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Some of the hardest-working people in Louisville don’t run for office. They run food pantries, mentoring programs and housing nonprofits. Last week, I stood in front of a room full of them at the Louisville Nonprofit Coalition forum, and I told them exactly where I stand. I teach at Breckinridge Metropolitan High School and serve as vice president of the Jefferson County Teachers Association. My wife, Natalie, and I also run a nonprofit, the Minority Teacher Recruitment Move

Every family deserves a safe, affordable place to live. Right now in Louisville, too many don't have one. A city housing assessment found we're short roughly 30,000 affordable homes. The mayor's effort to create 15,000 homes by next year is about halfway there, and that progress matters. But a gap that size takes more than City Hall. It takes neighbors showing up. That's why I want to lift up the Fuller Center for Housing Louisville. WLKY recently told the story of how th

On Saturday, I had the privilege of speaking at the FAFO Festival here in Louisville. It was a beautiful afternoon of live music, and many neighbors had been there since noon. I'm grateful to my fellow JCTA leader, the chair of Indivisible Louisville, for introducing me and for reminding everyone that the work matters more than the title. I teach math at Breckinridge Metropolitan High School, a school for students facing behavioral struggles. Many of my students live in Dist

This week, I had the privilege of standing alongside the students and staff of Breckinridge Metropolitan High School as we cut the ribbon on something we'd been building for months: an in-school barbershop and salon.

Yesterday I stood before the Louisville planning commission to oppose the new data center proposal moving through the pipeline, and to put my opposition on the record as both a resident and a Metro Council candidate. My message was simple: the guardrails we have right now are not strong enough to protect this city.

This week, I had the privilege of sitting down with the tenants of American Village following their hard-fought legal victory — and I left that conversation more inspired and more committed than ever to the people of District 3.

Jefferson County Public Schools’ Advisory Council for Racial Equity met with Superintendent Brian Yearwood to raise concerns about how major budget cuts could impact vulnerable students and the district’s equity work. Council members questioned reductions to equity-focused programs and the level of community input in decision-making, while district leaders said the changes are part of efforts to address a significant budget shortfall. Louisville Metro Council District 3 candi

Kumar Rashad, a Jefferson County Public Schools math teacher and former Kentucky High School Teacher of the Year, was reassigned from classroom duties in October after an incident at Breckinridge Metropolitan High School. Rashad said he intervened when he saw two male students attacking a female student, and a complaint from those students led to his reassignment. On January 11, 2024, Rashad held a press conference announcing that he had been reinstated to his teaching positi

As the school year moved into its second month, Councilmembers Kumar Rashad (D-3) and Phillip Baker (D-6) announced and hosted an Education Fall Block Party on Saturday, September 9, from 5:00–8:00 p.m. at South Central Park (2400 Colorado Avenue). The free, family-friendly event was open to the public and featured food trucks, music, games, and activities for all ages, giving neighbors an opportunity to connect and celebrate the community together. “Coming together for a pos

Kumar Rashad brought more than 18 years of experience as a public high school math educator to his work in the community. He taught mathematics as well as a course titled Developing Black Historical Conscience at Breckinridge Metropolitan High School, an alternative high school serving nontraditional students. He earned a bachelor’s degree in pure mathematics from Kentucky State University and later completed a master’s degree in secondary mathematics education at the Unive