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Kissing Counsellors
Do you care if Fani let Nathan touch her fanny? According to the Oxford Dictionary, fanny is vulgar slang for a woman's genitals in...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Feb 23, 20243 min read


The Process
How did your Super Bowl Sunday turn out? Were you happy with the results? Did you lose any money? I should've bet on the Chiefs and...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Feb 16, 20243 min read


Back in Session
It's that time of year. The traffic is heavy in the morning and picks up again around 3 PM. School has resumed in some countries. We...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Aug 18, 20233 min read


4 Days after Juneteenth
On Juneteenth, I sat at my desk and gazed out the window. I searched between the blue sky's white clouds for questions, answers, and...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jun 23, 20233 min read


A Luta
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...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jun 9, 20232 min read


World Day of Social Justice
About two weeks ago, I received another email message. It wasn't from a student asking for a letter of recommendation or from a...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Feb 24, 20233 min read


A King's Dream Deferred
When you reflect before sleep, the ideas can create scenes in your dreams. Dreams possess the potential to transform communities,...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jan 13, 20234 min read


Old Convocations and New Traditions
The band played. An awkward silence followed the first two selections. Things were about to start, and anticipation pushed the audience...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
May 20, 20223 min read


Next to You
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...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Mar 25, 20224 min read


She
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...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Feb 4, 20223 min read


Clickbait
Do you ever fall for clickbait? By clickbait, I am not referencing the popular Netflix Limited Series, Clickbait. Instead, I am asking...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Sep 24, 20213 min read


Between Malcolm and Mahatma
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...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jul 2, 20213 min read


Back to School
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...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jan 22, 20215 min read


Black Lives and Black Panthers
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...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Sep 4, 20203 min read


Pandemic Revolutions and #justiceforgeorgefloyd
Killing an unarmed Black man during a pandemic is like throwing gasoline on a fire. The people are hot, and their patience burns for...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jun 5, 20204 min read


The Warmth Of Other Suns
I saw it first on social media. Last year, my oldest sister posted on Facebook about Isabel Wilkerson’s bestselling book, The Warmth of...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Apr 17, 20203 min read


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

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Nov 22, 20193 min read


Immigration Raids and Leadership
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...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jul 19, 20193 min read


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

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jun 7, 20193 min read


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

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jan 11, 20194 min read
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