Just this past month America lost a great man who wasn’t famous nationally although I know locally he was well known and highly respected. I share his memory now with a wider audience because he epitomized what great leadership is all about. I think, especially during these troubling times, it’s important to know we do indeed have people who can lead us to better ways. James Charles, who died May 20 after a long career serving others, was one of them.
Mr. Charles was my principal for two years during one of the most difficult times of my life and enormously influential in shaping my vision of the world around me. Mr. Charles didn’t just teach me about how a school should be directed and improved, he taught me how to be a better man, and did so mostly by example. Continue reading “White on Black: RIP James Charles”