PREMISE

So many things have occurred recently that are legitimate causes for dismay. We can consider the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the U.S....

What is the point of all this work if it doesn’t help communities fundamentally shift through their own agency the way the next generation..

I was folding Little’s linens and got philosophical (as I do, on occasion). I thought about how shrewd it was for comforter...

I credit myself with reflecting and pressing towards my own healing with such fervor that I’m often actively recovering from episodes of...

There’s a phenomenon that many Black folks, particularly in the U.S. are accustomed to witnessing… Black families, here for multiple...

I hate being hoodwinked. As a proud Jersey girl, I never imagined my aversion to the South as thinly veiled antiBlackness, but I’m now...

My whole day today had a theme. Well actually it started yesterday in therapy… My therapist made me think about how much of my energy was...

I think a lot about how, particularly in the Before Times™, I wanted to redefine wealth. I shared: wealth is… health relationships the...

The bees, the look, the voice - if you’ve ever seen Candyman (the 1992 version) it’s left an indelible mark on your consciousness. Tony...

One of the worst feelings isn’t being alone, but being surrounded by folks and still being lonely. I know this feeling well. As the...

The environment one creates says a lot about them, but it should say equally as much about its full membership.

As we displace our true selves with the very violence from which we are retreating, we in effect hasten our own mortality. 

It is less difficult to reform an institution that has somehow gone astray, than to abolish one that was built on unjust principles.

My brother is one of my absolute favorite people. Gregarious, honest, forgiving and kind- the oldest and somehow youngest of us all. On...

When it’s hard to speak up even in defense of your humanity

On the eve of spring break--smack dab in the middle of the semester--we received word that we might not return to campus. Originally,...

There are many types of teachers, but only one way to teach… In the fall of 2012, I sat in my seventh grade homeroom listening to the...

As we continue to brave this new virtual front for learning and teaching, many of us are caught between wanting to maintain engagement...

Way too early on a Saturday morning, I took my son to his ophthalmologist appointment. It was actually an optometrist - but, that’s...

COVID-19 is causing all educators to reach deep into their repertoires and embrace all manner of methods in order to effectively reach...