Uptown Notes

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

America has entered new territory when it comes to issues of sexual diversity: “Toleranceville.”  Never heard of it? Sure you […]

For the past few years, I have been diligently working on issues of inequality in well-resourced school settings. My book […]

As you may know, I support gay marriage (yes, it is a civil rights issue.) As you may also know, […]

“History is not a procession of illustrious people. It’s about what happens to a people. Millions of anonymous people is […]

I write this post with a heavy heart for the people of Haiti and its Diaspora. As you likely well know by now Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital was hit with a 7.0 earthquake and many sizable aftershocks. Given that Haiti is the most impoverished nation in the Western Hemisphere, the consequences of this “natural disaster” are far beyond what many of us can conceive. I see this as a time for us to join in support in spiritual, emotional, physical and economic ways. I’ve outlined some ways for you to help us do this.

This is my reflection on Kuumba: Creativity I have to admit, I never really remember reading the “official definition” of […]

This is my reflection on Nia Purpose “To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order […]

This is my reflection on Ujima: Collective Work and Responsibility For more than a year, I’ve entertained way too many […]