Morphological Confetti

I grew up in the  Linda Pollin Memorial Housing Projects.   First of all, I did not know that it was built in memory of Abe Pollin's daughter.  In fact, I didn't even know the name, Abe Pollin.  I was a child, so I thought it was just a name given to the apartments.  At the time, my siblings and I had no idea that we lived in a housing project.  Well, the complex had a swimming pool, and the grounds were well kept. Also, it didn't resemble the well known surrounding projects like  Valley Green , Condon Terrace , or Wahler Place . The manager was Ms. Royster who was sort of a no-nonsense type of landlord based on the conversations I heard from grownups.  However, she seemed nice; plus, we all played with and knew her son, John. Well, although Mr. Pollin passed away back in 2009, I would still like to thank him for building the "LP" as we used to call it.  When I became old enough to learn that it was built by Mr. Pollin to honor his ...

In education, the United States ranks 17th out of 50 countries. That is a sad number for a country that claims leadership in so many other areas. It seems that education is not the top priority. It is proof that many are not concerned with problems that do not affect the majority. For instance, it is mostly inner-city neighborhoods in various urban centers across the United States that are being affected by the growing number of school closings. The parents and leaders of those communities are concerned because it will not only cause inconvenience for a disproportionate number of African American parents, but it will also be dangerous for the children who will have to attend other schools in other neighborhoods. Why is this such a bad thing? Well, there are rival crews and gangs in those other neighborhoods. This may sound silly but it is the sad reality. What are the choices for African American students growing up in this type of environment? Well, many of them will be b...