Parents
I Know I’ve Made the Best Choice for My Son When School Feels Like Family
Gifts come in all different shapes and sizes—a family vacation, a surprise birthday party, or flowers on Valentine’s Day. But I have received one of the best gifts I could ever imagine—and so has my...
School Choice
I Don't Want More White Apologies in 2019 Just More Schools for Us By Us
Outrage: White People, Keep Your Apologies in 2019 Dear White people, I don’t want your apologies in 2019. Future BBQ Beckys, Corner Store Carolines, you can keep your apology. To the newscaster in...
Charter Schools
Here’s a Breakdown on Why I Told My Students I Was Racist
“Mr. Wright, are you racist?” “Absolutely,” I said. “I’m a White man in America. What else could I be?” So began a piece I wrote recently that has garnered some fascinating, helpful and necessary...
Diversity
If You’re Still Wondering Why We Have to Teach Social Justice, Here’s Your Answer
If you’re not already aware, right before the new year a Black man was arrested at a Huntington Bank in Cleveland, Ohio, for cashing his check. Let that sink in. For cashing a check he earned, he was...
Teaching
How Racism in "A Christmas Story" Relates to My Process to Unlearn Anti-Blackness
(Ed Post note: This article was published in 2019; it has been updated because the topic remains relevant, and Rademacher's points should be read this Christmas.) Just before winter break, my various...
New York
If You Think Excellence Can't Exist in All-Black Schools, You're Tripping
As a child, youth, and adult, I have had the absolute pleasure of being surrounded by Mamas and Babas who upheld Black liberation in thought and action. Many of them made tremendous sacrifices to...