The Root Collaborative @therootcollab

equity designers for radical change. therootcollaborative.com Charlotte, NC Joined June 2018

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Thandiwe Newton @ThandiweNewton

5 years ago

The director of my first film asked to use my actual name for the character - because it was authentic and beautiful. I felt flattered and agreed. And then in the credits they used my ‘nickname’ to differentiate from the character name. They stole my name. And I’m taking it back.

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact

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The Root Collaborative @therootcollab

5 years ago

There are ways to make performance evaluations less biased even when there are few employees or managers of color. Combine quantitative and qualitative data. Oh- and start with the premise that bias exists. hbr.org/2017/11/number…

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The Root Collaborative @therootcollab

5 years ago

Students’ odds of graduating high school depend on the state they live in --which means some states have few low-grad-rate HS under #ESSA and others have hundreds. #WhenEquityIsOptional report from @All4Ed explains: all4ed.org/when-equity-is…

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5 years ago

Check out Louder Than A Riot on Twitter. Rhyme and punishment in America. A new podcast from @nprmusic hosted by @rodneyology and @Sid_Madden. New episodes out weekly. Subscribe now.

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5 years ago

“To combat bias in AI, companies need more diverse AI talent.” To combat bias in X, companies/schools/organizations need more diverse talent. Easy equation. hbr.org/2020/10/to-bui…

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5 years ago

Everyday.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter

5 years ago

Everyday.

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5 years ago

This article does a great job of including all parts of what “school” is- family engagement, mindset, trust and teacher education. Awesome! @kwame #rootsolutions gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/20/09/…

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5 years ago

Yes, yes, yes, yes. We are humans in the most human endeavor-teaching. Let’s show our humanity and model how we manage our emotions, decision making and challenges so that our students can really connect.

Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin

5 years ago

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Harvard University @Harvard

5 years ago

With a master's degree from @hgse, #Harvard20 graduate Kwame Adams wants to help Boston students of color avoid the same biases he faced hrvd.me/adams20t

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5 years ago

Here’s our “I just voted” photo (since I voted by mail.) I always bring my daughter with me to the polls to remind her that many fought hard so that we can vote and to teach her early that her voice matters. #VOTE

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5 years ago

I openly wept with my 7 year old daughter beside me watching John Lewis’ last journey across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. I thought- he’s the last one to tell the story, to say I was there. My comfort comes in that Root Collaborative is founded on ‘good trouble’.

The New York Times @nytimes

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5 years ago

Understand your race story so that you can understand your racist ideas, what shaped your lens and change it, question the status quo and “that’s just how we do it” At work, home, as a country. Question history. Educate yourself with professionals who do this work for a living.

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5 years ago

History is events experienced by people. youtu.be/NBe5qbnkqoM

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5 years ago

Getting ready to collaborate with schools that know what matters, that are in it for the long haul & that are in it for your, our, my children. instagram.com/p/CB0pJhNJPLJ/…

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5 years ago

Grassroots Momentum Builds for Anti-Racist K-12 Instruction blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teach… via @educationweek @CMSboard @CMSSupt The Root Collaborative is ready and willing to get started when you are.

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5 years ago

Can’t deny this. instagram.com/p/CBQb426pXHr/…

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Ken @kenlemonWSOC9

5 years ago

“Sometimes words fail you” One spectator trying to describe how she felt seeing dozens of artists painting the words Black Lives Matter on S. Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte. Each letter has an individual artist leading the effort to post their own design. #BLM

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5 years ago

Black Lives Matter Messages Defaced On Ardrey Kell, Community House Rocks | WFAE. REFRAME: These are not actions of a few racist people. The roots are systemic and institutional. wfae.org/post/black-liv…

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5 years ago

Do Cops Belong in Schools? Minneapolis Tragedy Prompts a Hard Look at School Police edweek.org/ew/articles/20…

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5 years ago

via ⁦⁦⁦⁦@nytimes⁩ “‘I frankly think that generally the vast, overwhelming majority of police are good people,” Mr. Barr said.’ By using the few bad apples argument, they are trying to avoid true systemic change. NO! nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/…