A Call to Parents Seeking Excellence
Now that summer is upon us and we parents have that familiar emotional mix of excitement and dread– excitement to be at the end of the grueling school year and its relentless schedule and early morning starts; dread because we are at the whim of summer– some of us still have a grueling schedule, but [...]
Some years ago, in the midst of the controversy over Professor Louis Gate’s arrest by officers who thought he was breaking into his own house, I wrote an article called Law Enforcement Etiquette for Black Folks: How to Act When You Encounter the Police. I received a fair amount of criticism for implying that Black [...]
According to the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale, soda companies are aggressively targeting African-American and Latino children, toddlers and teens alike, with their ads for sports, fruit and energy drinks. And to make matters even more insulting and alarming, ColorLines.com reports that the products that are promoted to kids of color [...]
I am Kelley Williams-Bolar. I am a concerned mother who will do what it takes to keep my children safe and in the best educational environment I can put them in. I am Kelley Williams-Bolar. I will fight for my and my children’s rights for equal opportunity and equal access. I am Kelley Williams-Bolar. I, [...]
How many times have you received a progress report and only then discovered that your child was struggling in a class- no forewarning from the teacher–no call , no email, no note- just a bad grade when its too late to effectuate any change? How many times have you discovered after the term has already [...]
I, like every other parent in the world, has been deeply disturbed and quite frankly incensed by all the news stories in the last couple of weeks, featuring kids that were bullied beyond what they could bear. Kids by nature are resilient. They learn to adapt to new situations and surroundings much quicker and easier [...]
Andy Andrew’s The Boy Who Changed the World is a gem of a concept in a gem of a book. I have been talking about Andrew’s handling of the Butterfly Effect everywhere I go lately because it is a great way to illustrate an important and timely lesson for kids, especially teens (and adults for [...]
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending an invigorating retreat, hosted by the Missouri City Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the first Greek letter organization founded for African-American women. The attendees were all fabulous, college-educated women, many of whom were mothers and grandmothers. All of the seminars were dynamic and energizing, but [...]
When I first heard about this story, I cried. It is so profound, so significant, and yet so basic. An Australian mother who has just given birth to twins is told that one of the babies, the baby boy, did not make it. He stopped breathing and could not be revived. As is hospital policy, [...]
Give a gift to your child: Set-up a homework routine early. I am truly elated that school is back in session. Make no mistakes about it, I thoroughly believe that kids need a break from the daily rigors of academia. But I’d be less than honest if I didn’t admit that I love having the [...]
Marian Wright Edelman at HuffPost
