Growing anti-racist teacher, reader, learner, mother, roller skater, she/hers
Arlington, MA
Joined September 2018
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Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
The White House just released the first official portrait of Judge -- soon to be Justice -- Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The photo was taken by Lelanie Foster, a young black photographer from the Bronx.
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
This conversation about the "greatest generation" reminds me of a conspiracy theory I believe about why Hollywood casts old, crotchety wrinkled white dudes as racists.
What if old white people aren’t the ones you gotta worry about? What if it’s the young ones?
A thread.
Chris Wallace Goes At Nikole Hannah-Jones for Claim Greatest Generation 'Violently Suppressed' Black Voters in Heated CNN+ Exchange mediaite.com/a/hszln via @mediaite
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
if i ask you to remove your shoes in my home and you refuse because it offends your sensibilities i will personally dropkick you out of the front door like i'm uncle phil and you're jazzy jeff
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
The Mayor of Ridgeland, MS wants to withhold funds from the Ridgeland library unless they remove all LGBTQ+ books. It would be awesome if folks donated to the library and helped them meet their financial needs... fundlibraries.org/ridgelandb…
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
On the 400th anniversary of what is called the ‘First Thanksgiving,’ I want to highlight a project that has changed my and many other Wampanoag people’s lives
Here’s a 🧵 on how a Wampanoag woman, jessie little doe baird, brought our language back from near extinction (1/25):
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
Anniversary of the #Alcatraz Occupation. My father took this photo in 1970. I’m on the left, my older brother on the right.
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
If you wanna fight Georgia’s white supremacist voting laws, there’s actually a cashapp for that:
$BlackVotersMatter
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
Dear Liberal White teachers, booktoss.org/2021/01/08/dear…
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
This is probably one of the most important essays I've ever written. You can read it here: medium.com/@sheathescholar/i…
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
#DearWhiteTeacher
There is no race-neutral subject or grade level
This is America. You have a professional responsibility to be conscious and intentional about race & racism in every classroom
This no matter how your students might identify racially
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
“Being privileged doesn’t mean that
you are always wrong and people
without privilege are always right. It
means that there is a good chance
you are missing a few very important
pieces of the puzzle.”
- Ijeoma Oluo
(@IjeomaOluo)
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
Please consider filling out this poll with a diverse book (it doesn't have to be mine but, of course I will ❤️ you if you do😊). But, mainly, it bugs me that the nomination examples given are white male authors that kids have already read and know about. npr.org/2020/06/23/872079728…
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
#DearWhiteTeacher
“Antiracism” isn’t something you add into a lesson plan
Antiracism is a holistic rewiring of your deepest mindsets. It isn’t a gimmick or an addition. It’s going to take personal, painful work
Then your lessons can change. Because you will have changed
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
“What really hooks many white teenagers is the alt-right’s insistence that white men are under attack in America, the true victims of oppression.”
nytimes.com/2019/10/12/opini… via @NYTOpinion
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
You know the KKK epsiode of #UnitedShades? This Sunday we're gonna do the opposite. I'm w/ white folks working against white supremacy. & I am doing w/ @aliciagarza!
This show goes out to all the white people who ask me "What can I do?" Tune in Sunday, 10pm ET / 7pm PT on @CNN.
Kristin Pizzo FitzGerald retweeted
We often hear phrases like "never give up" or "never quit," but I actually think kids should be learning to ask "When do I quit and when do I continue? When do I pivot on a project? When is it okay to abandon an interest and try something new?"
