Feel
This may be my first time publicly sharing a poem that I have written. As I write this, I pictureRead More…
Read More…Gary Hardie
Gary Hardie was born and raised in Lynwood, California. He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, majoring in English, with a minor in marketing and is pursuing his MBA in Organizational Leadership and Sustainable Business Practices at Pepperdine University. Hardie currently works as a Regional Manager for a non-profit educational service provider in Los Angeles providing extended learning opportunities in after school, intervention, outdoor education and summer programming. He also serves as a governing Board Member for the Lynwood Unified School District Board of Education, the same district he attended school growing up. His work and volunteer experience in public school settings has provided him with expertise in financial planning, budgets, organizational development, staffing, personnel, parent relations, grant writing and program development.
Posts by Gary:
Black and Brown Unity: The Poor People’s Campaign that Never Was
As we near the 50th anniversary of his assassination, it is safe to say Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wasRead More…
Read More…
Schools and Guns: It’s Time To Mandate Active Shooter Drills
It is time to mandate active shooter drills in schools. I can say that I have been at a schoolRead More…
Read More…
Black History Month: Focus on the Women, Backbone, Heart, and Soul of Our Communities
Black women didn’t just start coming to the rescue in 2017, saving US Senate races. They have a long-standing historyRead More…
Read More…
Speak Truth to Power and Be an Agent of Change In Your Local Schools
One of the most frustrating parts of being a change agent in any arena is the fact that the barriersRead More…
Read More…
Heroes Don’t Always Wear Capes
Be A Hero Day is more than just a clever slogan to encourage fathers and father figures to become andRead More…
Read More…