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Unlearning Another Lie that Jim Crow Taught By Dr. Sherick Hughes | Originally Published at History and Family Blog Saturday, June 1, 2013 | Special thanks to the Author Dr. Sherick Hughes, and the creator of History and Family Blog, Christine E. Sleeter, PhD. Preparing to [...]

What does it mean to be American, to be Black or Brown, Red or Yellow? Soon, in the United States the majority of people will be mixed and/or people of color. The question we must ask ourselves is what does this mean? Will equality be realized? Is [...]

On this the fifth anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's Address on Civil Rights empathyeducates would like to introduce the first of four installments written by Sherick Hughes, Ph.D. on the subject of "Troubling Jim Crow." Today, let us all remember the words utter two score [...]

By Paul L. Thomas | Originally Published at The Everyday Motion of Artifacts May 24, 2013 it simply happened one day when the teachers decided enough was enough all the boys with OCD spent the day playing drums or riding their bicycles and the introverts sat quietly [...]

By Paul L. Thomas | Originally Published at The Everyday Motion of Artifacts May 23, 2013 I was a white girl in a crowd of white girls in the park “Pink Rabbits,” The National “They’re such beautiful shirts,” she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. [...]

Angela Engel. Angela Engel is the Co-Founder with Anthony Dallmann-Jones PhD, and Executive Director of Uniting4Kids She is the acclaimed Author of Seeds of Tomorrow: Solutions for Improving Our Children’s Education Angela earned a masters degree in curriculum and instruction and has spent [...]

Common Core State Standards Overview The issue of Common Core State Standards is ubiquitous, more so today than it was in previous years. [To review the recent incarnation please peruse Common Core State Standards Initiative. This model is but the latest expression of a need for [...]

Ah, to Create. Creative Thought takes us down roads not yet traveled. To be truly creative we must consider practicalities, but never lose sight of the veracity that these are but a springboard. With feet planted firmly in the familiar, we are able to leap great heights. [...]

Sha'Condria "iCon" Sibley understands all too well that each of us is given a name at birth. Some of us ask and some never do, but we wonder. "Why?" "Why was this name chosen?" We ask our parents. Did you anticipate that my life would be [...]