I went to the White House last week to attend the State Arrival Ceremony of the President and First Lady of South Korea. I went because I appreciate Korean culture here in the United States and in Korea. I was delighted to see that a part of the ceremony was a children’s choir – Korean Americans singing in Korean and …
This year at TEP we’re dreaming of learning environments that are safe and nurturing. In that pursuit, we believe in centering the joy of Black and Brown children. When children have their joy centered they can be more grounded, more focused, freer, and happier. Joy allows students to thrive. We want that for Black and Brown children. We believe that …
This summer we spent time together in lament – honoring our grief over the unimaginable harm students have endured. We also told the truth about gun violence and began to name what it will take to end it for the sake of our children. To these important practices of lament and truth-telling, we want to add dreaming. As we take …
Lament is what happens when people ask, “Why?” and don’t get an answer. It’s where we get to when we move beyond our self-centered worry about our sins and failings and look more broadly at the suffering of the world. N.T. Wright Grief is our uniquely individual, yet profoundly collective, heartbreak in response to communal wounds. Lament, at its essence, …
Lament is the sacred speech that names the deep heart ache and pain experienced on a personal, familial, communal, local, state, federal, and global level. Lament expresses our concrete yet mysterious grief. Cherly Kirk-Duggan In light of recent events in Uvalde Texas, we at The Expectations Project want to offer a word on grief. As we hear from our advocates, …
For Immediate Release | February 15, 2022Contact: Jim Hile – Director of Digital Engagement and Communicationsjim@expectations.org New Campaign Equips Students, Educators, Parents and Community Members with Resources to Fight Back Against White Supremacist “Anti-CRT” Campaigns Washington, D.C. – Today, The Expectations Project, a D.C.-based nonprofit mobilizing people of faith to demand excellent public schools for children who are Black, Brown, …
For Immediate Release | January 18, 2022Contact: Jim Hile – Director of Digital Engagement and Communications(734) 717-9687 | jim@expectations.org ARTISTS AND THEOLOGIANS LEAD FIGHT TO PROTECT KIDS IN SCHOOL New Campaign Draws Attention to Abuse of Students and the Urgent Need forCultural and Legislative Change Washington, DC – Today, The Expectations Project, a D.C.-based nonprofit mobilizing people of faith to …
The most important question in the world is, “Why is the child crying?” Alice Walker In the American school system, Black youth are routinely denied the grace and innocence of childhood. Black children are perceived as older and guiltier than their white counterparts, a perception born out of an amalgamation of dehumanization and racism. This is a dangerous perception that …
