THESE KARENS IN OUR SCHOOLS MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THEY LEAVE. WHY?
THEY BRING HURT, HARM, DANGER, TRAUMA AND PTSD WITH THEM.
THEY ARE THE REASON OUR CHILDREN ARE WALKING THROUHG METAL DETECTORS.
THEY ARE WILLFULLY, KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY AND RACIALLY IGNORANT, UNCARING, IMMORAL, UNJUST AND INFERIOR.
THEY ARE THE REASON OUR CHILDREN ARE CHECKED EVERY SINGLE DAMN MORNING LIKE THEY ARE CRIMINALS.
THEY ARE THE REASON OUR CHILDREN ARE BERETED IN TONE.
THEY ARE THE REASON OUR CHILDREN EDUCATION IS SYNONYMOUS TO PRISON. THEY ARE THE REASON OUR CHILDREN SIT IN ISS OF WHICH IS SYNONYMOUS TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AND IT IS MESSING WITH THEIR PSYCHE.
THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CASH A CHECK BUT NOT PRODUCE THE SCHOLARS WE KNOW IS WITHIN OUR BLACK BABIES
THEY RELY ON BLACK TEACHERS TO TAKE THE ONES THEY CAN’T DEAL WITH, THEY DON’T LIKE, THEY FEEL WILL MAKE THEIR DAYS RUN SMOOTH (AND WE DO) AND THEY CHILDREN ARE SO INTELLIGENT, THEY CLOWN SO THEY CAN COME TO THE SAFETY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN TEAHERS CLASSROOMS.
THEY DUMP ON BLACK TEACHERS AND SINCE WE KNOW THEY SHOULDN’T BE THERE, WE WHO ARE GENUINE DARE NOT
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT CARRY THAT LIE THE APA JUST APOLOGIZED FOR. THEY ARE THE COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHIATRIST WITHIN OUR INNER CITY SCHOOLS.
THEY ARE THE ENEMY WITHIN AND TOXIC TRASH THAT IS HURTING OUR BABIES.
THEY FEAR OUR CHILDREN
THEY REPORT THEIR PARENTS
THEY MAY OR MAY NOT SHOW UP
THEY INSULT OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES INTELLIGENCE
THEY HAVE LOW STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS
THEY TEACH ERRONEOUS NARRATIVES AND HISOTRY
THEY TEACH DOWN TO OUR HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, AND BRILLIANT BLACK BABIES
THEY ARE RUDE
THEY ARE RACIST
THEY ARE PREJEDUCICE
THEY ARE INCOMPETENT
THE ARE INEFFECTIVE
THEY ARE INEPT
THEY ARE ENERGY DRAINING
THEY ARE HIRED TO KILL, STEAL AND DESTROY OUR FUTURE
BEING FORCED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND SEE THIS, HEAR THIS AND GET TREATED LIKE THIS DAILY IS TO STIP THEM OF THEIR RICH CULTURE, OUR HONOR OF OUR ELDERS AND THIS NEW FOUND FREEDOM TO BE: IGNORANT, RUDE, DISLOYAL, IRRESPONSIBLE AND ANTIBLACK, ANTIUS.
MARVA COLLINS SHOWED US THAT IT IS NOT ABOUT CFERTIFICATIONS, DEGREES, TITLES OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS MINISTRY, A CALLING AND A DUTY TO OUR CULTURE.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REVOLUTIONARY WITHIN OUR EDUCATIONAL FIELD.
THESE WOMEN REMIND ME OF THE LAW CREATED FOR WHITE WOMEN WHEN THEY “ACCIDENTALLY KILLED” SLAVE CHILDREN DURING CORRECTION.
THEY ARE USED TO BEING HANDED SUCCESS
THEY ARE USED TO BEING PICKED TO BE GREAT
THEY ARE USED TO BEING CHOSEN TO REPRESENT
THEY ARE USED TO BEING GIVEN ACCESS
THEY ARE USED TO BEING GRANTED KEYS
THEY ARE USED TO BEING ENDOWED OPULENCE
THEY ARE USED TO BEING INHERENTED OR GRANDFATHERED INTO POSITIONS
YOU SEE THEY HAVE NEVER HAD TO WORK HARD, STRESS, STRAIN OR WORRY ABOUT IF AND NOW THEY HAVE OUR CHILDREN MINDS, HEARTS, SPIRITS AND SOULS AND THAT IS DANGEROUS
WE ARE NOT FIXED
WE DON’T NEED THEM
WE DON’T WANT THEM
WE DON’T NEED THEM TRAINING US, TEACHING US, SHOWING US OR MONITORING US
WE NEED THEM GONE
WE DON’T NEED THEM VOLUNTEERING, CREATING THINK TANK GROUPS, BUILDING TEAMS PLANNING OR MAKING UPS CUTE WORDS AND PHRASES TO FINANCIALLY PROFIT BECAUSE IT IS A BUZZ WORD OR PHRASE.
WE MASTER OUR CULTURE
WE KNOW OUR BABIES
WE HAVE GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS
WE KNOW GREATNESS AND GOODNESS WITHIN
WE KNOW A FAKE WHEN WE SENSE IT
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IS EVIDENT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY
OUR CHILDREN WANT TO BE TAUGHT ABOUT THEM
OUR CHILDREN WERE EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING ABOUT THEM
OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING DENIED THEIR AUTHENTIC HISTORY
WE EDUATORS ARE HOUNDED IF WE TEACH TRUTH
WHITE TEACHERS UNDERSTAND THAT THESE SYSTEMS IN PLACE BENEFIT THEM AND THEIRS SO THE PUSHBACK IS HARD BECAUSE NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE BLACK BODIES ARE NEEDED, EXPECTED, DEMANDED AND COVETED TO PRODUCE WEALTH AND SUCCESS FOR THEM AND WE ARE TO NOT REAP ANYTHING FROM THE BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS AND DEATH OF OUR LABOR AS YOU STAND UPON OUR BACKS, NECKS AND SHOULDERS.
THE REASON BLACK TEACHERS ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IS BECAUSE WE STOP THE PIPEPLINE
THE REASON BLACK TEACHERS ARE OVERLOOKED IS BECAUSE WE DEFY THE ODDS
THE REASON BLACK TEACHERS ARE REJECTED IS BECAUSE WE KNOW POVERTY IS NOT SYNONYMOUS TO INTELLECT, BRILLIANCE, DEDICATION, STRIVE AND SCHOLASTIC ABILITY
THE REASON BLACK TEACHERS ARE HARSHLY SCRUTINIZED IS BECAUSE WE EXPECT AND DEMAND A HIGH LEVEL OF RESPECT, REGARD, STANDARD AND EXPECTATIONS AND NORMALLY GET IT
THE REASON BLACK TEACHERS ARE HATED IN THESE SPACES IS BECAUSE WE ARE AREN’T AFRAID OF BLACK STUDENTS, WE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL STAKE HOLDERS AND WE WILL GET WITH THEM WHILE LOVING THEM TOO
THESE KNOWN
THESE WEILD
THESE UNDERSTOOD
THESE LEGISLATED
THESE INHUMANE
THESE IMMORAL
THESE UNJUST
ACTS TOWARDS OUR BLACK INNER CITY CHILDREN WILL CEASE WHEN WE ADULTS STOP IT.
