The revitalizations don’t come until White people move in, then you get gardens, bus benches, more healthy food options etcetcetc. Why does a neighborhood only become better when we can’t afford to live there anymore? Why is White skin seen as more worthy of investment? Black people spend a lot of money in this…

This is awesome! Gives me hope! With other families like yours out there, Black folks are gonna make it. Your mom is something - a true revolutionary who understands it all starts within the family. I applaud her! Someone at TheRoot found it important to publish your essay, to that person ‘Thanks’!

It is always hard to get a new holiday to take, but more and more people are aware of Kwanza now and it is taking off more. Keep fighting the fight.

The parameters of those programs, yes, but the Department of Education has a lot of discretion in the nuts and bolts.