2018 Hot Takes
30 moments that stood out in 2018! Some good, some bad. All 2018.… Read More 2018 Hot Takes
30 moments that stood out in 2018! Some good, some bad. All 2018.… Read More 2018 Hot Takes
Silence is such an underrated quality of life. In a world where everything is shared, photographed, and more, silence is becoming a lost art. I’m not talking about the “negative” silence (remaining silent in the face of oppression, both literally and figuratively). I’m talking about that stone cold silence. That silence you “hear” when you’re laying… Read More Challenge Me: Day #15 (Silence)
Today, I’m thankful for “life” and having the ability to wake up on my own two feet. Someone in the world didn’t wake up and I know that they wished they could’ve felt the rays of the sun on their face. I had a very open conversation with someone today about death and how it… Read More Challenge Me: Day #14 (Life & Death)
Mentorship is a critical part of my life and I have to do right by the next generation of leaders in our community.… Read More Challenge: Day #13 (With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility)
Writing chapter two of my dissertation made me reflect on this wonderfully, broken field that I work in, each and every day. … Read More Challenge Me: Day #12 (Do What You Love)
If you work in the field of education (especially in the trenches), you understand that the work days are never the same. For some reason, today was particularly stressful, however, I felt the power that comes from laughing to overcome ANY obstacle. When a student got upset about a decision and tried me, I had… Read More Challenge Me: Day #11
When I was in college, the Florida State football team was not the best team by a long shot. I recall many Saturdays just watching in horror at how badly some teams whopped up on us. Truly, it was the dark days for football at Florida State. How many of us remember the big cheating… Read More Challenge Me: Day #10 (I’m rooting for all the Black people…especially if they graduated from Thee Florida State University)