anti-racism

I was recently the subject of a hit piece in the Huffington Post, which tried to connect me to the Koch brothers because, as a volunteer in my local NAACP

America is more diverse than it’s ever been, as are the students attending public schools, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at individual schools. In fa

This week, the entire nation is mourning the death of writer Toni Morrison. Book lovers of all races, ethnicities, genders and sexualities recognize the ge

With so many pressing issues that threaten our planet, our elections, and our major institutions, why do I live and breathe education activism?  For me the

For months, I’ve struggled internally with blasting the NAACP for its stance on charter schools. To chastise an advocacy organization that has been instrum

If you’re a teacher, the world is awash with people who know how to do your job better than you. Just ask them. Or, better yet, don’t even worry about aski

As a high school English teacher, I had the privilege of teaching Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” a novel I’ve read and taught time and again, and one that neve

To know me is to know my aversion to all things “buzzwordy.” My rule of thumb for education is that if it can fit on a bumper sticker, it’s probably no sil

Black families should not be forced to choose between schools that challenge them academically and schools that nurture and love them for who they are. Yet