“Nationalism” is bigotry. Explain that to Donald Trump. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

One day you and me will climb together…just say the word! Bringing some “flow” to what might have been a clunky white V3. Luscious. 🧗🏽🌈🧘🏾

The word “Negro” began with racial slavery, which defined people who were not the same culture as being a “race”. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

66 more doors this morning for Angie Nixon, with our crew hitting four hundred. One month until we retake control of Congress and return to the mission of our ancestors. Moving meditation in this pink V4, with thanks to Ashley. 🧗🏽❤️🧘🏾

With Monday being World Teacher Day, three tips for my fellow teachers in the trenches. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Angie Nixon understand that this election is about the soul of our nation. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Whatever I teach my students, engaging them is the top priority. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Six years in TikTok has been an incredible journey of discovery. Here’s to year #7! ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Are you prepared for Donald Trump to try and block our midterm elections? The threat is real. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Announcing our new community group, “Indivisible Pinellas Progressives”. We would love for you to join us. Facebook first! ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Gut check with five weeks until Election Day. Remain vigilant knowing all that is at stake. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

The feeling of everything being right where I needed it. The lesson: put yourself in position. Proud of this yellow V4. 🧗🏽✊🏾❤️

Byron Donalds (and his wife) do not value public education or its teachers. He is not Willie’s to be our next governor. Vote for David Jolly! ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

“Be like water”. Bruce Lee’s most important advice. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Do you remember “Mansa Musa?” I taught my students about the West African ruler, whose legacy was shrouded by systemic racism. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

The November 3 elections are about the soul of our nation. We have an incredible opportunity to wipe the slate. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Knowing Thomas Jefferson fathered children with a woman he owned is only part of the more important story. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

One more thing about Dolly Oarton to impress you even more! ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

It’s a rare treat to join me on an “auto-belay” climb. This green 5.10+ calls for using the tops of most holds with excellent body positioning. Silly mistake at the start, then had to buckle down to finish smoothly. 🧗🏽🌈❤️

When you hear candidates talk about “corruption”, make sure they mention the corruption that corrodes our political process. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Damn, I “flashed” (success on the first-ever attempt) this white V4. Love the big left-hand cross on the first traverse, then the dainty left toe placement on the second. Moving meditation. 🧗🏽❤️🌈

The Democratic Party has blackballed Angie Nixon. For shame. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

The glass is half full. I eased thru the V4 section of this monster route, but the second V6 began, can’t find the feet for that left hand. This is what we call a “project”. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Understanding what “discipline” really means has been a major revelation in my teaching. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Understanding “blackness” is understanding the history of the people who created it. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

History teachers take on some of the most difficult and disturbing truths about our country, without ever telling our students what to think. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

The Republican Party here in Florida has been in power for almost thirty years. It has failed to lead. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

The first peoples to be defined as a “race” were the thousands of diverse indigenous cultures of the Americas, all defined as the same and inferior, to justify “their” enslavement. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

Teaching my students the truth about who had rights when our nation began is my job and responsibility. They can handle the truth. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

After knocking on 50 doors for Angie Nixon, and with three brand new canvassers in their early 20s, bringing some joy to the climbing gym. Thanks to Faith for filming this luscious green V3. 🧗🏽✊🏾❤️