The entire nation is buzzing over the newest Marvel installment, “Black Panther”—especially Black folks. Aside from fantasizing about what it would be like to live in Wakanda and be a superhero,...
Here in the United States of America, land of the free and home of the brave, we believe in equality. For education, that means if all students are expected to reach the same performance standards...
I changed schools in the middle of the first grade because my teacher was a racist. “She told you that you’re smarter than your classmate because he’s Black,” my mom explained. My mom had a habit of...
This week we don’t have the luxury of silence. The Black Lives Matter (BLM) at Schools Week of Action kicks off this week, the same week the Super Bowl reignited the controversy about players...
Everyone trying to influence policy dreams of leading “an organized whole that acts as a single, unified, powerful or influential force.” Merriam-Webster’s dictionary will tell you that is the...
I grew up in Chicago, attending all-Black public schools. My parents and most of the adults in my extended family were educators. My dad grew up in Atlanta and attended grade school with a young...
