"The national initiative trains participants to best serve the needs of LGBTQ foster children and families, by providing education, resources, training and technical assistance."
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/-Affirm
LA Tries Colorblind Removals
Comment"In colorblind removals, social workers decide whether or not to separate a child from their parents without information that could hint at family members’ racial identity and demographics, including names and neighborhood. The idea is to strip away information that could trigger social workers’ biases, leaving them to focus solely on the facts of the case."
Read more here: https://bit.ly/LA-CBR
Start A Conversation With Your Community Today!
CommentThe goal of anti-racist education is to illustrate how power structures throughout our society have an impact on all of us. Push closer to ending this cycle by starting a conversation with your community!
Visit https://bit.ly/-RJE for resources and more information!
Federal Funds for Youth in Foster Care!
Comment🚨 ICYMI!! Federal funds for youth in foster care!
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/FedSup
In Celebration of Adhara Pérez Sánchez!
CommentOnce bullied and despised by other children her age, 9 year old Adhara Pérez Sánchez of Mexico City, is now warming hearts everywhere and is considered to be one of the smartest people in the world with an IQ higher than Albert Einstein's!! Be sure to check out her extraordinary story from hardship to ultimate triumph!! 👏 💕
Celebrating The Magnificent Zaila Avant-garde!!
CommentIn addition to Zaila Avant-garde's historic National Spelling Bee victory🎉, she's also quite delightful on the court!!
With 3 Guinness world records, watch as she magically dribbles multiple basketballs simultaneously 🤩🏀
Happy 4th of July!!
CommentMay God truly bless America and our brave men and women who sacrifice and uphold our nation daily! ❤️
In Celebration of National CROWN Day!!
CommentHappy National CROWN Day!! 👧🏾 👑
The CROWN Act was introduced by then State Senator Holly J. Mitchell in 2019, and bans discrimination based on natural hair "such as braids, locs, twists, and knots in the workplace and public schools." - TheCrownAct.com
With 13 states and 30 municipalities signing anti #hairdiscrimination laws, we're moving in the right direction and setting the example for our #curlyhair foster youth. Read more here: https://bit.ly/CROWN-
Hair Tip #6
Comment#DYK that braids are a simple and protective hairstyle that prevent breakage? Just be sure not to braid too tight!
To strengthen and protect your hair, Mielle Organics Rosemary Mint Strengthening collection is a great option to apply before braiding!
Find it here: https://bit.ly/-Mielle
In Honor of Father's Day 💕
Comment"The Bench, beautifully captures the special relationship between father and son, as seen through a mother’s eyes. The book’s storytelling and illustration give us snapshots of shared moments that evoke a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion." - RHCB
“While this poem began as a love letter to my husband and son, I’m encouraged to see that its universal themes of love, representation and inclusivity are resonating with communities everywhere. In many ways, pursuing a more compassionate and equitable world begins with these core values. Equally, to depict another side of masculinity — one grounded in connection, emotion, and softness — is to model a world that so many would like to see for their sons and daughters alike.” – Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex
#HappyFathersDay💕
Juneteenth 2021
Comment"To honor the true meaning of Juneteenth, we have to continue toward that promise of equality for all." - President Joe Biden
Learn more about the history and significance of Juneteenth here: https://bit.ly/-1865 or https://bit.ly/1865hp
#JuneTeenth2021
President Biden signs Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law
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Loving Day 2021!
CommentHappy Loving Day!! 💕
"The monumental love story of Richard and Mildred Loving resulted in the landmark Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia, that wiped away the last segregation laws in America" and legalized interracial marriage across the nation.
#LovingDay
Darnella Frazier Receives Honorary Pulitzer Prize!
Comment👏"Darnella Frazier, the teenager whose video of George Floyd’s murder went viral, fueling massive protests against police brutality around the world last year, has been awarded an honorary Pulitzer Prize." - by Ryan Grenoble @HuffPost https://bit.ly/3cx7NkY
Happy Pride Month 2021!!
Comment"Pride stands for courage, it stands for justice, and most of all it stands for love. As we recall the trials the LGBTQ+ community has endured and celebrate the trailblazers who’ve bravely fought for equality, let us recommit to the work that remains. Happy Pride Month!" - The Biden Administration
Tulsa Race Massacre & The Burning of Black Wall Street
Comment"On the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, we remember all those who were killed and the survivors who bravely continue to share their stories so that we never forget this painful part of our history." - President Barack Obama
Take a moment to learn about what happened: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2021/tulsa-race-massacre-centennial-greenwood/?fbclid=IwAR3YO7odk-WmdCexFprZ5mCm7pvCaAriwXgozmqfx9CTI5Z91SsijWuAzpU
#MemorialDay2021
CommentRemembering and Honoring all who served. #MemorialDay2021
Entangled Roots: The Role of Race in Policies that Separate Families
Comment“Entangled Roots: The Role of Race in Policies that Separate Families, analyzes the three publicly-funded systems that separate families in the United States: immigration, criminal justice, and child welfare. In the immigration and criminal justice systems, family separation is usually an unconsidered, if not quite unintended, consequence of policy, as parents are incarcerated and sometimes deported without their children. In child welfare, family separation is the deliberate result of government policy, as children are removed from their homes out of immediate concerns for their safety. In each system, however, children suffer the consequences of separation. And in each system, children of color are more likely to experience separation and its associated harms." - Elisa Minoff
The Trauma of Being Black in Foster Care by Dr. Kizzy Lopez
CommentIn this TEDxTalk, Dr. Kizzy Lopez shares her experiences as a Black child in foster care and "the reality of both the trauma and racism Black foster youth suffer." Today, she uses those experiences to advocate for more just child welfare policies, and reminds us that "our action or inaction creates a society that all if our children live in." She also exhorts us to be honest and "acknowledge that racism exists, get educated about the injustices that happen in communities of color, challenge our own unconscious bias, be engaged in policies and practices that dismantle structural racism, and do better because the lives of African American foster youth depend on it!"
Child Welfare is Not Exempt from Structural Racism and Implicit Bias
Comment"Continuing to address racial disparity and the subsequent disproportionality in the child welfare system is necessary, because it exists... We must do all that we can to create a fair system, and that includes using an intersectional lens when examining outcomes across sub-populations. It does not mean avoiding a topic that creates discomfort. Perhaps when people commit to increasing critical consciousness, face personal discomfort and support anti-racist legislation and strategies, then real change can begin to permeate the child welfare system." - Jessica Pryce, The Imprint
