anti-racism
My High School Never Talked About Race, and Oh Man Did I Miss Out
I grew up in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; an incredibly white kid in an almost entirely white school. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the education I got in those schools, an education...
anti-racism
If We Truly Want Equitable Schools, We're Going to Have to Work Together
“It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” -Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of...
anti-racism
Black Families Shouldn't Have to Leave America to Know the Privileges of Liberty, But Mine Did
As I sit here and reflect on this Fourth of July, I once again find myself conflicted with the moral and ethical compass of America. Then again, these conflicted feelings have served as a constant...
anti-racism
I’ll Be the Bogeyman of the Far-Right if It Means Speaking Out on Racial Justice
If you know me, you know I can be provocative in the service of social justice. Since the 1990s, I have written about race, racism, white supremacy, and social justice with a straightforward,...
anti-racism
Why the Time Requires Us to Teach Like Malcolm
As we celebrate and honor what would have been Malcolm X’s 97th birthday, I can’t help but think of his legacy in the context of today’s whitelash against speaking and teaching truth to the youth...
Teaching
3 Ways Schools Marginalize Asian Students
A spotlight has been shined on the treatment of Asian Americans for the worst possible reason. Hate crimes against Asians have risen since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Some people have attributed...