{"id":2152,"date":"2021-03-31T00:05:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T00:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2022-09-27T14:43:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T14:43:53","slug":"knowing-our-history-and-knowing-ourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/knowing-our-history-and-knowing-ourselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing Our History and Knowing Ourselves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  inner-heading-area  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #222222;background-image: linear-gradient(to right,#222222,#00aeef); '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2152'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock inner-landing-text av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1><strong>Knowing Our History and Knowing Ourselves<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2152'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kid6yg-8b6ebbe7bd7a71339ac5e0f1c0d64f71\">\n.flex_column.av-kid6yg-8b6ebbe7bd7a71339ac5e0f1c0d64f71{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-kid6yg-8b6ebbe7bd7a71339ac5e0f1c0d64f71 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmwoeuzi-7801901012a486690cbe9e0ec0dbdaec\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kmwoeuzi-7801901012a486690cbe9e0ec0dbdaec img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kmwoeuzi-7801901012a486690cbe9e0ec0dbdaec .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kmwoeuzi-7801901012a486690cbe9e0ec0dbdaec av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-649 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-649 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/Dr.-Sharon-Contreras-240x300.jpg\" alt='' title='Dr.-Sharon-Contreras'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/Dr.-Sharon-Contreras-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/Dr.-Sharon-Contreras.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmwnwa05-04dab47b93866e9dc11bfe6970a5142e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kmwnwa05-04dab47b93866e9dc11bfe6970a5142e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kmwnwa05-04dab47b93866e9dc11bfe6970a5142e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cThe first time in my new school I read a sentence about black Americans in a textbook the sentence read &#8211; I was nine years old and this is what sticks with me \u2013 \u2018Black Americans live in ghettos\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-iwpkqg-bda5abf11cd1bf8592b14eefcc07592a\">\n.flex_column.av-iwpkqg-bda5abf11cd1bf8592b14eefcc07592a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-iwpkqg-bda5abf11cd1bf8592b14eefcc07592a av_two_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dr. Sharon Contreras understands firsthand the importance of education. As a young Black girl growing up in Long Island, NY, one of 10 siblings, the importance of getting an education, and especially learning to read, was understood as the primary way to a better life. Neither of her grandparents could read, as they spent their youth working long days in cotton fields rather than being in school; they, along with her parents, \u201cpushed\u201d Contreras and her siblings to place high value on getting an education. It led Contreras to life as an educator, leading to her current position as Superintendent of Guilford County Schools (home to 73,0000 students) in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Contreras gives credit to her family for the understanding of the \u201clong history and rich history of African Americans. We have always struggled for education and understand that education leads to liberation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This knowledge of her forebear\u2019s history, not only the darkness of slavery, but the many accomplishments and joy that was part of the full fabric of African American life, became doubly important when Brown v. Board deemed segregated schools unconstitutional, paving the way for integrated schools in 1954.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2152'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-h4wz9k-99c6a6ccbeaef17266c413ca0a0f4430\">\n.flex_column.av-h4wz9k-99c6a6ccbeaef17266c413ca0a0f4430{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-h4wz9k-99c6a6ccbeaef17266c413ca0a0f4430 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Contreras, and other African American students with parents who understood the need to teach their children the full history of their race and culture, was fortunate. She recounts the time she was \u201cnot a princess\u201d for the Halloween parade, but rather chose Phyllis Wheatley, the first African American poet to be published. And she also remembers the time she gave her first book report in her new school, when she chose Daniel Hale Williams, the African American doctor who performed the first successful heart surgery. Her sense of self came not from her school, but rather from the continued \u201cpush\u201d by her parents and grandparents to know and value her history and the many accomplishments of those who came before.<\/p>\n<p>In those early and later decades of desegregation, other parents of African American children kept this fuller history alive outside of the school, through immersion of Black culture in the home, the church, and the expanded fabric of the Black community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-g6k1y0-3c12e4ffe66f3963307a5bc494fadb48\">\n.flex_column.av-g6k1y0-3c12e4ffe66f3963307a5bc494fadb48{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-g6k1y0-3c12e4ffe66f3963307a5bc494fadb48 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmwodfm7-328a7064d96c923720e80dbd4e63411c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kmwodfm7-328a7064d96c923720e80dbd4e63411c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kmwodfm7-328a7064d96c923720e80dbd4e63411c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kmwodfm7-328a7064d96c923720e80dbd4e63411c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-2154 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2154 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/philliswheatley.jpeg\" alt='' title='philliswheatley'  height=\"251\" width=\"201\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Phyllis Wheatley, the first African American poet to be published<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2152'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In a recent article for The Atlantic, writer Michael Harriot also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2021\/03\/my-mother-found-dr-seuss-book\/618225\/\">detailed his experience<\/a> as a Black child growing up in South Carolina during the 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s. Harriot\u2019s mother homeschooled Harriot and his sisters during their elementary years as a vehicle for them to realize their full potential as Black children growing up in a white world; their young lives were steeped in Black culture and Black experiences. He recounts, even given the vestiges of broader segregation, that the family intentionally had little interaction with white people and were shielded from negative images and depictions in books, films, and other cultural items deemed too white, too demeaning, or downright racist. Recanting this time, he states, \u201cA few years ago, I asked my mother why she put so much effort into concocting this Caucasian-free cocoon. She informed me that our childhood was part of an experiment she had envisioned before we were even born. \u2018A Black person\u2019s humanity can never be fully realized in the presence of whiteness,\u2019 she explained. Not a single day has passed since in which I have not thought about that sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2152'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-e0b896072a63e53069bc0825aa4db1c9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e0b896072a63e53069bc0825aa4db1c9{\npadding-bottom:25px;\ncolor:#222222;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e0b896072a63e53069bc0825aa4db1c9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e0b896072a63e53069bc0825aa4db1c9 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#222222;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e0b896072a63e53069bc0825aa4db1c9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-e0b896072a63e53069bc0825aa4db1c9 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-17  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  no-uppercase basic-title'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Divides We Face<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Both Contreras and Harriot\u2019s experiences, though quite different, highlight the importance African American history had to their overall development as they grew into adulthood. Their parents recognized this importance and were there to provide their children with their fuller histories, beyond the tragedies to the triumphs as well.<\/p>\n<p>Humans yearn to be known, accepted, and seen by others. It\u2019s in our nature to want these things. When we better know the true picture of ourselves (our histories, our place in the world, our struggles, and our achievements), then it stands to reason we can better understand, appreciate, and accept those around us, including, ultimately, how their place in the world relates to our own. To better realize each person\u2019s unique potential, we need the fuller picture of everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully today, there is a broader push for schools to provide their students a much more comprehensive and inclusive view of the themselves and others. This approach is commonly referred to as Culturally Responsive Education (CRE) and it is happening across America each day. Educators, through expectations messaged from their districts and states, including opportunities for professional learning, are awakening to the importance of CRE in their students\u2019 development and well-being and are delivering on it for the students they serve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2152'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2uc8u0-dbb51bef83bc3f57fbe2debbd70c5377\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2uc8u0-dbb51bef83bc3f57fbe2debbd70c5377{\npadding-bottom:25px;\ncolor:#222222;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2uc8u0-dbb51bef83bc3f57fbe2debbd70c5377 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2uc8u0-dbb51bef83bc3f57fbe2debbd70c5377 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#222222;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2uc8u0-dbb51bef83bc3f57fbe2debbd70c5377 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2uc8u0-dbb51bef83bc3f57fbe2debbd70c5377 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-20  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  no-uppercase basic-title'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Culturally Responsive Education (CRE)<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ac1e5k-cd5de6e2ba751ff0923cdd475be4eca1\">\n.flex_column.av-ac1e5k-cd5de6e2ba751ff0923cdd475be4eca1{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ac1e5k-cd5de6e2ba751ff0923cdd475be4eca1 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>So, what is CRE exactly? Through CRE (also referred to as CSE \u2013 Culturally Sustaining Education), educators are giving students access to curriculum, teaching methodologies, and resources that are centered in their students\u2019 identities, heritage, language, and experiences. At the same time, they are building their own understanding of themselves, including their personal biases, fears, and the intersection of both within their classroom.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 constraints aside, one recent example of CRE in action that we found valuable, can be found in Guilford County School\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcsnc.com\/Dudley_High\">James P Dudley High School<\/a>, through Social Studies and Freshman Seminar teacher Nicholas Hutton\u2019s classroom. In the class, freshman males learn leadership, life skills, and the tools to become successful and emotionally healthy members of society. Additionally, according to Hutton, \u201cthey spend the first few weeks of the semester covering the history of Dudley. So, everybody from James P Dudley to Dr. Tarpley to the Civil Rights movement are really emphasized. Dudley is the heart of the Civil Rights movement basically in the Southeast. Think about the sit-ins, they all started here. We start with some background about the school. There&#8217;s no civil rights movement. There&#8217;s no successful football team, there&#8217;s no community activism, there&#8217;s no A &amp; T without James P. Dudley. He is the one who helped start all of it\u2026. So, once students know that their history is something they can touch, if they are in the hallway, in the library, they come in here and they can see figures that help inspire generations throughout the community. And as a relation to manhood, it goes against the stereotype.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And students notice. As Dudley freshman Jordan Blackstock noted, \u201cI didn\u2019t know that (Dudley) was a person\u2019s name and I didn\u2019t know the history behind it. I think it is important. 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class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Superintendent Contreras puts a fine point on why knowing the history of ourselves and others is important for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCulturally Responsive Education is education that meets the needs of all students. It does this by being inclusive, by embedding the history in culture and language of the students that are served in the curriculum and by making sure that teachers understand the culture of the student and are able to respond to students appropriately. Adding cultural competency and adding student history and culture to curriculum has a statistically positive impact on student achievement and will help us close those persistent achievement gaps. So, it <em>does<\/em> matter to let young people know who they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Contreras understands that not all schools in America are there yet with ensuring their students feel safe and valued and seen. But she does \u201cbelieve public schools may be the last platform that has a common audience in their community where they can lead this work.\u201d We believe this also.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_8'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2152'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-75h5xk-8f91778a5d747cb971b9ba1d51c56a41\">\n.flex_column.av-75h5xk-8f91778a5d747cb971b9ba1d51c56a41{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-75h5xk-8f91778a5d747cb971b9ba1d51c56a41 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-29  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Where we stand now is not new. We recognize the challenges that lie ahead and there are no quick fixes or one single approach to fixing our ills. Strong legislation that tackles inequities and perpetuates our division is certainly one thing needed across multiple sectors. But we also know, along with strong policies, we must also inform minds and change hearts at the same time \u2013 with students and adults. We believe that our educators are on the cutting edge of showing us how through practices such as CRE that recognize and celebrate everyone\u2019s unique heritage. These educators are building future generations that can indeed help bridge the things that divide us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6hv42w-2ac4f70ea999609303a45c470cab0a93\">\n.flex_column.av-6hv42w-2ac4f70ea999609303a45c470cab0a93{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6hv42w-2ac4f70ea999609303a45c470cab0a93 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kmwnwa05-39e1547b2f8456eed2a768906f270639 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>&#8220;If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated,&#8221; Carter G. Woodson, <em>The Mis-Education of the Negro,<\/em> 1933<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_9'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2152'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-6782cbc5b49e3e9a6c616b6f5995173e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6782cbc5b49e3e9a6c616b6f5995173e{\npadding-bottom:25px;\ncolor:#222222;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6782cbc5b49e3e9a6c616b6f5995173e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6782cbc5b49e3e9a6c616b6f5995173e .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#222222;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6782cbc5b49e3e9a6c616b6f5995173e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-6782cbc5b49e3e9a6c616b6f5995173e av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-34  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  no-uppercase basic-title'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Want to see more on how districts such as Guilford are doing this important work?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3kiw0o-d6b656e62a4d2e600539e314e8803cea\">\n.flex_column.av-3kiw0o-d6b656e62a4d2e600539e314e8803cea{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3kiw0o-d6b656e62a4d2e600539e314e8803cea av_two_third  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dr. Contreras\u2019 district has much good happening in Culturally Responsive Education (CRE). Check out their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcsnc.com\/Domain\/2412\">Diversity and Inclusion Homepage<\/a>\u00a0for links to the vast resources they are providing to educators, parents, and their community. One example can be found at the Native Knowledge 360 webpage, full of resources on <a href=\"https:\/\/americanindian.si.edu\/nk360\/about\/native-knowledge-360\">Native American History and Culture<\/a>. We applaud this inclusion of necessary resources from one of our valued partners; this resource is one of many examples of how Guilford County Schools is leading the way on CRE!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A parent\u2019s perspective on the value of CRE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Charles Brant, former Grady High School parent, is one of our featured &#8220;parent experts&#8221; in the upcoming first documentary for the Defining US series. His is an important voice and perspective on the importance of valuing and knowing each other\u2019s histories. To the right is a small preview of what you will see and hear in the film.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a9cew-983ef2ba11611f946e333927c6146b80\">\n.flex_column.av-a9cew-983ef2ba11611f946e333927c6146b80{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-a9cew-983ef2ba11611f946e333927c6146b80 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmwoazes-1eae4dccaef4801d02b9e39966dbdee9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kmwoazes-1eae4dccaef4801d02b9e39966dbdee9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kmwoazes-1eae4dccaef4801d02b9e39966dbdee9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kmwoazes-1eae4dccaef4801d02b9e39966dbdee9 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-38  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-2153 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2153 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-9.46.45-AM-1030x578.png\" alt='' title='Screen Shot 2021-03-26 at 9.46.45 AM'  height=\"578\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-9.46.45-AM-1030x578.png 1030w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-9.46.45-AM-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-9.46.45-AM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-9.46.45-AM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-9.46.45-AM-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-9.46.45-AM-2048x1150.png 2048w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-9.46.45-AM-1500x842.png 1500w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-9.46.45-AM-705x396.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmwnwa05-04dab47b93866e9dc11bfe6970a5142e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kmwnwa05-04dab47b93866e9dc11bfe6970a5142e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kmwnwa05-04dab47b93866e9dc11bfe6970a5142e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cI think when you study history and any great civilization, any country of people, talk about the significance of history and the importance of knowing who you are, I think that&#8217;s important on a number of levels. I think it&#8217;s important individually. I think it&#8217;s important culturally. I think it&#8217;s important for a lineage where you fit. What has transpired with you as a person, as a people and where do you fit in this great world community? How did you get here? And I think history is a map to all of that\u2026 I think is necessary for all people to have things to be able to refer back to and see that they&#8217;ve contributed to the world order and how we got to where we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_9'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2152'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kmwnwa05-39e1547b2f8456eed2a768906f270639 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Written By: Tammie Workman, Education Consultant and Former Urban Schools Leader\u00a0<\/em><em>with Stacey DeWitt CEO of Connect with Kids Network.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written By: Tammie Workman, Education Consultant and Former Urban Schools Leader with Stacey DeWitt CEO of Connect with Kids Network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":1810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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