June is LGBTQ Pride Month. Many in this community or who are allies of this community are celebrating Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. This Catholic school was asked by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis to fire a gay teacher. Instead of complying with the request, the school refused. Gay teacher firing at Catholic schools has been a…
Alessia Johnson was named the 33rd superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, and she is the first black woman to hold this position in the district. Johnson’s selection was the worse kept secret. Despite, two other finalists being interviewed publically with Johnson on Tuesday, June 18, I fully expected the school board to choose Johnson, and…
Charles A. Tindley network of charter schools is known in Indianapolis for its no-nonsense discipline policies and high academic achievement with black students. Recently, the network announced a new principal. Lloyd Knight is the principal of Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School. Previous he served as an elementary teacher, curriculum resource teacher, and assistant principal. During…
Juneteenth, a holiday celebration I didn’t learn about until I was an adult, is celebrated annually to commemorate enslaved black people in Texas finally learning about the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865. The Emancipation Proclamation, which freed enslaved black people, was issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863. The black people in Galveston,…
At the end of 2018, Roland Martin kicked off his “Is School Choice the Black Choice?” town hall series in Indianapolis. The entire Indy K12 crew attended; it was the first event where our entire team was present. Afterward, I wrote about the event. A follower of my work who reads many of the pieces…
Since former IPS superintendent Dr. Lewis Ferebee announced his departure to lead D.C. Public Schools as chancellor, the community has been wondering how the district will move forward. Aleesia Johnson, former deputy superintendent and innovation officer, is currently leading the district as interim superintendent. On Friday, June 15, she was one of three candidates named…
Recently, singer SZA took to social media to call out Sephora about the treatment she received while shopping there. Lmao Sandy Sephora location 614 Calabasas called security to make sure I wasn’t stealing. We had a long talk. U have a blessed day Sandy This tweet caught the attention of Sephora, and they tweeted back…
Last month, I wrote the piece, “Parents, Have Your Children Caught You Reading.” A comment from a reader caught my attention. When I go into a home and don’t see a bookcase with books in it, don’t see any magazines or newspapers and no printed materials anywhere, I get to thinking that there’s some serious…
As the school year comes to a close, it is time to make plans for summer activities. One of those activities should be reading. There are several reading programs available. Your children’s school might even send home a recommended reading list. My sons’ school even sent home a bag of books they can exchange halfway…
There are many good teachers, but great teachers are harder to find. The school year in the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township came to a close last Thursday, and I can wholeheartedly proclaim my identical twin sons had a great teacher, Mrs. Victoria Smith. My sons have been in separate classes since the second…