anti-racism
Black Male Teachers Were My Father Figures. They Changed My Life, and We Need More of Them
With the spring semester upon us, districts across the nation are still struggling with teacher shortages. In New Jersey, it’s a crisis that is making it harder to hire and retain Black and Latino...
anti-racism
Black Students, Expelled Tennessee Justins face Same Struggle
In his classic book The Miseducation of the Negro, Dr. Carter G. Woodson stated: “When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to...
National Parents Union
Parents Storm D.C., Tell the GOP Whose Rights They Forgot in Their “Parents Bill of Rights”
This week, 75 parent activists from the National Parents Union, representing dozens of states, descended on Capitol Hill. They came to tell lawmakers the truth about H.R. 5, dubbed the “Parents Bill...
anti-racism
What Does Black History Mean to a Futuristic Black Girl?
For some young Blacks of this age, it’s hard to look at the past and connect with it. Most kids spend Black History Month thinking about our enslaved ancestors, remembering (if we’re old enough)...
anti-racism
Teaching Black History Must Start at Home
When I came across a tweet about the Miami Police Department’s unveiling of a designed patrol car in honor of Black History Month, my immediate thought was that this is no different than the Black...
Math
Black History Should Be a Requirement in Math Curriculums
In the words of Clark Atlanta University professor Chike Akua, Black children are “victims of cultural identity theft. Someone has stolen their identity of excellence, intelligence and achievement...