Achievement Gap

On this day in Montgomery, Alabama, 63 years ago, Black people strategically rebelled against one of White supremacy’s ‘systems.’ That day, Black folks got

Here’s the scene. There’s a movement of Black education advocates afoot. It’s built on the shoulders of the Black-led movements that preceded it, and it’s

I just read a report that, as a father, makes me question my own kid’s school. I mean, if these problems are happening in so many classrooms, what are the

Outrage: We’re Wasting Time Last week I went to my first Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. I came home empowered, insp

Outrage: Access Still Denied Last week, my mentor and sister in the struggle, Kenya Bradshaw, dropped a gem at the LEAP InnovatEd Summit that really made m

Teachers love their students. We see the joy they show every year as students return back to school, despite constant beat downs on their profession and st

Our Black boys aren’t served by the education system. Period. So many of them are sent right into the correctional industry. But that could be changing tha

Two summers ago, I wrote an essay called “The challenges of being a black Principal in today’s racial and political climate.” It was a reflection of my exp

When I first met Chris, he was quiet—I could tell he was trying to figure out who I was, and who I could be in his life. The stories I heard about Chris di