Christine Clapp

@christineclapp

DC mom, founder of , committed to fighting racism and other forms of bigotry

Washington, DC
spokenwithauthority.com
Joined March 2009
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  1. Jul 29

    Thank you! I can’t wait to hear what you think!

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    I got your book based on my friend recommendation. Looking to read now.
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  2. Jul 28

    We were hoping it would be highly useful for a couple months and would have some utility thereafter. Unfortunately, the way things are going, it seems like it will be very relevant for the foreseeable future.

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  3. Jul 28

    I coauthored a new ebook titled "Presenting Virtually: A Guide to Public Speaking in Online Contexts" with that was released earlier this month.

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  4. Jul 26

    This is why I recommend a green screen right behind you (and using a platform compatible with them and uploadable / customizable virtual backgrounds like Zoom)!

    We’re all that BBC dad now.
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  5. Jul 26

    Great to have a few blocks of 12th street NE on Capitol Hill open to pedestrians and cyclists so they can effectively social distance. Let’s do more! Please make a loop so exercisers can stay off sidewalks.

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    Jul 25

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  7. Jul 23

    Just finished recording the last interview intro for , a new podcast I’m collaborating on with and . It’s an exploration of the intersection of and . Season 1 will be released in early August!

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  8. Jul 23

    Piece worth reading: "When parents with privilege open their checkbooks and create private one-room schoolhouses for their children, they follow a long pattern of weakening the public education system they leave behind."

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    Jul 22

    On the danger of white parents buying our way out of exhaustion/school brokenness…"That outrage, when understood to be a collective experience, not an individual customer service problem, can foment into solidarity. Which becomes social movements.”

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  10. Jul 18

    This.

    Just a little PSA for White and/or privilege parents and caregivers today as news swirls around us about pods, microschooling, small groups. Pause. And check out the tweets from and
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    Jul 18

    “When you see something that is not right. Not fair. Not just. . Do something. Get in trouble. Good trouble.” —John Lewis The opposite of engaging in is doing nothing out of fear we’ll get into trouble. We must amass our courage and overcome fear like John Lewis.

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    Jul 17

    When giving an online presentation, don’t begin with a title slide. Begin with yourself in full screen, which allows a more personal connection with the audience. It’s difficult to build rapport when you reduce yourself to a tiny box over a giant slide, especially at the start.

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    Jul 8

    Presentations, lectures, talks, classes, video lessons, etc. I always start first in analog mode with pen & paper, sticky notes, whiteboards, and even the back of napkins (love books, btw).

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    Jul 1

    The wage gap between black and white men is as large today as it was in 1950. The typical black household today is poorer than 80 percent of white households according to .

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    Jun 29

    Hey Twitter! On July 13th at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET, we will be hosting a free webinar, a chance to hear from some of the members of our team who have been showing up with their families in integrating schools.

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    Jun 26

    My district includes Lincoln Park. The statue should be relocated to —which is best positioned to explain its nuanced history. It should be replaced with a tribute to Frederick Douglass, installed the day we become Washington, Douglass Commonwealth.

    Emancipation Memorial Debated
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  17. Jun 26

    Congrats!

    My biggest accomplishment of 2020 so far: just did two sets of Zoom polling and two sets of Zoom breakout rooms and am still alive to tell the tale
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    Jun 26

    DCPS - please keep Romeo Garcia at MS! It may seem like a small thing right now but it’s big to our great school community and students.

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  19. Jun 24

    Dear and , we know you are very busy now but respectfully request you reassign Romeo Garcia to for the next school year. It may seem like a small thing but is a big deal. He’s a valued member of our school community.

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    Jun 18

    This is you. at #1 again. and are there—and these books are there with so many great books on racism and Black life. Thank you. 🙏🏾 .

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