ATL Teacher
Posted in Identity, Whatever is on my mind, issues of class on Jul 21st, 2008
I haven’t been posting lately because I’ve been dealing with this whole theft situation. Even though what was taken wasn’t very valuable and can easily be replaced, the act of the taking did bring some security and class issues to mind that I wasn’t really ready to deal with.
I often find myself preaching to others [...]
Posted in Black History, Identity, The Black Family on Jun 4th, 2008
Shorty I’m there for you anytime you need me
For real girl it’s me in your world, believe me
Nothing makes a man feel better than a woman
Queen wear the crown that be down for whatever
There are few things that’s forever, my lady
We can make war or make babies
Back when I was nothing
You made a brother feel [...]
Posted in Hip Hop, Identity, Issues of Race, Leaders of The True School, issues of class, students, teaching on May 7th, 2008
*Yo, if this is the future of New York rap, please count me in…son is a beast! His vocab is amazing and his flow makes me think this is what Lil Wayne would sound like if he stopped getting high and actually took out a pen and pad and tried to write coherent, inspiring, original [...]
Posted in Black History, Education, Food For Thought, Identity, Issues of Race on May 5th, 2008
I’m a big nerd and I’ve been a comic book fan for years. Instead of doing the predictable thing and writing about the new Iron Man movie ( which I haven’t see yet so don’t post any spoilers ) I wanted to put ya’ll on to Incognegro by Matt Johnson.
Incognegro is the story of a [...]
Posted in Activism, Black History, Identity, Issues of Race, The Black Family, Whatever is on my mind on Apr 27th, 2008
Sean Bell’s assailants were found not guilty during a New York City bench trial. They were found not guilty of ALL charges. They were found not guilty of being overzealous and trigger eager. They were found not guilty of collectively shooting 50 bullets at 3 unarmed men. They were found not guilty by a single [...]
B.O.B. featuring Rich Boy….Haters.
Posted in Identity, The Black Family, Whatever is on my mind, issues of class on Apr 7th, 2008
I just had a really good weekend with my wife and it has everything to do with the fact that I don’t have to go to work this week. It (our good times) isn’t normally like that. Sometimes she gets really sad and I know it has everything to do with my attention being on [...]
Posted in Activism, Black History, Education, Food For Thought, Identity, Student Resources, The Black Family, students, teaching on Mar 30th, 2008
Friday was one of those days at work where I had to ask myself if this was really the right gig for me. The schedule was off, communication about the day’s changes was poor, and the students were really wide open.
I got nearly nothing accomplished. 6th graders are sometimes the most difficult creatures to work [...]
Posted in Food For Thought, Identity on Mar 23rd, 2008
About time the banned episode found its way to the light of day…as I like to say…this is Real Talk
Posted in Black History, Black Music, Food For Thought, Identity, Leaders of The True School on Mar 23rd, 2008
I’m an NPR addict. It’s the only radio station that I can stand to listen to while I’m in the car. I love it for the unbiased coverage of news, politics, and business.
I’m currently listening to their Jazz Classics show which comes on every Saturday night from 9pm - 2am.
If you’re a Jazz lover such [...]
