Drake is great, dont get me wrong. I got Drake songs that will remain in rotation, but his music isn't as great as some make it to be. His singing voice is average, and his bars may or may not be his. I put him in the same category as Britney Spears, Madonna, Beyonce, and Michael Jackson. Some may take offense, but it is not supposed to be a knock. I refuse to put him in the same category as Jay-Z, Biggie, and Nas.
Lebron James will have the most impressive career stat line because he will have 30k points, 10k rebounds, and 10k assists!
The energy that we witnessed on and off stage at the latest versuz that took place on August 3rd was amazing to watch. The more I thought about the performance and the things that made it so dope. The more I realized that the very energy we saw on display in Madison Square Garden is exactly what is needed in the classroom for our Black boys. Unfortunately, these elements are also what get Black boys in trouble in classrooms all over the US, including here in my city of Seattle, WA.
There are many more examples, like Bob Gibson in baseball, Tiger Woods at Augusta, or Shaq in the modern-day NBA, to name a few more. This is not new, but her reaction to that adversity is compared to other great Black players I mentioned. Simone Biles, continue to be the fantastic athlete you are and do not allow them to determine or derail your greatness!
It is too early to entertain this thought, but if the US Men's basketball team cannot bounce back from their loss to France. It may be something to think about. Only time will tell. Until then, let's hope that team USA can get the job done and win the Gold!
Why is it difficult for fans to give great NBA Big Men their credit? The eye test, not having the ball in their hand all of the time, and a lack of appreciation for their role on the court are reasons that I have noticed. If the Milwaukee Bucks win the NBA championship tonight, Giannis Antetonkounmpo should win the Finals MVP, not Khris Middleton. As Shaq would say, "Stop it!"
1. Black Teachers lost their jobs. 2. Elimination of a pipeline that would produce teachers and faculty members. 3. Tens of billions of dollars of incremental funding shifted from Black to white communities. 4. Black children exposed to a higher concentration of teachers with lower expectations for them.
While I enjoy acknowledgment and I strive to be the very best educator that I can be. I wanted people to read these words and be upset. I know that a lot of what I said did not fit the overall theme of the article, and what is written is real but a little sugar-coated. That is not a knock against writer Jamie Swenson, with who I had some very positive conversations. This is an article highlighting the fact that UW helped put me in a position to fight inequity that our Black and Brown students experience.
We want to connect equity to every component of Education. That only happens if we are willing to eliminate ineffective support strategies our children receive and build the elements necessary to create a positive, systematic approach to equitable Education for all students.
I recently got a new pair of Jordan's, and I was extremely happy! I started to think about how this guy hasn't played in 18 years. Why do I still get excited about his shoes? I was on Facebook, and one of the groups that I am in was talking about Jordan. Someone compared him to Lebron and a member of the group made a video. He was pissed, I am 37, he was older than me. Hella mad that someone would even bring Jordan up in a discussion about Lebron James. He felt that there was no argument to be made. Just some thoughts on why we like MJ the way we do.
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