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The TEA Takeover of HISD: Why it Happened, What it Means, and Where Do We Go From Here
Last week, the Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced that he would appoint a board of managers to the Houston...
Danyahel Norris
Mar 22, 20236 min read
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Personal Top 10 of 2022
As we close out 2022, I figured I'd end it by recapping it similarly to last year with my top 10 events. However, this year, instead of...
Danyahel Norris
Dec 31, 20223 min read
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Reflections of a 5,000+ Mile and 18 State Road Trip
Two and a half weeks ago, the kids and I completed a 16-day road trip that spanned more than 5,000 miles and took us through 18 states....
Danyahel Norris
Aug 5, 202213 min read
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Reflections on the SCOTUS Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Friday the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) officially overturned Roe v. Wade in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health...
Danyahel Norris
Jun 26, 20225 min read
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Amir Locke: Hopefully the Straw That Will Cause a Major Break in No-Knock Warrant Policies
Early Wednesday morning, February 2, 2022, police entered an apartment, where Amir Locke was on laying on the couch wrapped in a blanket....
Danyahel Norris
Feb 6, 20225 min read
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Parents Rights, CRT, & Banned Books: Reflections on the Current Misinformation Campaign in Education
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is traveling around Texas promoting his parental bill of rights. The thing is, the Texas Education Code...
Danyahel Norris
Jan 30, 20225 min read
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Top 10 Things and Reflections of 2021
Over the last few weeks, I've done a top 10 happenings for the week on Fridays. Since this Friday also ends the year, I decided that a...
Danyahel Norris
Jan 1, 20224 min read
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Reflections on "The End of Anger: A New Generation's Take on Race and Rage" by Ellis Cose
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Ellis Cose's book The End of Anger: A New Generation's...
Danyahel Norris
Dec 18, 20214 min read
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Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted: The Latest Encouragement to Vigilantes Everywhere
Yesterday a jury issued an acquittal in the Kyle Rittenhouse case. For those unfamiliar with the case, it revolves around the events from...
Danyahel Norris
Nov 20, 20214 min read
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Reflections on "The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origin of the Model Mi" by Ellen D. Wu
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Ellen D. Wu's book The Color of Success: Asian...
Danyahel Norris
Nov 19, 20213 min read
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The Infrastructure Bill: A Quiet Victory That Speaks Volumes on Our Current Political Climate
Yesterday President Biden signed the long-awaited $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. The bill was a big win for the...
Danyahel Norris
Nov 17, 20214 min read
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Reflections on the 2021 Election and What It's Signaling for 2022
In case you didn't realize, yesterday was election day for a number of state and local issues around the country. In Texas, there were 8...
Danyahel Norris
Nov 4, 20214 min read
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We Should Be Teaching Motivations Instead of Morals in History Classes
There's no secret that I'm not a fan of the recent wave of anti-Critical Race Theory (CRT) laws sweeping the country. This includes the...
Danyahel Norris
Oct 19, 20215 min read
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Texas Redistricting is Here and It's Going As Bad As We Imagined
If you haven't heard, we are in the midst of the redistricting process in Texas. It's the first in about five decades that Texas is able...
Danyahel Norris
Oct 3, 20210 min read
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My Letters to the Texas Redistricting Committees
In the midst of writing a piece on redistricting and thought that it would also share the letters I wrote the redistrict committees in...
Danyahel Norris
Oct 2, 20210 min read
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If You Can't Beat Them, Sue Them: Why I'm Suing Texas Over Its Most Recent Voting Law
Back in May, I wrote an article about voter suppression laws that were being implemented by GOP-led legislatures around the country....
Danyahel Norris
Sep 9, 20210 min read
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Reflections on the Vaccination Debate
Last week, the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer (the same company that makes Viagra) was approved by the FDA. However, the discussion...
Danyahel Norris
Aug 29, 20210 min read
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Reflections on Cinemax's Series "Warrior"
My wife has been trying to get me to watch the series Warrior, for the last few months and last week I finally had a chance to sit down...
Danyahel Norris
Aug 2, 20213 min read
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Reflections on "The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias" by Dolly Chugh
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Dolly Chugh's book How Good People Fight Bias: The...
Danyahel Norris
Jul 31, 20214 min read
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Juneteenth: A New Holiday, a Symbol of Systemic Change, and a History Lesson
A pic of my family on June 20, 2020 in front of the Juneteenth historical marker on Galveston Island, where it is believed that General...
Danyahel Norris
Jun 19, 20214 min read
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