I Am Not Wrong

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I am not wrong for desiring healing.
I am not wrong for wanting peace.
I am not wrong for respecting humanity.
I am not wrong for disrupting your consciousness.
I am not wrong for loving ALL people.
I am not wrong for educating against racism.
I am not wrong for valuing people over profits.
I am not wrong for challenging the status quo.
I am not wrong for worshiping my Savior.
I am not wrong because you don’t understand.

The caged bird sings because it must—it must or die.


I am not wrong.
"I am constantly striving to be a better me." After nearly 10 years as a high school English teacher, I left the classroom in hopes of finding a way to have a greater impact in public school education. I earned my doctorate in UNC Chapel Hill's Policy, Leadership, and School Improvement Program. I am a critical race scholar, narrowing in on critical whiteness specifically. I study white children's racial identity construction. I am the co-founder and Lead Curator (executive director) for a nonprofit called WE ARE, which stands for working to extend anti-racist education. We provide anti-racism trainings for children, families, and educators. We use a three-pronged approach to dismantle systemic racism in education and beyond by offering summer camps for kids in rising 1st-5th grade, professional development for educators, and workshops for parents and families. I am a Black woman, motherscholar, and anti-racist activist. As a Christian, I believe I am called to do this work. #disruptivepeace #peacemaker #antiracisteducator

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