LCPS Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee - MSAAC

02/22/2020

MSAAC seeks nominations for the 2020 Fisher Awards, 2020 MSAAC Student Awards, and the 2020 MSAAC Delegate Award. Nominations accepted until March 20. Details: lcps.org/msaac. #LCPSEquity #MSAACAwards2020

02/22/2020

We are proud to partner with @loudounseac for Closing the Gap on Discipline Disparities, Part 2. Wed. Mar. 4, 7:15 - 8:30 pm. LCPS Admin Bldg. #TogetherWork #LCPSEquity #InclusionForAll

02/22/2020

Students from Riverside HS invite you to their #BlackHistoryMonth celebration this Monday, Feb. 24, 6:00 pm, dinner provided. #LCPS20 #LCPSEquity

02/21/2020

Our friends @LoudounEA are hosting a Diversity Training Seminar on Thursday, March 12. Register here: http://bit.ly/LEADiversity

02/20/2020

New digital project lays bare history of slavery around the White House | WTOP

https://wtop.com/local/2020/02/new-digital-project-lays-bare-history-of-slavery-around-the-white-house/

A new website initiative launched this week by the White House Historical Association takes an in-depth look into slavery around the nation’s capital.

02/19/2020

Here is the link to RSVP for this #BHM event in Ashburn. Our history informs our present.
https://www.evite.com/event/012DUGCBA5NSIA6IWEPKHPILZ2DRRQ/rsvp

02/19/2020

Some of our members may find this local resource helpful. PFLAG Loudoun meets Tuesday, Feb. 25 with breakout groups for teens/tweens, parents/allies, and LGBTQ+ adults. #AllMeansAll #Equity #YouAreNotAlone

02/17/2020

So much #Equity work to be done, we hope to see you 2 nights this week!
Wed 2/19, 7 pm MSAAC - Culturally Competent Workforce & Diversity Recruitment.
Thurs 2/20, 6:30 LCPS - Equity Comprehensive Plan & Guidelines to Respond to Racial Incidents.
#YourVoiceMatters

02/15/2020

Love Your Magic Conference

Love your magic. #BlackHistoryMonth
https://www.tolerance.org/educator-grants/action-models/love-your-magic-conference

TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district levels. Read about how one teacher used her grant to help fund a daylong conference empowering girls of color in Boston.

02/13/2020

Marley Dias

#BlackHistoryMonth
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2019/marley-dias

“Each of us has a magic inside of us that we can use to make the world a better place.”

02/12/2020

Please mark your calendars to attend this important meeting regarding #Equity in LCPS. Your voice matters. Thursday, Feb. 20, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, LCPS Administration Building.

02/11/2020

Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee / Current News

Racial incidents continue to happen in our schools. MSAAC calls for community engagement to affect positive change. Read our statement here: https://www.lcps.org/msaac.
#Equity #ACollectiveVoiceForChange #LCPS #NoneOfUsAreFreeUntilWeAreAllFree

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02/11/2020

Responding to Hate in Your School Community

Would this resource be helpful to teachers in your school? We all need to be ready to respond to hate and racism. #LCPSEquity

https://www.tolerance.org/the-moment/february-7-2020-responding-to-hate-in-your-school-community

This week, national media reported on a Michigan school community meeting when, during a discussion of racism in schools, one parent asked another, “Why didn’t you stay in Mexico?” We stand with those in Michigan demanding better, and we know students and families are faced with racism and oth...

02/11/2020

Interesting event sponsored by the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum on Saturday, Feb. 15, 1 - 3 pm. #Loudoun
For more details: https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/events

02/10/2020

Black History Month Teaching: Miseducation or Empowerment?

#BlackHistoryMonth Teaching: Miseducation or Empowerment?

https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/black-history-month-teaching-miseducation-or-empowerment

This high school English teacher encourages educators to focus on African Americans' contributions to the United States, with the Harlem Renaissance as a way to begin.

02/09/2020

Hair

#BHM

https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/texts/hair

In this spoken word piece, Elizabeth Acevedo addresses the beauty standard that is epitomized by fair skin and straight hair.

02/08/2020

Latinx History Is Black History

LatinX History is Black History

https://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/webinars/latinx-history-is-black-history

This webinar will clarify the confusion between race and ethnicity, provide a historical primer on Afro-Latinx identities and review resources for teaching Elizabeth Acevedo’s poem “Afro-Latina.”

02/07/2020

Toni Morrison

LCPS Teachers: We know you want this free Toni Morrison poster for your classroom. Print it, project it, share it. #BHM
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2019/toni-morrison

"If you are free, you need to free somebody else."

02/06/2020

Black History Month: Celebrating Black Liberation Movements

Celebrating Black Liberation Movements
#BlackHistoryMonth

https://www.tolerance.org/the-moment/january-31-2020-black-history-month-celebrating-black-liberation-movements

This Black History Month, we’re encouraging educators to recognize and teach that Black history includes narratives that don’t focus solely on trauma. While it’s imperative to teach about the realities of racial oppression, it’s just as important to engage students with the many ways Black p...

02/05/2020

Black Lives Matter At School

Sharing this information from the #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool page:

"Calling all educators:

Thanks to stunning art and design by New York City educator Caryn Davidson, we now have an indispensable #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Activity book, "What We Believe." This resource is free and downloadable from the "lesson plan" tab under the "2020 Curriculum Resource Guide" link on the BlackLivesMatterAtSchool.com website.

This beautiful workbook guides students through the Black Lives Matter Global Network's 13 principles with powerful quotes and images from Black thought leaders, artists, activist, and organizers. What an incredible resource to engage students in deep conversations about the rich diversity of the Black experience for the national Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, February 3-7, 2020!"

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 I AM AN EDUCATOR Activity Book, Art, BLMatSchool, Uncategorized "What We Believe": A Black Lives Matter at School Activity book. A free and downloadable classroom resource! Thanks to stunning art and design by New York City educator Caryn Davidson, we now have an ind...

02/05/2020

Body Encounters Barrier, or Stairs (Not a Metaphor) by Tara Hardy - Poems | poets.org

Poetry that speaks to the heart of #diversity #equity #inclusion. What a true welcome means. @lcps_seac, We're in this together.

https://poets.org/poem/body-encounters-barrier-or-stairs-not-metaphor

Body Encounters Barrier, or Stairs (Not a Metaphor) - In the current, secretly intentional, house

02/05/2020

Brooklyn park to be renamed after trans activist Marsha P. Johnson

#BHM
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/brooklyn-park-be-renamed-after-trans-activist-marsha-p-johnson-n1128441

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans to rename a state park after the transgender woman of color.

02/04/2020

Pledge to grow the movement for racial justice in education - NEA EdJustice

Did we mention that it's #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool week? Teachers: here is the link to sign the pledge: https://neaedjustice.org/racialjustice/

Pledge to address the inequities that result from the institutionally racist policies and practices in our schools and in the communities our students live in.

02/04/2020

Loudoun Education Association and the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee are hosting a monthly book club.
To join the February discussion, please register here: www.bit.ly/LEABookClub.

02/03/2020

Calling All Educators: Sign the #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool pledge today!

Today is the first day of #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool week. The NEA has designed a teachers' pledge for the occasion. Learn more here: https://blacklivesmatteratschool.com/2020/02/03/calling-all-educators-sign-the-blacklivesmatteratschool-pledge-today/

On Monday, February 3, 2020, the third national Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action begins in schools all across the country. Educators will be teaching lessons about the 13 principles of t…

01/29/2020

Loudoun County supervisors adopt courthouse grounds recommendations, ask committee to review naming options

https://www.loudountimes.com/news/loudoun-county-supervisors-adopt-courthouse-grounds-recommendations-ask-committee-to/article_f89eff5e-3d22-11ea-a0ba-db337b6913b7.html?

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors adopted several recommendations Tuesday toward making the courthouse grounds a better reflection of the county’s history.

01/28/2020

Black Lives Matter At School

https://blacklivesmatteratschool.com/

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 blmatschool Uncategorized PUT YOUR COMMUNITY ON THE 2020 BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL MAP! Is your school or community planning events for the 2020 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action? If so please take a minute to enter information about what is happening at...

01/27/2020

How are we doing to implement the Superintendent's Statement on Equity? What progress can we celebrate? Where do we have room to improve?
#Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #RepresentationMatters

01/27/2020

Louis Cousins, one of the Norfolk 17 who desegregated all-white schools, dies at 76

https://www.pilotonline.com/news/obituaries/vp-nw-louis-cousins-20200123-c2rb22mihjafhjsnarg6vuojye-story.html?

For years, he was largely quiet about the experience, even with family. But as he grew older, he thought it more important that people remember what happened.

01/26/2020

Loudoun County African-American community makes national historic-places list | WTOP

https://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2020/01/loudoun-county-african-american-community-makes-national-historic-places-list/

Willisville, which comprises about 24 acres in Loudoun County, Virginia, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

01/25/2020

Future Voters Project

Have any of our #LCPS high school teachers organized voter registration drives? Here is more information from @Tolerance_org, plus they send you a free film kit. #YourVoiceMatters #YourVoteIsYourVoice https://www.tolerance.org/future-voters-project

Welcome to the Future Voters Project! We hope you’ll join us as we work toward our goal of registering all eligible students by the time they graduate high school.

01/23/2020

Many in our community may find this resource helpful. PFLAG Loudoun meets on Tuesday, January 28, 7 - 8:30 pm at Crossroads UMC in Ashburn. #AllMeansAll #YouAreNotAlone #Equity

01/22/2020

Black Lives Matter at School - Resources - NEA EdJustice

Yes, Black Lives Matter at School.
https://neaedjustice.org/black-lives-matter-school-resources/

Talking About Race Check out resources to help facilitate conversations about race, including classroom appropriate lesson plans, guides on how to have tough conversations with peers and students, and more. Teaching for Black Lives, Edited By Dyan Watson, Jesse Hagopian, Wayne Au. Rethinking Schools...

01/18/2020

The Radical Truth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

https://www.tolerance.org/the-moment/january-13-2020-the-radical-truth-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., born January 15, 1929, became the most well known leader of the modern civil rights movement. But the truth of King’s legacy is often whitewashed and sanitized. On his birthday, MLK Day and year round, use these resources to provide students with a more complete, radica...

01/17/2020

Jason Reynolds Named New National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Congratulations @JasonReynolds83! This is good news for all of us!
https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-002/jason-reynolds-named-new-national-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature/2020-01-13/

The Library of Congress, the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader today announced the appointment of Jason Reynolds as the seventh National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2020-2021. The Newbery Honor recipient succeeds Jacqueline Woodson, who served as National Ambassad...

01/16/2020

How are we doing to implement the Superintendent's Statement on Equity? What can we do better?
#Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #RepresentationMatters

01/16/2020

Explore  | Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words  | Exhibitions at the Library of Congress  | Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/rosa-parks-in-her-own-words/about-this-exhibition/

Rosa Parks (1913–2005) is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a crowded bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal event in the civil rights movement that ultimately led to the dismantling of Jim Crow segre...

01/15/2020

Talk Saves Lives. Thursday, Jan. 23. 6:30 PM Brambleton Library. #YouMatter #PleaseStay #YouAreEnough
https://www.facebook.com/events/480796872413266/

01/14/2020

How to Apply to the Academies of Loudoun

Do you know someone interested in the application process for the Academies of Loudoun? https://vimeo.com/378562699?fbclid=IwAR3bvNi7lWy_Pwjn29m2SbxLjTemgcH9Ed6uG0OOng7y8GVYwWb-09CRVZg

The Academies Kids walk you through the easy steps and important reminders for applying to the Academies of Loudoun. Find out more information about applying to…

01/13/2020

Annual MLK "I Have A Dream" March.
Monday, January 20, 2020. 10:15 AM. Loudoun County Courthouse.

https://www.facebook.com/events/447493969301639/

https://www.leesburgva.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/29385/

01/13/2020

19 Youth Climate Activists of Color Who Are Fighting To Protect The Earth

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/news-politics/youth-climate-activists-of-color

Meet the Black and brown teens fighting to protect their lands from industrial, military, and colonialist actions that have caused climate change.

01/13/2020

NAACP Loudoun Branch

Virginia Tech invites talented, high-achieving and intellectually curious rising high school juniors and rising seniors to apply to participate in a summer, residential, academic leadership program at the Virginia Tech main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Black College Institute (for rising seniors) will offer five-day sessions twice during the summer of 2020: June 14 -June 19 and June 21- June 26.

Black College Institute (for rising juniors) will offer a three-day session for the summer of 2019: June 28 - July 1.

All programs are FREE of cost to students!

*Students must arrange their own transportation to and from the Virginia Tech, Blacksburg campus.*

Apply today: admit.vt.edu/register/BCIapp2020

Application closes: April 1, 2020
Notification of acceptance: April 25, 2020
Confirm attendance: May 10, 2020
Unofficial Transcripts due: May 20, 2020

Benefits of attending BCI:

• Student engagement with various academic disciplines through hands-on learning and workshops within the context of the African-American cultural experience.

• College life experiences of residential living, campus dining, collaborative projects in university classrooms and engagement with Virginia Tech’s faculty, staff, and students.

• Daily workshops on (1) navigating and completing the college application process and (2) applying for scholarships and financial aid.

• Students embrace the Virginia Tech motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) by completing a service learning project with university and local partnerships.

• Explore Virginia Tech departments and organizations to build lasting connections and learn about local resources available to them.

• Learn about local resources available to them.

• Engage in fun team building activities in our cultural, recreational, and student centers.

Virginia Tech Partners Participating:
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Pamplin College of Business, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, College of Natural Resources and Environment, College of Science, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and other campus departments and local organizations.

01/12/2020

Teachers of Color: Transforming Policy and Practice to Drive Inclusion
Feb. 21-22 Conference sponsored by VEA and VCU
To learn more: vea.link/toc2020

01/12/2020

Filipino-American Children’s Books & GIVEAWAY

Looking for children's books with Filipino or Filipino-American characters? Here's a list thanks to PragmaticMom :: Education, Parenting and Children's Books
https://www.pragmaticmom.com/2017/07/filipino-filipinoamerican-childrens-books/

Mika Song and Isabel Roxas have teamed up to come up with Filipino and Filipino-American Children's books which are few and far between. I only know one picture book, Cora Makes Pancit by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore, illustrated by Kristi Valiant. I found another one!! Is it a Mermaid? by Candy Gourlay,....