Cripples
In the city of brotherly love, there seems to be little love for our youth. Through their actions it is evident that Lawmakers think the cost of having children in the city is a burden, one that be cut. Philadelphia policymakers slash budgets and programs. When asked [...]
NEPC; Report Cautions Against Federal Education Policies that Undermine Democracy
How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education. National Education Policy Center Contact: William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, Ken.Howe@Colorado.edu Kenneth Howe, (303) 492-7229 URL for this press release: New Report Cautions Against Federal Education Policies that Undermine Democracy and Local Control BOULDER, CO October [...]
Priority Events; Chicago Public Schools Budget Hearings
Priority Events; Chicago Public Schools Budget Hearings CPS Budget Hearings, Thursday, August 1 All hearings will start at 6:00 p.m. and go until 8:00 p.m. Registration is from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Locations: Truman College Novar Hall/Room 3426 1145 West Wilson Kennedy-King College The Great Hall 740 W. [...]
The Worst of White Folks
Way back in the day when Twitter was a bootleg reindeer name, David Rozier invented farting during Mass. A few minutes before we marveled at the six Catholics at Holy Family Catholic School sipping out of one gold goblet, and right after Father Joe suggested we [...]
The Mask You Live In
Stop crying. Stop with the tears. Don’t cry. Pick yourself up. Stop with the emotions. Don’t be a pussy. Don’t let anyone disrespect you. Be cool and be kind of a dick. Always keep your mouth shut. Nobody likes a tattletale. Rose come before hoes. [...]
Goodbye to My American Dream
My mom moved us here for a better life. But as a black woman, I'm tired of loving a country that can't love me back On the day of college graduation, I told my friends and family the news: I was leaving the country [...]
Installment #4; “Black People Don’t Float and Swim:”
Unlearning Another Lie that Jim Crow Taught By Dr. Sherick Hughes | Originally Published at Saturday, June 1, 2013 | Special thanks to the Author Dr. Sherick Hughes, and the creator of History and Family Blog, Christine E. Sleeter, PhD. Unfortunately, the phrase “Black people don’t [...]
Prejudice; Omission is Permission! Colorblind is Color-Mute
In America the premise is people are colorblind. Certainly our children are is the constant refrain. I know this is not so, for as a child I saw what was not discussed. The people who did not care for and about me were white. Those who cherished [...]