1619FreedomSchool

@1619FSchool

Education is Revolutionary. Our after-school program builds literacy through liberating instruction centered on Black American history.

Waterloo, Iowa
1619freedomschool.org
Joined August 2021
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  1. Sep 8

    So much love from our community and across the country! We are so grateful for this outpouring. We're excited to build our Liberation Library with your help. Books on books on books!

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    Sep 8

    The 1619 Freedom School, led by , will teach literacy with a focus on Black history. Its curriculum will be available online as a free resource.

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    Sep 3

    So proud of my best friend from high school, a longtime educator in Waterloo’s most segregated elementary school who will be the co-director of the 1619 Freedom School. If you want to support the school, please go here:

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    winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones () is launching the , an after-school program to educate students on . Co-director Sheritta Stokes joins to discuss.
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  4. Sep 3

    Our amazing co-director Sheritta Stokes spoke to of about why we need the 1619 Freedom School now!

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    winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones () is launching the , an after-school program to educate students on . Co-director Sheritta Stokes joins to discuss.
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    Sep 2

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's literacy program to be based at the Masonic Temple, initially serving Waterloo Schools' fourth- and fifth-graders with low test scores.

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    Aug 31

    Every student in our program will get a take-home library to keep. If you’re interested in supporting, you can donate to our Liberation Libraries. I am hopeful and grateful.

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    Aug 31

    The 1619 Freedom School is not affiliated with the 1619 Project but its Black History literacy curriculum is particularly important now when states, including Iowa where it’s located, are trying to ban the teaching of histories that center that Black experience.

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    Aug 31

    Our curriculum, custom-designed by educators from Georgetown and the University of Missouri will be made available as free and open source for anyone who wants to teach it beginning in 2022.

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    Aug 31

    It’s not enough to succeed if your community is struggling. You have to try to pull people up with you. I am so proud to announce the launch of the 1619 Freedom School in my hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, labeled in 2018 the worst place in U.S. to be Black. .

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    Sep 1

    Thank you for leading and the in supporting this important work to close equity gaps in Waterloo, Iowa.

    Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Iowa native and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist behind the 2019 New York Times Magazine project "The 1619 Project," is co-founding the "1619 Freedom School," an after-school literacy program, in Waterloo.
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    Sep 1

    “The work being done by and her partners will change lives in Waterloo by creating a place where students can improve their literacy skills in a compelling way, setting them up for a better future.” -

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  12. Sep 1

    We invite the community to help us build our "Liberation Library" both at the school and for each of our students. Please see the link below to buy a book or you can Buy a Shelf! Visit for more information!

    The 1619 Freedom School is doing a soft launch in October with plans to move into their new space at the Masonic Temple in January. Part of that space will have a ‘Liberation Library’ for students. To donate toward the library, visit .
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    Aug 31

    Had the opportunity to meet up with ⁦⁩ and the 4 other Black women heading the new 1619 Freedom School in Waterloo. The program is aimed at improving literacy skills through "liberating instruction centered on Black American history."

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    Sep 1

    I am just so excited to create this program in the spirit of the SNCC Freedom Schools in my hometown. Thank you for covering this story.

    Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Iowa native and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist behind the 2019 New York Times Magazine project "The 1619 Project," is co-founding the "1619 Freedom School," an after-school literacy program, in Waterloo.
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    Sep 1

    Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Iowa native and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist behind the 2019 New York Times Magazine project "The 1619 Project," is co-founding the "1619 Freedom School," an after-school literacy program, in Waterloo.

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