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"Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes. " -Joseph Roux This week, I chose to take a closer look at  20 Writers of Color Share Their Favorite Poems . This article highlights the favorite poems of 20 diverse young writers of color and the stories behind their selections.  Here are two pieces that really stuck out for me 😁 Ain't I a Woman  by Kai Davis I found this poem after watching Porsha Olayiwola's poem "Trigger" . << another good poem about sexuality, gender and race I loved this poem;  I found it powerful and enthralling.  I love how she spoke about identifying  with groups while still feeling silenced and unacknowledged because of her intersectionallity. The Moon is Trans  by: Joshua Jennifer Espinoza The moon is trans. From this moment forward, the moon is trans. You don’t get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. You don’t get to talk to the moon anymore unless you use her correc...

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My White Friend Asked Me on Facebook to Explain White Privilege. I Decided to Be Honest

I enjoyed this week’s readings and video. As a supporter of the BLM movement, I feel it’s important that I have “resources” I can share with individuals who don’t understand what the BLM movement represents. Here they are 😊: ** The next time someone says 'all lives matter,' show them these 5 paragraphs ** I would definitely be open to teaching my students about the BLM movement.  I try to show my students that Black Lives Matter by displaying picture books and literary texts in my classroom library that have characters from diverse backgrounds my students can identify with. I have been working on my collection of diverse picture books over the past 3 years; here are a few of my most recent additions:      I would love to share these books in class! Let me know, I have no problem bringing them in to share😊😊