"White People Feel Targeted by the Ferguson Protests—Welcome to Our World"

Time Magazine:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: White People Feel Targeted by the Ferguson Protests—Welcome to Our World

We read this article in our Leadership Team meeting at school.  It sparked a lot of conversation about what it means for us as educators and as members of the leadership team supporting/representing/leading other educators at a school with a student population that is predominantly students of color.  What are our responsibilities toward our students?  How do we create the type of school where all students are respected? How do we create the type of school where we are actively fighting against the oppression of black male students (in particular) and other students of color?  Where do our conversations and efforts toward acknowledging and celebrating our diverse staff and students (including a successful Day of Pride that was organized recently) fit into all this?  What actions can we take in a practical way to fight injustices and inequities in the space that we occupy... while continuing to provide quality education? ... while also recognizing that fighting/acknowledging/identifying injustices and inequities with/for students should be a part of the "quality" education that they receive from us?  

Many thoughts.  Some answers.  A lot of hard work.