Let’s consider these words from Luke chapter 19 verses 1 through 4: Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.  There was a man there named Zacchaeus.  He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he…

The blatant disrespect and disregard for Nikole Hannah-Jones and her scholarship by the University of North Carolina [at Chapel Hill] Board of Trustess is yet another example of racism in America. Simply stated: Black people can win (earn) a Pulitzer…

In schools, intervention and prevention are both important. And in some ways, intervention is necessary but not sufficient to truly promote positive and lasting outcomes for children. Since the Chauvin verdict a few weeks ago, I’ve been thinking about accountability…

This is what I know: fences are constructed. And because they’re constructed, they can be deconstructed. The fences (systemic oppression) of racism, sexism and patriarchy, low-income and economic marginalization (LIEM; poverty), ableism, and homophobia and transphobia exist because they are…

Ma’khia Bryant was 16. A child. Yes, investigations are important; but let’s never forget that she was at least the fourth—it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep track—Black young person (three of them teenagers) to be killed by police between April…

As I stated on March 30, the children are the real MVPs. It was the video captured by Darnella Frazier, a 17-year-old Black child, that exposed what happened to George Floyd last year. Children testified in court in order to…

A lot (too much) is happening in America. And as a Black man, it’s both exhausting and absolutely terrifying. Anything I do, or don’t do, can lead to my harassment or even death. And for those who still feel that…

Why must we focus on the fence? Isn’t it true that some students require more support? Isn’t it true that some schools need differentiated staffing? Isn’t it true that we need to assist some families more than others? Yes, these…

Whether teachers and their instructional practices, principals and their discipline policies, or school psychologists and their assessment approaches, educators boast about being student-centered. But this is what I know: sometimes keeping the child at the center of what we’re doing…