Pawn Takes Rook: Urban Mosaic Pedagogy

Pawn Takes Rook is the story of a school leader engaged in active resistance of the status quo. Keenly aware of the contextual factors that are at play in the American South, public education, and in the diaspora, he sets out to engage in the reinvigoration of culture, community, and a call to action by the members of his school community. His world is an expansive chess board and the moves he makes help to position him and those around him to change the outcomes for our community's children. Pawn Takes Rook examines civil rights, social justice, culture, and self-determination. It is one school leader's epoch of focus, faith, and fearlessness. Every move matters.