Reversing Erasure: Enhancing Data Practices to Include, Protect & Empower LGBTQ+ YouthExecutive SummaryAug 29, 2024Aug 29, 2024
Mornings with LeroyI had been teaching in the GED program at Truman College for almost a full calendar year and was finally starting to get my bearings. After…May 14, 2024May 14, 2024
“That’s really a word that ‘the queers’ use?”I’ve been conducting bias trainings with law enforcement since 2018, and a lot has changed in those six-plus years. One thing that hasn’t…Feb 10, 2024Feb 10, 2024
I Don’t Know Sh*t About FootballWith football season officially kicking off this week, it’s gotten me thinking…Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023
Pride & PrejudiceThat was me. I was that teenager who thought it was better to be dead than gay. Mostly because I didn’t have positive examples to look up…Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 2023
(Don’t) Express YourselfWith all of the graduation and last day of school pics in my feed these days, it got me thinking about my fifth grade graduation ceremony.Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 2023
Out in the ClassroomWhen I decided to leave the world of real estate to pursue a career in education back in 2008, one of my immediate thoughts was about how I…Sep 12, 2022Sep 12, 2022
The Butterfly EffectAbout a month ago, I was watering the plants on our back deck when I found what I thought was a rogue caterpillar in our parsley enjoying a…Aug 15, 2022Aug 15, 2022
My Grandpa, White Privilege & MeMy Grandpa Dean was the son of German immigrants, born inside his parents’ modest home in small-town Michigan in January 1924. A week after…Sep 21, 20211Sep 21, 20211