by Kimberlee Morrison | May 16, 2011 | Giving Back, Parenting
Last week I had the pleasure of traveling to Cincinnati to speak to students, oh behalf of the Freedom Writers, about the importance of education and how one choice can have major consequences. I recalled the high academic expectations my mother had for me and how...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Feb 25, 2011 | Giving Back, My Life
To celebrate Black History Month and to honor the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Ride, the Freedom Writer Foundation asked me share what it means to be a Freedom Writer now. Here is my letter: I had been taught that people fought and died for my freedom and, if the...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Feb 7, 2010 | Books, My Life
I’ve had several people ask me what is “freedom writing” and what are “Freedom Writers.” It started as a bunch of kids writing their stories in the hopes that someone might read and find hope. Funny thing is that sometimes I have to go...