From the Soul – Page 45

Dancing With the Sun

Ernie McCray February 18, 2011 4 Comments

Sitting with thoughts dancing in my mind about all the hope that I had recently seen rise in Cairo, I looked online for an image to match how I felt inside and a picture of a rich yellow sun rising or setting in a reddish orange sky caught the attention of my eyes and I literally found myself mesmerized by its beauty.

Rosa, Rosa, Rosa – A Little Something for Black History Month

Ernie McCray February 4, 2011 14 Comments

Forever etched in my mind and soul is an image of Rosa Parks sitting softly, as she had in that…

A little “Hi” to My Amigos at Roosevelt Junior High (Creators of a Better World)

Ernie McCray February 2, 2011 5 Comments

Hola, Chavistas de Roosevelt
Middle School.
I just want to tell you
I think you’re beautiful and fly and cool
and take time to say
I loved the letters
that you recently sent my way.
All your comments and questions
warmed my soul and made my day
as I sipped coffee
and read them at Jitters,
a coffee cafe,

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Reflections From an Evening with my Home Girl

Ernie McCray January 30, 2011 18 Comments

I don’t know if we’ve ever been able, in our society, to truly talk and listen to each other but,…

Learning to Love at My Granddaddy’s Knee

Ernie McCray January 25, 2011 14 Comments

With all that I’ve had to say lately and in the somewhat distant past about the need for a more loving world where diversity is appreciated, I’ve tried to point out, perhaps indirectly, that schools should be places that model how our world could be. I’m a proponent of Ethnic Studies for that very reason: they promote the building of a better world.

I’ve broached such notions of love because it is my duty as an educator to open minds to ideal possibilities. If nothing else is required of a teacher he or she should be a loving human being who is willing to reach out to a diverse collection of humanity.