Barbershops Near Me
October 5, 2021
The barbershops I go to now are just like the ones I went to when I was a teenager. Men that differ in age and
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Hip Hop’s Layers of Meaning – Kendrick Lamar’s “Complexion”
June 15, 2016
K. Lamar’s narration of complexion is not too complex to put into context. There has been no rapper who has taken it upon themselves to
Top 5 Posts on Black Culture and Education
February 22, 2016
Since we are right in the middle of Black History Month, I thought I would take some time to look back on some of the
Matthew R. Morris
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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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racism permeates everything. it permeates boundaries, identities, expectations, life goals. it permeates society and all it's institutions, including schools.
Read MoreThe action of judging people isn't necessarily problematic. That's innate to us. It's the uncritical and. non-reflective judgement and categorization that harms bodies.
Read MoreTeachers: Make a promise to yourself. When you come to work. (When you get to school), come real. I can make a promise. When you do this, it will be the most liberating experience of your professional career. And the kicker: these young folk will love you even more. ❤️
Read Moreas a teacher, i gotta pay more attention to what i hear in between those bells.
Read Moreenglish teacher/writer chronicles: Me: uses the word "gap" when writing something, anything. also, ME: "i know better words than that. I do." ME, again: "google bar: 'gap syn'. *looks at words.* i knew that word" also, ME: "Kids, don't use AI to write. It's not you." Damn.
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