Alicia Sewell, Ed.S.
@TechySewell
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Educator | Mental Health, SEL & Social Justice Advocate | Curriculum Leader | Consultant | EdTech Strategist
Alabama
Joined May 2014
Jewel Ham created Spotify Wrapped as her internship project for the company in 2019. Not only did they not hire her, they took the idea and ran with it. It is now the biggest cultural moment that Spotify has every year. Another example of Black innovation being stolen by white
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This isn’t inspirational at all. They should have never had to do this because children shouldn’t be going hungry in a country where we already waste so much
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One year ago today, the great author, poet, educator and activist Nikki Giovanni, died. Rest in Peace! 🎥: Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin: A Conversation, 1971.
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our grandmother said something like this to us years ago and we all just thought she was talking. I'll be damned.
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👏🏽Class is in session pay attention! This is why they try so hard to erase & rewrite Black History because it’s their history. Every dehumanisation of Black people is a reflection of the inhumanity of White people. Repost gritsandeggspodcast /Deante Kyle
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No . Michael Jackson is THE greatest performer of all time.
Michael Jackson is one of the greatest performers of all time. Period.
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We are not concerned enough as a nation.
🚨 BREAKING: It’s official, SCOTUS just upheld Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett is being BOOTED out of her own district. This isn’t redistricting. This is political eviction. Republicans couldn’t beat her at the ballot box, so they rewrote the
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Talent and skill are evenly distributed. Opportunity and resources is not.
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Black children are enduring racism and yet White parents often claim their children shouldn’t learn about racism.
Greenville, N.C, a white teacher had black land white students raise their hands during a constitutional lesson and reminded blacks that if it wasn't for the Constitution, they would be her slaves. Her field slaves. The white students began calling the black students the N-word
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her impact on black history greater than some realize. may she rest well
Jo Ann Boyce has sadly passed away, sending love 🤍🕊️
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i honestly hate this system of working 8-9 hours a day and then going home to having about 4 hours to yourself which includes getting ready for the next day??? this is not life.
What do you hate about the system?
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In case there was any doubt left, the president is a racist.
The Donald Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks. They will be replaced with Donald Trump’s birthday.
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“There's a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste.” — Sarah Vaughan
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Students’ intrinsic motivation is fading—and it’s not on teachers. My new blog breaks down how NCLB, PBIS, and low expectations are shaping a generation of reward-dependent learners. What do you think? #educhat
https://t.co/ehSRHkRdF8
medium.com
For years, teachers have been told that if a student isn't putting forth effort, it's somehow a reflection of us — our planning, our…
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Black Panther Party deputy chairman Fred Hampton was drugged by the FBI then assassinated by local police on this day 56 years ago. He was only 21 years old. Listen to his words and see if you can discern why he would be their target.
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Chairman Fred. You are immortal. We honor your memory and struggle in your name, and the name of all martyrs. “You're going to have to say that I am a proletarian, I am the people. I am not the pig. You've got to make a distinction.”
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Venus Williams’s father schools white journalist on how to interview a 14-year-old Black girl, 1995.
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i think depression & anxiety could be partly cured by financial stability
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