Seriously, ask yourself that question when you look at the picture of these boys. Do you see promising young students? When you look at these …
How Schools Kill Black Boys
On Black male stereotypes Our current school system leaves Black boys set up in a way that is meant to deceive and ultimately fail them …
The Popularity Contests
It was mainly my competitive nature that served me well as a student. I wanted to win at everything. I would turn every encounter with my …
Drake Meek Mill Beef: In the Classroom
“Back to Back” (a.k.a Part II) Its impact for Educators I am glad that Drake won this Drake Meek Mill beef thing. And it is …
Educating the Drake Meek Beef
A few weeks back, Meek Mill now infamously went on a Twitter rant accusing Drake of not writing his own raps. Everyone who is somewhat familiar …
Educating Black Boys
Because I’m Black I grew up in a community where the majority of people were minorities. I had an eighth grade teacher whose motto was, …
A Case for Black Teacher Identity
As a young, black, male teacher, the topic of developing an identity is one of tremendous importance. Identity, forming your own persona and style, is …
Sports Saved My Life
Sports saved my life I am weary of wading into the political waters of positioning sports in a savior role in relation to our Black …
Black Boy, Interrupted II
Stuck in the Machine of Education, Part II Black boys, like myself, try for years to interrupt the arresting box of urban Black identity in clever and chameleon ways. …
Classroom Hip-Hop
On Hip-Hop Pedagogy I feel that all the hip-hop albums I have ever listened to, from Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle to Kendrick’s To Pimp a Butterfly have …