She was a glorious Black woman, of an age that could have been forty or sixty five, wearing a green… Read more Juneteenth, In This America
Tag: Race
2021 – Chapter Five: “The Nod”, Being Black Enough, and Black History Month
I knew I’d fall off the wagon, I just hoped it would take longer. I’ve already missed a week of… Read more 2021 – Chapter Five: “The Nod”, Being Black Enough, and Black History Month
Discovering I Teach a “Racist”
Yesterday, on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination we received the news that a student at my… Read more Discovering I Teach a “Racist”
Teaching my Daughter Understanding, Charlottesville, and Symbols of the South
As an educator I take the events that happened in Charlottesville, as well as the removal of statues in Baltimore… Read more Teaching my Daughter Understanding, Charlottesville, and Symbols of the South
The Hand We Are Dealt
“Dad, I’m Black like you.” A simple statement from my son, spoken nearly a year ago. One born from a… Read more The Hand We Are Dealt
Stupid Optimism 