True Social Justice & Racial Equity Is Hard Work
Jesus had a wonderful, praying mother in Mary. She obviously had proven herself pleasing in God’s eyes with her faith, devotion, and love. So much so, that she was given the ultimate mission, to give birth to the Divine. I have been enjoying learning more about Mary. Mariology, the study […]
Never say never: Yes, that is the name of the fabulous song by teen sensation, Justin Bieber and tween sensation, Jaden Smith. It is also really is a great song to work out to. Anyways, besides that being the title to a wonderful song, there is an important spiritual message […]
When I realized my younger daughter was disabled, my belief in what was possible for her life changed. As her parent, I had to focus on her needs and didn’t have time to focus on her wants. In my head, her wants came second to meeting her needs, and that […]
TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY! TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY AND CHICAGO WILL HAVE ITS FIRST BLACK WOMAN MAYOR!!! #BLACKGIRLMAGIC But the question is: will it be Toni Preckwinkle or Lori Lightfoot? To be transparent, I am #TeamToni. However, these predictions are based on my political knowledge, not my political opinions. Also, […]
March is Women’s History Month. For those of us who are history buffs and/or have the job of teaching history, these themed-month celebrations are really handy for helping students learn about important people who might be totally new to them. However, as much I love Black History Month and Women’s […]
By ShaRhonda Knott Dawson I love my community. I live in an incredibly diverse cluster of suburbs in West Suburban Cook County (Chicago.) By far, the most popular suburb of my local suburban cluster is Oak Park. It is a beautiful village, full of stunning architectural homes by famed architect, […]
November 6, 2018, is the day my daughter was officially diagnosed with autism. That’s the day my world collapsed. For the first hour of her three-hour IEP meeting, I was doing OK. We were reviewing her old goals and some of the new testing that the school had been doing […]
In Chicago, we don’t have political parties; everyone is a Democrat. However, we do have Chicago political tribes. I will give a detailed overview of our political tribes, we don’t have political parties; there are not enough Republicans in the city to even really discuss them. Chicago political parties Chicago is […]
Growing up, I was starved for accurate information in schools about who I am. I ached to hear stories about people who look like me, or see the names of Black scholars in math or science, or even to talk about Africa, without talking about poverty and slavery. One of […]
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address. Like many other U.S. citizens, I see our current president as deeply flawed, lacking in empathy, racist and unable to take responsibility for his actions. But as a Black woman, I view Donald Trump as just another tone-deaf, […]