Uptown Notes

“Everything was made for White kids–because this school is made for White kids–because this country was made for White kids.” […]

It is a good thing to be here for another August, another Black August. Each year, I and many others, […]

I recently had the honor of being featured in Huffington Post’s Science in their exploration of “the science of racism.” While […]

I was recently interviewed by Rose Hackmen for the Guardian on their story about the McKinney Pool incident. In the […]

I’m going to try to make this very brief for a few reasons: 1) Baby love is sleeping 2) I’m […]

Recently, California Superior Court issued a ruling that gutted teacher tenure laws in the state. I was surprised /disturbed at […]

I had the honor of being featured on the Neighborhoods and Nations blog this week. The post is an interview […]

By now, we’re all quite clear that “Hood Disease” is not only not an actual disease, but that it was born […]

Last week, I finally watched American Promise on PBS POV. American Promise follows two Black boys – Idris and Seun – […]

I was honored to be invited to share a reflection on the passing of Amiri Baraka. His work and the […]