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American Educators Balance on a Racial Peripheral
Educators in America are in the throes of an unbalanced, often frustrating quagmire, with contradictory constructs and racially motivated political agendas.
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African American Males in Foster Care: Academics or Atrophy
Foster care has exacerbated the already precarious academic future of African American males. They are at risk of educational failure and deserve a second bite at the apple of opportunity. But many impediments stand in the way of their success, causing a progressive atrophy.
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How Will the Trump Presidency Be Remembered?
Donald Trump ran for a second term but failed to be reelected. How he will be remembered is dismal. COVID, lies, and inexperience are his legacy.
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How Will Minorities Fare in Donald Trump's Civil War?
Hate rhetoric is not a new concept. Having a President of the U.S. accept it as a norm is new. Trump has incited a level of unrest in this nation that may mar its character forever. The power of his words is undeniable.
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Ben Carson, Get the Lead Out
Lead poisoning of children is a crime of morality. The poisoning of little black and brown children makes them victims of a system that lacks a moral compass and a vision for their future well-being.
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Race, Priviledge, and Standardized Testing
Standardized testing is at the forefront of the nation's educational attainment agenda. Race and privilege are at odds once again with a backdrop of over a half a million dollars in bribes being paid out on behalf of the children of wealthy parents to win a high stakes game of circle one answer.
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Zero Tolerance is Bad for Child Immigration
President Trump’s “national emergency” appears to be another attempt to obscure the severity of the consequences dealt to children being separated from their parents at the southern border.
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Up Against the NRA
The NRA is a billion dollar business that uses aggressive lobbying campaigns to maintain their base. The consequences of their actions don't matter as long as their pockets are lined with money.
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American Epiphanies: Exposing the Color Line
There are many relics in the United States that awaken the senses and create a spiral from the past to the present. Some of us see the relics as an epiphany.
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Lessons Learned From Chrysler Elementary in the Trump Era
Schools around the country are facing the challenges that also mar the White House: bullying, name-calling, and disruption. It is incumbent on those in charge of our children to raise the bar.
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Who Let Donald Trump in the White House?
The turn of events stemming from the Virginia protests put a dismal cloud of hate over the stars and stripes, with President Trump carrying the tiki torch. Here's how Trump made it all the way to the Oval Office.
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Just One Vote to Die: Gorsuch's Precedence
Judge Neil Gorsuch joined his Republican appointees and voted in favor of consecutive executions within 11 days due to the looming expiration date of a lethal drug for Arkansas death row inmates.
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President Trump, What Have You Done for Us Lately?
Just shy of 100 days in office Donald Trump has offered America a bill of goods worth less than a hill of beans. He has not been able to fulfill one campaign promise.
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Betsy DeVos: Michigan Charter School's Front-runner
Public Education is in the grips of the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, and the Trump Administration. The privatization of public education is cause for alarm as it further erodes inner cities.
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Repeal and Replace Donald Trump
Trump unapologetically uses hate rhetoric and scare tactics to garner support and spawn division. His actions has placed America in the category of a nation at risk.
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Donald Trump's Great America Has Landed
Prior to Donald Trump's first few days in office, "Make America great again" had only been a refrain contrived for the unification of his supporters. Now his vision is taking a dismal tone.
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MLK and Donald Trump: a Week of Celebrations
Jan. 16, 2017 is marked on the nation’s calendar as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration for President Elect Donald J. Trump is on Jan. 20.
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Dads Keep Public School Safe
Chrysler Dads are on the front line of defense for our kids creating and maintaining a true standard that cannot be measured nor translated into nothing but success.
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Why Standardized Tests Are a Dilemma for African Americans
Public education might be the last resort for children of color to constructively assimilate into American society, but there is an enormous disjoint looming over America’s educational itinerary.
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Olympic Games: From Jesse Owens to Rio
The U.S. and the world are still under the spell of the 2016 Games at Rio. Yet, distraught French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie compared his experiences in Rio to that of Jesse Owens in Berlin: 1936.
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America's Educational Gap is a Clear Racial Divide
There are many factors plaguing black males; however, there is an overwhelming consensus that African American males are at risk of educational failure.
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The revolution could start with: No guns allowed
America needs to address its ills with all deliberate speed. A total ban on firearms for citizens and law enforcement should be given serious consideration, at all levels of government. It would be