e is for educational inequality

Click for purchase

equality begins with equity in education

• educational inequality (verb)

  refers to the unequal distribution of academic resources such as school funding, hiring qualified teachers, books, and technology to historically oppressed and poverty stricken neighborhoods.

• Join in the live discussion on the Be An Ally Facebook page. Learn more below.

• Article: Systemic Racism and Education

• Article: School to Prison Pipeline

• Article: Why Brown v Board of Education Still Matters

• YouTube video: Education Gap: The root of inequality

• YouTube video: How Americas public schools keep kids in poverty

D IS FOR DEFUNDing THE POLICE

click for purchase

Defund vs abolish

• defund the police (verb)

  a reduction of police budgets with the possibility of reallocation of funds into community initiatives.

• Join in the live discussion on the Be An Ally Facebook page. Learn more below.

• Article:What does defunding the police mean and does it have merit?

• Doctoral dissertation: Perceived Effective Policing through Leaderships' Diversity Training Learning Outcomes and Cultural Competence

• YouTube video: The need for police reform from police officer perspective

• YouTube video: Defund vs abolish

• YouTube video: Angela Davis on abolishing the police

C IS FOR COVERT RACISM

click to purchase

IDENTIFYING & APPROACHING COVERT RACISm

• covert racism (verb)

  a form of racial discrimination concealed in the fabric of our society and discriminates in often unnoticeable, passive ways.

• Join in the live discussion on the Be An Ally Facebook page. Learn more below.

• Educational Article:Being Anti racist

• News Article:How to talk to kids about racism

• Test: How much racism do you face everyday?

• YouTube video: How to tell someone they sound racist

• YouTube video: Getting called out & how to apologize

B IS FOR BALLOT

Click to purchase

The importance of the ballot

• ballot (noun) the democratic practice of selecting a representative, a course of action, or deciding some other choice by submitting the options to a vote of all qualified persons.

• Join in the live discussion on the Be An Ally Facebook page. Learn more below.

• News Article:Tidal wave of voter suppression washes over states

• Website: Vote by 18- voter guide for the new voter

• YouTube video: Why voting matters

• YouTube video: Progress is on the ballot

a IS FOR ally

click to purchase

how to be an ALLY

• al-ly (verb)-An ally is a person or group that provides assistance and support in an ongoing effort. Accountability and action are required.

• Join in the live discussion on the Be An Ally Facebook page. Learn more below.

• Review Article: Making People Aware of Their Implicit Biases Doesn't Usually Change Minds. But Here's What Does Work

• Opinion Article: Performative Allyship Is Deadly (Here’s What to Do Instead)

• YouTube video: 5 Tips for Being an Ally