Aug 15, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Kiara Butler is the founder and executive director of
Diversity Talks in Providence. I love how Diversity Talks is flipping the script—it actually gives students the opportunity to teach the teachers on how to better support them. Kiara is a warrior. She has overcome the endless obstacles thrown at women of color who want to be entrepreneurs. She’s survived childhood trauma. And because of her own experiences growing up in and navigating public schools in Mississippi, she has become a warrior for students. Just check her out
in this TEDx talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le9w0C3pJUs
Carlon Howard is the executive director of
Breakthrough Providence. Here’s why they’re dope: Not only are they creating pathways to college for low-income, academically motivated middle school students in Providence Public Schools, they also encourage talented high school and college students to pursue
careers in education. That last piece is critically important considering that the percentage of teachers of color in America hasn’t even hit
20 percent, even though most public school students
aren’t White. I’m hoping that their efforts produce more students like
Shamar Knight-Justice. And, Carlon is the co-founder of
EduLeaders of Color, an organization that cultivates spaces for leaders of color invested in dismantling inequities in education, strengthening organizations led by people of color, and fostering community partnerships to create systematic change in education. https://vimeo.com/282716338 These are leaders, game-changers and role models for the students and families they serve. In Rhode Island, no less. Where else are the inspiring Black education warriors whose stories need to be told on the national stage?
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