VOICES OF BLACK LEADERSHIP

In Blog 1, I said “the crown is heavy on the head that wears it.” By this stage in my journey, I felt it pressing down harder than ever. I had built something strong at Bowling Green — roles, recognition, leadership. From the outside, it looked like I was winning. But inside, the confidence wasn’t always there. The higher I climbed, the more I felt crushed by the weight of it all.   And then came another crossroads. Like in high school, I found myself staring at three doors —

I wasn’t sure what the next move was when I returned home. I had just closed one chapter at Bowling Green, and I knew Wayne State was my fresh start. But fresh starts don’t always come with clear direction. That’s when I reconnected with a mentor in my corner since high school: Mr. Joe Bush.   We caught up, and in the middle of that conversation, he told me about the work he was leading with the Black Male Educator Alliance (BMEA). Honestly, I initially thought it was just an

There’s one thing we all have to face at some point in this world, and it’s a word that both protects us and makes us vulnerable: trust.   Trust built every relationship I had inside the Black Male Educator Alliance (BMEA). When the high school mentors looked at me for direction, they had to trust I would guide them toward growth. Looking back at them, I had to trust they would rise to the challenge. And when we stood in front of elementary students — wide-eyed kids searching