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Every day for a Black educator is tough. In a world of parallel truths, you have to determine what's essential and what is fodder. In many of the articles that I read, I immediately categorize them as fodder. However, on occasion, I read something, and it either triggers me or intrigues me. The most recent article by Rick Hess, Resisting' Anti-Racist' Education Is Neither Racist nor Unreasonable, is a tad bit intriguing. Hess states, "The failure to appreciate what's fueling the resistance is unfortunate, destructive, and obscuring opportunities for constructive engagement." 

I recently read an article penned by Frederick M. Hess and J. Grant Addison . Like most articles I read, I went into it with the best of intentions. Quite frankly, both authors have put out substantial bodies of work. Hess and Addison remain highly respected in their respective fields. I went in optimistically. Hess and Addison immediately rail against anti-racist approaches to teaching. The article compares "anti-racism" to being "anti-crime" or "anti-medicine." I'm not sure about anyone else, but I'm certainly not anti-crime or anti-police. But approaches to how law enforcement police minoritized communities have long been a question presented by raced people.