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A Conversation with: Dr. Carol Francois
Learning Ambassador
Carol is a lifelong Educator/Teacher who proudly proclaims that teaching is in her DNA and she
cannot not teach! After George Floyd’s death, she was compelled to do something, so sharing a
book list lead to starting a FB group and moderating historical book reviews. Within 3 months,
there is now a website, podcast, social media streams, and online course – all addressing
systemic racism in America.
Highlights from this conversation:
- Disruption can be positive when life needs to shift gears
- George Floyd was a turning point - What can I do?
- Shared my book list to help people understand America’s history of systemic racism
- A friend suggested I lead a book group
- Over 300 members on the Why Are They So Angry? FB page
- Over time we realize how much we don’t know
- Delivering American History with the parts that have been left out
- Started exploring books about different systems in America and how Black people have
- been treated
- Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it
- Knowledge + Action = Power
- Diversity VS. Anti - Racism
- Know what your Anti is about so when you see it, you can call it out
- Becoming more comfortable discussing the undiscussables
- Check our own core values
- Systemic racism is supported through hierarchy and power
- Biases, Bigotry and Prejudices do not necessarily = systemic racism but can support it
- Be responsible for your own learning
Resources:
https://www.facebook.com/WhyAreTheySoAngry/
https://www.instagram.com/whyaretheysoangry/
https://twitter.com/WATSA_Online
Follow/Contact Carol:
www.whyaretheysoangry.com
carol@whyaretheysoangry.com
Phone (w) 214-301-0074