anti-racism

I am not an avid comic book reader. In fact, I don’t think I own any at all. But I’m going to see the film based on Marvel superhero “Black Panther,” if fo

“Can you see me after school about this?” was scrawled across the last page of my essay in that trademark punitive red ink that teachers always used in sch

To be a leader means you’re always prepared for the inevitable battle that is to come. Every Black History Month, we learn about the leaders who weren’t af

As we celebrate Black History Month and pay homage to our milestones, I reflect on my time inside the classroom. As an African-American woman my purpose in

The other day I conducted a Facebook poll to see how many of my friends felt that they’d received an accurate and in-depth classroom education around Afric

Here in the United States of America, land of the free and home of the brave, we believe in equality. For education, that means if all students are expecte

This post is part of a series by high school students who are sharing their love of teaching during #LoveTeaching week. The students participate in Educato

It may be strange to say, but, as a teacher, I feel totally disconnected from the seemingly weekly occurrence that is the horror of mass murder in our nati

I was in my sophomore year at an all-boys’ Catholic high school in the Bronx the first time I saw a school administrator lay hands on a student. We had a v