Math
College Graduate at 12? Meet the Math Prodigy Shattering Academic Norms!
At just 12 years old, Cameron Robinson has achieved what most teenagers can only dream of—earning an Associate of Arts degree from Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ). This remarkable young...
Let's Make This Juneteenth Our Collective Independence Day
Ed Note: This post was originally published in 2020. As I look at the world right now, I see a lot of belief statements and acknowledgment of past hurts—a reckoning to finally accept that we have...
This Juneteenth I’m Challenging Educators to Emancipate Themselves From a Colonized Curriculum
Ed Note: This post was originally published in 2020. When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, this marked the end of slavery in the United States … that is what a lot of people...
Independence Has Always Been a Day Late and a Dollar Short for Black People, But Schools Can Change That
Ed Note: This post was originally published in 2023. What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? Frederick Douglass On June 19, 1865, two years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation...
Juneteenth Serves As a Reminder That Anti-Blackness Is Still Alive in Our Schools
Ed Note: This post was originally published in 2021. As a Black man, I want to start by saying that it’s refreshing to see that Juneteenth is now a federal holiday! For my people, Juneteenth...
Math
Empowering Students: Math and Coding to Beat the Summer Learning Slide
Summer is a critical time for students, especially Black students, who are disproportionately affected by the much talked about summer learning slide. There's some uncertainty about how serious a...