School Discipline
Statues Are Only One Kind of Monument to White Supremacy
Every year, I ask my students to identify phenomena in our world that are both imagined and real. In other words, what are some things that: Have not always existed? Have or can change? Society could...
COVID-19
Kamala Harris Has an Opportunity to Stand Up for Black Kids
After months of speculation in what I personally believe is the least covered presidential campaign in modern history, Joe Biden announced Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. The pick puts a...
COVID-19
COVID Changed Everything About My Classroom
I cried as I set up my classroom this year. This was no dainty, politely fighting-back-tears kind of cry. It was a violent, sobbing, heaving cry that started as an ache in my chest and climbed its...
COVID-19
Let's Get This Bag From the Government to Build Our Freedom Schools
Black people, it’s time to claim our bag and finally build an educational system that works for us! Back in March I wrote about how we need to end the pandemic that is racism in our public schools. I...
COVID-19
I Desperately Want to Get Back to School, But My Students' Safety Is My First Priority Right Now
I desperately want to return to school in the fall and be with my kids. In the most non-melodramatic, non-trivial way possible—I am lost without them. I imagine it’s somewhat similar to how...
Teaching
Advocating for My Students Means Calling Out Racist Statements From Educators
I have done a lot of self-reflection over the last few weeks. I am angry with myself. I, who pride myself on being culturally competent, feel like a fraud. Why? Because I was not doing enough. The...
