Empowering Youth Towards A Brighter Future.
Supporting education, activism, and public service.
Gloria Dickerson, CEO of We 2gether Creating Change, Inc., and Shirley D. Moore Program Director for the Emmett Till Academy in Drew, MS work collaboratively to teach and motivate students of the Emmett Till Academy to develop an interest in implementing change through civil right laws and policy.
In a world filled with political unrest and racial inequality, it is necessary to encourage our youth to take on leadership roles as community activists. The slogan, “Say Their Name” is more than just a hashtag; rather, it serves as a cry for justice and speaks to the injustice
The goal of the Emmett Till Academy is to create young leaders and empower them with the necessary tools and information to speak out for change, justice, and equality.
The Legacy of Emmett Till
In 1955, the death of Emmett Till served as a catalyst to spark the civil rights movement. Like, so many others in recent African-American history, Emmett Till is a life gone too soon. We want to always remember the cruel, raw, brutal, and dehumanized attacks on black people in America. Students at the Academy deem it necessary to add Emmett Till’s name to the list of those who have been murdered due to racial attacks by police officers. Students have raised awareness to the injustices of the death of Emmett Till who was murdered at the Shurden barn located in the Drew, MS.
Education and Initiatives
We at The Emmett Till Academy have ignited a force with our students; the torch has been passed onward and they are now warriors of change. They are committed to staying on the journey for change and they will always honor those who have lost their lives to racial injustice.
Support for Communities
We believe that racial healing and racial equity are necessary if we are going to accomplish our mission to be a change agent in the transformation of poor and low income communities from perceived places of poverty, low skills, and despair to places of prosperity, abundant skills, and hope. If we are to inspire people in low income communities to create good lives and vibrant healthy communities and if all people, in places where we work, are happy, whole, and healthy, our work must include efforts to dismantle racial inequities that limit opportunities and hold some low income families back.
“The slogan, ‘Say Their Name’ is more than just a hashtag; rather, it serves as a cry for justice and speaks to the injustice and need for social change in the world around us.”
— Shirley Moore, Program Director
Contact
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