What are the things you wish to accomplish before you leave this Earth? Will you truly be able to say that you lived a long and fruitful life filled with joyous memories that you can take with you in the afterlife? Did you relentlessly pursue your personal goals in hopes…

This is not a basketball fall from grace story but rather a realization of how basketball wasn't for me from a playing or coaching perspective. Growing up, I was surrounded by sports everywhere I went. I come from a large family of 2 older brothers, several cousins, aunts and uncles…

The 2017–18 school year I was presented with an opportunity I thought would have been a positive experience. Along with my Physical Education classes, I was also “promoted” to Dean of Students of my school. The school that I worked at still used corporal punishment. I was initially open to…

Today marks 154 years since the last known slaves in America were declared free. On June 19th, 1865, enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas were some of the last to get word of the abolishment of slavery despite the fact that that the Emancipation Proclamation was signed two and a half…

School leaders should possess skills such as instructional leadership, and understanding educational policy and finances, however if you are not pure with your intentions with the people you lead, and your attitude is not reflective of a positive school culture, your expertise in those areas do not matter. …