SDARJ News & Announcements
Racial justice alliance awards Milton Elementary students
SDARJ Awards Students for Academic Achievement
Cape Henlopen High School seniors Abigail Ikechi-Konkwo and Jordan Winkfield are the first two students in the school district to receive the African American/Black Achievement Recognition Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ). The SDARJ’s Education Committee initiated the award to recognize students who represent ideals of leadership, effort and excellence in their schools.
Conversation with Alex Tresniowski | The Rope
Conversation with Alex Tresniowski | The Rope
Monday, March 1 | 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Join us for a live online conversation with Alex Tresniowski, author of The Rope: A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP. This true-crime thriller recounts true-crime thriller the 1910 murder of ten-year-old Marie Smith, the dawn of modern criminal detection, and the launch of the NAACP. NOTE: You MUST REGISTER to receive instructions for joining the meeting https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/7510465
Registration Open for Winter Sessions of Dialogue to Action
Racism affects our community and every person’s quality of life. It shows up in inequities between groups and in tensions among people from different ethnic backgrounds. In order to have healthy communities and a strong country, we need to face racism head-on. In a democracy, there must be ways for everyone to have a voice in finding the solutions and in carrying them out.
If you are interested in participating, you can view the schedule and register at https://sdarj.org/dialogue-to-action/
Black History Month Proclamation Signing
Delaware Governor John Carney recently signed a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month. Others who participated in the event included Charlotte King, Chair and Founder of the Southern Delaware for Racial Justice; Stephen Mary, State Archivist; Dr. Reba Hollingsworth, Vice Chair of the Delaware Heritage Commission; Rev. Dr. John Moore; and Representative Kendra Johnson, Chair of the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus.
Click here to watch the YouTube video.