CEO Superintendent of Failing Urban School District Calls Black Girls “Our Worst Enemy”
by Tracy Renee Jones I bet you had JUST started to breathe easier now that Osama is serving as crustacean fare in the low below…
Parenting
Homeless Mother Arrested for Knowingly Sending Child to School District Outside of Where She Lives (Um, She’s Homeless?)
Damn, can a sista catch a break in America anymore? I don’t know what’s going on, but I have a hard time believing that municipalities are so strapped for…
Would Banning Packed Lunches at Schools Produce Healthier Kids?
by Joanna I do not know about the rest of you, but when I was in elementary school, my mother made the choice about what…
A Few Candidates for the “World’s Worst Parents” Award
by JuJuBe (Joanna) Well, from Dodge County, Georgia come the newest candidates for the Worst Parents of the Year awards…. these creeps decided to sell…
Should Parents Be Punished for Kids Missing School?
Denver mother Katrina Johnson at Truancy Court with 16yr old Quishona By JuJuBe (Joanna) I understand that education is an important thing. I truly do.…
James Jones: Confronting Bully on School Bus; Good or Bad Move?
by Joanna (JuJuBe) James Jones is the father of a daughter with cerebral palsy. She had just started middle school, and reported to her father…
Jessi Slaughter: Bad Parenting and The Sexualization of an 11 Year Old Girl
If you are unfamiliar with 11 year old Jessi Slaughter (aka Kerligirl13), then you could either count yourself lucky or blissfully unaware. I admit that I…
White and Black children biased towards lighter skin
Because sometimes we need to be reminded of how the media plays a significant role in shaping our minds and harmful racial stereotypical perceptions. I’d like to…
Challenging the Notion that a Woman Cannot Raise a Boy to Become a Man
In light of Mother’s Day, and us showing our love and appreciation for the women who made us what we are today. I’d like to…
Memphis mom shows up drunk at her daughter’s school swinging a sword
So I’ve been living in the city of Memphis for the last 4yrs. And just when I decide to start “claiming” the city as my…