Threshold of Your Own Mind blog post about suicide prevention for teachers and caregivers

I just read this post from Threshold of Your Own Mind‘s blog called: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf.  It’s a beautiful story of literature meets reality about the impact of Ntozake Shange’s book by the same name as the title post.  I don’t want to spoil it for you, but the blog author, who is a teacher, shares a beautiful story.  I think it touched a nerve because I recently wrote about 10 year old Aquan Lewis who hung himself (although that has been debated) at his school’s bathroom stall.  I am forever saluting teachers for doing what they do.  They are not only responsible for educating our young people, but they also become mentors, counselors, and sometimes parents.

I have to tell you that Threshold of Your Own Mind is quickly becoming one of my favorite blogs.  It’s on my blogroll, and I think many of you will find it a great read.  It’s written by an African American English teacher (actually the runner up of the Love Your Curlz contest I ran in February) and I am drawn to her style of using various pieces of literature and giving them relevance today.

blog: THRESHOLD OF YOUR OWN MIND

post: FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF

Make sure you leave a comment on her site once you read the post.

Have you read Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?

Have you seen it performed as a stageplay?

How to do you think your school system or school systems as a whole are equipped to recognize warning signs of students in crisis?

A Special thank you to all teachers who tune in to their students and serve as advocates when the call arises.  God bless.