Diversity

“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

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

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

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

I am looking forward to the premiere of “Black Panther” with the same excitement I bring to planning my birthday month. (Yes, I said month.) I already have

I was a product of the early civil rights era. My entire first 12 years of formal education were spent in the segregated public school system of Charlotte,