Malcolm X was once asked if he believed the United States was making progress. He replied and said: No. No. No. No. I will never say that progress is being made. If you stick a knife in my back nine inches and pull it out six inches, there’s no progress. If you pull it all…
The African American Excellence in Education Awards has taken place for the last five years. It is an opportunity to lift up Black educators who exude excellence. This year, the awards ceremony took place during the InnoPower Minority Business Week. Over 300 Black educators, both certified and classified, have been honored over the last five…
This year marks the fifth year of the African American Excellence in Education Awards. Now more than ever, it is important to recognize the hard work of Black educators, who sometimes might get overlooked. Black excellence is more than a hashtag; it is happening in schools across the nation including Indiana. Over the last five…
Marion County Public Health Order 14 went into effect on June 8 at 8 a.m. This impacts school guidance for summer school and summer programming. One constant during the pandemic was the shift school staff had to make due to the health orders. Schools are still expected to have at least three feet of social…
Is there anywhere that Black people can be safe and not criminalized? This is a question that some Black educators have when at their school. Franklin Township teacher, Craig Jordan, experience brings this question to the forefront. Indy Recorder reported that Jordan, a Black male teacher, was handcuffed by school security after being accused of…
Did you ever learn about Black Wall Street and the Tulsa, Oklahoma Massacre? I know I did not. It was not until I was an adult. Did you learn about the Rosewood, Florida Massacre in school? I didn’t, but I know about it because of my dad. He told me what happened to Black people…
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and as my Indy K12 colleague previously stated, heritage and history months are an opportunity to raise awareness but this awareness should be happening throughout the year. A few years ago, I was an elementary librarian. During AAPI month, I put out a book display to…
If you are alive, at some point, you will die. That is a rule of existence as it currently stands. This means even if there was not a pandemic, some of us would have had loved ones pass away. However, because of the pandemic, those of us who did lose loved ones during this time…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and now more than ever, mental health needs to be a priority. People across the world were not prepared to enter into a pandemic. As more people become vaccinated, restrictions are being dropped, and people are being pushed into life as it was before the pandemic. The problem is…
The end of the last school year and this school year has been like no other. It is especially important for parents to do a pulse check and check-in with their children at the end of the school year. My twin sons’ last day of school was last Thursday … they did start school at…