Reading While Black: A Conversation With Isabelle “Isy” Ibibo
At the end of March, Isabelle “Isy” Ibibo and I finally had a conversation. It had taken almost a year for us to find time to chat and...
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Dori King
May 16, 20231 min
Teaching = Hope
We want to cultivate a generation of creative, innovative thinkers who are able to dream…to dream big [and] envision a new world…to have...
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Dori King
Oct 2, 20222 min
What Fall Brings...
The seasonal shift to fall awakens a need to shed that which no longer serves me and to embrace what does. I have been steadily giving...
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Dori King
Sep 12, 20222 min
Tap In
Dr. Dugan offers us her idea that our vast and wonderful imaginations are the key to innovating. Imagination requires space. ...
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Dori King
Aug 18, 20221 min
Bringing Our Authentic Selves
“There's this part of me that always has to be doing my personal work to get in touch with my authentic self.” - Brian Pinkney, Society...
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Dori King
Jun 24, 20221 min
Our Intersections
Recently I had the opportunity to stand on a bridge where the Pacific Ocean, a freshwater stream, and natural hot springs intersect. As...
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Dori King
Apr 1, 20221 min
Mama Love
As my school explored women’s history, students were asked, Who is a woman who makes a difference? Children shared the names of many...
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Dori King
Mar 30, 20221 min
Finish the Fight
To celebrate Women’s History Month, I wanted to honor the many women who fought for the right to vote in the U.S. If you’re like me, you...
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Dori King
Mar 23, 20221 min
A Picture Book For Here and Now
Lubna and Pebble Watching the attacks happening in Ukraine is leaving many (including me) struggling to find the right action. Do we...
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Dori King
Mar 18, 20222 min
A Celebration of Picture Books
Between now and April 19th Folks of Color In Schools will celebrate picture books. I often share with students that we give picture...
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Dori King
Mar 18, 20222 min
What I Practiced During Black History Month
Ellen McGirt calls herself a journalist who writes a newsletter. She curates stories on race for Fortune Magazine in the newsletter...
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Dori King
Jan 2, 20222 min
What If...
As we begin 2022 we are still facing: a global pandemic that has an apparently more contagious variant (Omicron), uncertainty in schools...
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Dori King
Nov 12, 20213 min
Our Origin Story
Marvel movies and television programs are a thing in my family. We watch them, discuss them, and await the latest installments. One...
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Dori King
Jun 14, 20214 min
Our Whole History
“On May 25, 2020, when George Floyd was killed, that was something that changed every person. Whether it was folks for the first time who...
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Dori King
May 11, 20212 min
Antiracism for BIPoC
Note: The following blog was written by Dr. Bramlett in December of 2020. In this sixth month period articles and op-eds seemed to...
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Dori King
Apr 2, 20213 min
UnLearning and Learning
In February we celebrated the life of my 89-year-old father who recently died and in March we celebrated the thirteenth anniversary of my...
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Dori King
Dec 31, 20203 min
2021: A New Year
The New Year is a meaningful time for me. I have spent years celebrating the New Year with my beloved family of choice which includes my...
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Dori King
Nov 25, 20203 min
We See You...
In August Veronica Chambers published her book Finish the Fight: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right To Vote. It...
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Dori King
Sep 25, 20203 min
Two Questions to Help Us Through This...
As we begin this school year, that has been labeled as unprecedented because of the multiple pandemics that are currently taking place,...
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Dori King
Sep 5, 20202 min
AntiRacism and You
Last August Ibram Kendi published his memoir/guide to antiracism, How To Be An Antiracist. In recent weeks post the extrajudicial murders...
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