Becky Leathersich (she/her)

Be sure to save the date for Saturday March 2nd, 2024 for the 3rd Annual Greater Rochester Antiracist Education Conference! This year's theme will be "Joy, Community, Sustainability, and Resistance." Registration will begin in January on MLK Jr. Day! @teach_ny

@NaseemRdz @RoutledgeEOE @essbyul Preordered! Very excited to read and share with my undergrad teacher-candidates.

🚨 We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) condemns the recent decision by Scholastic Book Fairs to segregate books that deal with race, gender, and sexuality in response to the rising spate of book bans and challenges across the country. 🚨 ⁠ ⁠ diversebooks.org/condemns-book-…

Our nononononononoYES king is BACK

"I've been taking notes of everyone who went and slept on me..." #BillsMafia

The UUP 2022-2026 contract has been ratified! Over 96% of eligible voters who returned ballots voted to ratify and this ratification vote had the highest total vote in recent UUP history. Thank you to the Negotiations Team, Chief Negotiator Bret Benjamin and all who voted!

The crowds for this will be incredible…excited for Korean baseball culture to show out

APALA is pleased to announce its 2022 Best of the Best Booklist! 📚 The annual Best of the Best Booklist is a list of picture books which celebrate stories from across the AANHPI diaspora that depict diverse representations of heritage & culture. More: apalaweb.org/talkstorytoget…

NEW: Pres Biden announces @usedgov will appoint a national coordinator to address the threat that book bans pose to students’ civil rights. ALA welcomes this effort & looks forward to working w/ the administration to protect all Americans’ freedom to read: npr.org/2023/06/08/118…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill mandating AAPI history in Florida public schools. But this is no victory for AAPIs, as state lawmakers attack Black history and DEI programs — and pass racist legislation singling out and banning Chinese immigrants from owning land.

.@Boss_Librarian discussing @kendricklamar “We gon’ be alright” to instill hope and faith among #librarians. A wonderful way to end #nylassl2023!

#SILC/@sunyla represent! @MeganBenson_ (@binghamtonu) and Sarah Rhodes (@SUNY_Oneonta) present on school and academic librarianship. #nylasslconference2023 #nylassl2023 #leadoutloud

Loved meeting and listening to @IamGMJohnson this morning at #nylassl2023. Diverse books save lives! @nyla_ssl

More than 1 in 4 Americans can't name a famous Asian American, a study found. "I don't know" was the most popular answer, followed by Jackie Chan, who is not American. nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame…

Back at @nyla_ssl with some of my favorite colleagues!

Congratulations @AmyKBreslin!

Announcement: Today, we’re releasing a landmark report revealing widespread discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders — with 49% saying they’ve experienced unfair treatment because of their race, ethnicity, or other protected characteristics. 🧵

Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with new and forthcoming books from our kiBooka authors and illustrators! View them all: kibooka.com @ElloEllenOh @HelenaRhee #kibooka #childrensbooks #AAPIHeritageMonth

Tomorrow is AAPI Heritage Month, so this is your annual reminder that the continent of Asia includes South Asia and the Middle East! If your book roundups only include East Asian countries, then you're doing it wrong. Here's a map to help ⬇️ #AAPIHeritageMonth

Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay! I’ll be shopping at @HipocampoBooks in the South Wedge, a must-visit for educators!