My response to Southwest Airlines was published on The Salt Collective this morning. I was really disappointed in Southwest Airline’s response. You can read my initial open letter to their CEO and VP of Diversity & Inclusion here. One of Southwest’s mottos is “Heart Sets …
I’m hardly the first person to post about the Fiftieth Anniversary of the March on Washington or Dr. King’s famous speech today. It’s late in the evening on August 28, 2013 as I sit and draft this post and I am sure that thousands of …
My colleagues and I will be attending the African American Leadership Forum Conference tomorrow at General Mills. The topic is “The Time is Now! Educating Every Black Child.” We’ll be bringing some of our new Servant Leader Interns for freedom school and learning about family engagement, the politics of education and teacher quality.
So excited.
To other education related things:
1- My colleague and I met with someone from the school district yesterday and had a great meeting about how we can better support the families of Minneapolis and collaborate with them. Another colleague and I have a meeting with an after-school coordinator next week at a local school. I’m excited about our future and the possibilities.
2- A Pastor that I know in Northeast Minneapolis (Steph) just posted a two part story on her blog about how her church is partnering with the school where they hold worship services on Sunday. I love how they have been in communication with the school administration and have been sensitive to where the spirit is leading them. So cool!
Check it out part one here and part two here.
Tonight I was able to attend Michelle Alexander’s lecture at the University of St. Thomas. In her talk as well as in her book, Ms. Alexander laid out a very well researched and …