Uptown Notes

We are in a very special moment. Recently a dear friend of mine and great comrade told me about an [...]

The recent buzz around education reform is growing, but silenced in this buzz is race. The amazingly taboo yet significant social phenomena is giving way to colorblind policy makers and educational activists. Can we truly transform an educational system if we don’t take account of one of its most enduring cleavages?

This week “Waiting for Superman” premiered nationally and it has reignited the conversation on the United States’ failing schools. The [...]

Nationwide, the conversation on education is increasingly dominated by teacher accountability, charter schools and test scores. While these things are [...]

There is a quiet storm brewing in American schools. While the nation is keeping close watch on health care reform [...]

On Tuesday, the New York Times published a story entitled “As Population Shifts in Harlem, Blacks Lose Their Majority.” The [...]

This is my reflection on the principle of Ujamaa – Cooperative Economics… The title of the post is a variation [...]

Today marks the birthday of the one of the greatest African leaders of all time, the Honorable Marcus Garvey! While [...]

Do you know some Black birthers? I bet you do!

One of my favorite portions of Assata are the verses interspersed. In honor of our great freedom fighter Assata Shakur [...]