August 2010
14 posts
“Instead of allowing ourselves to be misled about a culture of poverty, we need...”
– Anita Perna Bohn from A Framework for Understanding Ruby Payne #TRUTH
“Transforming school culture is about getting all stakeholders to buy into the...”
– my colleagues & I. today.
“I remember reading When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost when it debuted and...”
– from “Carry On Tradition,” my newest article on CLUTCH MAGAZINE.
“i am jealous of girls who don’t know any better.”
– me.years ago.nyc
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
the accidental gardener
I learned a few things in my forray into urban gardening.
1) don’t grow too many plants. i planted 3 tomato plants and ended up with enough tomatoes to slang at the farmer’s market. no bueno. i was not ready for the AMOUNT of tomatoes that were going to be produced. next time, i’ll only grow ONE plant at a time (unless, of course, it’s strawberries. you can never eat...
“My feminism places the welfare of black women and the black community on its...”
– Joan Morgan from When Chckenheads Come Home to Roost
“I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of...”
– June Jordan. #word
