Deaconess Foundation's Institute for Black Liberation is now accepting applications.
Enrollment is now open for grades K-5 for CDF Freedom Schools.
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It is difficult to survive and thrive in a racist set of systems.
“It is incredibly difficult to characterize the challenges or opportunities for improvement because it’s all compounded. Each issue dramatically impacts the others. The entire system is interconnected and broken…creating pain in every area. The compound effect of it all is crushing.”
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