Resident, mentor, advocate, and active board member on multiple boards in the city of Orlando’s District 5, Shaniqua Rose has decided it’s now her time to BE the change her community needs. […]
Spotlight: Shaniqua “SHAN” Rose
A Precious Pearl
In small town America… I found a precious pearl. I found her in a Special Education classroom last October. She communicates through her first level of communication; emotion. She does this through […]
Studying Abroad: Switzerland
Switzerland is a place I wish every person had the opportunity to visit at least once in a lifetime. It is comparable to… paradise. The city I visited for a study abroad […]
“Single Black Feline”
Last month, while heading southbound on Orange Blossom Trail [OBT] in Orlando, FL my eyes gravitated to a billboard with a message that didn’t quite sit right with me. To ensure I […]
Spotlight: Dr. Olaide Sangoseni
What it takes in education for people of color living in poverty.
Education Equity in Winter Park, FL Community Center
This week was historic! Equity in education became a reality for a very special community. This past summer, the newly formed Equity Council researched the test scores of minority children in their […]
A Story
Below the deep waters of a raging sea, a tiny grain of sand entered a beautiful clam. As the clam initially housed the tiny grain of sand everyone seemed happy and safe. […]