My fervent desire to serve my community is what led me to a career as a teacher. But, it was anything but a straight path. I have previously alluded to one of the main reasons I ended up choosing teaching as my desired profession...
Archive - October 2016
I’m concerned about the growing backlash against what are referred to as “no-excuses” schools. Too often, critics depict overly-rigid approaches to discipline that pave the road from school to prison. I agree that too much...
On Saturday, America’s oldest civil rights organization made its opposition to charter schools and Black families official. What the NAACP should have done, like their local chapter leader, Rodney Muhammad did, was spend time...
Some organizations are committed to a cause. Everyone knows exactly what they stand for. Look at Greenpeace—everybody knows that they’re about reducing human harm to the environment. All of Greenpeace’s resources go towards...
One of the single most infuriating liberties in which white privilege manifests itself is attempting to define other people’s heroes. The 2nd principle of Kwanzaa calls on us to apply Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) to our...
October is a meaningful month for me. It is fall, my favorite season-football, family, better weather, the beginning of a new school year. However, it was on October 4th when, as a twenty-one year old African American male, I...