A luta continua. This phrase inspired a song by Miriam Makeba’s daughter and an album by Big Youth. It also became the title of a film...

About two weeks ago, I received another email message. It wasn't from a student asking for a letter of recommendation or from a...

When you reflect before sleep, the ideas can create scenes in your dreams. Dreams possess the potential to transform communities,...

The band played. An awkward silence followed the first two selections. Things were about to start, and anticipation pushed the audience...

During this Women’s History Month, let me remind you that you do not have to go far to celebrate the contributions of women to our...

It was 1:30 AM. No one was awake. Well, at least she hoped. Her plan was to meet the others and leave before THEY noticed. She grabbed...

Do you ever fall for clickbait? By clickbait, I am not referencing the popular Netflix Limited Series, Clickbait. Instead, I am asking...

On most weekdays, you can find me between the shoulders of Malcolm X and the gaze of Mahatma Gandhi. I have pictures of these legendary...

Did you return to school this week? Maybe you did not return to a school building, but virtual classes resumed around the world in many...

Last week, we witnessed the shooting of Jacob Blake and the loss of Black Panther’s star Chadwick Boseman. What’s next in 2020? With the...

Killing an unarmed Black man during a pandemic is like throwing gasoline on a fire. The people are hot, and their patience burns for...

I saw it first on social media. Last year, my oldest sister posted on Facebook about Isabel Wilkerson’s bestselling book, The Warmth of...

Trump supporter, mentally ill, slavery apologizer, and musical genius are just a few of the words I’ve used to describe Kanye West. Over...

While working out at an LA Fitness gym, I saw the news scroll across the bottom of a TV screen. I read about the planned immigration raid...

Last weekend, I went to Los Angeles to attend the Critical Race Studies in Education conference. It was hosted on the campus at the...

If your name includes Robert and Kelly, you are not permitted to be left alone with my daughter. Yesterday, I signed into my Facebook...

It was better than Spiderman. Yes, better than X-Men. Let me take you back; it was better than He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. It...

Last Sunday, I celebrated another year of life. I spent time alone and with my family. It was a good day. On my birthdays, I make it a...

There are times like this that I miss Chicago. I miss the people. I miss the smell of Giordano’s pizza. I miss driving pass Comiskey park...

In June, I had the opportunity to appear on George Kilpatrick’s radio show Inspiration for the Nation. The topics of the show explored...