hy did you click on this article? Was it the complex-sounding academic title and your interest in pedagogy? Or was it because of the handsome, masculine face of Malcolm X? Social media does not promote critical thinking, and it certainly

Let us do a mental experiment: There is an educational crisis in poor communities. It just so happens that there is also a racial and poverty intersection going on. So we all agree education is a problem, right?  What if

How many posts have you seen on social media about "[INSERT COUNTRY] in Africa launches New electric car or whatever high-value item everyone else seems to make without blinking? I find it interesting we can "build' a car but not

he modern world was created by Western civilizations with  Western culture as its base. However, the components of modernity were built by multicultural contributions to this Western cultural paradigm, with many contributions from the Muslim world, Asia, Africa, and the

When you want to help people you tell them the truth, when you want to help yourself you tell them what they want to hear—Thomas Sowell The worst thing about Sophist Sowell, beyond his loyal uncritical cult following,  is that he

Work in Progress IQ is a controversial topic. But we need a new paradigm that focuses on a functional understanding of things like the IQ as they affect us in the real world. That is the world where we go to

‘Alik Shahadah History distills a narrative sculpted from legends of old, which are rarely carved from the hard rock of reality~ ‘Alik Shahadah   istory only exist for the living, for the dead have no use for it. Only the living have value for the wisdom

What do you need to do good research? And let me press pause and frame up this discussion. A long time ago on this space we made a statement and someone challenged it and said, and I quote" You not

ome topics are taboo like criticism of iconic black master teacher books that we were told were central to our awakening (maybe yours but certainly not mine). It is easier for me to critique them as I stumbled upon them

Facebook is an exploitation of our social instinct, that people-based bonding is so critical for our success as a species on planet Earth. That longing to find validity and comfort in groups. To be seen, to be known. To know.