What can White teachers do in this moment to take action in the midst of the duel pandemics or Covid and Racism? Our guests, <a href="https://thejosevilson.com/" target="_blank">Jose Vilson</a>, and <a href="https://beingblackatschool.org/" target="_blank">Kelly Wickham Hurs</a>t give their insights as two educators who are leading efforts to move schools towards antiracism.Other resources mentioned in this episode: <a href="https://educolor.org/" target="_blank">Educolor</a> <a href="https://grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops/how-to-start-a-plan-and-take-action-against-racism" target="_blank">How to Start a Plan and Take Action Against Racism</a>

What can White teachers do in this moment to take action in the midst of the duel pandemics or Covid and Racism? Our guests, Jose Vilson, and Kelly Wickham Hurst give their insights as two educators who are leading efforts to move schools towards antiracism.Other resources mentioned in this episode: Educolor How to Start a Plan and Take Action Against Racism

What can White teachers do in this moment to take action in the midst of the duel pandemics or Covid and Racism? Our guests, <a href="https://thejosevilson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jose Vilson</a>, and <a href="https://beingblackatschool.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kelly Wickham Hurs</a>t give their insights as two educators who are leading efforts to move schools towards antiracism.Other resources mentioned in this episode: <a href="https://educolor.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Educolor</a> <a href="https://grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops/how-to-start-a-plan-and-take-action-against-racism" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to Start a Plan and Take Action Against Racism</a>

Episode 13: Beyond the Bookclub: Antiracism in Action

Over 80% of teachers in the U.S. are white. But most don’t know that their whiteness matters. TWW seeks to move the conversation forward on how to be consciously, intentionally, anti-racist in the classroom. Because &quot;white&quot; does not mean a blank slate. It is a set of assumptions that is the baseline from which everything is judged; it is what passes for normal. This means if you are not white or don’t adhere to those assumptions, you are abnormal or less than. TWW wants to have conversations about those assumptions: what they are, how they impact our students, and how we can confront our assumptions to promote racial literacy.

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Over 80% of teachers in the U.S. are white. But most don’t know that their whiteness matters. TWW seeks to move the conversation forward on how to be consciously, intentionally, anti-racist in the classroom. Because "white" does not mean a blank slate. It is a set of assumptions that is the baseline from which everything is judged; it is what passes for normal. This means if you are not white or don’t adhere to those assumptions, you are abnormal or less than. TWW wants to have conversations about those assumptions: what they are, how they impact our students, and how we can confront our assumptions to promote racial literacy.

Over 80% of teachers in the U.S. are white. But most don’t know that their whiteness matters. TWW seeks to move the conversation forward on how to be consciously, intentionally, anti-racist in the classroom. Because "white" does not mean a blank slate. It is a set of assumptions that is the baseline from which everything is judged; it is what passes for normal. This means if you are not white or don’t adhere to those assumptions, you are abnormal or less than. TWW wants to have conversations about those assumptions: what they are, how they impact our students, and how we can confront our assumptions to promote racial literacy.

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