Tre Johnson is a freelance writer on race, culture and politics. He's also an educator, advocate and part-time superhero. If you’ve been working in education or activism and would like to share your story, contact him at trejohns@gmail.com.
Here's What It's Like to Have a Teacher Think You Can't Write Because You're a Black Boy From Trenton
"Can you see me after school about this?" was scrawled across the last page of my essay in that trademark punitive red ink that teachers always used in school. A sinister visual, it might as well...