Monya James is a life coach and publisher of the Views n Hues blog.
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August 29, 2016
Recently, I attended a public hearing presided by the NC Commission on the Administration of Law & Justice (NCCALJ). One of the top issues on their agenda was Juvenile Reinvestment. NC is one of only two states (NY being the other) that automatically charges 16- and 17-year olds as adults regardless of the offense. This concept of prosecuting kids as adults confounds me. NC does not legally allow teens to drink, vote, or obtain a regular driver’s license, among other things. Therefore, it baffles me that teens 16- and 17-years of age are considered competent enough to navigate the legal...
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February 24, 2016
When my son was 4 or 5 years old, I noticed some things in him that surprised and concerned me. He started saying things about himself that he wanted to change – like his skin color or his nose. He noticed he didn’t look like any of his teachers or his classmates, his new friends. And he wasn’t always treated like them either. Even at his young age, he noticed the difference. For about two years my son attended an all-black, private, Christian pre-school. When he transitioned to a predominantly white public school for Kindergarten, things started to change. He was underwhelmed by the...
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