Good to the Last Drop

Good to the Last Drop

by | Jul 17, 2010 | Uncategorized

This past week I attended the funeral of co-worker and good friend, Sheri Robinson. For the past three years Sheri had been battling cancer first of the breast and then the liver. Like any good “homegoing service” (a common term for funerals in the African-American...

What Happened at West Philadelphia High School?

by | Jul 17, 2010 | Uncategorized

I have shared some of my feelings about the terrible string of decisions and actions regarding West Philadelphia High School. However, I came across a blog (A Good Day of Teaching) that puts it well: Did Saliyah Criz Steal Arlene’s Thunder?” (For those...
Reflections from the U.S. Social Forum

Reflections from the U.S. Social Forum

by | Jun 28, 2010 | Uncategorized

This past week (June 22-26) I was in Detroit, Michigan for the Second Unites States Social Forum (USSF). The first US Social Forum was held three years ago in Atlanta, as an outgrowth of the World Social Forum that began in Brazil in 2001. While estimates varied...
What Else I Wish Obama Had Said

What Else I Wish Obama Had Said

by | Jun 20, 2010 | Uncategorized

In Tuesday night’s speech President Obama sought to assure the nation that he was on top of the situation with the BP oil spill and that the company would be held accountable. As a result BP has been forced to set up an multibillion dollar emergency fund for victims...