For generations, public schools have failed Black and brown children, not because these children lacked the ability to succeed, but because the system was never designed to serve them equitably. The racial disparities in education…
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Reflecting on Black History Month
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On this final day of Black History Month, I find myself compelled to sit in the soil and reflect. This year, instead of sharing a bunch of facts about our people, I want to highlight…
Halftime Message
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First off, I appreciate all the texts, calls, and posts checking in on me after the Chiefs lost—you’d think somebody died! But what really had me thinking this morning wasn’t the game itself, but the…
Birthday Missive ‘24
As always thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! For those of you that know me this is the day I recount, relive, and reflect on the year since my last b-day. As always it…
Girls in the Hood
This morning sitting in my office I started hearing yelling and screaming outside. I looked out the window and saw two young Black girls screaming at each other at the top of their lungs. Normally,…
Dear Momma
Dear Momma, Happy 92nd Heavenly Birthday! I can always remember the number because you always told me you would always be 32 years older than me, usually when I was doing something stupid or against…
Giant
You often hear the phrases, “A giant among men” and “Standing on the shoulders of giants”, but what does that really mean? Yesterday, during the Celebration of Life for Chief Bill Logan, I learned more…
The Global Majority
I love the Olympics! Since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by the spectacle of the opening ceremony, the pageantry of the nations, some I’d never heard of entering the arena to engage in…
Rebuked
“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus!” – Sonya Massey Sonya Massey saw a demon. Black Christians, no check that, the people from the cradle of civilization, home of original man (woman), can and…
Birthday Missive ’23
As always, I am grateful for all the calls, texts, and posts from those who acknowledge the day I came to be. I think as I get older, I might be getting a little pettier…