Jayden, a 5-year-old Black boy with wide expressive eyes and a mop of soft curls, sits cross-legged on the rug. He lines up his toy cars in perfect order, humming softly to himself, lost in his own joyful world. His mother, Ms. Carter, peeks in, her face lit up with warm pride. "Jayden, it’s time for school, superhero," she says, her voice gentle. parkling with possibility.
















