Team Gray!

I’ve been doing it all my life. Sometimes I’ve prevailed, and other times I’ve failed, but it has never had anything to do with race. That’s a pretty radical statement coming from the daughter of a black studies professor. I’ve read all the literature, heard all the hype. I’ve even been told that as a [...]

I listened to a lively debate on the radio recently. It was between talk show host Laura Ingraham, and Baltimore Schools CEO, Dr. Andres Alonso. Dr. Alonso has had amazing results in his low performing school district. He has some radical ideas for competing with the seductive drug culture in his city. And by drug [...]

My friend Carol and I are in a book club together. Except that I haven’t been to a meeting since my mother died 3 years ago, and Carol had actually moved away 10 years ago, so we hadn’t been in the club together for a long time, is what I’m saying. I know, that sounds [...]