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Educators, Social Justice Is About Consistent Action, Not Simply When It’s Trending On Social Media

Since the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012, activists and stakeholders of the Black community have done the yeoman’s work of highlighting all murders...

Deciding To Stay or Leave: When Is Institutional Racism Too Much To Bear?

The white supremacist terrorist insurrection of Wednesday January 6, 2021 was an ugly day in American history; an ugly day in a long list...

The Role of a School Leader In Setting A School’s Culture

Modeling Behavior, Consistency, Collective Accountability, and Relationship building You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.—Malcolm X Being a principal is...

The “Invisible” And Costly Tax That Black Teachers Are Being Forced To Pay

According to a new study, teachers who teach in high-poverty schools are penalized on their classroom observations and often, those teachers are Black. This...

Educators, If You Aren’t Consistently Asking ‘How Are The Children?’, You’re Asking The Wrong Questions.

On the sun-glazed African continent, the most storied warrior people, incomparably formidable and sagacious in war, is the Maasai. It is perhaps unexpected, then, to...

The Crime of Branding Students As Criminals

Throughout my time as an educator, I’ve been pulled into my share of “special taskforces” meant to address “at-risk” students – namely Black students....

The Election is Over, Time for a Marshall Plan and Educational Reparations for Black People. But, The Plans Must Be White-Proof.

America is turning a corner.  Or so it hopes; so it claims. We have just elected a rational adult to the Presidency, thanks in no...

If You Believe Education Is For Liberation, Follow The Examples of Liberation Schools

When it comes to education, I have a well-rounded and unique perspective. I received a Catholic school education, I taught middle and high school...

Do the Work! Great Teaching and Learning Is Critical to Being ‘Woke.’

The recent "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" reunion show had me in my feelings. It was great to see the cast again and it...

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