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A Letter to Nigeria: An Apology, Lamentation, Reassurance

Let me begin with my deepest apologies for not having written to you sooner. Until this moment, I did not know what to do, what to say, nor how to say it.

Social Media: The New Revolutionary Forefront

Social media sharing has now given birth to what I like to call “social media revolutionaries”, — passionate, tech-savvy citizens who are now replacing the armchair revolutionaries that once gathered at my neighborhood Starbucks to debate government policies and social issues within the Black community.

60 Years After Brown v. Board of Education: The Resegregation of Public Education

On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme Court offered a decision on the case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

Brown 60 Years Later: Segregation Academies in the Deep South

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that segregated schools were unconstitutional.

In Lieu of Gifts: What Many Mothers Really Need This Mother’s Day

As Mother’s Day approaches, I cannot help but think of two women, Mildred and Claudine. Mildred, of course, is my mother.

Teacher Appreciation Week: Thank You For Lighting The Way

In a time when talk of education often elicits dispassionate commentary about state and federal government agencies, or contrarily, full-throated displays seen on big city streets – what is often lost in much of the media stir in political discourse, is the fact that teachers and local education professionals still serve as the back bone of our communities.

Broken Foster Care Systems Are Leaving Our Youth Lost In Transition

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, but we need to shine a year-round light on the issues of our nation’s foster children.

Should More Affluent Careers Be Spotlighted on Television?

There are a plethora of young people in the world today that have an undying passion to do something great. However, too often, the shows we watch on television portray careers that primarily focus on one reward – obtaining work is money, and money by any means necessary.

Can you Count to 57 Million? The Importance of Global Education to a Global Future

Around the world 57 million children of primary school age are being left out of the world’s classrooms and at least 250 million primary-aged children, are let in only to leave in a few years, not able to read a single sentence.

Live or Die: We Decide

Do you want to live? Or, do you want to die? This is how I open all of my community talks about health and eating well.