2015, we founded Baltimore Collegiate with a clear and urgent mission: to disrupt the cradle-to-prison pipeline for Black boys in Baltimore. The goal was never modest — it was revolutionary. We believed that with the right vision, culture, and leadership, Black boys could not only thrive but lead.

Before COVID, that vision showed real results. In just a few years, our academic growth outpaced the district. Parents saw the difference. The boys felt it.

But today, Baltimore Collegiate sits in the bottom quartile of schools in the city and the state of Maryland. The current leadership has abandoned the original mission — and worse, they have failed to deliver what is best for the boys who walk through those doors each morning.

Let’s be clear: This isn’t about personalities. It’s about accountability. It’s about the sacred responsibility of leading a school that promised families something better. Our boys deserve winning schools, not excuses. They deserve a mission lived out daily, not slogans on the wall.

If we accept mediocrity, we become part of the very system we set out to challenge.

The pipeline to college and career remains broken — and too many boys are being left behind. That’s not just disappointing. It’s a betrayal of the trust our community placed in us.

It’s time for real leadership. It’s time to put the mission back at the center.