Nadonya Muslim is an unsung hero. My mother is an advocate for education and improving the rights of African American children everywhere. My mother has taken in three of her students and raised them on her own as if she birthed them. She has taken her students to protest for Afirmative Action, Brown vs. the board of Education in D.C., and to Jena, Louisiana just to name a few. My mother is well loved by her students and was awarded Steve Harvey’s Hoodie Award for Best High School teacher two consecutive years. She is the type of teacher who as she says raises scholars and leaders. She teaches us by quotes from leaders from the past but most importantly by example.
