Disclaimer: This article is intended to provide actionable solutions between white and black people. It is meant to be apolitical; in fact, I am so disgusted with the perverse lack of leadership from our politicians that I am writing to you, the American people. Please hear my cry for help to make a way even…
I hated the third grade. It was one of the most traumatic experiences I had in my life besides being a homeless teen. As the son of a single-parent housekeeper, we moved from apartment to apartment as I was growing up and by the time I arrived at another new school to start the third…
Waiting for Godot Education changed my life. As a student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, I remember the first time I went to the Gutman library on campus to take the elevator to the third floor to meet with my advisor at the time, the well-respected and beloved, Dr. Charles V. Willie. I…
Okay, first I need to start by providing some background and context to what you are about to read! I’m writing for two reasons; 1) To heal from this very traumatic experience by writing about it, and; 2) To find out if this has happened to anyone else and what you did about it….