“I watched these young people read to the audience parts of history that placed our country in context. I felt, in that… — Clint Smith African american history Copy Share Image
You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore… — Clint Smith Bores Copy Share Image
Sometimes a poem should just be about a girl jumping rope. It doesn't have to be something that is imbued with more… — Clint Smith Despair Copy Share Image
The beauty of the World Cup is that while thirty-two countries get to cheer for their respective teams, the event also affirms… — Clint Smith Beauty Copy Share Image
Do those serving life sentences deserve access to educational opportunities never having a future beyond bars? The answer is yes and necessitates… — Clint Smith Access to education Copy Share Image
After high school, I earned a scholarship to play Division I soccer at a small school in North Carolina, but I didn't… — Clint Smith High school Copy Share Image
Until lawmakers can disentangle property taxes from public education, inequalities - perpetuated by the Supreme Court and Congress - will persist. — Clint Smith Court Copy Share Image
The sling is to a rifle what the holster is to a pistol. If you have a sling, chances are you will… — Clint Smith Chance Copy Share Image
School desegregation is associated with higher graduation rates, greater employability, higher earnings, and decreased rates of incarceration. — Clint Smith Graduation Copy Share Image
“poor ain’t poor unless you name it so & kids prefer playing to counting so there was never much time to wallow… — Clint Smith Time Copy Share Image
The social science on the impact of desegregation is clear. Researchers have consistently found that students in integrated schools - irrespective of… — Clint Smith Impact Copy Share Image
It's incredibly important to understand history... when it comes to inequality. — Clint Smith History Copy Share Image
Young people are constantly absorbing - through media, textbooks, and policy - the myths of American exceptionalism; for black children, this means… — Clint Smith American Copy Share Image
There is simply no better way to generate buzz for soccer in your country than having your team in the World Cup. — Clint Smith Better way Copy Share Image
Growing up in New Orleans, I was always the only black kid, or one of two, on the school soccer team. While… — Clint Smith Game Copy Share Image
My parents raised me and my siblings in an armor of advice, an ocean of alarm bells so someone wouldn't steal the… — Clint Smith Advice Copy Share Image
The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat and always win. — Clint Smith Cheat Copy Share Image
Our entire lives, we're inundated with media and messaging that tells us that to be incarcerated is to be criminal and to… — Clint Smith Bad Copy Share Image
While the most disadvantaged students - most often poor students of color - receive the most considerable academic benefits from attending diverse… — Clint Smith Experience Copy Share Image
When the U.S. team went on its historic run to the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002, I was thirteen years old. Each… — Clint Smith Effort Copy Share Image
When the residue of oppression and fear are compounded over time, when the historical precedents of policing and discrimination manifest themselves over… — Clint Smith Black people Copy Share Image
