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“Reminders of Home”
The biggest fear of most younger Delawareans is being trapped. As we attend our high school sporting events, we look on at the born-and-raised Delawareans attending in support of their alma mater. And we silently think to ourselves, “please God don’t let that be me”....
Imagining a Life Post-COVID 19
Photo by Tang Ming Tung"Starting on April 6, 2021, all Delawareans aged 16 years and older were made eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Now that the vaccine is widely available in delaware, we may be able to slowly return to the best version of normalcy" There’s...
But there’s nothing to do in Delaware…right?
"As an organization, The Connect provides its members and visiting guests alike the opportunity to network both professionally and socially in a low-pressure setting that fosters community and reminds attendees that there are people in Delaware looking to get...
Facing Our Mental Health by Force
"Nevertheless, those of us who were fortunate enough to contemplated our mental health and learned that the things that we did to feel better weren't always making us feel better-- they were sometimes distracting us from ourselves." When we are busy—out and...
How Educators of Color Could Influence Disciplinary Outcomes for Youth of Color
Joe Raedle/Getty Images"Retain educators of color in the school system so that students of color have someone who, bare minimum, understands them in a way that doesn't require heavy (and costly) training to do so." I come from a long line of Delawarean educators— two...
Seeing Ourselves Reflected in the Classroom
We need to see ourselves reflected in a positive light, and working to retain educators of color is one small step towards making this need an achievable reality— especially in Delaware
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