A Re-Imagined Image for not Equity but ThrivingYears ago, I began attending equity workshops, and people often used the famous image of the three people standing behind a gate and…Nov 5Nov 5
Healing the Rejection WoundA wound is not a bruise; it is a deep laceration, a gouge, or a hole that bleeds and bleeds. It can become infected or inflamed and is a…Aug 201Aug 201
The “black” brand vs my BlacknessSociety branded the invisible words “black” on my back the moment I arrived in this world and out of the womb of Jacqueline Louise Ward. I…Jul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Black Women- Paid In FullOne of my favorite movies is Robert Townsend’s classic cult hit, Hollywood Shuffle. There is a scene where Robert imagines he runs an…Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
The Radical Academic Embraces Black Wisdom- Will you?We exist in a system in the U.S. suffocated by the belief in a hierarchy of human value based on race where associations are made between…Dec 25, 2022Dec 25, 2022
Stop this Illusion of Inclusion and Elevate Black parent voices in Parent and Family Engagement…Imagine what it feels like for a teacher to listen and respond to you, for a school leader to listen deeply to you, and to be receptive to…Aug 3, 20221Aug 3, 20221
When Our Schools Become the Wild, Wild WestI thought the headline reading, “Two states aim to arm teachers despite opposition from educators and experts” was a satirical joke yet…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Black Grief is Never FairThe recent shootings of two Black boys in North Carolina opened memories of my time in school, from elementary to high school, and the…Sep 8, 2021Sep 8, 2021
If I were to give this a title…The movement against CRT is just dirty painI have tried to withstand the need to respond to the movement against Critical Race Theory and the movement against teaching the truth…Aug 5, 2021Aug 5, 2021
Name, Reframe, Act (NRA): I called this NRA for a reason…I had the honor of having two parents, though divorced, who practiced their own form of positive racial socialization. A quick definition…May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
