Right now, we are in a street fight for our children's minds. When history is not taught in an inclusive way, it affects ALL races, genders, nationalities and religions. What's more, when required reading is inclusive, it impacts how children vote when they become adults. Recently, the Texas Senate passed a bill that removes required reading from various Civil Rights movements including Susan B. Anthony, Cesar Chavez, Indigenous American History, Dr. King's writings, and many others. While all White American History stays, significant historical events and information addressing women and POC will be removed from Texas public schools, with more states to follow.

But what can we do about it?

This week, Dr. Venus contends with why our children's minds are worth fighting for, and why historically it makes sense that we wouldn't trust White extremists and supremacists. She talks about why going to textbooks as a way to keep the systematic agenda in place is a desperate move, and gives 10 strategies you can implement NOW instead of waiting for them to change or behave. Don't get discouraged, get inspired and know that education is power.

Key Takeaways:

[4:19] When anything having to do with critical race theory is taken out, White Extremists don't see it as biased, because they see White supremacy as the standard. They count on us to be reactionary rather than strategic, but times are changing and technology helps us all be awake and actionable.

[7:02] It's not just Texas looking to control what the younger generations do and do not learn. There are 23 other states now in the process of similar education tactics.

[7:02] Principle: The victor always writes the history books. They say racism is not real, but yet they don't want to talk about it? It is very clear - they are writing to protect their ideology, and see controlling the textbooks as a way to tell history in a way they want.

[8:34] Desperate people take desperate actions. If their children were believing what they believed, they would not have to go through this. As the world becomes more of a melting pot and their children engage more with things such as Black Lives Matter, the more they desperately try to grab at what's in the textbooks. Don't get discouraged, get inspired and know that we must be winning if their only option is to screw with the curriculum.

[10:10] Ignorant is not the same as innocent. The more children of European ancestry mix with peers of a different ancestry, the more they tend to vote Democrat. Trying to keep the children ignorant about history is a desperate man's way of holding on to an image. Except, we know that it is falling, and the old system is crumbling. They can try to push their beliefs that the Confederacy won the war and that Black Men and Women are lazy, but that is starting to change more and more with every generation.

[17:00] Logically, why would we think that given how much they have historically lied to us, hurt us, and killed us, that it would be safe to care for our babies? Why would we expect them to be fair and inclusive? Dr. Venus discusses how when we did integration, we as a people got hopeful for equality. We let our guard down and stopped being accountable. It's also important to remember that there is no shame or judgement in this, and we are in it together. We can honor our ancestors and learn from our history to create a present that is rooted in building our own structures, such as Dr. Venus is doing with her digital platform.

[19:02] Dr. Venus shares 10 Strategies that we can implement now instead of waiting on White extremists to act right.

1. Parents - join the school board and let your voice be heard.
2. Sue the school district with other parents.
3. Call the news.
4. Sit in on your children's classes.
5. Get a copy of the reading list and curriculum being taught to your children.
6. Supplement reading to fill in the holes.
7. Create or attend after school programs.
8. Start including Black educational apps and technology.
9. Create a Black History book club.
10. Start or join a Black Male mentor group.

[33:08] If we take on being accountable instead of hoping people will change their behaviors, we can do anything. Let's make the change now, so we don't have to continue this for generations.

Quotes:

• "You may have to provide leadership, sis, but it's for your baby."
• "You don't need to wait on any body or anything to be successful."
• "My actions are a match for my outcomes, not my feelings."
• "It's not biased, because they don't see White as a bias. They think that's the standard."
• "We got seduced by the illusion of equality. In that seduction, we stopped being accountable for all of it, for all the pieces, including education."
• "Why would we trust the enemy who has turned our bodies into factories in order to get free labor for generations?"
• "Because we started to live in the delusion of equality, we stopped being accountable."

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