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Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy. Anti-racist, anti-colonial, decolonizing education drannlopez.com My Personal Views 🇯🇲🇨🇦

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Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The kids are alright. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years (Gift Article)
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 23h
Sunny Hostin, who is a lawyer, deserves all the smoke for misrepresenting the law and the lawsuit
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 23h
“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...
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Perry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million
"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic...
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 19h
The destabilization of former colonies after so-called independence and the installation of puppets to carry out colonial agendas & the economic & social impact on the people be taught through critical lens. What they did to Patrice Lumumba is unforgivable.
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Centre for Leadership and Diversity @cldleadership.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📣Coming up this Wednesday! CLD's Speaker Series: "From “EDI” to Community and Belonging: Intersectional Praxis, Relational Leadership, and the Co-Creation of Just Communities," by Dr. Moussa Magassa utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @drannlopez.bsky.social
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
All are invited to join @cldleadership.bsky.social Speaker Series May 7th, 1;00pm. Hear Dr. Aakriti Kapoor share her research on “Youth Driven Inquiry Work”. Registration link below ⬇️ @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social @lhaecomms.bsky.social
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Centre for Leadership and Diversity @cldleadership.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🙌Happening in a week! 🔔CLD's Speaker Series: "From Participatory Action to Participatory Policy: Thinking Through Youth Driven Inquiry Work" by Dr. Aakriti Kapoor on May 7th 2026, @ 1:00 pm EST. @drannlopez.bsky.social utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regi... We hope to see you in a week😊
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Centre for Leadership and Diversity @cldleadership.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🙌3 weeks left! CLD's Speaker Series: "Re-centering Voices of Displacement: Refugee-Background Educators and the Politics of Belonging in Canadian Education" by Dr. Zuhra Abawi and Dr. Nidhi Menon on April 16 2026, @ 1:00 pm EST. @drannlopez.bsky.social utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy International Women’s Day! On this I remember the struggle of all the women who paved the way for equity and justice. It was an honour to give a talk at the Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre in celebration of their Founders Day and International Women’s Day #InternationalWomensDay
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The only thing more powerful than hate is love. Bad Bunny performance. #SuperBowl2026
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Oop! Attack on DEI hurt white college men. Joy Reid explains.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
There is misinformation about anti-racist, decolonizing education and other approaches to creating more just and equitable education systems. We must reclaim the narratives and show the benefits of these approaches because it is education that uplifts all students.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The unpreparedness of the educated classes, the lack of practical links between them and the mass of the people, their laziness, and let it be said, their cowardice at the decisive moment of the struggle will give rise to tragic mishaps. - Frantz Fanon
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 10/11/2025
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit this should not be controversial 🫠
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Where has humanity descended to that advocating for children to eat is seen as demonic.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Today Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving. As we celebrate with family and friends also keep in mind Indigenous people of Turtle Island for whom this day is difficult 🍂🍁
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day. Colonizers can occupy, but will never take the heart of the people away from their land.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
A man screaming is not a dancing bear. Life is not a spectacle - Aimé Césaire
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Centre for Leadership and Diversity @cldleadership.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Registration is open to all for the Centre for Leadership & Diversity 6th Annual International Conference (Theme: Leadership for Renewal, Sustenance, and Resistance in Challenging Times) on October 16 - 18th, 2025. @drannlopez.bsky.social Registration link: oise.jotform.com/251735755661...
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Shout out to all the teachers on #WorldTeachersDay
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
If we lose humanity, we lose everything. Stay focused
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Centre for Leadership and Diversity @cldleadership.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
We would like to invite you to the panel discussion at the CLD's 6th Annual International Conference, featuring Alison Mitchell, Dr. Beyhan Farhadi, Dr. Camille Logan, Teralyn Phipps, and Dr. Vidya Shah. @drannlopez.bsky.social 📅Friday ,October 17, 2025 🔗https://oise.jotform.com/251735755661969
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Centre for Leadership and Diversity @cldleadership.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The panel discussion at the CLD's 6th Annual International Conference will feature Alison Mitchell, Dr. Beyhan Farhadi, Dr. Camille Logan, Teralyn Phipps, and Dr. Vidya Shah and moderated by Dr. Ann Lopez. Registration is open! @drannlopez.bsky.social 🔗https://oise.jotform.com/251735755661969
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I am honoured to be a keynote panelist for the 6th Annual Centre for Leadership and Diversity International Conference in October 🇨🇦 @oiseuoft.bsky.social @drannlopez.bsky.social @centcs.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @seraethics.bsky.social
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
All are invited to CLD 6th Annual International Conference Oct 16-18, 2025. Oct Virtual, Oct 17-18 In-Person kThe theme of the Conference is Leadership for Renewal, Sustenance, and Resistance in Challenging Times. Registration link below ⬇️
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 What a wonderful #SERA session this evening with Prof. @drannlopez.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social, in partnership with @seraethics.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social Sincere thanks to Prof. Lopez and to everyone who attended and engaged in the discussion.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Leadership without empathy and care is not leadership
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Looking forward to being in conversation. Thanks for organizing. @seraethics.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social @lhaecomms.bsky.social
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Remembering James Baldwin on his birthday. One of my favourite quotes “The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality”.
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SERA_Ethics @seraethics.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We are delighted to be organising an event on #Ethical #Leadership in partnership with the @seralisen.bsky.social network and @drannlopez.bsky.social from @oiseuoft.bsky.social Center for Leadership and Diversity! @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social @profaileenk.bsky.social
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
It was an amazing conference. Thanks for inviting me into space. See you in 2027
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Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Privileged again to hear @drannlopez.bsky.social @belmasoffice.bsky.social in her keynote “A Call to Action: Sustenance, Determination, and Hope in Challenging Times” #Agency #Resistance #Leading @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social @mariemcquade.bsky.social @msbakerht.bsky.social
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦🍁
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Join me today as I discuss “Decolonising Education: Imperatives for 21st Century Principalship at the NCEL Leadership Series meeting, Ministry of Education Jamaica 🇯🇲@OISEUofT @LHAEUTOISE. Scan the QR Code to register
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
People who lack empathy should not be in positions of leadership.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
My peonies bloomed this year. So beautiful. Enjoying while they last
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Can’t to join the amazing educators, students, community members @isatt2025.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social @lhaecomms.bsky.social
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Looking forwards to the conversation @oiseuoft.bsky.social @lhaecomms.bsky.social
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
So sorry to hear that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has joined the ancestors. His writings have influenced my work over the years especially his book Decolonising the Mind. RIP Ngũgĩ🕊️
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Phang: We don’t need the Ten Commandments hanging in Texas schools. What we need is common-sense gun legislation—so the kids can live. If my kid goes to a public school in Texas and they can’t come home alive, I don’t give a shit about the Ten Commandments being posted on the wall.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
My latest in the Journal of School Leadership. Leaders must use their leadership agency and know as leaders what they will not be complicit in, be silent about, and advocate for @OISEUofT @LHAEUTOISE @CLD_Leadership
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Happy 100th Birthday to Malcolm X Omowale El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz born May 19,1925. He fought for justice Black people and all oppressed people everywhere. His words continue to inspire.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Says a lot about a society and embedded anti-Black racism when racist slurs are hurled at a Black child by an adult and that adult is financially rewarded for their racist act.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Colonizers will never give up willingly the benefits and resources they reap from colonization
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month. He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses “Lost Cause” ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. 🧵
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Mississippi Governor Declares April Confederate Heritage Month
Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 32-year-old tradition that began in 1993.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Black people are not safe among them
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
What an awful thing to do all while they wrap themselves in the Bible
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Leadership that centres the most vulnerable and lead with humility. He called into Gaza daily and apologized for Residential school harm in Canada.
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Educator @drannlopez.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe - Frantz Fanon
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