As a Black homeschooling mom, I am most irritated by the mere thought of my children being trapped in a failing school. But there are a couple of recent misconceptions about Black homeschooling families that have also been getting on my nerves. First, the media attention to Black homeschooling portrays us as an anomaly. Our…
We based the name of this site, Project Forever Free, on these words by Frederick Douglass: “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” To quote one of our writers, Jasmine Lane, “literacy is the forgotten social justice issue.” I often wonder what Frederick Douglass himself would say—and advise—about the grim truth that…
September 3rd isn’t really recognized by anyone as a day to celebrate freedom, but it is for me. For the last few months, I’ve been blessed to work on a project that’s been personally and professionally meaningful: Creating a place where people like me who believe in limited government and the rights and responsibilities granted…