ShaRhonda Knott-Dawson

News flash: We have been celebrating Black History Month all wrong. Black History Month (originally “Negro History Week”) was started…
Almost everyone in my family is a quick talker and quick answer-er. In fact, we hardly ever have a family…
When we think of legally segregated and unequal schools, we usually think of the Jim Crow system of “Black and…
Many White folks, especially Northern White liberals who voted for Obama, would argue they are not racist, even while they…
As a parent of a child with special needs, I pay a lot of money to provide the services that…
My mom and society have taught me that it is rude to offer advice when no one asks for it. But…
Dear Black Students: I want to tell you something controversial, something different from the messages most people will give you.…
White progressive educators and parents, I know lots of you. And I know you think diversity in schools is important.…
As a mom of a child with disabilities, I know we parents can spend the early days of the school…
This week America celebrated the 99th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s passage, which granted women the right to vote. However,…
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