Better is relative. I wish to see a world where school communities and the broader community members partner to provide high-quality and holistic educational experiences for children. I'll share my thoughts on what this can look like and how we can make it happen.
Former Board Chair, Atlanta Preparatory Academy | Co-Director, Harambee Sasa Conscious Children’s Center | Teacher, Florence Jackson Academy, Atlanta Progress Academy | Director, Urban Atlanta Coalition Compact (part of the Annenberg School Challenge 1997 - 2000)
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was born on July 10, 1875 to enslaved parents. I turn to her story for inspiration often. Most know of her work of starting a school in 1904(which became Bethune-Cookman College) by selling sweet potato pies door-to-door. She was president of the college from 1923 to 1942, and from 1946 to 1947. …
Recognizing Baba Mukasa
These pics tell you everything you need to know about Baba Mukasa. Enthusiastic, bright, smart, consistent, committed, critical, brilliant, revolutionary, proud and ahead of his time. (Thanks, Baba I got these great pics from his FB posts!) While an undergraduate at Brown University in 1980, I joined the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party only weeks after …