Equity Archives - Reading Partners /blog/category/equity/ Reading Partners Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:22:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The reality of the literacy opportunity gap /blog/the-reality-of-the-literacy-opportunity-gap/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:21:58 +0000 /?p=8248 The post The reality of the literacy opportunity gap appeared first on Reading Partners.

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]]> What does the Fourth of July mean to America’s marginalized citizens? /blog/frederick-douglass-fourth-of-july/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:56:02 +0000 /?p=6112 In 1852, Frederick Douglass asked the brave question, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" in one of his now most famous speeches.

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]]> The profound impact of Black tutors /blog/the-profound-impact-of-black-tutors/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:16:42 +0000 /?p=6107 The post The profound impact of Black tutors appeared first on Reading Partners.

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]]> How has anti-literacy manifested since slavery? /blog/how-has-anti-literacy-manifested-since-slavery/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:13:45 +0000 /?p=6105 The post How has anti-literacy manifested since slavery? appeared first on Reading Partners.

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]]> Building bridges: An antiracist children’s booklist inspired by Ibram X. Kendi /blog/antiracist-childrens-booklist-ibram-x-kendi/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:00:17 +0000 /blog/antiracist-childrens-booklist-ibram-x-kendi/ These antiracist children's books stories empower kids to become agents of change in creating a more equitable society.

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]]> Literacy as the path to freedom: How slaveowners purposefully kept enslaved people illiterate /blog/literacy-path-to-freedom-illiteracy/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 22:51:10 +0000 /blog/literacy-path-to-freedom-illiteracy/ Slaveowners purposefully kept enslaved people illiterate because they knew that literacy was the path to freedom.

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]]> Frederick Douglass and Reading Partners: A legacy and mission go hand in hand /blog/frederick-douglass-and-reading-partners-a-legacy-and-mission-go-hand-in-hand/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:42:59 +0000 /blog/frederick-douglass-and-reading-partners-a-legacy-and-mission-go-hand-in-hand/ Frederick Douglass's life, work, and legacy are representative of our values at Reading Partners and our belief that reading is a civil right.

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]]> Access to high-quality literacy support can reduce incarceration rates /blog/literacy-support-can-reduce-incarceration-rates/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:43:00 +0000 /blog/literacy-support-can-reduce-incarceration-rates/ If more students have access to literacy support in elementary school, we can break cycles of mass incarceration and marginalization.

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]]> Closer to home: The shrouded consequences of pollution on children’s academic success /blog/pollution-and-childrens-academic-success/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:24:23 +0000 /blog/pollution-and-childrens-academic-success/ Research has shown that air pollution and rising global temperatures both disproportionately harm children and diminish academic success.

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]]> One for the Books Benefit 2023 /blog/one-for-the-books-benefit-2023/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 01:09:46 +0000 /blog/one-for-the-books-benefit-2023/ Learn more about Reading Partners' national benefit in NYC.

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