Reflecting on Rest and a Vision for FreedomWhat if we found more spaces and found time to restMar 15Mar 15
The Freedom within Young People…We are intricately connected to our life’s experiences; these experiences and the people who have shaped those experiences will largely…Mar 4Mar 4
No Love Letter Here, Message is ClearThe letter began with the line, “Discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin is illegal and morally reprehensible,” and…Feb 18Feb 18
We Will Practice FreedomWhite (2002) notes that mental health professionals once believed enslaved Africans who tried to escape their bondage suffered from a…Feb 6Feb 6
The “Right” Side, then the “Righteous” SideThere is a difference between being on the “right” side versus being on the “righteous” side. Righteousness compels us to think about our…Jan 28Jan 28
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 5, 2024Nov 5, 2024
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 20, 20241Aug 20, 20241
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
Sense of Community and Anti-Racism Amidst COVID-19I, like everyone or at least most people in the United States, seem to catch the latest updates on COVID-19 while parenting, working from…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
A Random Moment in the Midst of COVID-19The challenges associated with my ability to remember events, moments, and words with accuracy is quite real. I wonder in ten years, what…Mar 29, 2020Mar 29, 2020
Here we go again…Same Ol’ Suspension StoryThe permanent and lingering nature of race, and a belief in a racial hierarchy remains deeply embedded in our public institutions in the…Mar 12, 2020Mar 12, 2020
To the Latina I interviewed — this is what I remember from youShe was eleven when she left El Salvador with her mother and younger brother to join her father in the United States. The gangs in El…Jan 31, 2020Jan 31, 2020
