"'We’re motivated to help these families that have no other avenues, nowhere else to turn,' said Natalie Wilson. 'They’re not getting the resources from law enforcement, and the media isn’t covering their story. That’s why the Black & Missing Foundation was created, to be advocates for these families.'" - Natalie Wilson of Black and Missing, Inc.
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/-BAMFI
Photo by Black-and-Missing-HBO
"A group of legal rights organizations, including the Washington Defender Association, the NAACP, and the ACLU, filed a friend of the court brief that summer, addressing the case's racial aspects.
'Forced family separation — of which the foster care system is the most recent iteration — is a relic of slavery, wherein the State used the courts to rip Black families apart and ignored their pleas of reunification,' the brief stated."
Follow along here: https://bit.ly/-EAmon
“If you could feel the conflagration of rage born out of powerlessness and the feeling of worthlessness that is cultivated inside a young person raised by the state, you might begin to understand the problem — why raising young people in this way, then throwing them out onto the street makes them incompatible with society — at least incompatible with any society that endeavors to uphold the principle of human dignity.” — Arthur Longworth
Read more here: https://bit.ly/-FC2P
#ICYMI, there was a lot of hard work and planning that went into fighting California's recent wildfires! Watch Great Basin Interagency Incident Management Team 6 (GBIIMT6) explain for students all if the strategy and detail it takes to keep our communities safe!! Thank you to all of the heroes that defend our forests and communities everyday!! ❤️👨🚒👩🏾🚒👩🚒🚒
@GreatBasinCC https://bit.ly/FF-T6
"Colin Kaepernick, Ava DuVernay break down importance of cornrows in exclusive clip... and talk about experiences dealing with microaggressions and macroaggressions surrounding their hair and identity." - article by Taryn Finley at HuffPost
Read & watch here: https://bit.ly/-Kaep7
"Group home life was scary and the added adversity molded me into somebody more institutionalized than I ever thought I could become... In many ways, my group home experience was the catalyst of my rebellion later on in my teen years that caused me to engage in delinquent behaviors. It made me feel as if I would never be able to break the institutionalized mindset from living in facilities for two of my most formative years. There is a valid case to be made that no youth in the foster care or the juvenile justice system should be placed into long-term congregate care. However, I think everybody can agree that when foster youth are placed in these spaces, it sends a message that we are criminals — simply for surviving..."
Read more here: https://bit.ly/LGasper
Photo by Brett Sayles
One year sports eligibility rule is waived for all children in foster care in Tennessee thanks to the determination of State Rep. Torrey Harris. Thank you Rep. Harris for fighting for this very important legislation!
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/RepTHarris
“We seek to give new perspective to the differing realities that Black people face. We explore the racial conflicts I faced as an adopted Black man in a white community, during my high school years. It’s an honor to bring these stories to life in collaboration with Ava for the world to see.” - Colin Kaepernick
Video: https://youtu.be/yqJFWS81Mf4
Read more here: https://bit.ly/1Kaep
"The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of the foundational texts of America and a critical bulwark against discrimination in our voting system. Unfortunately, in the last eight years the Supreme Court dealt two serious blows to the law, which is now simply no longer strong enough to protect Americans from increasingly aggressive voting discrimination. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would strengthen" The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and ensure that all of our citizens maintain the right to vote and make their voices heard.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/Lewis-
"Good Morning America featured the heartbreaking story of 7-year-old Jurnee, after a student and teacher cut her hair without permission at school. During the segment, Jurnee’s father shared the traumatic impact experienced by his daughter spotlighting the importance of the CROWN Act and how legislation will protect children nationwide."
View the GMA segment here: https://bit.ly/Jurnee-
In honor of the great contributions women make everyday, we celebrate CHP Officer Josefina Ruiz who is the only female CHP Motorcycle Officer in the state of California. Congratulations Officer Ruiz on your awesome accomplishment! Your hard work and dedication to serving our communities is an inspiration to women and girls everywhere!! 👮♀️💪🏍️
Thank you to NBC for reporting. Click the link to hear Officer Ruiz's encouraging words: https://bit.ly/JRuiz-
"Senate Bill 796, signed into law Thursday by Newsom before an excited crowd that had gathered on the property, confirms that the city’s taking of this shorefront land — on which the Bruces ran a thriving resort for Black beachgoers — was racially motivated and done under false and unlawful pretenses."
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/-Bruce
Thank you to Los Angeles Times for reporting!
Red Table Talk speaks with Chastity Jones, a victim of hair discrimination, and one of the many inspirations behind the CROWN Act that was introduced in 2019 by former Senator Holly J. Mitchell.
Learn more here and sign the petition!
Video: https://bit.ly/RTT-CROWN
Petition: https://bit.ly/CROWN-
"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
"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
The 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!
🚨 ICYMI!! Federal funds for youth in foster care!
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/FedSup
Once 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!! 👏 💕
In 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 🤩🏀
May God truly bless America and our brave men and women who sacrifice and uphold our nation daily! ❤️