We Stand in Solidarity

“A riot is the language of the unheard”

 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
 

We hear the unheard.

To be silent is to be complicit. So, we cannot remain silent when Black communities continue to suffer violence, discrimination, and injustice. While children and their families are left being re-traumatized and further marginalized. 

That would be in direct conflict with our mission and vision. Boundless Brilliance has always been champions of diversity, inclusion, & access. And now, we stand in full solidarity and support of those in this fight for racial justice in America.

When we envision a STEM workforce that is as diverse as the world that we live in, this vision includes equality: equal access to quality education, as well as equal access to justice.

We condemn all acts of racism and discrimination. And we do this in full recognition of what took place 99 years ago to this date: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which was one of the deadliest acts of racial violence in this nation’s history. One that left more than 300 African Americans dead, thousands homeless, and millions around the country traumatized. The Black community is continuing to face this terror. 

As a nation, we have not learned from history, and need to take the opportunity to do so. For this reason we would like to encourage parents to have conversations with their children about what is going on. The following resources offer wonderful suggestions and other information on how to begin, and handle these conversations.

These resources include:

USA Today’s “George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What do we tell our children? 

The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education’s “Talking to children after racial incidents”.

In closing, we stand in solidarity with those affected by senseless violence and with all allies in the fight against racism and injustice. When members of our community hurt, we all hurt. We hope that we all will succeed in making our communities safe for all people, and in creating a more equitable world.

#BlackLivesMatter
 

Cherise Charleswell, MPH

Executive Director