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I hope Black alums around the U.S. realize the lack of power they have as universities cave in to the demands of politicians who don’t like DEI efforts. Use this opportunity to explore new models of investing that place control of your resources in your own foundations. What happens if you remove your money from the universities that are being constrained into funds YOU oversee and bestow directly to the recipients of your choosing? There may still be issues but the source of control SHIFTS. Think out of the box if you’re not pleased with a university’s efforts. Let your pocketbooks speak for you.

Education and awareness are key as we honor black history month. What can you do to spread awareness and educate even yourself? Support a local, black-owned business in your community. Visit a black history museum. Read literature written by black authors. Support black philanthropy. Learn at least one thing you did not know about black history. Share your experiences and what you learned with others, especially children.

This Black cultural centre is awesome to see in Islington Council while in Ireland, we are faced with a redefinition of racism that includes every other group and forms of racism but anti Black racism or Afrophobia. Yet we know the racism Black people face is not just because they are of African descent but because of this melanin we have been blessed with that has produced our Black skin colour. I have applied three times to Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to fund a Black centre but they would rather fund every group but the group that is most visible when racism is the target. In the whole of Ireland, we don’t have a single strategy or group funded to look at anti Black racism. Rather, we are ‘encouraged’ to ignore the racism we face while all other forms of isms are centred. Anti blackness is on the increase but it’s falling off the definition of what racism is in Ireland. It doesn’t even feature in DEI or EDI. To mitigate this, many groups from the US now specifically add EDI and racism or DEI and racism. A centre like this indicates an acknowledgment of the experiences of Black people first and foremost and the fact that we need spaces to come together and addresss issues where Black people are not still struggling to be seen and heard or for issues that face Black people to be on the agenda. Well done! Black people and allies in Ireland, make this a political issue. Elect people who recognise your issues at the #Irelandelection2024

Things we love to see! A vision I would love to see in Meath by Meath County Council . Well done to Islington Council and all the leaders in the black community who all worked together to achieve this empowering and bold result. This is good work that must have taken consistency and collective action to bring to life. When people work together, they can achieve so much more. There is power in the collective! Like an African adage says “a tree cannot make a forest“. This achievement speaks to several issues I talk about: 📌The importance of getting involved in your community, making your voice and issues heard and being part of the solution. 📌 The importance of representation, support for the representation and true representation that represents. 📌 The importance of having allies who are willing to listen, hear the concerns, go the long haul and be sponsors who speak on behalf of minorities in rooms they may not be able to enter in order to address their issues. 📌 The importance of registering to vote for those who recognise your issues and can work with key stakeholders to help address them. An example to other councils that once there is a will, there is a way!

We try hard at Classroom Secrets to provide you with resources that give you choice - something a bit different to what you'll find anywhere else, and depth - resources that aren't tokens but offer learning opportunities wider than the topic being taught. Here are our resources to help you teach Black History this month:https://bit.ly/4gP7cKU

Education and awareness are key as we honor black history month. What can you do to spread awareness and educate even yourself? Support a local, black-owned business in your community. Visit a black history museum. Read literature written by black authors. Support black philanthropy. Learn at least one thing you did not know about black history. Share your experiences and what you learned with others, especially children.

Education and awareness are key as we honor black history month. What can you do to spread awareness and educate even yourself? Support a local, black-owned business in your community. Visit a black history museum. Read literature written by black authors. Support black philanthropy. Learn at least one thing you did not know about black history. Share your experiences and what you learned with others, especially children.

History begins with dreams, goals, and visions. This Black History Month, Operation HOPE celebrates the power of forward thinking. Each step towards homeownership and every credit score increase is a stride towards creating generational wealth and a financial legacy for your family. Take part in the journey, the progress, and the dreams that shape our history today. Learn more about our programming at https://lnkd.in/eTNYkjTM

This is a great step forward towards #inclusion. Now in schoolrooms and eventually in boardrooms. With #Ontario mandating Black History Learning in schools' curriculum, let's hope that all provinces will follow. The history of Black people in Canada is integral to Canadian history. Including the history of all peoples in the teaching of Canadian history, builds an understanding and appreciation of the diverse races and cultures, gives visible minorities pride and confidence in who they are and reinforces the collective identity of all of us as Canadians. #diversityandinclusion #leadership

Each February, we honor leaders in Black history and celebrate the battles they led for civil rights. Black history is American history, but across the country, we’re seeing attempts to erase this history from our schools, universities, libraries, and the American consciousness. This Black History Month, pledge to protect Black history education by opposing book bans, curriculum restrictions, and censorship that erases our history and prevents students from learning the truth about our past. https://lnkd.in/gnvty-s4