I would finish the stack of digital stories that I started yet did not complete in 2021. This is the second. I spent about 10 minutes in a classroom at the Rivers School in Weston, Massachusetts, during a Middle School Advisory meeting. I need toContinue reading “Middle School Advisory”
Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 11, 1960 ~ Georgia Governor Ernest Vandiver Jr. threatened to withhold state funding from any public school that attempted to integrate Black and white students.
The Other Black Girl
I read this book to assess its suitability as a 2022 summer reading selection for grades 9 through 12 at The Rivers School in Weston, Massachusett. My conclusion is that high school students will not yet have the life experience and frame of reference to understand the racism and microaggressions that Black women face inContinue reading “The Other Black Girl”
A Day in the Life of a Substitute Teacher
8:30 AM: A Block Foundations of Sculpture Art Around the Sculpture Room Loves in Flowers People Pile The students worked on Wire Sculptures ooking for clear gesture and good craftsmanship. 9:20 AM: B Block Advanced Art Refections of Birds A student paints on a mirror. Birds are connected to memories she has of her grandmother.Continue reading “A Day in the Life of a Substitute Teacher”
Day in the History of Racial Injustice
January 10, 1966 ~Vernon Dahmer, black business person and voting rights activist, died after his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was firebombed.
Relentless Robin 