Cassie Schwerner
@cschwerner.bsky.social
Executive Director, Morningside Center. Working for joy & justice in education. Views are my own.
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Join us for our upcoming December Workshops!
⭐Understanding the Adolescent Brain (Dec 9 from 6:30pm to 8pm EST)
⭐Exploring the Range of Emotions (Dec 11 from 6pm to 7:30pm EST)
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#SEL #EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
⭐Understanding the Adolescent Brain (Dec 9 from 6:30pm to 8pm EST)
⭐Exploring the Range of Emotions (Dec 11 from 6pm to 7:30pm EST)
www.eventbrite.com/o...
#SEL #EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Join us for our upcoming December Workshops!
⭐Understanding the Adolescent Brain (Dec 9 from 6:30pm to 8pm EST)
⭐Exploring the Range of Emotions (Dec 11 from 6pm to 7:30pm EST)
www.eventbrite.com/o...
#SEL #EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
⭐Understanding the Adolescent Brain (Dec 9 from 6:30pm to 8pm EST)
⭐Exploring the Range of Emotions (Dec 11 from 6pm to 7:30pm EST)
www.eventbrite.com/o...
#SEL #EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
Do you use gathering prompts to start your class or meetings? If so, @morningsidectr.bsky.social is delighted to GIFT you some ideas on this this #GivingTuesday #Tools4Schools
This November we bring you a gathering (a prompt or mini-activity) to start every school day. They give you the chance to work a taste of SEL—and engagement—into your day while you build community!
#mscgatherings #prompt #EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
#mscgatherings #prompt #EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
December 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Do you use gathering prompts to start your class or meetings? If so, @morningsidectr.bsky.social is delighted to GIFT you some ideas on this this #GivingTuesday #Tools4Schools
Thanks to the team at Media Sutra for the partnership with Unlocking Our Superpowers! #SEL #RestorativePractices
We’re so excited to present to you our graphic novel Unlocking Our Superpowers: SEL Goes to School! Whether you’re a para, teacher, principal, parent or caregiver, after-school counselor or director, or CBO, we invite you to share in this gift. simplebooklet.com/se...
#EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
#EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Thanks to the team at Media Sutra for the partnership with Unlocking Our Superpowers! #SEL #RestorativePractices
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We have a newsletter PACKED with #GivingTuesday gifts for you going out tomorrow. Sign up now so you don't miss out! www.morningsidecente...
#EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
#EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We have a newsletter PACKED with #GivingTuesday gifts for you going out tomorrow. Sign up now so you don't miss out! www.morningsidecente...
#EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
#EduSky 🍎 #TeachLearnSky
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Invite students to write down 3-5 things they’re grateful for.
Share that “gratitude practice” has been shown to have a multitude of benefits. It can allow us to focus on the present and turn away from negative emotions we may feel and encourage empathy.
#mscgatherings #gratitude #EduSky 🍎
Share that “gratitude practice” has been shown to have a multitude of benefits. It can allow us to focus on the present and turn away from negative emotions we may feel and encourage empathy.
#mscgatherings #gratitude #EduSky 🍎
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Invite students to write down 3-5 things they’re grateful for.
Share that “gratitude practice” has been shown to have a multitude of benefits. It can allow us to focus on the present and turn away from negative emotions we may feel and encourage empathy.
#mscgatherings #gratitude #EduSky 🍎
Share that “gratitude practice” has been shown to have a multitude of benefits. It can allow us to focus on the present and turn away from negative emotions we may feel and encourage empathy.
#mscgatherings #gratitude #EduSky 🍎
Wow! @anneharrismusic.bsky.social. Well done!!! 🎻💜🎻
For her new album, musician Anne Harris commissioned a violin from luthier Amanda Ewing, the first such professional collaboration between two Black women to be recorded.
A violinist, a luthier and the historic commission that brought them together
For her new album, musician Anne Harris commissioned a violin from luthier Amanda Ewing, the first such professional collaboration between two Black women to be recorded.
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June 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Wow! @anneharrismusic.bsky.social. Well done!!! 🎻💜🎻
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💔 RIP Sly Stone.
A revolutionary sound. An integrated band. A message of love, defiance, & liberation.
No Prince without Sly. No Funkadelic. No Miles Davis fusion.
His music makes him immortal.
Thank you, Sly, for changing everything.
#SlyStone #RestInPower #EverydayPeople
youtu.be/UpUCJWlN0sE?...
A revolutionary sound. An integrated band. A message of love, defiance, & liberation.
No Prince without Sly. No Funkadelic. No Miles Davis fusion.
His music makes him immortal.
Thank you, Sly, for changing everything.
#SlyStone #RestInPower #EverydayPeople
youtu.be/UpUCJWlN0sE?...
Sly & the Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (Live)
YouTube video by SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO
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June 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
💔 RIP Sly Stone.
A revolutionary sound. An integrated band. A message of love, defiance, & liberation.
No Prince without Sly. No Funkadelic. No Miles Davis fusion.
His music makes him immortal.
Thank you, Sly, for changing everything.
#SlyStone #RestInPower #EverydayPeople
youtu.be/UpUCJWlN0sE?...
A revolutionary sound. An integrated band. A message of love, defiance, & liberation.
No Prince without Sly. No Funkadelic. No Miles Davis fusion.
His music makes him immortal.
Thank you, Sly, for changing everything.
#SlyStone #RestInPower #EverydayPeople
youtu.be/UpUCJWlN0sE?...
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Hey folks, if you were maybe interested in reading PARIS UNDERCOVER but didn’t want to pay full price (full price? in THIS economy?), now’s your chance! Right now, the Kindle edition is on sale for the low-low price of only $1.99! You heard right — only $1.99! Order yours today!
Paris Undercover: A Wartime Story of Courage, Friendship, and Betrayal
Paris Undercover: A Wartime Story of Courage, Friendship, and Betrayal - Kindle edition by Goodman, Matthew. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Paris Undercover: A Wartime Story of Courage, Friendship, and Betrayal.
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May 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey folks, if you were maybe interested in reading PARIS UNDERCOVER but didn’t want to pay full price (full price? in THIS economy?), now’s your chance! Right now, the Kindle edition is on sale for the low-low price of only $1.99! You heard right — only $1.99! Order yours today!
Love this!!!❤️
Many thanks to Writers Digest for publishing my essay, “Searching for William Gray,” about the strange twist that my research took while I was working on my recent book, PARIS UNDERCOVER. I started reading WD in high school, and I’m thrilled to have a piece of writing there. #booksky #nonfiction
Searching for William Gray: Finding the Real Story of Historical Narrative Nonfiction
Bestselling author Matthew Goodman shares how finding the real story of historical narrative nonfiction can change over time.
www.writersdigest.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Love this!!!❤️
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Because DEI is not unconstitutional or to my knowledge, illegal.
New York warns Trump it will not comply with public school D.E.I. order.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order
New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Because DEI is not unconstitutional or to my knowledge, illegal.
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#tdih 1965 Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.
While corporate media focused on the march, the violence against African Americans had a long history.
So did the organizing by Black sharecroppers, teachers, students, & more.
Read about the UNIA, DCVL, SNCC⬇️.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bl...
While corporate media focused on the march, the violence against African Americans had a long history.
So did the organizing by Black sharecroppers, teachers, students, & more.
Read about the UNIA, DCVL, SNCC⬇️.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bl...
March 7, 1965: Bloody Sunday
To protest the police murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson and for voting rights, more than 600 people began a peaceful march from Selma to Montgomery.
www.zinnedproject.org
March 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#tdih 1965 Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.
While corporate media focused on the march, the violence against African Americans had a long history.
So did the organizing by Black sharecroppers, teachers, students, & more.
Read about the UNIA, DCVL, SNCC⬇️.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bl...
While corporate media focused on the march, the violence against African Americans had a long history.
So did the organizing by Black sharecroppers, teachers, students, & more.
Read about the UNIA, DCVL, SNCC⬇️.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bl...
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#tdih 1857 SCOTUS declared in horrific 💔 Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling that:
"Any person descended from Africans, whether enslaved or free, is not a citizen of the U.S."
Lerone Bennett Jr. called it one of the decade's “three ominous developments.”
See ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/dr...
"Any person descended from Africans, whether enslaved or free, is not a citizen of the U.S."
Lerone Bennett Jr. called it one of the decade's “three ominous developments.”
See ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/dr...
March 6, 1857: Dred (and Harriet) Scott Decision
The Supreme Court declared in horrific Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling that “Any person descended from Africans, whether slave or free, is not a citizen of U.S.”
www.zinnedproject.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
#tdih 1857 SCOTUS declared in horrific 💔 Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling that:
"Any person descended from Africans, whether enslaved or free, is not a citizen of the U.S."
Lerone Bennett Jr. called it one of the decade's “three ominous developments.”
See ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/dr...
"Any person descended from Africans, whether enslaved or free, is not a citizen of the U.S."
Lerone Bennett Jr. called it one of the decade's “three ominous developments.”
See ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/dr...
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BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
Yes! Can’t wait to listen. 💜
I had a delightful time talking (and drinking a cocktail) with Rick and Chris on this episode of their great podcast “History Happy Hour.” Give it a listen!
Paris Undercover: Guest: Matthew Goodman
Podcast Episode · History Happy Hour · 02/09/2025 · 1h
podcasts.apple.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Yes! Can’t wait to listen. 💜
So delighted about this. An amazing true story by @mgoodmanbooks.bsky.social! ❤️ A page-turner that will not disappoint. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Many thanks to The Washington Post for including PARIS UNDERCOVER among their noteworthy books for February!
“Goodman’s gripping account chronicles the events — both courageous and horrifying — and illustrates how loyalty and betrayal can coincide in wartime and its aftermath.”
Out Tuesday, 2/4!
“Goodman’s gripping account chronicles the events — both courageous and horrifying — and illustrates how loyalty and betrayal can coincide in wartime and its aftermath.”
Out Tuesday, 2/4!
10 noteworthy books for February
This month, check out new historical fiction by Pam Jenoff and a horror novel with an adaptation already in the works.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
So delighted about this. An amazing true story by @mgoodmanbooks.bsky.social! ❤️ A page-turner that will not disappoint. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
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WWII vet Louis Allen was murdered #tdih 1964. 💔
Why?
Allen was willing to testify about murder he had witnessed of African American NAACP member & SNCC supporter Herbert Lee by a white state legislator.
FBI refused protection. #TeachVotingRights🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ww...
Why?
Allen was willing to testify about murder he had witnessed of African American NAACP member & SNCC supporter Herbert Lee by a white state legislator.
FBI refused protection. #TeachVotingRights🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ww...
Jan. 31, 1964: WWII Veteran Louis Allen Murdered
Louis Allen, a WWII veteran who witnessed and was willing to testify about the murder of a voting rights worker in Mississippi, was murdered.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
WWII vet Louis Allen was murdered #tdih 1964. 💔
Why?
Allen was willing to testify about murder he had witnessed of African American NAACP member & SNCC supporter Herbert Lee by a white state legislator.
FBI refused protection. #TeachVotingRights🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ww...
Why?
Allen was willing to testify about murder he had witnessed of African American NAACP member & SNCC supporter Herbert Lee by a white state legislator.
FBI refused protection. #TeachVotingRights🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ww...
Say his name.
On this day in 1964, a Black man named Louis Allen was ambushed and killed in Liberty, Mississippi. Mr. Allen had suffered violence, intimidation, and threats since providing evidence against a white man for killing a local Black activist.
Jan. 31, 1964 | Louis Allen Ambushed and Murdered for Speaking Out in Liberty, Mississippi
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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January 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Say his name.
Very true. 👇💔
‘Everyone is scared’: Deportation fears keep immigrant students home from NYC schools
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/01/24/trump-immigration-policy-and-deportation-fears-affect-attendance-for-immigrant-families/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/01/24/trump-immigration-policy-and-deportation-fears-affect-attendance-for-immigrant-families/
Deportation fears disrupt school attendance for immigrant families in NYC
Families at three New York City migrant shelters said scores of kids have stayed home since Donald Trump took office out of fear of immigration enforcement
www.chalkbeat.org
January 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Very true. 👇💔
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Trump's freezing of all civil rights cases at the DOJ is not part of an anti-DEI agenda, but an anti-civil rights agenda. DOJ was *founded* to protect Black rights during Reconstruction. That this difference is unclear speaks to the success of conservative propagandists and the failures of liberals.
January 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump's freezing of all civil rights cases at the DOJ is not part of an anti-DEI agenda, but an anti-civil rights agenda. DOJ was *founded* to protect Black rights during Reconstruction. That this difference is unclear speaks to the success of conservative propagandists and the failures of liberals.
“What is needed is a realization that power without ❤️ is reckless and abusive, and that love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is ❤️ implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is ❤️ correcting everything that stands against ❤️.” – MLK, Where Do We Go From Here
January 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“What is needed is a realization that power without ❤️ is reckless and abusive, and that love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is ❤️ implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is ❤️ correcting everything that stands against ❤️.” – MLK, Where Do We Go From Here
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📢 Revisit #LearningForJustice's latest magazine, #DialogueAcrossDifference: www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fal...
Featured in the #LFJ magazine ⬇️
Mosaic interviews with leaders of the #CivilRightsMovement discussing historical moments and the power of place 🎙️ .
Featured in the #LFJ magazine ⬇️
Mosaic interviews with leaders of the #CivilRightsMovement discussing historical moments and the power of place 🎙️ .
January 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
📢 Revisit #LearningForJustice's latest magazine, #DialogueAcrossDifference: www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fal...
Featured in the #LFJ magazine ⬇️
Mosaic interviews with leaders of the #CivilRightsMovement discussing historical moments and the power of place 🎙️ .
Featured in the #LFJ magazine ⬇️
Mosaic interviews with leaders of the #CivilRightsMovement discussing historical moments and the power of place 🎙️ .