#decolonizeeducation

Imagine...

Imagine sitting down sipping some hot coffee or a refreshing cas juice while translating letters in an indigenous language.

Imagine learning Bribri, Nahuatl, Quechua, Guaraní, or any native language and hear about great heroes and ancient traditions.

Imagine reading García Márquez, Cortázar, Neruda, Lyra, Oreamuno, Quiroga, etc. while listening to an old tango or a very slow salsa.

Resurfacing from a long (SO LONG, SORRY) hiatus to share the fundraising campaign of a very good friend of mine! She started a small non-profit called the Immigrant History Initiative that works directly on issues of race, immigration, and social justice, with a focus on eradicating xenophobia by centering the voices & stories of immigrant communities.

The mission of this nonprofit is so close to my heart. I grew up in one of the whitest parts of America as a second-gen Asian immigrant, and I virtually *never* saw faces like mine in textbooks (except maybe as anonymous victims). I didn’t know Asian Americans had a history in the United States from before the 1900s, and maybe because of that, I felt like I didn’t have a claim on this country as my own. 

Immigrant History Initiative creates tangible resources to bring the histories of communities of color into the classroom, to kids like me who really needed it. It’s run by a team of volunteers, and both co-founders still aren’t taking a salary because they’re putting all the money back into the org. If you have some money to spare this holiday season, please consider giving to them! It will go a long way <3 And if not, please consider reblogging!

DONATE HERE

P.S. If you haven't gotten hooked on The Ultimate 5 Squad Black superhero books by author RJ Rise (https://ultimatefivesquad.com), I highly recommend for your little readers. Superheros, justice, and amazing inventions! What more could a 6-year-old ask for ♥️ He even swears they're Wakandan!

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For some time now I’ve seen alot of people point out how the academic aesthetic as a whole is centred around Europe and western academia. 

There are women whose names are written in history books, and then there are women whose lives become part of a history that refuses to die. Mama Florence Mophosho is among them. Her story reminds us that revolution does not always arrive with thunder. Sometimes it comes quietly. Sometimes it is carried by a woman who keeps showing up, organising, serving and lighting the way for others without…

@lankosiwrites As I penned my piece on ‘The Sharpeville Six,’ this section emerged organically. I founded myself swimming in the waters of inspiration , feeling driven to keep sharing our narratives, as the title came from my own creativity and resonated deeply with me. I genuinely hope that we can learn from our history and evolve as we look to the future, all while remaining grounded in the…

The media continues, to serve us the news,But can we trust what they choose to infuse?There’s no downplaying…How facts may be twisted, with truths being resisted.At this rate, ours is to question.It is crucial to doubt and to probe, for in narratives, biases globes,What’s shown isn’t all, seek the truth’s call,By interrogating what the media robes.La Nkosi 🤍