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Black Women Organize: From the International Council of the Women of the Darker Races of the World, to STAR, and the Combahee River Collective
By Lizzie McCord
Dr. Alana Murray and Tiferet Ani shared resources for teaching about Black women’s activism during the 2021 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action Curriculum Fair. They began the session by sharing some historical context for Black women’s organizing, giving special consideration to the work of the Combahee River Collective and Marsha P. Johnson of STAR.
We Affirm That All Black Lives Matter: High School Students Host Lunchtime Activities
On February 6, students at Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus (DCPS) hosted lunchtime events for Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.
Julian is a Mermaid
Preschool students in Makai Kellogg's class at School for Friends explored the guiding principles of queer and trans-affirming during a story-time reading of Jessica Love’s Julian is a Mermaid .
Representation and Marginalization in History: Fourth Grade Exploration
Students at Mundo Verde explored representation and marginalization in history with their fourth-grade teacher, Dani McCormick.