Target on my Black
December 18, 2023
You know what’s sad? I almost didn’t leave my home that day because I had a feeling that what eventually did happen would happen. I
Tag: Black Masculinity
My Typa Nigga
February 17, 2019
Between the ages of twelve to nineteen I idolized the same people you did. I looked up to people that were, subconsciously I guess, specific
Teaching and Learning While Black
January 9, 2018
Recently, I wrote a piece for ETFO Voice Magazine that was featured. It was featured because they, like me, thought it was an important message. It is
The Thin Line Between Discipline and Vulnerability
July 19, 2017
I am not a father but I assume raising children is tough. I may be proven wrong by my own experience one day but I
A Brief Story of Mad Black Boys
January 10, 2017
And by mad black boys, I don’t mean angry fellas…So, here goes a short story. Josh starts first grade and when he thinks about
How Schools Kill Black Boys
December 6, 2015
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
October 7, 2015
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
The Super Bowl, Richard Sherman and perpetuating the myth of “The American Dream”
February 6, 2015
The American Dream Myth Since it’s Super Sunday, I thought I’d share a few of my thoughts on football, race, and life. And especially my thoughts
“No Role Modelz and I’m Here Right Now”
February 6, 2015
I was one of the lucky ones who were fortunate enough to get a job right out of teacher’s college. Living in my parent’s basement,
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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