Shortly after I proposed to my wife, our parents threw us an engagement party. There were a few standout moments from that day; my wife in her beautiful yellow sundress, it was the hottest day of the year, and a conversation my...
Tag - systemic racism
Four weeks ago, a Black man was lynched. In 2020. I remind myself of that fact each day so that I do not forget what we saw, what happened—that we witnessed a man take his last breath. In the days following, we watched...
I am finding it difficult to get through most days without crying, without feeling like water is rising above my head, without feeling a great sense of despair. I feel a heaviness in my chest. Watching 400 years of abuse...
“Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” While many Americans are waiting with baited breath for July 4, today Black people around the...
Tom Rademacher penned an open letter to white teachers on Education Post’s blog page. Yes, I’m addressing you directly as White teachers. That may feel uncomfortable. You’re going to have to get over that, or this is...
I didn’t always think about writing about my experiences. I wasn’t reluctant to share them either. But, I was mostly content to share what I saw, heard, learned, and thought about our schools in one-on-one and small group...
In October, I had the pleasure of visiting the Black Power exhibit at the Schomburg Center with my fellow Black Panther Cubs and relatives. One of the displays was the Ten Point Program and Platform of the Black Student Union...
In a community not too far from mine, yet light years away in the tony suburb of Upper Dublin, a group of families lodged a complaint against their local district for consistently discriminatory practices against Black...