Confessions of a Single Parent (Actress)

As I sit and catch up on the stack of magazines I have let pile up due to being busy and often overwhelmed, I keep hearing the same term when it comes to race and racism. Segregation. The ills of segregation and the light of integration. The truth is we have never achieved equitable and anti-racist integration. But we have tried time and time again to achieve the popular anti-black version, which is why it fails or works without a court order. This is not a rehash of the history that we all know. So if you are seeking that just research the actual case and the briefs written famously by Justice Warren to defend its passing (which were very anti-black). This is an observation of a reality that very few of us speak about in public spaces. The case itself was considered a "win" for the NAACP. But for Black educators in the south, it meant the loss of work and forced migration to northern cities that quickly placed them on the Colored teaching list. And resulted in long stint...

Here is the good news. The School District of Philadelphia officially endorsed and will support Black Lives Matter Week of Action - Philly, which is now a part of the National Black Lives Matter at School. The work that went into this becoming a reality should be applauded and celebrated. But when I heard it, my stomach instantly sank. Because I knew it was a symbolic gesture devoid of what it actually means to fully support Black Lives. I know that the School District of Philadelphia lacks the moral will to fully realize what it looks and feels like to make sure that Black Lives Matter.  Over 100 speakers were ready to speak at the Philadelphia School Board meeting this past Thursday. Many of them were rejecting the reopening plan. Many spoke to the dangers of placing students and staff in such uncertain conditions. Many highlighted what the district still has not done to remedy the current toxicity of the buildings that include unsafe levels of asbestos, unmaintained HVAC filte...