When a 6’5″ man with long dreadlocks and a booming, (if not imposing voice) comes into the room, everyone stops to listen. Some of the students at Garfield Terrace call him ‘African Man’, others say, ‘The Big Man with the drums is coming!’ Whatever the moniker, Baba Ras D commands the attention of those around [...]

Daquan told me what he learned about gardening – harvesting, to be exact.  The Harriet Tubman elementary school student shared with me how he went to the White House, a field trip  with his class.  They were invited by the First Lady Michelle Obama to harvest from the “First Garden”. He said he had a [...]

At Garfield Terrace, Mr. Ira Brown is the one who keeps things running smoothly. He makes sure that all the students sign in, he keeps them in line, makes sure the computer room stays clean (his rule – absolutely no food or drinks in that room). When I met him one day, he saw twins [...]