Stories

National Director of CDF Freedom Schools, Dr. Kristal Moore Clemons joins us to focus on the foundations of education, academic leadership, and diversity.

Music, in general, just has this uncanny ability to transmit positive vibrations throughout our bodies. But I would take it a step further by saying that there are a handful of songs that are special because they accurately convey the feelings and emotions at the core of what so many people are experiencing during a specific moment in time.

As NBA coach Steve Kerr loudly pleaded a couple of weeks back during his press conference, when are we going to do something about this?

Frankie Smith and Andrea Rogers, LGBTQIA+ youth activists discuss the best strategies to create more inclusive environments for LGBTQIA+ youth.

Families need to send their children to a school that provides proper education and support to both students and parents. My family has personally experienced what that looks like.

“How’s school?” friends and family asked me, all year long. I gave my typical response, “Always interesting!” But the truth? School, this year, was beautiful, heartbreaking, fulfilling, exhausting, predictable, unpredictable, disheartening, inspiring, messy, and marvelous.

As we head into summer, I’m so excited to read that tall stack of books that’s been waiting for me. And I’m encouraging my fourth grade students to get to the library and build their own summer collection.

From the first day they stepped into their classrooms, educators have made personal sacrifices to help their students succeed. Whether they were purchasing school supplies with their own money or spending time outside of work writing up lesson plans, they did it with few complaints because for them, teaching was their calling.

Dr. William Hayes, CEO of Boys Latin Charters Schools, joins us to discuss the current state of education and the importance of Black Leaders in Education.