A Surprise Visit by Erykah Badu, Common Get This High School Off to an Inspiring Start for the Year

Erykah Badu’s close connection with Dallas ISD’s performing art school continues to bear fruit for its students.On Wednesday, Badu’s friend -- the Grammy-, Emmy- and Oscar-award winning rapper Common -- stopped by to talk with students at DISD’s Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts.The son of a former teacher, principal and board member of the Chicago Board of Education, Common -- born Lonnie Lynn Jr. -- shared a message of inspiration and advice to an assembly of students who gathered in the downtown Dallas school’s courtyard.  Continue reading...