“An ad from Mexican airline Aeroméxico shows how dangerous, and ultimately meaningless, physical and ideological barriers can be.” ~Source Are you asking yourself critical questions, looking deep into yourself about what the role of borders really is? How they serve the world you want? Are you questioning your thoughts — what stems from your own […]
Category Archives: Education
Personalizing Student’s Educational Experience. Yes!!
Learn the Full History
Unfortunately in the U.S. we are not often taught the brilliance of people of African decent in our schools and text books. Do you know the inventors and scientists who are responsible for micro processing chips, telephones and railway trains, chemotherapy, digital cellular networks, traffic lights and gas masks, programmable remote control, laser eye probe […]
Asheville Youth Voices & Leadership
Our youth deserve dignity and respect as they ARE our leaders. The premier issue of the Word on The Street/ La Voz de Los Jovenes teen magazine just came out. I’ve met some of these youth and they are AMAZING. These are the voices of leadership we need to be listening to NOW. Read. Learn. […]
Listen to and Follow Young Leaders
Young people want, deserve, and need spaces where it is safe to voice their opinions and where they can talk about the issues that are relevant to their daily lives. This event on MLK day was powerful because it was designed by young people, for young people. The adults collaborating were in service to helping […]
29th People of Color Conference
29th People of Color Conference Sponsored by The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) as part of their commitment to equity and justice in teaching and learning. This will be my third year facilitating the White Affinity Group Sessions at this phenomenal conference. The mission of the People of Color Conference (PoCC) is to provide […]
The Truth About Thanksgiving
This week many Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. The truth is that this country was colonized by European men who killed the native people living here, raping the land and the women, murdering all in their path, including children. The European (white) men were greedy for resources and land and willing to cause any harm to get […]