Dear Summer
July 28, 2022
Dear Summer, I don’t know if you miss me. For we been together like Nike Airs and fresh tees. The immeasurable seasons we’ve lived
Author: Matthew R. Morris
Uvalde Is In Our Bones
June 8, 2022
I want to let you know something about me. Writing has become my own therapy. I’ve googled and even went as far filling out intake
I’m Getting Used To This
May 23, 2022
All year, I had trouble getting used to this again. Every school day felt like a winter Monday ––tired before the day even started and
Survive and Advance
May 5, 2022
You would think I would be so used to the sound of my morning alarm that it would no longer be able to jolt me
An Ode to Hip Hop
April 4, 2022
The hip hop albums I’ve listened to, from Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle to Kendrick’s To Pimp a Butterfly, have taught me more valuable life lessons and
Will Smith, Ain’t No Way
March 28, 2022
I just finished texting a friend about how dope it was to see the old Aunt Viv and Aunt Vy from The Fresh Prince of
How Bout Now
March 6, 2022
By the end of the school year, I had piles of tests and quizzes, of duotangs full of student work. As the days wound down
I Told My Students I Had Covid, Here’s What Happened Next
February 6, 2022
It started with an itch at the top of my throat. I told myself not to drink any cold water––something I did almost every morning.
5 Things I Learned in 2021
December 27, 2021
I don’t know if it went inordinately slow or exceptionally fast. I don’t know whether to feel thankful or disappointed. I do remember watching CNN
Living Up To A Stereotype
December 13, 2021
In 1995 rapper Skee-Lo came out with a track titled, “I wish”. On it he waxed about his hopes to be a little bit taller
Matthew R. Morris
Educator, Speaker, Writer
Matthew R. Morris is a writer, speaker, and elementary educator in Toronto. He has an M.A. in Social Justice Education from OISE at the University of Toronto and is the author of the forthcoming book, Black Boys Like Me.
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