My name is Duanecia Evans Clark. I am the Executive Vice President of Strategy for FaithActs for Education, and I am here to speak in support of H.B. 5212. I testify before you today as a leader of Connecticut’s only Black-led, faith-based education advocacy organization representing more than 100 churches and 11,000 congregants across our […]
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“It’s not the right time.” As a Black woman, it’s a phrase that I hear too often, say too often, and am working hard to unlearn, debunk, and eradicate. The idea that there is a “right time” is a myth that’s used to oppress, limit, and control. It wasn’t “the right time” to found FaithActs
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In the backyard of my home in New Haven, there is a hydrangea in bloom. I’ve come to this place by way of Harlem, where I keep my roots and my childhood, and later Bridgeport, where, in many ways, I came of age. This hydrangea, with all its symbolism of rebirth and renewal, holds special
I often think about the litany of things my ancestors never afforded. As Black people generally and as Black women especially, we faced so much systematic oppression in our workplaces, at the ballot box, and in public and private life. The most pervasive form of oppression that we seldom discuss is labor. And that’s why
Today we share a tremendous honor: Bellwether has highlighted FaithActs for Education as one of five “Building Parent Power” organizations in its recent national report. We are proud to be selected alongside GO Public Schools, Innovate Public Schools, Kids First Chicago, and Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE). And we are excited to serve as
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On February 16, 2015, 100 of us gathered in the sanctuary of Cathedral of Faith in Bridgeport to dedicate ourselves to this journey of resistance, advocacy, freedom, and power.
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Redlining isn’t just something that impacted our parents or grandparents. It’s not something restricted to the history books. So, what is redlining? And how does it influence the type of education our children receive?
Bishop Danny Bland is the Senior Pastor at Revival Church and the author of this piece.
My journey to FaithActs began decades ago when I was a child attending underperforming schools in New Haven. I floated through high school and never considered going to college until, my senior year, my mom told me she wanted me to be the first to go to college, that I was way too smart not to be in school.
