Brave Acceptance
Think back to a book you have read that was so absorbing, so beautiful that it made you want to be a participant in the story. I often feel like I want to befriend a character in a book that I am...
View ArticleKnowledge of Our Past is Essential to Moving Forward
There are efforts around the country right now to ban the discussion of critical race theory in K-12 schools. Legislatures are doing their best to prevent people of color, particularly Black people,...
View ArticleA Title that Fits Like a Glove
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, by Jen Ferguson, has a perfect title. Rarely does a title match the text quite so brilliantly. The title, however, is just the beginning of Ferguson’s excellent young...
View ArticleBuilding Community
One of the foremost results of community activism is, of course, policy change. But another, less acknowledged, impact that community activism can have is a sense of belonging. In Laila Sabreen’s...
View ArticleThe Shortest School-to-Prison Pipeline
At one point in Promise Boys, written by Nick Brooks, a character describes attending his school as being just like going to jail. Unfortunately, I think there are a lot of students in our schools who...
View ArticleReforming Dress and Expectations
Reading I Could Not Do Otherwise: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was my first encounter with this courageous, uninhibited, and determined individual. This book, written by Sara Latta,...
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