Stories

“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

As an educator, I am sometimes left with more questions than answers. One question that I have is how come conducting a mock slave auction is a popular way

On a rainy day in May of 2018, I toured a public school in northern Pennsylvania. Most of the students were eligible for free lunch. The ceiling tiles were

Often, you hear about leaders, far earlier than you meet them. Sitting in a café near the school where I lead as principal, Mastery-Shoemaker, I was approa

I don’t know about y’all but I get tired of seeing annual reports basically saying the same thing: Black people in America are suffering. Like this Urban L

Every time I talk with my mom about what I want to be when I grow up, she cries. Not out of fear or sadness, but because she is proud of me. She is proud t

I remember vividly the first time I put my head on my desk and cried during my lunch period. The bell to end the fourth period and move to lunch had just r

A couple of years ago, Noor, a young high school student who was interning at a local radio station, reached out to me for an interview. She was researchin

Research tells us that despite past efforts of educators and education advocates, Black and Latinx students are still consistently suspended at disproporti