S/O @TorontoStar for highlighting the work me & my guy @callmemrmorris have been doing. Much love to the (still) growing #QuarantineEd family! We appreciate you for rocking with us. Plenty of work still left to do 👊🏽 #EdChat #OntEd #TeacherTwitter https://t.co/4oczi01h7F

S/O to @cbcradio for having me jump in on this necessary convo today about the impact the new curriculum on Black history in Ontario will have in schools. Y’all tap in 🔊👇🏽 #onted #edchat https://t.co/UwOfCX31Of

In response to a commonly asked Q, “how do you navigate the work you do?” I’m learning to be comfortable being uncomfortable and alternatively, I’ve become uncomfortable being too comfortable. Living in the ambiguity of the two is where I’ve been forced to exist #EDI #edchat

My daily mental tussle: If I wear this, will I be perceived as too hood? *Checks schedule* Should I tuck my iced out JW pendant? I didn’t say “good morning” in that email; I hope they don’t paint me as the angry ‘Black man’. Shit, it’s not even 9:30am. I need a ☕️ I’M TIRED

PAY BLACK FOLK FOR THEIR BLACK EXPERTISE … ESPECIALLY (but not limited to) DURING #BHM

February 1st - BHM is here! Quick reminder, don’t be afraid to teach Black excellence & history. Just one small caveat - our people’s history didn’t start in bondage. Please do your research 📖 #BlackHistoryMonth #teachertwitter

If you missed it this morning, tap in to me and the fantastic @mattgallowaycbc in conversation about Black boys and my new book, BLACK BOYS LIKE ME. The Current with Matt Galloway - Jan. 24, 2024: The social expectations that stifle young Black boys

Recently came across this dichotomy of being “Politically Black” or “Black Black” - this pendulum of how Black folk show up and present in spaces - and I got questions. I wasn’t aware there was a difference. Can’t they co-exist? 🤔 #BlackTwitter

Special delivery! My guy’s book 📖 @callmemrmorris finally arrived! Tell a friend to tell a friend! #BlackBoysLikeMe Don’t walk, run and go pick it up!

Today is #MLKDay2024. If you’re going to quote, honour, lift up this man and his example, do so correctly. Remember who our leader fought for & the messages he championed. ‘Preciate it

TBH, in small pockets, there's been some change. Students are more educated, aware, and ready to impact change. If I'm keeping it a buck, it's the adults we need to work on #teachertwitter

forget what they were and forget what they are now, schools gotta be places of love & loving. period #onted #edutwitter

What are we doing to create & foster authentic & intentional spaces of wellness for students, families, & educators in schools & across the system? Now more than ever, we gotta rethink & reframe the hierarchy of our classroom & school practices #edchatie #teachertwitter #onted

and it ain't just about hiring more Black teachers. it's about fostering a culture that values inclusion, diverse voices & experiences, and supporting all students & staff - not just when something f'd up happens to another Black person. Imagine ... #educhat #onted

Yea, representation matters in Ed but we've known this. What we need to ask is why aren't particular groups interested in careers in Ed? Unless we honestly answer this question AND rectify the issues the responses raise, the representation we need ain't happening #edutwitter

just jumped off a call & my guy shared a quote that really hit me. he said, "trust is the only currency that matters". if our students don't trust us, how can we teach 'em? the title of 'teacher' alone don't cut it ... moving fwd how are we building trust? #teachertwitter #onted

in '24, the power of showing up as your whole self authentically & intentionally is the resistance - ain't no half steppin'. we can't sit back & wait for cultures to cultivated. we need to cultivate the culture #edutwitter #OntEd

what is that WE need to grow, go & glow? a question WE need to all be asking ourselves and our students this year #edchat #edutwitter

it's been a minute since i've engaged on 'X' consistently. another goal of mine for '24: re-connect with the thinkers, movers and shakers in the field. we still got work to do #edchatie #teachertwitter #OntEd

another goal for '24 is a mind shift change: focusing on what IS vs focusing on what's next - dunno about y'all but i'm guilty of perpetually looking ahead & not celebrating the wins, big & small #NewYear #edchat

Day 2. I think brothers should give each other flowers more often. Like men should praise other men. Not celebrities. But people they know and love and let inside. Brothers should lift up each other, randomly. To let it be known how important we are to one another.