I am Nina and RobertaThe one you love but ain’t never heard ofGot my middle finger upLike Pac after attempted murderFailed to kill meIt’s still me.—RapsodyHip-hop has always been a critical entity ...

In this Voices: Reflective Accounts of Education essay, Eghosa Obaizamomwan-Hamilton argues that for her, and for many Black women, hair is integral to her identity. She situates her knowledge and theorizing in her own body and uses her hair as a

Do you understand the metaphoric phrase “Lyte as a rock” It’s explainin,’ how heavy the young lady is.—MC Lyte (1988)When my high school students walk in the door, they often have an ahistorical vi...

Every day, across america1, Black students are made to walk the line. They walk an oxymoronic tightrope of identity politics, receiving messages from school communities that demand they be inhuman ...

Black women have always been my first and most influential teachers. The first time I had a Black woman educator was in college, shout out to Dr. Jeannine King, but my learning from Black women beg...