Alvertis Brooks Jr.Part 6: The Hope of Charter SchoolsAt my youngest son’s basketball game. I was approached by a fellow graduate of Franklin High School regarding the opportunity to build a…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Alvertis Brooks Jr.Part 5: Back to Seattle — Private School ReflectionThe experience of being in administration at a private school is something unreal for a public school educated man. Especially a black man…Aug 20, 2020Aug 20, 2020
Alvertis Brooks Jr.Part 4: Maputo — Home at Last (Strike One and Strike Two)I walked out of the airport and held a cab, gave the driver the address to my hotel and made it a point to take in the sites on the drive…Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
Alvertis Brooks Jr.Part 3: North America — You are Really Far from HomePart 1: Bostwana Been there Twice and Part 2: Rites of Passage gave a depiction of my journey to the motherland and subsequent Rites of…Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020
Alvertis Brooks Jr.Before you Start TalkingAs I sit on the corner, the corner that on a normal day would be full of people waiting to get into Geraldines. I sit here in my gentrified…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Alvertis Brooks Jr.Part 2: Rites of PassageMy first publication, Part 1: Botswana — Been There Twice, explored my experience in Botswana and then the return a year after to realize…May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Alvertis Brooks Jr.Part 1 : Botswana - Been There TwiceI still vividly remember my first trip to Botswana, remembering the approach to Gaborone like it was yesterday. Flying over green streaks…Apr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
Alvertis Brooks Jr.4 Kids and One Adult, I’m one of the kidsFaceTime call coming in:Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
