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the 19s is cool

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Dear White folks - You and your people are using your participation in anti-racism work to shine your halos and create even more privilege for yourselves and an even greater sense of "rightness" and "holiness" in the world. Stop. It's disgusting. You're fucking racist. Fucking accept it and start acting with a little humility.

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Maybe this is a better approach than just " sit with this", to improve as an educator?

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Maybe this is a better approach than just " sit with this", to improve as an educator?

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https://theoryofenchantment.com/toe-demo

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My organization has been "diversity" hiring. The people being hired in leadership positions, who happen to be Black, seem to be entrenched in WSC and keeping the status quo ...not sure where to go  with this....

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My organization has been "diversity" hiring. The people being hired in leadership positions, who happen to be Black, seem to be entrenched in WSC and keeping the status quo ...not sure where to go  with this....

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How can we build on this event to create a connected community of people working to dismantle WSC?

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How can we build on this event to create a connected community of people working to dismantle WSC?

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How do I call things out without being a "wokeness" jerk?

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How do I call things out without being a "wokeness" jerk?

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"If you are with white people 99% of the time, are you an ally?"  This is tough to navigate because how do I find spaces where I am not intruding?

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"If you are with white people 99% of the time, are you an ally?"  This is tough to navigate because how do I find spaces where I am not intruding?

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How do we as white people balance "white silence is violence" and "shut up - quit taking up so much space"?

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During his struggle for Independence of India from England, In response to european people who wanted to help, Gandhi reiterated the importance of indian people leading their fight and their path themselves. He stated it was their role to do it and having the help of european people would only perpetuate their vulnerability and subjugation against the oppression they were trying to free themselves from. Do you believe that the Black Lives Matter movement and the work of antiracism should be led mainly by BIPOC?

I see a lot of questions from white folks who are looking for ways to be an ally. Do you think white people tend to hijack and misinterpret the antiracism ideals and work? How can this be discussed and bring more elucidated meaning to white people?

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What does it feel like when you are in a space where voice and thought can be expressed safely.

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What does it feel like when you are in a space where voice and thought can be expressed safely.

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What is one (or more) thing(s) you wish your white friends, or white colleagues, would stop doing?

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What is one (or more) thing(s) you wish your white friends, or white colleagues, would stop doing?

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BIPOC don't have the privilege to remain wrapped in racist dissonance.  I do.  My dismantling is a  choice.  A choice I have the privilege to turn from.  Can this ever NOT be a choice?  

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BIPOC don't have the privilege to remain wrapped in racist dissonance.  I do.  My dismantling is a  choice.  A choice I have the privilege to turn from.  Can this ever NOT be a choice?  

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can attempting to be supportive ever be too much because I'm white?

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Being "nice" is not enough; what are some cncrete structural steps that help in schools?

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Being "nice" is not enough; what are some cncrete structural steps that help in schools?

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What are questions that are ok to ask and others that aren't? 

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What are questions that are ok to ask and others that aren't? 

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How can I be your partner in the struggle?  Do you even want a partner, because mostly I hear "you could never understand".

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How can I be your partner in the struggle?  Do you even want a partner, because mostly I hear "you could never understand".

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In what ways does white saviorism show up in your day-to-day life? 

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In what ways does white saviorism show up in your day-to-day life? 

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When you walk into a school, what makes you feel like you belong?

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When you walk into a school, what makes you feel like you belong?

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I had to look up the term karen. Its not offensive, its funny. White women know that we can demand improved service if we want to.  It might be totally ridiculous but it is true and we know it.

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I had to look up the term karen. Its not offensive, its funny. White women know that we can demand improved service if we want to.  It might be totally ridiculous but it is true and we know it.

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Are there other terms used to describe white people and our strange behavior that I should know about?

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How can we have an honest conversation about race solidarity or the struggle when some ( not all)  do not want to hear from any of us, talk to us, or work together with us?

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How can we have an honest conversation about race solidarity or the struggle when some ( not all)  do not want to hear from any of us, talk to us, or work together with us?

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It is not POC's job to educate white adults on how to be decent humans

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It is not POC's job to educate white adults on how to be decent humans

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Let's take all these questions and ask the literature, research, and resources that have already been done and continue to be done by POC.
If the assignment is to express curiosity here, I will say that I'm curious about how to use social media to educate other white folks without it looking performative.

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What are some indicators that a school is becoming ant-racist? What are the 'look fors' that show the school is heading towards being a welcoming place for BiPOC students? Are there methods for measuring progress?

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Is there room to discuss writings and perspectives  from thinkers like Glenn Loury, Shelby Steel, Thomas Sowell, Coleman Hughes, Jason Riley  and John McWhorter when talking about WSC?

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Is there room to discuss writings and perspectives  from thinkers like Glenn Loury, Shelby Steel, Thomas Sowell, Coleman Hughes, Jason Riley  and John McWhorter when talking about WSC?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzOApVTfT48

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What are books or articles about decentering that you recommend?

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What are books or articles about decentering that you recommend?

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When, if ever, is it appropriate to ignore an expression of racist attitudes?  If I respond, am I inviting them to a discussion they don't deserve to be in? Specifically people who appear to be acting in bad faith, like Twitter trolls.

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What would a genuine organizational apology sound/look/feel like? How responsible for financial reparations do you feel private schools (particularly those in the southern United States who likely benefited from slave labor at the very least in the sources of their founding capital) should be?

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How can we better acknowledge the people on whose land we "settled?"

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What will society, and more specifically schools, be like when they are no longer racist?

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What is the most annoying/hurtful thing that white people ask you on a regular basis?

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What is the best thing I can do to be an ally/co-conspirator to the VERY few BIPOC on our faculty.

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What is one lesson or strategy used by a teacher in middle or high school that you believe made the material feel more inclusive or balanced?

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Does PBIS uphold and persist the ideals of white supremacy culture?

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Does PBIS uphold and persist the ideals of white supremacy culture?

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I start the year off telling students about my myself. What are somethings a kid of color would be excited to hear?

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I start the year off telling students about my myself. What are somethings a kid of color would be excited to hear?

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I am here and doing the work. This is lifelong work and I as a white person 100% acknowledge that. I will never understand the struggle of being a Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color, and I will never pretend to understand. Whiteness has provided me protection, it's provided me naïveté, it's provided me privilege beyond measure. And right now me learning is a privilege that I have been afforded. My life is not at risk. I am taking action and making change and calling white folks out. I am focused on educating my fellow white colleagues and to not have them perpetuate violence, and to make sure my students are heard and listened to. Is it enough - never, but I will continue to do the work until there is justice and liberation.

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How can I have my students share about their heritage in a healthy way? 

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How can I have my students share about their heritage in a healthy way? 

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How can we effectively get across that we want to be part of the solution without seeming like we are taking the power away from you?

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How can we effectively get across that we want to be part of the solution without seeming like we are taking the power away from you?

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How do I use whats happening in the news as a teaching tool while not making it a threatening addition to my classroom for any kids.

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Is there a way we can reflect more and learn more about microaggressions?

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Is there a way we can reflect more and learn more about microaggressions?

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What can I say to all my students on those first days of school to show them that I look forward to honest discussion about race?

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What can I say to all my students on those first days of school to show them that I look forward to honest discussion about race?

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both in and outside the classroom.

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distant learning and the present crisis is an opportunity to create a shift in school cultures. Where to start next fall?

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distant learning and the present crisis is an opportunity to create a shift in school cultures. Where to start next fall?

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How do I project a willingness to hear others' comments.

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How do I project a willingness to hear others' comments.

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When I do or say something that is a microaggression, can you please tell me?    

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When I do or say something that is a microaggression, can you please tell me?    

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What is a good way to start the year off to create a classroom that is a place open to all conversations and opinions about race?

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My poc friends (feel some level of comfort calling out wp around me) Then always preface it with: Aw your not white. I do not take offense, but i do wonder what it is in my actions, way of being, or beliefs that generate that environment.

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What do I do about poc student that tells me a white teacher that the teacher is not listening to their voice and they don't feel supported.

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What do I do about poc student that tells me a white teacher that the teacher is not listening to their voice and they don't feel supported.

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Is my internal drive to seek repair after an instance of centering myself, after a microaggression, after behaving in a way that centers WSC always about assuaging my own white lady "please don't be mad at me" guilt? Do i just need to sit with my own shit and do better next time?

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I want to do  be an effective anti-racist educator without making the one black child in my class feel uncomfortable or singled out. How do I protect that child?

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I don't have a question.  I know I have to do the work, a lifetime of work.  

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I don't have a question.  I know I have to do the work, a lifetime of work.  

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We need more representation

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Id it ok for wp to switch the code back?

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Id it ok for wp to switch the code back?

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How do white people move towards antiracist curriculum with very few BIPOC on staff?

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How to include ALL my students in hard conversations about race and show them them the  impact it has on individual lives.

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How to include ALL my students in hard conversations about race and show them them the  impact it has on individual lives.

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How can I talk about my history that isn't offensive to you - even though it is offensive. I have ancestors that were part of racist groups. I work very hard to change this in my family line. But talking about my history is challenging because I do not want to hurt anyone especially POC. How can I talk about my history without feeling guilty for their actions.

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How can we get people of every color to socialize together more and build friendships?

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What part of your history that everyone should know, but has been kept out of societal history classes/media/education. What is a part of history that you want me to know about that you know, as a white person I do know know about. What is a part of history that is important to you?

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Is it helpful, harmful or somewhere in between, to create a white faculty members guide to working at one's school?  Specifically on how to be an ally, a co-conspirator, and what are things NOT to do or say to BIPOC students/faculty (ie: do not reach out to a BIPOC fellow teacher about an incident regarding race for advice/support, etc)

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How to teach U.S. history and avoid going through my white privilege filter so that the teaching is historically authentic and honest?

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How to teach U.S. history and avoid going through my white privilege filter so that the teaching is historically authentic and honest?

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Language matters
Language matters
When should I speak
When should I speak up and when should I let POC 
How would you like to
How would you like to 
What do you think the best way to start
What do you think the best way to start
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BIPOC have been so patient for so long.  How do we move into action without 
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Do BIPOC look at me and assume I am not an ally?

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How can I establish a new norm in my workplace that calls out WSC and offers the antidote?

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How can I establish a new norm in my workplace that calls out WSC and offers the antidote?

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What would help make a faculty come to a place where they could talk about color.

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What would help make a faculty come to a place where they could talk about color.

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How can a white supervisor or customer/parent
offer critical feedback to a BIPOC educator without race being a factor

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Curricula need to move away from worship of the written word

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Curricula need to move away from worship of the written word

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How do I support without seeming like I am trying to "save" POC?

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What do I do to make a difference, I work at High School with SPED and I have skills in Art.

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What do I do to make a difference, I work at High School with SPED and I have skills in Art.

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How do we do more work on incarceration atrocities ?

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How do we do more work on incarceration atrocities ?

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What's the best way to start a conversation about supremacy with a class?

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What's the best way to start a conversation about supremacy with a class?

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How would you suggest starting the dialogue or learning with parents from a mostly white privileged school? Are there resources that would help or guiding questions?

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I'm interested what you think are the main attributes of your culture that do NOT intersect with WSC? 

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I'm interested what you think are the main attributes of your culture that do NOT intersect with WSC? 

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Fear of saying the wrong thing and offending a BIPOC.

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Fear of saying the wrong thing and offending a BIPOC.

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What to do when senior leadership BIPOC feed into white supremacy culture? 

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When should I speak up and when should I let POC colleagues to the front?

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What do you think the best way to start the process of working with students?

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What do you think the best way to start the process of working with students?

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Serving BIPOC students in white majority classroom

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Serving BIPOC students in white majority classroom

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How do I best serve a student of color without forcing them to represent their race, especially as a white teacher in a classroom in which that student may be the only student of color?

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BIPOC have been so patient for so long.  How do white people move into action without what was described as white supremacy or urgency?

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How can white people help without causing more trauma for BIPOC?

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How can white people help without causing more trauma for BIPOC?

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I need to begin every class, meeting, conversation by checking my privilege.

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I need to begin every class, meeting, conversation by checking my privilege.

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ow do I let my students of color know I want them to be honest about what they need from me.

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How do you wish white people would code switch ??

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How do you wish white people would code switch ??

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What do students of color need most from me as a white teacher? I want to break my white savior habit...

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What do students of color need most from me as a white teacher? I want to break my white savior habit...

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I'm struggling to know which parts of my culture/identity are left to celebrate. As in, where can I find pride in being white as opposed to ashamed?  I consider myself an ally and I recognize/ am actively working to learn more about the heinous  oppression of WSC. But I'm feeling at a loss with all of this new information and my newly shattered (for the better) world view.

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What can white people do to support you best in educational spaces? What are the most important aspects for white educators to come alongside you all to work to continue to dismantle white supremacy? As a white woman I want to make sure that I give the voice and power to you without singling you out or expecting you to talk for your race or cultural. I know that this comes from changing the values of a district and hiring practices and then building in systems that provide safety, empowerment and and value of ideas and contributions of BIPOC to retain educators of color.

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What helps you feel you belong/are welcome in a group of mostly white people?

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What helps you feel you belong/are welcome in a group of mostly white people?

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How does race impact you intersectionally? (if you are a woman/disabled/queer/a part of another marginalized group group)? How can I support your liberation?

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If I observe an incident of microaggression or racism toward you in the classroom, how do you want me to handle it?

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I am interested in learning more about specific examples of white supremacy practices that are common? What are more examples of things you do hear that are examples of white supremacy and what are examples you could use to replace it?

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How can I be an ally?

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What's the most annoying question you get often from white people?

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How do I support students of color during these discussions when they are one one or two students in the classroom?

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How do I support students of color during these discussions when they are one one or two students in the classroom?