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Quick update!
So the desired title of my book was Leaders of the Global Majority: Liberation is not an Academic Skill. It was a nod to an Audre Lorde quote where she says, “Survival is not an Academic Skill.” Unfortunately, it didn’t get past the publisher. We went back and forth and landed on Leading Within Systems of Inequity in Education: A Liberation Guide for Leaders of Color. It’s long for a book title and definitely LONG for a newsletter title so I went back to thinking about what matters the most about what I’m trying to do here….so here is the new newsletter title, “Leading-Within.”
Yes, leading within the inequitable system of public education but also within ourselves and within the interpersonal relationships, we have with students, staff, families, and communities.
Still aligned with the mission of this space which is to Support, love, and create a community for leaders of the global majority building liberatory school systems.
Thanks! See you next Monday, September 4th for Issue 3.
Mary
If this is your first time reading, please go back and read my Introductions post.
Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think of the new title. If you like it please share it with your network!