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When The Torch is Passed: The Bowens’ Legacy and Future

By conNECKted TOO / June 24, 2020

by AYSHA BOWENS Burke High School Class of 2020 Valedictorian The legacy that I would like to leave behind is not only for my family but for those who travel the same path as mine. While my path was full of support from family members and friends, opportunities that allowed me to meet influential people […]

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What do I wish to See?

By conNECKted TOO / June 24, 2020

for conNECKtedTOO –> TINYisPOWERFUL (as published in Newsletter #12) CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL TEXT WITH FORMATTING                  WHAT DO I WISH TO SEE? A Tiny Business conNECKtedTOO… becoming …TINYisPOWERFUL: with a strong young leadership of mainly people of color. Thank you Victoria for your lead! able to protect and enrich the […]

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A Conversation

By conNECKted TOO / June 24, 2020

interpreted conversation fragments shared between ARIANNE KING COMER and VICTORIA RAE MORE Lift and connect work together to grow talk observe The gift is these connections Getting to the issues I Can’t Breath Discrimination across cultures What is your journey? How did you get to the light? I am Black privileged to have beyond just my blackness

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What Has Been Done? What Will Continue? A Few Examples…

By conNECKted TOO / June 24, 2020
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Charleston Secrets Are Coming to Life

By conNECKted TOO / June 24, 2020

TRIVIA: Who are they? CLICK HERE AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND CROWN VISION MEDIA, ARIANNE’S ARTIST WAY AND CHOICE’S GOURMET MARKET & DELI in this TINY BUSINESS community

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Response to the Murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Too Many Others

By conNECKted TOO / June 24, 2020

by KIT LONEY As published in Newsletter #12 1. I want to find the way to say the too many names that will echo, and keep echoing. I want the too many names to ride on the voices of children. I want the too many names to spell themselves out in the murmurations of starlings over […]

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…And Here We Are

By conNECKted TOO / June 24, 2020

by PAMELLA GIBBS As published in Newsletter #12 Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) – From the poem “Let America Be America Again” by Langston […]

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Book 1 – Meeting 1 Agenda (June 30)

By conNECKted TOO / June 23, 2020

Discussion Date: June 30th 10:00 am-11:00am  Book: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond “True peace … suggests the triumph of justice and love among men; it reveals the existence of a better world where harmony reigns.” —Maria Montessori, Peace and Education “An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking: it […]

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TINY IS POWERFUL – The Transformation

By conNECKted TOO / June 24, 2020

by VICTORIA RAE MOORE As published in Newsletter #12 The theme for this newsletter was decided many months ago but especially now it is clear this tiny transformation is part of something much bigger. conNECKtedTOO, a project by the Charleston Rhizome Collective is becoming TINYisPOWERFUL, a grassroots collaborative organization. TINYisPOWERFUL involves Artists, Educators, Cultural Workers, Youth, Civic […]

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Book 1 – Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

By conNECKted TOO / June 23, 2020

This book is broken up into three parts.  The next discussion on part two of the book will take place Tuesday, August 25th at 4:00 p.m. EST via ZOOM (email TINYisPOWERFUL@gmail.com for link access and/or call-in information to join the discussion)  It is recommend that you get a notebook to help reflect on questions as […]

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