{"id":3217,"date":"2022-02-02T01:52:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T01:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2022-09-27T23:53:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T23:53:58","slug":"changing-the-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/changing-the-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing The Narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-av_two_third-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kz4p008y-ffd9be37a10321adff19c50ecef79ae3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kz4p008y-ffd9be37a10321adff19c50ecef79ae3{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kz4p008y-ffd9be37a10321adff19c50ecef79ae3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kz4p008y-ffd9be37a10321adff19c50ecef79ae3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kz4p008y-ffd9be37a10321adff19c50ecef79ae3 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Changing the Narrative<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kz4oz091-5bac52a08ab6f03293a51e0d4656b789 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Paul Forbes, Defining US Advisory Board and Leaders Network<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This past summer, as the discussion around CRT (Critical Race Theory) ramped up across the country, the words of novelist and activist, James Baldwin came rushing back to me, \u201cNot everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.\u201d As a Black man who was born and raised in New York City and worked for 24 years in the NYC Department of Education directing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, I know firsthand, how true Baldwin\u2019s words are. I know personally the impact of negative narrative and stereotypes about Black and Latino boys and young men.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-d06667205e6186ec8414c6eb7605d406 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kz4oxpae-9bc70b604ac709d16ea569af3a8c1762\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kz4oxpae-9bc70b604ac709d16ea569af3a8c1762 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kz4oxpae-9bc70b604ac709d16ea569af3a8c1762 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kz4oxpae-9bc70b604ac709d16ea569af3a8c1762 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   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-2910 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2910 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Paul-Forbes-b-and-w.png\" alt='' title='Paul Forbes b and w'  height=\"716\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Paul-Forbes-b-and-w.png 1030w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Paul-Forbes-b-and-w-600x417.png 600w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Paul-Forbes-b-and-w-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Paul-Forbes-b-and-w-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Paul-Forbes-b-and-w-705x490.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kz4t0db3-b01ab5a49590bf4f75fb26ea6df6ccf8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We are often referred to as, \u201clazy\u201d, \u201cviolent\u201d, \u201caggressive\u201d, \u201cthugs\u201d, and \u201chyper-sexual\u201d. As a Black man who identified as none of those things, I knew how important it would be to blunt and mitigate these stereotypes with counter-narratives. My parents are from the West Indies and from them, I learned about the power of storytelling. I decided early in my work that storytelling would play a pivotal role. My goal was to change hearts and minds by telling my story and the stories of the thousands of young men that I was blessed to work with and support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #dddddd;  '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3217'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kz4u2qcg-132805da34096ffb9f77bd1977b7fcfd\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kz4u2qcg-132805da34096ffb9f77bd1977b7fcfd img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kz4u2qcg-132805da34096ffb9f77bd1977b7fcfd .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kz4u2qcg-132805da34096ffb9f77bd1977b7fcfd av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   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-3226 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3226 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/stacey-mic-1.png\" alt='' title='stacey mic 1'  height=\"345\" width=\"279\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/stacey-mic-1.png 279w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/stacey-mic-1-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-d06667205e6186ec8414c6eb7605d406 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kz4uus4b-90b7059f824e7ad4fd2cc5858a26eafb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kz4uus4b-90b7059f824e7ad4fd2cc5858a26eafb img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kz4uus4b-90b7059f824e7ad4fd2cc5858a26eafb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kz4uus4b-90b7059f824e7ad4fd2cc5858a26eafb av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   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-3225 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3225 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/stacey-mic.png\" alt='' title='stacey mic'  height=\"346\" width=\"278\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/stacey-mic.png 278w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/stacey-mic-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-d06667205e6186ec8414c6eb7605d406 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kz4t3bl0-b6b14ce6853df80aecb0cf8fbcff3fdf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In early 2014, I met <a href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/about\/executives\/stacey-dewitt\/\">Stacey DeWitt<\/a>. I was immediately drawn to her understanding of our work and her passion for storytelling, not only because she was a highly recommended producer but more importantly, I appreciated the social justice and the SEL (social and emotional learning) lens that she brought to productions. \u00a0Stacey grew more and more interested in the work that we were leading in NYC with a focus on equity and Culturally Responsive Education (CRE). In our discussions, she would share that districts and schools across the country needed to hear and learn more about how we were moving the needle for Black and Latino students. Those discussions were the intellectual seeds for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/\"><em>Defining Us<\/em><\/a> project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/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-13  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #dddddd;  '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3217'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_two_third-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kz4uz4qq-e42911e018891efaa667e3ecb31debd9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Using the power of storytelling, the <em>Defining Us<\/em> documentary allows us to confront and understand complex social issues like race and racial inequities through the eyes of young people. We hear from unapologetic educators and experts who are not afraid to face the issues and challenges of race and inequities. 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https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/ESI-History-shot.11-PM.png 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_two_third-d06667205e6186ec8414c6eb7605d406 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kz4vt0cn-0265b5ca11f70d6a310a14c475057de1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I am grateful to Stacey and her team for the bold and audacious steps they have taken to invest in all young people, but specifically in our young people of color. When Stacey and I met in 2014, I saw her as the director of a video shoot, but our\u00a0relationship has blossomed into one where we are now \u201cco-conspirators\u201d blending\u00a0our spheres of influence to disrupt and dismantle structures and systems that are leading to inequitable outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>We are at an inflection point in this country. Many people have been asking, \u201cWhen can we get back to normal?\u201d I respond, <strong>\u201cWe should not be going back to normal; we instead should be creating a new normal.\u201d<\/strong> The <em>Defining Us<\/em> documentary and platform creates an opportunity for educators and students to influence transformative change in this country. Our young people have the power and the potential. 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