Akiba Byrd, M. Ed. — Executive Director of NC Fair Share CDC, Raleigh, NC

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Shirley Tang is a fierce advocate for students and families in this fight against the school to prison pipeline. The name uCANcomplain alone says a lot and she has the courage to back it up. These days it truly takes a village to deal with all of the potential forces that work against our children’s success. So glad that Shirley and uCANcomplain is out here fighting on our side**!

**Shirley: “I am on the side of fighting for the welfare of our children. Because no one, especially children, deserves to be treated unfairly, and no one, especially children, should suffer in silence.”

NCFSCDC mission: to provide a vehicle of change for struggling community members that combine leadership identification and cultivation, community organizing and interdependent community development to address current issues and systemic problems of North Carolina.         https://www.facebook.com/NorthCarolinaFairShare/

 
    

About the author

Shirley Tang has devoted her life to students’ success. Drawn from personal experience, she founded uCANcomplain – an organization and platform that helps parents with children facing peer/adult bullying and discrimination in K-12 public schools. Shirley is an Educational and Civil Rights Advocate, a Mentor, Journalist, Policy Watchdog for the local community, and Former Educator. Her passion is to empower parents and students in seeking their voice, truth, redress, and school accountability. Shirley’s goal is to equip students for success by ensuring they receive a sound education and equitable opportunities.