Black Children

Malorie Blackman — After Malorie Blackman’s parents separated, Malorie wrote fantasy stories as a coping mechanism. For some reason, devastating circumstances add depth and texture to our lives. We become more compassionate human beings. Anguish has a way of relating us to others. Sharing emotional stories signifies quiet strength. Our testimony permits others…

This title is fairly neutral and hopefully doesn’t apply any unnecessary pressure, it does however highlight the idea that raising a child is not just a responsibility for biological parents but a community effort and that black men have a role to play in it. …

Last month, the Yale School of Public Health held a ceremony to celebrate Bobbi Wilson, a nine year old Black kid from Caldwell, New Jersey who efforts to eradicate spotted lanternflies was seen as an environmentally progressive gesture. The ceremony also served as an opportunity to recognize Wilson’s donation of…

Why would a system want to focus on the results, consequences, outcomes, of a situation and not address the root cause? I was inspired to go out a couple of weekends ago when it was uncharacteristically warm in the United States’ Northeast region. Go out to get some fresh air…

Thanks to Sigmund @sigmund for making this photo available on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/OV44gxH71DU Hi, Be Patient With Me My name is Statistic. I have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). It’s hard for me to pay attention, I’m hyper and make decisions without thinking it through. I think it’s called impulsiveness. I…

A 12 part series — How Time Is Weaponised To Fail Black Children — It’s time we were very honest about the reality of Black youth living in the UK and specifically London today. Black Britons make up about 3% of the overall population, 13% in London, yet black people amount to 45% of knife crime victims in London. …

Is he too far gone? — A few days ago, someone tweeted that their friend’s car was stolen by one of her students. Hours later, another person quote tweeted two pictures of the eleven-year-old Black boy who had stolen the car. In one of the pictures, he is pointing a gun and in the other picture…

Booker Washington Community Center — by way of my friend Antar Baker — asked me to come into their space and lead Black youth in a creative writing class based on the movie Black Panther. Wakanda — the fictional city where Black Panther lives and leads — is what we…

After her ballet class, a teary eyed Maia appeared and motioned me to come see her teacher. Miss Willow informed me Maia was upset because she couldn’t do the splits. She also confided in us that not everyone in the class could do them either. Miss Willow insisted Maia shouldn’t…