{"id":11946,"date":"2021-04-09T23:08:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T03:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/?p=11946"},"modified":"2021-04-09T23:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T03:08:41","slug":"understanding-race-and-privilege-in-our-communities-with-dwayne-morgan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/understanding-race-and-privilege-in-our-communities-with-dwayne-morgan\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Race and Privilege in our Communities with Dwayne Morgan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Parents and caregivers, save the date! On April 29th, the DEI Committee, with support from the school, will be hosting a special event.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dwayne Morgan\u00a0is a Canadian\u00a0<a title=\"Spoken word artist\" href=\"https:\/\/allenbyparents.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5b5527a684a32a91614edc1de&amp;id=f111fa8c12&amp;e=99a0b525a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/allenbyparents.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D5b5527a684a32a91614edc1de%26id%3Df111fa8c12%26e%3D99a0b525a6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618072815591000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE1t31gwDjsBxZiDc5BtEk4nDBBkw\">spoken word<\/a> artist\u00a0and\u00a0motivational speaker.\u00a0Dwayne began his career in the spoken word in 1993. He is the author of 13 published works and 9 audio collections of his work. Dwayne is a 2016 finalist for the Premier\u2019s Award for Excellence in the Arts and a 2013 inductee into the Scarborough Walk of Fame. He\u00a0has shared stages with the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, the former leader of the NDP, Jack Layton, and the likes of Russell Peters and Alicia Keys.\u00a0To learn more about Dwayne, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/allenbyparents.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5b5527a684a32a91614edc1de&amp;id=d6641a26ef&amp;e=99a0b525a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/allenbyparents.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D5b5527a684a32a91614edc1de%26id%3Dd6641a26ef%26e%3D99a0b525a6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618072815591000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH_eSVjWogGgl6uddLZD5lOc6k4Hw\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Join us as Dwayne shares his story, his poetry and helps us reflect on what we can do as a community to make a difference.\u00a0This event will take place in the evening and is intended for the parent\/caregiver community. The talk is not designed for students.<\/p>\n<p>Please check out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/allenbyparents.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5b5527a684a32a91614edc1de&amp;id=a93ecbb8af&amp;e=99a0b525a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/allenbyparents.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D5b5527a684a32a91614edc1de%26id%3Da93ecbb8af%26e%3D99a0b525a6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618072815591000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGSWzDK-X5spaP9yAmXdinVES1gpQ\">DEI webpage<\/a>\u00a0for learning resources related to this event.<\/p>\n<p>DATE: April 29th<br \/>\nTIME: 7-8 pm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allenbyparents.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5b5527a684a32a91614edc1de&amp;id=03c811911a&amp;e=99a0b525a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/allenbyparents.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D5b5527a684a32a91614edc1de%26id%3D03c811911a%26e%3D99a0b525a6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618072815591000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG7P0tkKwYUCEs6l4TYDmZ-6i49zA\">Click here to register<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents and caregivers, save the date! On April 29th, the DEI Committee, with support from the school, will be hosting a special event.\u00a0 Dwayne Morgan\u00a0is a Canadian\u00a0spoken word artist\u00a0and\u00a0motivational speaker.\u00a0Dwayne began his career in the spoken word in 1993. He is the author of 13 published works and 9 audio collections of his work. 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