Teaching tolerance by example

There’s an article in the NY Times about a Mr. Andre Jackson a senior at East Side High school in New Jersey (sp?) and this school’s recent decision to black out a picture of him and his boyfriend in all the student yearbooks distributed this year.

School Officials Black Out Photo of a Gay Student’s [...]

The effects of Myspace

I can’t exactly remember when I joined the “mega” social network of Myspace, but I do know I was one of the very last ones in my circle of associates to make a profile. I also wasn’t keen or hip to joining Facebook as well, but I did get a Facebook account before I stepped [...]

A nation divided on raw emotions?

As the nation mourns the lives tragically taken at Virginia Tech, campuses across the US struggle to find the balance between overreacting and not reacting at all to students pleas.  In Colorado one student was arrested for allegedly making comments sympathetic to the shooter at Virginia Tech.

A University of Colorado student pleaded not guilty Wednesday [...]

Double Standard

Lets get a few things straight before I even begin this post:
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are not the spokesment for the Black community.

Every community has double standards. Whether is be a religious community, racial, gender, sexual, or anything else you can think of, double standards exist EVERYWHERE
The Black community does NOT support rappers, [...]

Segregation: Not so bad

Anyone that knows me will tell you that I believe integration into white schools was the worst thing that happened to Black folks. The mere idea of taking our Black students out of their communities and dumping them into communities that hate and despise them did nothing but contribute to our demise as a [...]

Case Number 448*$&#: Kindergartner, age 6, sent to Jail

The said “criminal”, six year old Desre’e Watson
I’ll let the reader decide on this one. But I can say that if someone sent my 6 year old child to jail and pressed charges against her, I would definitely throw a hissy fit. That’s just unacceptable for a school, let alone teachers to call [...]

Teachers And Their Students: Sex

There is a thin line between what a professional relationship with a student is, and what’s not. Teachers are expected to form relationships (platonic) with their students in order to gain their trust, build self confidence in students and the provide a sense of security for their students. But seems here recently a many [...]

More on the Tynesha Stewart Case

Start here. For up to date information on the case involving the missing student from Texas A&M University.
Read the entire news clip and then draw your conclusion. Fail not to re-read other news clips on previous information pertaining to Miss Stewart.
Sheriff Thomas’ Letter on Stewart Case
Late Thursday evening (March 22, 2007), I found myself [...]

Update: Miss Tynesha Stewart

Just released.
Sheriff’s investigators had decided against launching a costly and time-consuming search for Stewart’s remains, angering her family and friends. Complaints from activists and lawmakers prompted Thomas to get emergency approval to spend up to $500,000 for a search.
Thomas said he knew, but could not disclose, that there were no body parts to find. He [...]

Missing Woman Racism

Unless you live in the Houston area you probably haven’t heard of the young lady Miss Tynesha Stewart a student at nearby Texas A&M University. Miss Stewart went missing during spring break (march 15) and was last seen with her ex-boyfriend Mr. Timothy Wayne Shepherd.
Mr. Shepherd confessed to killing Miss Stewart and putting her [...]