Mr. Edwards enters his 18th year of education and fifth year as principal of Dunbar High School. He began his teaching career at William James Middle School, where he taught 8th-grade math for 3 years.  He most recently served as the principal of Morningside Middle School for the previous 4 years.

Mr. Edwards was born and raised in Detroit, MI, and received an athletic scholarship to play basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Math Education from Eastern Michigan University and his Graduate Degree in Educational Leadership from The University of Texas at Arlington.

He is married to Amber Edwards, who is a special education teacher in the district, and they have a 5-year-old son, August Nasir, and a 1-Year-old daughter Autumn Marie.