Public education is what I’m talking about today–I know…surprise, surprise. In my current position as a charter school liaison–which means that I work with and oversee the charter schools that my university sponsors–I have a new appreciation and apprehension and repulsion at the politics that guide and determine what happens in education. Politics rules it [...]
There is so much to say about today–inauguration day. I have spent a great deal of time since before the election and then after thinking about how amazing this moment is for America and for my African American children. What I have neglected to recognize for give much thought to are those of the last [...]
What it means to be Black in America has changed with the election of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States. What it means to be Black in America has also reluctantly remained the same since Barack Obama was elected 44th president of the United States. The fact that we have elected an [...]
This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change and that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can’t happen without you; without a new spirit of service; a new spirit of sacrifice….to look after each other.–President Elect Barack [...]
I live in a state that has already banned gay marriage and it make me sick that we have become about taking away freedoms. There has been a lot of talk and discussion in this political climate about California’s Prop 8–an admendment to ban gay marriage. I just don’t understand this need by the conservative [...]
I am sure many of you are aware that McCain has chosen his running mate. How many are surprised it’s a woman with virtually no political experience-aself-declared “hockey mom”. I am not surprised that the GOP thinks it can win Hillary supporters by selecting a woman. I don’t know much about Mrs. Palin from Alaska, [...]
I love learning new things and try very hard to not just buy the line that the media and political machine try to feed me. Sometimes, I just don’t have the knowledge to reject the propaganda and therefore, I tend to ignore it as I am pretty confident they aren’t telling me the whole truth [...]
And the two are very very different. In the NY Times this morning there is an article about the loss of 80,000 jobs in March. With a recession so obviously hanging out at the end of the bar, just finishing his drink waiting to let everyone see that he certainly is indeed in our midst, [...]
I am not proud to be an American. There the cat is out of the bag. I am quite sickened as of late for what our country seems to stand for. I know there are those of you who are preparing right now to stop. reading. my. words. But before you stop reading let me [...]
Where to start…Okay let’s just jump right in with Spitzer. I mean really who doesn’t love a little ‘paid for sex’ sleaze? I totally understand why he is a story. He really is the epitome of hypocrisy in regards to this type of conduct. Yes, he is still human, but the hypocrisy is important to [...]
