Earn the Trust by Showing Up. Every Day.

 Hi Friends!

Happy Black History Month! I hope all of you will take the content you may have seen this month and find ways to apply it every single month going forward. Black History is American (and World) History. Here’s a great article by N’dea Yancey-Bragg called “Why is Black History Month in February? How do you celebrate? Everything you need to know.” (USA Today, 2/1/21)

This month, we had two great discussion events centered around (small) actions we can take and supporting each other in our anti-racist work. We’d love to hold more, ideally on a regular basis. More to come!

I would like to highlight an upcoming screening of “Pushout” being hosted by the Arlington Branch of the NAACP’s Education Committee on March 8.

I would also like to call particular attention to Angie Franklin’s “Ghosted by Allies: Why BIPOC Still Can’t Trust White People With Social Justice” (The Bold Italic, 2/4/21). Friends, this is where so much of the self-work of white people must be. White people have to choose this work, every day, over and over, no matter what. BIPOC do not get to choose — white supremacy and systemic racism choose for them.

LOCAL UPDATES:
- Theresa Vargas writes “In ‘achingly beautiful’ letters to Biden, students who are learning English, working full time and taking care of siblings share their hopes” about Arlington students (Washington Post, 2/6/21)
- Mary Kadera is running for Arlington School Board — check out her Equity page.
- The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney has a newsletter called “The Justice Digest” which has really great updates about a new Conviction Review Unit (CRU), a new Community Advisory Board, and an outline of the future of Restorative Justice in Arlington
- Challenging Racism is holding another session of “Learning How” starting March 4.
- Arlington County’s Police Practices Work Group released its recommendations.
- Arlington County is moving forward with its Affordable Housing Master Plan and you can find more about Missing Middle Housing.
- Robert McCartney writes “Coronavirus cost them their jobs. Government relief meant they could pay the rent.” about Arlington Thrive (Washington Post, 2/15/21)
- Now that Arlington County has agreed with activists to change its logo, it is seeking concepts from the public.
- Arlington Magazine highlights “10 Black History Icons, Landmarks and Milestones” (2/11/21)
- Rina Rapuano writes “Two Arlingtonians Honored with Black History Month Award” (Arlington Magazine, 2/18/21)
- Jane Green writes “Making Room: Arlington Can’t Afford to Ignore Fair Housing Anymore” (ArlNow, 2/1/21)
- Detta Kissel and Charles Head write “Progressive Voice: Municipal Broadband — Better, Faster, Cheaper” (ArlNow 2/8/21)
- Latrina M. Johnson writes “OPINION: A Black principal’s case against educator neutrality” (The Hechinger Report, 2/3/21)

ALLYSHIP:
Organizing White Men For Collective Liberation
We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom, by Bettina L. Love
- Eric Deggans speaks about “‘Not Racist’ Is Not Enough: Putting In The Work To Be Anti-Racist” (NPR, 8/25/20)
- Liz Clarke writes “‘End racism,’ the NFL implored. So what about the Chiefs’ name?” (Washington Post, 2/5/21)
- Mark Whitaker writes “400 years of the African American experience, told by a ‘choir’ of Black voices” (Washington Post, 2/5/21), book review of Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019
- Ernest Owens writes “I don’t need or want corporations celebrating Black History Month” (Washington Post, 2/5/21)
- Hau Chu writes “Late-night TV sensation Amber Ruffin and her sister co-wrote a book about racism. And, yes, it’s hilarious.” (Washington Post, 2/8/21)
- Google is trying to make it easier to support Black-owned businesses.
- Keisha N. Blain writes “Five myths about Black history” (Washington Post, 2/19/21)
- John Kelly writes “The Great Migration becomes a great subject for District high school students” (Washington Post, 2/23/21)
- Haben Kelati writes “Blues singer ‘Big Mama’ Thornton had a hit with ‘Hound Dog.’ Then Elvis came along.” (Washington Post, 2/24/21)
- A group member shared “Resources for Conversations with Children about Anti-Racism” from Syracuse University Libraries
- Nicole Capó Martínez writes “Cross-sector infrastructure creates the foundation for systems change” (Strive Together, 2/23/21)
- McGuire Woods released a report called “ZONING AND SEGREGATION IN VIRGINIA: PART 1: Why Virginia Needs a Study of Zoning Laws and Their Connection to Segregation
- John R. Crane writes “WATCH NOW: In passionate Averett speech, Stacey Abrams says building community requires trust, imagination, action” (Martinsville Bulletin, 1/17/21)
- Learning for Justice shares “Teaching Black History Beyond February” (2/24/21)
- The Atlantic created “Inheritance: A project about American history, Black life, and the resilience of memory
- Krista Tippett hosts Resmaa Menakem in “Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence” (On Being, 6/4/20)

INCLUSION:
- Emily Giambalvo writes “It’s hard to find children’s books with Black characters, so a coach’s family wrote its own” (Washington Post, 2/12/21)
- Maria Sacchetti writes “Without citizenship, many Latinos in this Atlanta suburb stay silent” (Washington Post, 2/12/21)
- Jennifer Miller writes “For younger job seekers, diversity and inclusion in the workplace aren’t a preference. They’re a requirement.” (Washington Post, 2/18/21)
- Lala Tanmoy Das writes “The inclusivity trap: Asking patients for their pronouns helps us treat them — unless they shut down” (Washington Post, 2/19/21)
- Cristina Baussan, Letícia Duarte, Ottavia Spaggiari, and Sarah Stillman write “When Climate Change and Xenophobia Collide” (The New Yorker, 2/16/21)
- Sarah Holder writes “Who Maps the World?” (CityLab, 3/14/18)

ANTI-ASIAN RACISM:
- Kathleen Hou writes “Swallowing Our Bitterness” (The Cut, 2/19/21)
- Andrew Wang writes “Anti-Asian violence is surging. But we can’t answer bigotry with bigotry.” (Washington Post, 2/23/21)
- Madeleine Aggeler writes “The U.S. Is Seeing a Massive Spike in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes” (The Cut, 2/10/21)

VACCINE DISPARITIES:
- Theresa Vargas writes “They thought they’d be near the front of the line for the vaccine. Now, they don’t know where they stand.” (Washington Post, 2/13/21)
- Ari Shapiro writes “Early Data Shows Striking Racial Disparities In Who’s Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine” (NPR, 1/28/21)
- Abby Goodnough and Jan Hoffman write “The Wealthy Are Getting More Vaccinations, Even in Poorer Neighborhoods” (The New York Times, 2/2/21)

BASIC SURVIVAL NEEDS (HUNGER, HOUSING, HEALTH):
- Drew Friedman writes “In Arlington, Combating Hunger An All-Hands Effort” (Arlington Magazine, 2/4/21)
- Cathy Free writes “Restaurants throw away a lot of food. These volunteers pick it up first and take it to people who are hungry.” (Washington Post, 2/12/21)
- Washington Post staff write “Going to bed hungry” (Washington Post, 1/27/21)
- Michael Pollan writes “The efficiency curse” (Washington Post, 2/5/21)
- Kyle Swenson writes “The stimulus relieved short-term pain, but eviction’s impact is a long haul” (Washington Post, 2/8/21)
- Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib write “Opinion: Water is a human right. It’s time we start treating it as one.” (Washington Post, 2/15/21)
- Jerusalem Demsas writes “America’s racist housing rules really can be fixed” (Vox, 2/17/21)
- Nimra Shahid and Marie Patino write “A New Survey of New Yorkers Exposes Pandemic Inequality” (CityLab, 2/24/21)
- Pam Fessler writes “For Black Families, Evictions Are Still At A Crisis Point — Despite Moratorium” (NPR, 2/24/21)
- Nick Martin writes “How to Stop Poisoning Children” (The New Republic, 2/19/21)
- Abigail Williams and Peace Gwam write “Domestic Violence Survivors Urgently Need Housing Stability and Solutions during the Pandemic” (Urban Institute, 2/2/21)

ECONOMIC INJUSTICE:
United For Alice advocates for people who are ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). Learn more about this group in Virginia so you can incorporate their lived experiences into your advocacy.
- Fredrick Kunkle writes “Auto insurers unfairly set rates based on drivers’ education and occupations, consumer group says” (Washington Post, 1/28/21)
- Theresa Vargas writes “An announcement about a cherished community hub turned into real talk about the need for Black D.C. residents to own a piece of the city” (Washington Post, 2/3/21)
- Robert McCartney writes “Historian: Black Power Movement once thrived in D.C., but recent mayors have “set aside” its goal of empowering poor” (Washington Post, 2/8/21)
- Harold J. Logan writes “Opinion: Black Americans can get ahead by enlisting the support of American capitalists” (Washington Post, 2/9/21)
- The National Low Income Housing Coalition released its latest Tenant Talk report, “The Enduring Crisis: Fighting for Racial & Housing Justice” (Winter 2021, Volume 12, Issue 1)
- Jennifer Blatz writes “Blatz: Biden Must Make Student Loan Forgiveness a Priority — Not Just for Graduates, But for the Economy and for Long-Term Fairness” (The 74 Million, 2/22/21)
- Oliver Milman writes “‘People should be alarmed’: air pollution in US subway systems stuns researchers” (The Guardian, 2/10/21)
- Cinnamon Janzer writes “What Role Can Cities Play in Reparations? Some Aim to Find Out” (Next City, 2/10/21)

EDUCATION:
- Perry Stein writes “The racial disparities over who is returning to D.C. classrooms puts equity spotlight on reopening plan” (Washington Post, 1/30/21)
- Rucker C. Johnson’s book Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works (2019)
- Heather Osterman-Davis writes “I’m a Disabled Parent. It Took a Pandemic to Let Me Join the P.T.A.” (New York Times, 2/2/21)
- Here’s a better link about the Leading Equity Center’s “Annihilating Racial Injustice in Schools” content.
- The Leading Equity Center shared “How Can I be Antiracist in a Virtual Environment?
- Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and John D. Harden write “To protect taxpayer dollars, the Education Dept. is disproportionately auditing Black and Latino college students” (Washington Post, 2/7/21)
- Arlene Ford writes “OPINION: How the racism of ‘good’ teachers can hurt kids” (The Hechinger Report, 2/23/21)
- Tina Deines writes “Outdoor preschools grow in popularity but most serve middle-class white kids” (The Hechinger Report, 2/19/21)
- Caroline Preston and Sarah Butrymowicz write “How the pandemic has altered school discipline — perhaps forever” (The Hechinger Report, 2/20/21)
- Jon Marcus writes “As admissions season descends, wealthier applicants once again have the advantage” (The Hechinger Report, 2/19/21)
- Integrated Schools has two new podcasts called “Third Wave School Desegregation: A Call for Real Integration” (2/3/21) and “EPIC’s “Nothing About Us”: Youth Theater on Integration” (2/17/21)
- Michael A. DiNapoli Jr. writes “Eroding Opportunity: COVID-19’s Toll on Student Access to Well-Prepared and Diverse Teachers” (Learning Policy Institute, 2/10/21)
- New America shares resources about “Culturally Responsive Education Resources for Federal, State, and Local Stakeholders
- Unidos US shared “A Path Forward for Latinos: Laying the Groundwork for Equity in Higher Education” (2020)

CRIMINAL SYSTEM:
- Rebecca Epstein and Toella Pliakas write “Opinion: The police must see Black girls as the children they are” (Washington Post, 2/3/21)
- Robert Klemko writes “An American police killing viewed through the eyes of policing experts in three countries” (Washington Post, 2/22/21)
- Amelia Thomson-Devaux, Laura Bronner and Damini Sharma “Police Misconduct Costs Cities Millions Every Year. But That’s Where The Accountability Ends.” (The Marshall Project, 2/22/21)
- The ACLU hosted “How Do We End Racism in Policing?” (2/1/21)

UNDERSTANDING EXTREMISM:
- Marc Fisher writes “Eroding trust, spreading fear: The historical ties between pandemics and extremism” (Washington Post, 2/15/21)
- The Southern Poverty Law Center released its annual “The Year in Hate and Extremism” report.
- Lecia Brooks, chief of staff of the SPLC, testified to Congress about “Dollars against Democracy: Domestic Terrorist Financing in the Aftermath of Insurrection” (2/25/21)

Because my updates are coming less frequently, I am often unable to tell all of you about upcoming action items. Our Facebook page is better about this (thanks to Leah!), and you can also subscribe to updates from these organizations:
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), SURJ NoVa, and SURJ DC
NAACPArlington Chapter NAACP
National Low Income Housing Coalition
ACLU
Black Lives Matter
Color of Change
We of Action (WofA VA)
CASA
Please share others you rely on for your anti-racist action items!

Forward, together.

Emily
Listen. Amplify. Follow.

The Work Continues

 Hi Friends,

I’m inviting each of you to join us for a virtual supportive conversation with group members called “Going Together”. We’re holding the event during two different dates — February 10 and February 17. Please feel free to come to one or both. We look forward to seeing you there. If this goes well, we’ll consider hosting more to support your anti-racism work.

I’m also excited to announce that I’m participating in Arlington For Justice’s “Let’s Talk” series on February 2. Please tune in on Facebook live and ask questions.

I’m thinking differently about how I categorize the resources I share with all of you, and that translates to how we think about the work we are doing to address injustices in our communities. One of my current touchstones is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which clarifies the priorities of human survival and ability to thrive. The baseline includes food and shelter, followed by safety, followed by love and belonging.

- I am consistently distressed at our society’s dependence upon charity and volunteers to meet the baseline needs of our community members who are hungry and/or without shelter. While there are governmental programs that attempt to address these needs, they are wholly inadequate. What is it about our society that we relegate people who are suffering from basic survival needs to a safety net full of holes and gaps in coverage?

- I am more and more motivated to understand human belonging and what happens when members of our communities are rejected or cast out of society and belonging. Is this a factor in what drives people to hate and violence? And if so, what are we doing as individuals and as a society to change the way we react to inappropriate behavior? This is one of the huge differences between our current criminal system and restorative justice, for example. But this also applies to our personal relationships — what are we each doing to call people in, to facilitate their progress along the continuum from actively racist to actively anti-racist?

- I am also personally aware of my own tendencies towards white saviorism, something I work every day to unlearn, but that you might see come across sometimes in my updates and my focus on our most vulnerable community members. Know that my hope is not for more feel-good bandaid efforts, however, but that my hope is for systemic change that addresses the root causes of suffering so that the charitable and volunteer work is no longer relied upon for survival.

I hope all of you have had the chance to breathe a little more deeply since January 20. While it is good and right to celebrate that milestone, it is also good and right to remember that the work continues. Very little has truly changed about the challenges that still face us. Our new national leadership will not be able to accomplish its goals without our continued advocacy and activism propelling them forward. Do not be too quick to forget the realities we have just left behind — they will not remain in the past for they are following us, waiting for another chance to challenge our resolve. We must not rest; we must show that our vision for the future is stronger than theirs, because it includes all of us.

Monica Hesse writes “Inauguration Day was a milestone, but it’s not the destination” (Washington Post, 1/20/21). The only way to go is forward.

LOCAL UPDATES:
- The Black Heritage Museum of Arlington, Virginia has relocated to 2611 Columbia Pike. They will be reopening to the public soon! They expressed appreciation to the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization (CPRO) for their assistance in their unexpected, last minute relocation.
- APS is looking for more members for the Advisory Council on Teaching & Learning (ACTL) and the Budget Advisory Council (BAC). You can find out more here (including how to apply). This is a good way to add more anti-racist voices to the groups who advise our Superintendent and the School Board.
- A reminder that Arlington County is engaged in its Housing Arlington: Affordable Housing Master Plan Review process. They are holding listening tour meetings with each zip code as well as accepting online feedback.
- Rock Spring UCC and Calloway Methodist UMC created “Courageous Conversations for our Community: How to Be an Anti-Racist in Arlington” (PDF, January 2021)
- Emma Rubin at The COVID Tracking Project created this graphic, comparing “Highest Racial Disparities in Case Fatality Rates” as of October 21, 2020, which includes Arlington, VA compared nationally and to other parts of the country. Thanks to the Arlington chapter of the NAACP for sharing this.

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RESPONSES TO THE JANUARY 6 CAPITOL INSURRECTION:
- Robert Klemko, Kimberly Kindy, Kim Bellware and Derek Hawkins write “Kid glove treatment of pro-Trump mob contrasts with strong-arm police tactics against Black Lives Matter, activists say” (Washington Post, 1/6/21)
- Michele L. Norris writes “Believe what you saw. With all this country’s white grievance, it was inevitable.” (Washington Post, 1/7/21)
- Petula Dvorak writes “Did you see the law enforcement response to the rioters taking over the Capitol? This is what White privilege looks like.” (Washington Post, 1/7/21)
- Steve Inskeep writes “How Police Handled Pro-Trump Mob Compared With Protesters For Black Racial Justice” (NPR, 1/7/21)
- Petula Dvorak writes “The Trump mob gave us #GuyOnPorch and #WomanInCar — the real Americans” (Washington Post, 1/8/21)
- Mark Guarino, Amy B. Wang and Brady Dennis write “Black Americans reflect on a brutal week: ‘We are sick and tired of being sick and tired’” (Washington Post, 1/9/21)
- Courtland Milloy writes “The riot at the Capitol shouldn’t have been a surprise. We were all warned.” (Washington Post, 1/12/21)
- Thomas B. Edsall writes “White Riot: How racism, grievance, resentment and the fear of diminished status came together to fuel violence and mayhem on Jan. 6.” (The New York Times, 1/13/21)
- Cristina Beltrán writes “To understand Trump’s support, we must think in terms of multiracial Whiteness” (Washington Post, 1/15/21)
- Ann Hornaday writes “While Hollywood looked for perfect villains, they were hiding in plain sight” (Washington Post, 1/15/21)
- A group member recommended watching “The Social Dilemma” on Netflix.
- Zak Cheney-Rice writes “The Never-ending Coup Against Black America” (New York Magazine, 1/4/21)
- Kriston Capps writes “The Double Standard for Policing Capitol Rioters and BLM Protesters” (CityLab, 1/7/21)
- Sarah Holder and Nicole Flatow write “How the Capitol Insurrection Should Have Been Handled, According to Police Leaders” (CityLab, 1/8/21)

ALLYSHIP:
- Christine Emba writes “Want to thank Black women? Here’s how.” (Washington Post, 1/6/21)
- Monica Hesse writes “Meghan McCain learned about the need for maternity leave the hard way. Nobody should have to.” (Washington Post, 1/5/21). She points out that our personal experiences often lead us to advocate for improved rights and access. How can we advocate for these things for other people without having to have the personal experience ourselves? Compassion and empathy. Believe people when they share experiences very different from yours.
- John-John Williams IV writes “Black professor at Loyola University Maryland establishes institute for positive dialogue” (Washington Post, 1/10/21)
- SURJ shared a webinar with scholar activist Robin DG Kelley called “White Backlash: Why It Happens and How We Fight Back” (January 2021)
- SURJ-DC shared its Resources page, which has actions you can take as well.
- Marian Wright Edelman writes “In This Defining Moment Truth Must Prevail” (Children’s Defense Fund, 1/22/21)
- Frances Maurer writes “Nestlé’s Latest Exploits” (Lakota People’s Law Project, 1/13/21)
- Margaret Neale, Sarah Soule, and Hannah Yanow created “Anti-Racism and Allyship 7 Day Journey” (Stanford Graduate School of Business)
- Axios created “Hard Truths” — “If you’re white or rich, it’s easy to believe that racism is something that ended years ago. But the hard truth is: That’s not supported by facts. Our society, institutions and culture are still filled with barriers that shut out people because of the color of their skin, the origins of where they were born and other factors they can’t control. Axios Hard Truths is a year-long project to go deeper and explain how race and inequality holds us back.”

BASIC SURVIVAL NEEDS (HUNGER, HOUSING, HEALTH):
- Emily Davies writes “Tired of waiting on the government, hungry Americans turn to one another for help” (Washington Post, 12/31/20)
- Greg Jaffe and Laura Reiley writes “At Ivanka Trump’s urging, White House announces new $1.5 billion in funding for Farmers to Families Food Box program” (Washington Post, 1/4/21)
- Hannah Natanson writes “What it’s like to learn online from inside a homeless shelter” (Washington Post, 1/3/21)
- Lisa Wise writes “Housing justice is a basic human right” (Washington Post, 1/15/21)
- Tonya Russell writes “Mortality rate for Black babies is cut dramatically when Black doctors care for them after birth, researchers say” (Washington Post, 1/13/21)
- Cory Turner, Christine Herman and Rhitu Chatterjee write “‘I’ve Tried Everything’: Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis” (NPR, 1/18/21)
- Donna St. George and Valerie Strauss write “Partly hidden by isolation, many of the nation’s schoolchildren struggle with mental health” (Washington Post, 1/21/21)
- Sarah Kaplan writes “Battling America’s ‘dirty secret’: Climate change raises the risk from failing sewage systems. So Catherine Coleman Flowers is working for a new way to deal with waste.” (Washington Post, 12/17/20)
- Courtland Milloy writes “One mother’s #BlackMaternalHealth was made better by having a Black doctor” (Washington Post, 1/26/21)
- The National Low Income Housing Coalition shares a “New Report Identifies the Housing Goals Essential for Upward Economic Mobility” (1/19/21)
- Max Reyes and Kriston Capps write “Is there a Better Way to Collect Data on Homelessness?” (CityLab, 1/22/21)
- Sarah Holder writes “How Fear Took Over the American Suburbs” (CityLab, 1/14/21)

PUBLIC SPACES, HISTORY, AND REMEMBERING:
- Gillian Brockell writes “Controversial Lincoln statue is removed in Boston, but remains in D.C.” (Washington Post, 12/29/20)
- Karen Attiah writes “Don’t ‘better explain’ the Emancipation Memorial. Put up monuments to Black people instead.” (Washington Post, 12/31/20)
- Philip Kennicott writes “New Native American memorial offers peace in the heart of one of the city’s few wild spaces” (Washington Post, 12/31/20)
- E.J. Dionne, Jr. writes “2021’s call to Reconstruction” (Washington Post, 1/3/21)
- Joshua D. Rothman writes “OPINION: Mobs of white citizens rioting have been commonplace in the United States for centuries” (The Hechinger Report, 1/8/21)

INCLUSION:
- Taylor Telford writes “Meet InReturn Strategies, a start-up intent on unlocking the value of America’s disabled workforce” (Washington Post, 1/5/21)
- Anita DeFrantz writes “‘World’s greatest athlete’ Jim Thorpe was wronged by bigotry. The IOC must correct the record.” (Washington Post, 1/13/21)

ECONOMIC INJUSTICE:
- Alexandre Tanzi writes “White American Wealth Hits Record High on Pandemic Stocks Surge” (Bloomberg, 1/5/21)
- Ron Charles writes “Mateo Askaripour’s ‘Black Buck’ is an irresistible comic novel about the tenacity of racism in corporate America” (Washington Post, 1/4/21)
- Tracy Jan writes “U.S. trade policies have disproportionately harmed Black and Latino workers, not just the White working class Trump courted, researchers find” (Washington Post, 1/8/21)
- Douglas MacMillan, Peter Whoriskey and Jonathan O’Connell write “America’s biggest companies are flourishing during the pandemic and putting thousands of people out of work” (Washington Post, 12/16/20)
- Theresa Vargas writes “People are sending thank you cards to the Capitol’s cleaning crew. They deserve our gratitude. And more.” (Washington Post, 1/16/21)
- Tracy Jan writes “The ‘whitewashing’ of Black Wall Street: A century after the Tulsa massacre, Black entrepreneurs in the city’s Greenwood district feel threatened with erasure yet again, amid demands for reparations” (Washington Post, 1/17/21)
- Tracy Jan writes “The Trump economy left Black Americans behind. Here’s how they want Biden to narrow the gaps.” (Washington Post, 1/22/21)
- Willow Lung-Amam writes “The Next New Deal Must Be for Black Americans, Too” (CityLab, 1/18/21)
- Meredith Kolodner writes “Do income-based repayment plans drive young borrowers of color deeper into debt?” (The Hechinger Report, 1/15/21)
- Sarah Holder writes “2021 Will Be the Year of Guaranteed Income Experiments” (CityLab, 1/4/21)

EDUCATION:
- Adam K. Edgerton writes “The Importance of Getting Tutoring Right” (Learning Policy Institute, 1/21/21)
- Dr. Prudence L. Carter gives a presentation called “Inseparate and Unequal: The unfulfilled dream of an equitable education in America” (ColumbiaDC, 1/15/21)
- Jill Barshay writes “PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users” (The Hechinger Report, 1/18/21)
- The Leading Equity Center shared “Annihilating Racial Injustice in Schools,” an outline of a webinar training.
- Maria E. Hyler, Desiree Carver-Thomas, Marjorie Wechsler, Larkin Willis write “Districts Advancing Racial Equity (DARE) Tool” for addressing inequities in our schools (12/29/20).

CRIMINAL SYSTEM:
- Paige Fernandez writes “Black Life Deserves More Than Meaningless Commissions” (ACLU, 1/5/21) — for a great list of areas of advocacy going forward.
- Fola Akinnibi, Sarah Holder, and Christopher Cannon write “Cities Say They Want to Defund the Police. Their Budgets Say Otherwise.” (CityLab, 1/12/21)

Forward, together.

Emily
Listen. Amplify. Follow.