On FAMU Students Sharing Their Poverty
I cried today. And although I often cry, I have never cried in front of the students I teach. But today I cried—for them. For their experiences. For their struggles. For their triumphs. Today I cried in honor of and respect for their personhood. Today students silently read Jo Goodwin Parker’s 1971 essay “What Is Poverty?” They were required to engage in a 10-minute freewrite … Continue reading On FAMU Students Sharing Their Poverty