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
Tag: Hip Hop
Hip-Hop and School Culture
January 29, 2020
One of the hardest things I ever had to do as a teacher (and maybe as a grown man) was to detach my culture from
The Politics of Rap Lyrics – Part III
June 27, 2016
Kendrick Lamar’s “Complexion” – PART III Kendrick rips into the second verse with lines like, “I got the world’s attention…so I’mma (sic) say somethin’
On Complexion and Kendrick Lamar – Part II
June 20, 2016
Lamar articulately rhapsodizes about naivety in how society has constructed a hierarchy of violence based on the most uncontrollable form of one’s being – one’s
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
Shattering Black Male Stereotypes
June 13, 2016
Despite experiencing a somewhat stifling time at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, I was afforded the tremendous opportunity to present in a
The Role of Hip-Hop in Education
April 28, 2016
In terms of the urban Black male, culture has a tangible correlation with academic excellence. But is it the student’s fault? Most would not argue
Classroom Hip-Hop
April 14, 2015
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
“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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