As a passionate advocate for children and families to thrive and recognizing the barriers and violence created by racism, I’d like to share some reflections on the journey toward racial equity that we are taking in Broward County, Florida.
The first thing we learned is the importance of making space to have these brave conversations about race and racism and how it is hurting all of us.
By September, we hope to have 900 government and nonprofit staff and community partners, including law enforcement officers, trained in intensive two-day workshops about the history and dynamics of racism and white supremacy in the nation.
[For more on this story by Sue Gallagher, go to https://jjie.org/2018/06/13/co...inst-racism-locally/]
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