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Commitment to Diversity
Commitment to Diversity
Including Underrepresented Voices
Including Underrepresented Voices
Statistically speaking, my school population is white by the large majority of 86.4%. In a recent survey, only 5% of students identify as Asian, 4.6% identify as African American, and 4% identify as 2 or more races. To ensure a commitment to diversity despite an undiversified student population, I strive to include underrepresented voices in all aspects of my journalistic work. This includes other minority groups within the school community beyond the racial minority as well such as those with mental illnesses, and people outside of the Catholic faith.
Inclusion in Social Media
Inclusion in Social Media
In my position as a social media manager, I implemented Awareness Wednesday posts to revolve around the celebrations, remembrances, and events of each month. Through this initiative, we were able to celebrate many heritage months via social media and provide a brief history of the holiday. While my school doesn't have the most diverse student population, I found it to be important to make the minority feel seen, heard, and celebrated through our platform and educate the white majority on other cultures.
In my position as a social media manager, I implemented Awareness Wednesday posts to revolve around the celebrations, remembrances, and events of each month. Through this initiative, we were able to celebrate many heritage months via social media and provide a brief history of the holiday. While my school doesn't have the most diverse student population, I found it to be important to make the minority feel seen, heard, and celebrated through our platform and educate the white majority on other cultures.
In this Awareness Wednesday post, facts regarding Native American population stattistics.
In this Awareness Wednesday post, I took pictures of bulletin boards throughout the school that clebrated or shared information on Black History month.
In this Awareness Wednesday post, information was included on the history and definition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Diversity in Writing
Diversity in Writing
Within my journalism class, I have written several articles including people of color. I think it's extremely important to feature the voices of those who aren't predominant in the school. We can't claim to be "Your source for all things Padua" without truly representing every student in the student body.
In my article, "New Clubs Offer Opportunities for Student Input", I featured the club the Alliance which groups three former culture clubs— the Black Student Union (B.S.U.), La Mezcla, and the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Awareness (I.D.E.A.) club— into one to promote diversity and inclusion within the community.
In my article, "Test-Optional Policies Question Future of Standardized Testing", I interviewed people of color to encapsulate a diverse viewpoint of standardized testing and test-optional policies. Other underrepresented groups mentioned in the article are the lower class and those with test-taking anxiety.
Overcoming Bias
Overcoming Bias
To overcome bias of all types in the classroom I created a google presentation on the topic. It addresses the definition of bias, the different types of bias, how it to connects to journalistic reporting, and how to overcome it. The presentation helped start a conversation about bias in the classroom and helped avoid future miscommunications.
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