ShaRhonda Knott-Dawson
RECENT POSTS
Posted Mar. 20, 2018
Black Girls Need More Than Michelle Obama
There’s danger in the singular Michelle Obama Black girl role-model narrative. There has been a beautiful picture circulating of a…
Posted Feb. 27, 2018
My Black History Is Knowing My Mother Africa and Her Descendants Throughout the Diaspora
This post was inspired by a Nayyirah Waheed poem, “African American II,” from her book “Salt.” In the 1400s, Europeans first arrived…
Posted Feb. 22, 2018
Racial CrossFit Exercise for Black History Month: Study White Racism
If you teach the Negro that he has accomplished as much good as any other race he will aspire to…
Posted Feb. 8, 2018
To My Brilliant Black Daughters, Nobody Can Take Away Your History
To my beautiful, brilliant Black daughters, I have so many hopes and dreams for you, that if I tried to…
Posted Jan. 15, 2018
It’s Time to Stop Dreaming and Wake Up
An interesting phrase, with an equally interesting hashtag, has started to go around: #StayWoke. This phrase was especially present during…
Posted Jan. 10, 2018
10 Ways to Give Your Child With Special Needs a Head Start
Since having a child diagnosed with special needs, I’ve learned so much about navigating the special-education process. First thing: the special education system…
Posted Dec. 21, 2017
Your Neighborhood School May Not Make the Rankings But That Doesn’t Mean It Isn’t Right for Your Kid
When moving into my neighborhood, my husband and I never considered our neighborhood school a viable option for our children.…
Posted Dec. 15, 2017
The Racial Achievement Gap Can’t Be Fixed With a #BlackLivesMatter Sign in Your Yard
“How can I be sexist? I have a mother, a wife and daughters!” If you’re a woman reading that sentence,…
Posted Oct. 20, 2017
This Is What Being a Non-Racist White Person Really Looks Like
First, let’s get something straight: The current bar for being a “good, non-racist White person” is set way too low.…
Posted Oct. 13, 2017
We All Have Blind Spots About Race. Here Are More Racial Crossfit Exercises to Keep You Morally Fit.
I recently wrote about my White teacher who badmouthed civil rights in 1995. She willfully did not want to let…
