Race-based hair discrimination negatively impacts young Black girls and should have NO place in our society. Hair discrimination can occur #AsEarlyAsFive and can last a lifetime.
Join @Dove and the #CROWNCoalition as they aim to bring awareness to #TheCROWNAct and #PassTheCROWN nationwide to end hair discrimination in the classroom and beyond. Visit thecrownact.com to take action and sign the petition.
"And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular – but one must take it because it is right." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
#ICYMI, be sure to check out the @NBCNews Kids Edition interview with Patriots defensive lineman, Lawrence Guy, as he shares words of encouragement, inspiration, and empowerment for children with learning challenges.
Thank you to Lawrence Guy and wife Andrea for all of the wonderful things you do to uplift others!!✨💕
Watch Here:
Part 1: https://nbcnews.to/3A5nomf
Part 2: https://nbcnews.to/3txpFW5
"She vows to make Izzy’s life matter by speaking out about bullying, racism and the importance of understanding autism so that no other parent has to suffer like she is." - WGNTV/AP News
It's truly heartbreaking that any child should have to suffer in this way. Our sincerest prayer is that this mother is given the platform that she needs to defend the lives of other children that are bullied.
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please know that YOUR LIFE MATTERS and help is just a phone call or text away. To get help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). There is also a crisis text line at 741741. For crisis support in Spanish, call 1-888-628-9454.
#StandForIzzy
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The CROWN Act was introduced by then State Senator Holly J. Mitchell in 2019, and bans discrimination based on natural hair. To date, 14 states and 34 municipalities have made hair discrimination unlawful. Help end hair discrimination in your state.
Click here to learn more: http://bit.ly/CROWN-
For free meal programs in your community, here are two convenient resources:
🍎 Text the word FOOD to 304-304 to receive a list of locations near your home. Or visit: https://www.nokidhungry.org/help
🍞 Call the USDA Hotline at 1-866-348-6479, Monday through Friday.
"They have been victimized again by the system, and that's unimaginable to me that we could have the very worst case of child abuse that I've ever seen, maybe one of the worst in California history, and that we would then not be able to get it together to give them basic needs, basic necessities," Hestrin said.
Read on here: https://bit.ly/Psalm27-1-2
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Historic Bill Would Remove Federal Requirement to Terminate Parental Rights in Some Cases:
“This bill is an important first step in moving away from cookie-cutter timelines that have caused devastating harm to children and families for decades... Existing exemptions would be maintained for certain 'aggravated' circumstances" - The Imprint
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/PRBill
"'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-