Dr. Erica Buchanan-Rivera
@ericabrivera.bsky.social
Educator. Consultant. Advocate for a just world. Author of “Identity Affirming Classrooms: Spaces that Center Humanity” 💕💚
Willful or not, it isn’t evident which is my point. I’m well aware that it’s a choice.
July 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Willful or not, it isn’t evident which is my point. I’m well aware that it’s a choice.
There’s nothing actionable, yet there are several states with bills in progress to make various parts real with consequences. I am not changing my steps or what I do in schools, yet I’m not ignoring it either.
February 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
There’s nothing actionable, yet there are several states with bills in progress to make various parts real with consequences. I am not changing my steps or what I do in schools, yet I’m not ignoring it either.
Happy Black History Month!
February 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Happy Black History Month!
Reposted by Dr. Erica Buchanan-Rivera
This is an old episode, but definitely worth a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2G9T...
Episode 4 - Black History is American History
Education Empowerment Movement · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is an old episode, but definitely worth a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2G9T...
I’m still moving forward, yet pacing myself and reading my body. My child as well as all children deserve a better world.
February 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I’m still moving forward, yet pacing myself and reading my body. My child as well as all children deserve a better world.
I don’t think they know what it means nor can they define the buzz words.
January 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I don’t think they know what it means nor can they define the buzz words.
My state (Indiana) won’t challenge any of it, but I know others will.
January 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My state (Indiana) won’t challenge any of it, but I know others will.
Thank you, friend. It’s been an incredibly challenging season.
January 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Thank you, friend. It’s been an incredibly challenging season.
Educators:
Please read. Take moments to pause and collect your breath. Holding space for all of us.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Please read. Take moments to pause and collect your breath. Holding space for all of us.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
January 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Educators:
Please read. Take moments to pause and collect your breath. Holding space for all of us.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Please read. Take moments to pause and collect your breath. Holding space for all of us.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” —Angela Davis
Happy Birthday to the Queen!
Happy Birthday to the Queen!
January 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” —Angela Davis
Happy Birthday to the Queen!
Happy Birthday to the Queen!
Reposted by Dr. Erica Buchanan-Rivera
Looks like book banning isn’t book banning in the new order.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
—George Orwell
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
—George Orwell
With a press release titled “U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax,” the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (DOE OCR) has dismissed all complaints of book banning that it had been investigating.
U.S. Dept. of Education Dismisses Book Ban Complaints, Rescinds Agreement in Civil Rights Violations in Forsyth County Book Removals
PEN America and EveryLibrary respond to the action taken by the Trump administration, which called the book bans
www.slj.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Looks like book banning isn’t book banning in the new order.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
—George Orwell
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
—George Orwell
Goodness!
January 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Goodness!
“The active intervention to end or attack anything in the budget that gives state dollars to people of color is sickening. I won’t mince my words: It’s racist. Black Hoosiers… deserve to benefit from the state budget as much as our white counterparts.” State Rep. Gregory W. Porter
January 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“The active intervention to end or attack anything in the budget that gives state dollars to people of color is sickening. I won’t mince my words: It’s racist. Black Hoosiers… deserve to benefit from the state budget as much as our white counterparts.” State Rep. Gregory W. Porter
Braun, IN’s new governor, determined that our state will no longer allocate funds to Martin University which is the only predominantly Black institution in Indiana. indianapolisrecorder.com/porter-react...
State Rep. Porter comments on Braun’s defunding of Martin University - Indianapolis Recorder
Gov. Mike Braun introduced his budget to the State Budget Committee on Jan. 16, which allocates no money towards Martin University.
indianapolisrecorder.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Braun, IN’s new governor, determined that our state will no longer allocate funds to Martin University which is the only predominantly Black institution in Indiana. indianapolisrecorder.com/porter-react...
“Approximately 10,000 refugees who were scheduled to fly to the US have had their flights canceled and no new bookings will be made, a State Department memo says.
The memo also says that case processing is suspended, effectively shutting the program.”
www.wishtv.com/news/refugee...
The memo also says that case processing is suspended, effectively shutting the program.”
www.wishtv.com/news/refugee...
Flights canceled for refugees who were slated to travel to US
US refugee admissions suspended by President Trump's executive order, impacting thousands of refugees with flights canceled.
www.wishtv.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“Approximately 10,000 refugees who were scheduled to fly to the US have had their flights canceled and no new bookings will be made, a State Department memo says.
The memo also says that case processing is suspended, effectively shutting the program.”
www.wishtv.com/news/refugee...
The memo also says that case processing is suspended, effectively shutting the program.”
www.wishtv.com/news/refugee...
Thanks, friend. We are safe. It was just a cruel reminder of our current reality.
January 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Thanks, friend. We are safe. It was just a cruel reminder of our current reality.
I’m fuming and committed to moving out of Indiana.
January 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I’m fuming and committed to moving out of Indiana.
If justice doesn’t reflect your walk, commit to working on yourself and spare the world from your performance.
January 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If justice doesn’t reflect your walk, commit to working on yourself and spare the world from your performance.
Politicians who publicly evoke Dr. Kings’s words while signing executive orders to dismantle DEI/antiracism work across systems.
We all have choices. If you choose to quote MLK ask yourself how you show up into the work of advancing racial equity and a world where liberation exists for all.
We all have choices. If you choose to quote MLK ask yourself how you show up into the work of advancing racial equity and a world where liberation exists for all.
January 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Politicians who publicly evoke Dr. Kings’s words while signing executive orders to dismantle DEI/antiracism work across systems.
We all have choices. If you choose to quote MLK ask yourself how you show up into the work of advancing racial equity and a world where liberation exists for all.
We all have choices. If you choose to quote MLK ask yourself how you show up into the work of advancing racial equity and a world where liberation exists for all.
Too often, I note performative actions:
People who publicly proclaim to believe in justice-centered work, while remaining silent in the face of injustice.
People who claim to value inclusion, while actively voting for politicians and policies that are antithetical to racial justice.
People who publicly proclaim to believe in justice-centered work, while remaining silent in the face of injustice.
People who claim to value inclusion, while actively voting for politicians and policies that are antithetical to racial justice.
January 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Too often, I note performative actions:
People who publicly proclaim to believe in justice-centered work, while remaining silent in the face of injustice.
People who claim to value inclusion, while actively voting for politicians and policies that are antithetical to racial justice.
People who publicly proclaim to believe in justice-centered work, while remaining silent in the face of injustice.
People who claim to value inclusion, while actively voting for politicians and policies that are antithetical to racial justice.
How do your words, actions, and beliefs align with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of justice?
A thread.
A thread.
January 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
How do your words, actions, and beliefs align with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of justice?
A thread.
A thread.
This is one of the saddest videos I have seen in 2025.
January 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is one of the saddest videos I have seen in 2025.
Kendrick Lamar would never…
January 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Kendrick Lamar would never…
Same fear. I worry about the implications for services/systems that support multilingual learners.
January 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Same fear. I worry about the implications for services/systems that support multilingual learners.