Join us in welcoming our first cohort of Dreamship Parent Leadership Fellows! The Dreamship Parent Leadership Fellowship brings together 20 Black parent leaders from across six counties in North Carolina. Over the two-year fellowship, fellows get training and support to create learning environments that celebrate and affirm every child. We’ll introduce you to each of our fellows in the coming weeks: https://lnkd.in/eim5pXHq
Village of Wisdom
Individual and Family Services
Durham, North Carolina 1,246 followers
Working with Black Families to protect and support Black Genius.
About us
Village Of Wisdom (VOW) is a nonprofit organization that positions Black parents to influence powerful decisions that shape the spaces where Black folks learn.
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http://www.villageofwisdom.org
External link for Village of Wisdom
- Industry
- Individual and Family Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Durham, North Carolina
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- Education, Racial Identity, Cultural Competence, Community Strength, Strength-Based Approach, Malleable Intelligence, Growth Mindset, Black Families, and Community Based Participatory Research
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600 E Umstead St
Durham, North Carolina 27701, US
Employees at Village of Wisdom
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Village of Wisdom reposted this
Join us this weekend for the Black Genius Xperience, a pop-up art experience of joy, belonging, and affirmation. We'll be popping up in the following places: * Friday, June 21, 3 - 9 pm at the Live! Artist Business Expo ft. Black Talk Radio X Shambo Medina, 804 Old Fayetteville Road, Durham * Saturday, June 22, 12 - 4 pm at North Durham Farmers’ Market, 1016 Old Oxford Road, Durham * Saturday, June 22, 10 - 2 pm, Juneteenth Open House at Stagville, 5828 Old Oxford Join us!
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Join us this weekend for the Black Genius Xperience, a pop-up art experience of joy, belonging, and affirmation. We'll be popping up in the following places: * Friday, June 21, 3 - 9 pm at the Live! Artist Business Expo ft. Black Talk Radio X Shambo Medina, 804 Old Fayetteville Road, Durham * Saturday, June 22, 12 - 4 pm at North Durham Farmers’ Market, 1016 Old Oxford Road, Durham * Saturday, June 22, 10 - 2 pm, Juneteenth Open House at Stagville, 5828 Old Oxford Join us!
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Shoutout to William Jackson and his team for allowing me to feel safe to take a professional headshot in a sweatshirt. I have never done this and I know this sounds minor but it was liberating and had me feeling a bit like a rebel (with a cause!) Corporate spaces have had me conditioned to feel like when taking a professional headshot you must "dress professionally" (whatever that means). But being in a space that allows you to be free, authentic and to not let an outfit determine your intelligence or contributions to society, felt like church for a moment "come as you are". Thank you Village of Wisdom! #DreamSHIPDrip #Focus on all the good things!
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We're excited about this one!
Empowering Families to Support School Accountability is the topic of our next Learning and Workshop. We encourage you to join us, The Center for Youth and Community Leadership in Education (CYCLE) and Village of Wisdom for another important conversation. Tracie Potochnik, Associate Director for Research & Learning at CYCLE will be joined by Chief of Equity & Empowerment Officer for Central Falls School District Patricia Martinez to discuss how they developed and implemented their Schools & Communities Organizing for Racial Equity (SCORE) tool. Dr. Dawn X Henderson, Research Guru at Village of Wisdom will share learnings from community-driven and participatory approaches to research that places power back into the hands of members of our community to drive change across school learning environments. Dr. Henderson will be joined by parent leader and researcher, Courtney McLaughlin. https://lnkd.in/eA5vE9ew #accountability #education #educationsupport
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Our 2024 Community-Engaged Research Conference is coming up on June 6th at Morehouse College! Excited to announce keynote speakers Charli Cooksey, MA, Founder & CEO of WEPOWER, and William Jackson, PhD, Chief Dreamer at Village of Wisdom. Get ready for a captivating exploration of cutting-edge research, inspiring partnerships, and invaluable insights. Don't miss out! Secure your spot today: https://lnkd.in/eiXFs7An Morehouse School of Medicine #CER #CommunityResearch #NAACFRC #NAACFRC2024CER #BlackResearchers #HeadStart #TANF #BlackFamilies
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"I envision a future where all Black learners are instructed in a culturally affirming and liberatory learning environment." Arssante Malone
"If just ONE Black Parent has the power to positively impact the instructional climate for over 2,000 students, imagine the impact of an army." - Arssante Learn how Village of Wisdom is leading and paving the way to #InstructionalLiberation… #TJGT #CALEs #VOW
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We made a half-million dollar commitment to 20 Black parents read about why that's not even the most interesting part of the story. #ParentEngagement #BlackGenius #VillageofWisdom #BlackParents
A Vow to Love Black Families and their Dreams: The Dreamship
William Jackson on LinkedIn
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We are excited to announce we've received a $4M grant from the Department of Education to advance learning experiences for Black children leveraging Black parent wisdom. More details about this work are in the press release linked below 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 https://lnkd.in/eTjH9R5a
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We are so grateful for Dawn's leadership of this work and all the Black parents who have powered us on this journey.
Looking for something good to watch (https://lnkd.in/exBv_8gt). If you missed this SCRA of the APA Practice Council session (on November 15th) and came to the flyer late. No worries check out the video...dropping nuggets of Black momma wisdom for folks committed to the work of community-engaged, based, and driven research #Researchers #CBPR
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