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09/17/2022

Grateful for the opportunity and ability to sponsor The UP Center of Champaign County - CU Pride Fest 2022! Check it out! Hope to see you there!

07/22/2022

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Thank you for all you do.
Together, we are making a difference. 💙💙💙

11/24/2021

The video of the panel discussion, "Telling the Truth: Constructive ways to teach about racism and our racial history," and the resource page have been posted to my blog:

This list of resources include books, videos, articles, and other media sources that were curated to coincide with the Telling the Truth: Constructive Ways to Teach about Race and Our Racial Histor…

06/02/2021

In honor of Pride 🌈 Month 2021, I am reposting my blog from two years ago with resources for students, families, and educators regarding LGBTQIA History.

https://ddowenedd.blog/2019/09/28/know-your-lgbtq-history/

There are many great local resources for advocacy and support. Please feel to reach out if you or someone you know needs information about LGBTQIA rights and resources in EC-12 schools.

In preparation for Champaign Urbana’s 2019 Pride Fest, organized by the UP Center of Champaign-Urbana, I compiled short list of web resources for people to learn more about LGBTQ History. Thi…

04/12/2021

My colleagues and have been discussing the five stages of grief as they relate to racism and racial healing.

The people in the Twin Cities (and elsewhere) are experiencing grief on a constant cycle.

Be aware of how grief impacts you and those around you.

DDO

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as angry protests erupted in a Minneapolis suburb after a 20-year-old Black man was shot dead during a traffic stop.

02/03/2021

We have been working with several groups and organizations around the concept of racial healing. This TED Talk by Tiffany Alvoid, goes so much deeper than just talking about how to avoid micro-aggressions. It is worth a watch:

Microaggression is a term used for brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that c...

11/04/2020

Honored to be working with Kelly Hurst as she expands Being Black at School. Look for mini-workshops and discussion groups around issues of racial healing and racial justice.

Visit www.beingblackatschool.org for details!

10/23/2020

Interrupting school practices that disregard the mental health of Black youth.

10/06/2020

New Engagement Request Form -

For information about services, or to schedule an initial consult, please complete our Engagement Request Form. page: We now have office space at the Urbana Champaign Independent Media Cen…

10/06/2020

It has been a very busy couple of months! This weekend was spent recharging and working on the website - check it out! www.lead4equity.com

Advocacy, Consulting, and Training around issues of Educational Equity, Excellence, Engagement, and Leadership

09/07/2020

Cornelius Minor is a grading equity advocate and author of We Got This. Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be (Heinemann, 2018). A former middle school teacher, he is a lead staff developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University.