This past election changed the dynamics of our country. The dissension inspired me to become involved in social change. Last year, I served as a social justice facilitator for the YWCA’s Time to Talk event, in which I facilitated circle conversations about how racism a...

My Homage to Olivia Pope
 

For the past six years, I have been glued to my couch every Thursday watching Shonda Rhimes’ Scandal. Although the finale aired more than a week ago, I am still in mourning that one of my favorite shows ended. Why did the ending of this show b...

Are you a dreamer?

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.” -Harriet Tubman

Dr. Martin Luther King was a dreamer. In 1963, Dr. King proclaimed his dream in front of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Ironically, it was 100 years after the signage of the Emancipation Pr...

This past May, I attended the Teach to Lead Summit (TTLSummit) in Columbus, Ohio. This initiative was announced in 2014 by former secretary of education Arne Duncan during the National Board on Professional Teaching Standards’ Teaching and Learning Conference. Teach to...

In 2014, I started my entrepreneurial journey because I was ready for a change.  I participated in the Institute on Educational Leadership’s Education Policy Fellowship Program which solidified my interest in educational leadership. As a former instructional coach, I a...

The Cleveland Public Library’s Kindergarten Club helps parents prepare their children for kindergarten. The program simultaneously provides parents with strategies to do at home while their children participate in kindergarten readiness activities. During the math sess...

For the past two years my company, CHARPED, has been contracted to design and facilitate the parent component of the Cleveland Public Library’s Kindergarten Club. Throughout the nine-week sessions, I provide parents with strategies to help them prepare their children f...