I am Black History

By Erik Young, King College Prep | February 19, 2020 | Chicago Union Teacher, Features, News
File under: Black History Month, Erik Young, King College Prep

I’m scorned, adorned, and often forewarned / That the way I perform, is because I am a unicorn / A Black Man in a teacher’s uniform. Far from the norm. / A rarity in a sea of disparity, trying to seek clarity / But at times, my work is viewed as charity.