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Living at the Intersection

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to talk with two other speakers with a group of doctoral students in a program at a university here in Denver. The…

Keeping My Cool – In defense of hip hop

Thomas Chatterton Williams’ Losing My Cool (2010) has been called “a provocative intellectual memoir” by the USA Today, and helped gain Chatterton Williams considerable attention and notoriety as a thinker…

Nepotism is Good

But it’s a problem when it actively prevents another person from getting an opportunity. You should absolutely put your kids in the best position to be successful in life. On…

Supporting Black Women in Education

Skimming through the 40 or so interviews I’ve conducted on The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, it’s obvious that an overwhelming number of guests thus far have been…

The End of Affinity Groups

“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” – Audre Lorde Maybe it’s time to rethink school district-sponsored affinity spaces. A few weeks ago, I met with Jalisa Evan,…

The Choices We Make

As a principal and as a parent I am consistently overwhelmed by the difference between what parents say they value in schools and the decisions they make when choosing schools…
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