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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, 2022
- 2 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2021
- 3 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, 2021
- 4 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, 2021
- 2 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, 2021
- 3 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 2 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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Dori King
- Sep 5, 2020
- 2 min
What Have We Learned?
The COVID-19 experience reveals that schools can be incredibly responsive in a crisis. As schools have shifted to remote learning, some...
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