When an African American Teacher Just Feels Black By Marilyn Rhames

When an African American Teacher Just Feels Black

This will probably sound strange, and I'm sure some people will have a hard time understanding me, but this week I've felt more black than ever. In fact, I felt black and blue—bruised by the injustices of the world.

When I own my position as an "African American," I feel empowered, joyful and dignified. But this blackness I feel—this blackness that I am—puts me in fighting mode, and no one is truly happy in battle. 

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