NCRC celebrates local and national peacemakers
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Print Last week, at the National Conflict Resolution Center’s Peacemaker Awards, I was reminded of the diversity of people who are actively waging peace. And I was encouraged by it. Like Local Peacemaker honorees Ekene and Nene Okolo, who started an Instagram account (@BlackinPUSD) inviting students and alumni of color to share their experiences in the Poway Unified School District. The outpouring led to long-term changes at the district, which immediately adopted a districtwide racial equity and inclusion plan. Black educators were hired. School libraries added hundreds of books reflecting...