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Atticus from responds to the prompts: Your identity- including your ethnicity, race, age, cultue, socioeconomic status, et., all shape the experiences that you have in the world. 🌎
When it comes to school- the building, teachers, other students,administrative staff, etc., how do you feel race or ethnicity of the student body influenced your school experience?📚
Can you remember a time that you felt your identity was a hindrance or a help at school? 📝
Share your personal experience with
Let Charles from hit you with some facts! 👊🏾 He answers the question, “After high school, if you could do/have anything what would it be?”.
As an act of self love listen to the end. Charles has a message to tell 💗✨
14/06/2022
Check out, The Good Soil Campaign by and
The Flourish is creating a group of students artivists combing the emotive quality of art with the impact of activism to create the change these students want to see in the world!
For the full story and to read their 5 Steps for Student Organizing, follow the link in our bio
Have you ever explored school options outside of traditional public school for your children and/or the children you care about?
Storyteller and parent Ruben shares his thoughts on traditional public school and homeschool!
✨”Life is a classroom!”✨
What are your plans for the upcoming school year?!?! 🍎
Storyteller and parent Lynn describes her son’s experience, which echoes .
Together we can dream our dream of success, and until school and education go hand in hand, we can chart our own paths! ✨
Join Lynn and Charity. Upload your story, lift your voice for policy change using
20/05/2022
Make sure your story is heard. Contribute your educational journey using
Like , Storyteller Keisha asks us to step into our gifts and stop believing in the lies.
Join us, by responding in the comments or with a video response with !
What is a lie you or a child in your family had to unlearn from school? What can families do to instill affirming narratives about students of color and learning? ✨
17/05/2022
Let’s discuss! Add in the comments below or respond with a video using ✨
What is a lie you or your a child in your family had to unlearn from school? What can families do to instill affirming narratives about students of color and learning?
The Opportunity Myth: Storyteller and student Jaspreet gives us a direct comparison by revealing how school funding and challenging students, and raising expectations directly impacts individual and collective academic journeys.
Did any of y’all ever move and experience a drastically different school system?
Storyteller Demetrius tells us how the micro experience of day to day life in the classroom can create macro, long term experiences reflective of the Opportunity Myth and how our rockstar educators have the opportunity to turn the tide and dissolve the myth ✨
Storyteller Manzili breaks down the Opportunity Myth and how it affected her trajectory, especially transitioning from high school to college! Take a listen, add your comments and experiences, using 💛
15/05/2022
Let’s discuss!
We hope you folks had a fantastic Mother’s Day! As we continue into the week, let’s not forget the lessons our mothers, often our first teachers, taught us! 💐
Storyteller and teacher Jordan tells us the lessons her mother taught her that carry her through the ups and downs of life! 💕
09/05/2022
Excited to host a workshop series with . For more information and to register visit the link in their bio! ✨
Our mothers are often our first teachers! Our first example of true leadership! Storyteller Nicole explains how her mother taught her how to take charge of her career and see her highest potential! 💗💐
Storyteller and parent Fadicia tells us an important lesson her mom taught her and her children, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” ✨
Mother’s Day is quickly approaching! 💐
04/05/2022
Tonight we will discuss how to move the needle forward!
What do students in New Jersey need and how can we dream our dream for a better school system and school year?
What lessons have we learned from the 2021-2022 school year and where do we want to be come 2022-2023? ✨
03/05/2022
Calling all students, parents, and educators in New Jersey! Join us, for our digital storytelling workshop in collaboration with the Black Church Center! ✨
Wednesday, May 4th at 7:00 pm EST
Mother’s Day is right around the corner! 💐 Storyteller Joseph tells us an important lesson his first teacher, his mother, taught him! What did your mom teach you that you’d like to shout out?
26/04/2022
Join us, for our digital storytelling workshop in collaboration with the Black Church Center! ✨
Wednesday, April 27th at 7:00 pm
As a part of the Teaching in Color Liberation Lounge with , Storyteller and Parent, Ruben shares how he activates both home and school as venues of learning for his children and how he prepares them for life while allowing life to be their teacher!
How many of y’all have a similar vision for your children? 🙋🏾♀️
As a part of the Teaching in Color Liberation Lounge with , Storyteller and Mom, Charlissa shares her vision for her daughters education and how the same school system she grew up in is making positive changes for this generation!
The best is yet to come with parents like Charlissa ready to do the work! 💕
As a part of the Teaching in Color Liberation Lounge with , Storyteller and Academic Advisor Monique shares how she has made a change as an educator, by becoming the change she wanted to see! 💕
Unpacking 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 offers very different perspectives on the academic dream and nightmare sold to our students.
Beautiful stories of change, progress, and transformation were shared tonight! We are truly dreaming our dream!
Come along this journey with us. Answer these questions with us in the comments and/or share your answers via video with
School policies have got to change. Your stories, our histories, and our aspirations hold the POWER to unlock the revolution!
31/03/2022
What does teaching in color mean to you?🙋🏾♀️
It’s tonight at 6:30 EST! Join us for the Teaching in Color Virtual Liberation Lounge! Come tell your story, add your voice, and make a movement!
Register at wearethedream.org/creedtoc
29/03/2022
Join us for the Teaching in Color Virtual Liberation Lounge! Come tell your story, add your voice, make a movement!
Register at wearethedream.org/creedtoc
Check out storyteller and activist Dan use his gift of painting to exemplify how to validate the lived experiences of others! 💛 A life cycle for navigating these turbulent times!
“Showing these emotions is strength”
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12/03/2022
An affirmation for this month and this moment
What does success look and feel like to you? What is your beginning, middle, and call to action?
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