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These Stories, Those Words, and Powerful Tests of the Universe

September 30, 2018 by Jennifer Wolfe

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“White Americans are not afraid of the cops even when they are committing insurrection, because in their minds, they own this country, they own that Capitol, they own the White House, they own the president, they own the cops and the cops work for them. They believe that people like me have no damn right to try to elect a president.” @JoyAnnReid, Jan. 6, 2021.

Joy Reid is an American cable television host, MSNBC national correspondent, political commentator and author of many books including: “The Man Who Sold America,” “We Are the Change We Seek, and “Fracture”.

This drawing represents a segment of the commentary she provided yesterday during the attempted coup of Capitol Hill by domestic terrorists (Please slide 2 to watch part of the video and my Linktree to see all of it).

In her daily newsletter @Nicoleacardoza @antiracismdaily wrote: “Some people have called this an example of white privilege. But I'd go further to state that this was a demonstration of white power. Having white privilege means inheriting advantages in a system. But having white power means that you can use and abuse these systems without consequences because they were designed to protect you and your conservative values and beliefs.”

She adds: “The Democratic wins in both the presidential election and the Georgia run-off are largely attributed to communities of color. So this was an intentional and violent response, an action that tried to demonstrate what will happen when white power is challenged. And it wouldn't have been possible without the support of the President, and other political leaders and law enforcement cheering it on from the sidelines.”

The other slides are a random selection of images and posts from yesterday.
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I woke up in the middle of the night wondering how

I woke up in the middle of the night wondering how I was going to talk to my seventh grade students today. Right before class started I decided that the best approach would be to give them the space and time to talk and ask questions and think about what happens next and what part they have to play in the process. Some of them hadn’t heard the news and some of them knew a lot about it. We talked about the facts. We looked at the timelines. We analyzed images. We wrote captions. And I realized that because I have committed to being an anti-racist teacher, that this wasn’t actually scrapping the curriculum at all. We wove in the ideas of empathy and bias. We talked about the black lives matter movement and why in the images we didn’t see police using force over the protesters because they were white. My students, although only 12 or 13 years old, understand that in elections there are winners and losers. They understand that someone is always disappointed. But they also understand that this is not how we solve problems in our democracy. What they don’t understand is why people felt that this was OK and why they were allowed to do it. Although not many students turn on their cameras in virtual learning, this student talked, more than he ever had before. I heard voices I’d never ever heard speak out in class and I read comments in the chat that showed their thinking. And the student who wrote this thank you to me at the end of class today, he came a few hours later to my office hours and said he just wanted to be there in case he had questions. Relationships matter. Student voice matters. #blacklivesmatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #illuminate2021 #teachersofinstagram

All afternoon I couldn’t believe what I was seei

All afternoon I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and hearing. I’ve been thinking about how I always believed that people are truly good at heart but after watching today I am re-thinking. As an educator I’m always looking through the lens of the children. What will we say to them tomorrow? Thank you Joy Reed for having honest talk that will help me prepare to let my students talk through their feelings and get to the truth. Hopefully I can make them feel safe. They’ve had to endure a lot in the last 10 months. @joyannreid #illuminate2021 #blacklivesmatter #teachersofig #certifybidenpresidency

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