Dear Student Leader, Is it Spring Break for you? Did you travel? I wrote this while on a turbulent flight from the National Council of Black Studies (NCBS) Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. If you’re reading this, either my computer or I survived the moments when my stomach plummeted, and the plane fell into air pockets. Before arriving at the airport, I heard about the travel delays across the country. I left the hotel early to avoid the stress of long lines. Thankfully, th

African-centered education can heal wounds like medicine. It can’t stop immigration protests in Los Angeles, but it possesses the potential to remedy the psychological illnesses of Black students.  We need schools with curricula rich in ancestral culture, knowledge, skills, rituals, and histories. In Kmt G. Shockley and Kofi Lomotey’s edited text,   African-Centered Education Theory and Practice , they claim African-centered education "equips Black children with self-knowledg

The door slid along the carpeted floor. I entered the rectangular office with off-white walls and wooden furniture. On the bookshelf, I found welcoming gifts from the foundation. Sandwiched between two hardcover books, I read the title of a popular book from my college years. I blinked twice and smiled. The leadership team had placed a copy of Dr. Joy DeGruy’s book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing  in my office. Upton Press publis