Andrese Howard

Intellect is more than intelligence. It is curiosity. Voice. Wonder. Critical thought. The desire to understand the world and reshape it. Black children have always been intellectual beings theorists, inventors, storytellers, scientists, builders, and visionaries. Yet, for generations, schools have tried to shrink them, forcing them into systems that reward silence over inquiry, obedience over creativity, and correctness over exploration. The Battle for the Black Mind  makes it clear: When...

Before we rush to measure what Black children can do, we must first ask what they are being prepared to become . Skill without purpose is compliance. Skill rooted in identity and community is liberation. For generations, the education system has trained Black children to survive to memorize, to test, to conform. But survival is not the goal. Thriving  is. Leading  is. Transforming  is. The purpose of skill is not to prove worth it’s to unlock power. As Dr. Gholdy Muhammad reminds us through...

Reclaiming the Black Identity in Education