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To: Superintendents, Principals and Counselors
Date: May 10, 2021
RE: You’re Invited: A Discussion with Nikole Hannah-Jones on Centering Black
Students and Families
At the center of Oregon’s work on equity is attention to what it means to belong and to create conditions in school engagement that support student belonging. The experiences of Black students and families can and must be centered in our state, including the fullness of Black histories and Black futures. Please share these events with your teachers, students and other staff.
About the Events
ODE is pleased to invite students and educators to participate in a discussion with Nikole Hannah-Jones, the 2020 Pulitzer award winner and lead writer of “The 1619 Project.” The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from the New York Times that reframes the Black experience in American history. This important project is also featured as part of the supplemental instructional resources supporting the 2021 Oregon social science standards that include newly adopted K-12 ethnic studies standards.
Students are invited on Thursday, May 13, from 2:30 to 3:10 p.m. for a discussion with Nikole Hannah-Jones. This discussion will focus on the importance of black history, as well as how this history has helped to build our society today.
Educators are invited on the same day, Thursday, May 13, from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on how the historical events detailed in the 1619 Project can and should inform how we create the conditions of belonging for Black students, families, and educators in Oregon.
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