Samuel WakefieldThe state of education 70 years after Brown vs. BoardYesterday we celebrated my nephew’s high school graduation with all the typical fanfare that comes with reaching such a milestone. To say…4 min read·May 19, 2024----
Samuel WakefieldinblackonpurposeThe value of exploring our full historyA week that began with me reading in disgust a bill (HB 888-you can read the actual text here) currently being debated in the Georgia…4 min read·Feb 6, 2022----
Samuel WakefieldinblackonpurposeOur Family TreeA people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Marcus Garvey2 min read·Jan 23, 2022----
Samuel WakefieldinFamilies for EducationJames Cobb writes, “According to an early 1968 Harris Poll, the man whose half-century of martyrdom…Dr. King was much more radical than mainstream Americans realize, particularly later in life in his public statements and actions. Today we…4 min read·Jan 15, 2022----
Samuel WakefieldinFamilies for EducationWhy we need a new conversation in educationI’m simply tired of the politics of division in every facet of public life that seems to be plaguing us right now as a society. Maybe I’m…6 min read·Mar 1, 2020----
Samuel WakefieldinFamilies for EducationWhy we can’t waitSomething happened on the way to educational equity in our country. Somehow a movement for real change that should have nearly universal…3 min read·Mar 5, 2019----
Samuel WakefieldinFamilies for EducationWhy our public schools are ripe for disruptionWe are the ones we have been waiting for, and no one else is coming- TD Jakes.5 min read·Oct 27, 2018----
Samuel WakefieldinFamilies for EducationAbout last night…What happens when parents show up?People accept what they don’t know they can change. Change is coming, led by parents who know their power, are fed up with the status quo…2 min read·Sep 18, 2018----
Samuel WakefieldinFamilies for EducationWhat history teaches us about the failings of public education, and our path forwardWhen people talk about how our public education system is broken, I remark, no it’s not. It’s doing exactly what it was designed to do. The…4 min read·Sep 3, 2018----
Samuel WakefieldinFamilies for EducationTeaching our kids to set goalsIn order for children to become successful adults who can manage their lives well, they have to first see their lives as their own to…4 min read·Aug 25, 2018----
