VOICES FROM OUR COMMUNITY
From Classroom 2
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
- Nelson Mandela
From Classroom 3:
Our hearts go out to the entire MCPK community. We will continue to pray for a better world. A world filled with kindness for all people.
From Salon 9:
"Race and racism is a reality that so many of us grow up learning to just deal with. But if we ever hope to move past it, it can’t just be on people of color to deal with it."
- Michelle Obama, former First Lady
We must begin working from the inside out to accept each individual as a valuable human being, and celebrate all of our various backgrounds, cultures and life experiences. I vow to be part of the change desperately needed
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- Ms. Maritza
From Classroom 14
“The beauty of anti-racism is that you don’t have to pretend to be free of racism to be an anti-racist. Anti-racism is the commitment to fight racism wherever you find it, including in yourself. And it’s the only way forward.”
-
Ijeoma Oluo
From Classroom 16
“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
From Mrs. Gaither
"The only wrong thing to say is nothing."
- Meghan Merkhle
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
From Nurse Dana:
"I love you. You're probably thinking, "You don't even know me." But if people can hate for no reason, I can love.
–
Hoda Kotb
From Ms. DeVito:
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
From Ms. Johnston:
"Justice will not be served until those that are unaffected are as outraged as those who are."
-
Benjamin Franklin
From Ms. Laura
"We are all in the same storm. We are not in the same boat."
- Gloria Ladson-Billings
From Ms. Maya and Reggie
I encourage all families and growing individuals and communities to stick together, see what is out there, and help each other. I encourage all parents and teachers to recognize our experience and teach your youngsters to help them understand what they’re going through today.
From Mr. James
...Although angry, confused and often feeling like I want to help but don’t know what to do, I see hope, I see love, I see passion of people that want to make a CHANGE. In education we are CHANGEMAKERS
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Ms. Macklin
Pandemics are real, whether or not you know someone who is sick
Racism is real, even if you aren’t a racist
White privilege is real, even if you don’t feel it.
Police brutality is real, even if the cop you know is kind and just
Your world, isn’t The world
