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Archive - November 2017

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Black Educators Share Their Thoughts on What Happens When White Women Cry in Schools

November 30, 2017
by Kelli Seaton
17 min read
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In a recent article, Zachary Wright, a high school teacher, wrote, “As a White male teacher, whose goals are to not only teach, but also learn from my students, I need to be aware of, and need to name, the privilege that...

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Black Teachers Matter, But So Does Cultural Competency

November 27, 2017
by Nehemiah Frank
6 min read
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Nehemiah D. Frank wrote a blog on his website, The Black Wall Street Times, that captured issues that resonates deeply with founders of The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice. You can find the original piece...

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Is the Road to Special Education (for Black Boys) Paved with the White Educator’s Paperwork?

November 25, 2017
by Kelli Seaton
10 min read
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“This ink pen is my weapon.” -Anonymous Teacher Many studies note that there is an over identification of Black boys to special education.  While serving as the Teach For America Vice President with Teacher...

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Don’t Just Focus on Abolishing the School-To-Prison Pipeline. We Should Also Build the School-to-Activism Pipeline

November 20, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
6 Comments

Baba Mjenzi, one of the founders of my beloved elementary school, Nidhamu Sasa, was recognized during the recent 50th anniversary commemoration of the 1967 Black student walkout and protest in Philadelphia. Baba Mjenzi was one of...

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Miles Wilson: The Fight For Equity Must Include What Happens After School!

November 19, 2017
by Miles Wilson
4 min read
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Miles Wilson is President and CEO of EducationWorks, the city’s largest provider of OST programs. [email protected] In education circles, they call it “out of school time”—programs to benefit children from...

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Discomfort, Yes. Different Tests, Hell No.

November 18, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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Last month, my friend, Erika Sanzi, wrote a piece on her blog Good School Hunting. She raises several great points. I’ve re-posted it below. Some kids are uncomfortable with reading To Kill a Mockingbird down in Biloxi...

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I’m A White Teacher And Here Is An Opportunity I Use To Discuss Race With My Black Students

November 15, 2017
by Zachary Wright
4 min read
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It happens every year. One day, in my classroom in a school that serves a nearly 100 percent African-American population, perhaps after we analyze a profound piece of a Toni Morrison novel, or perhaps after tackling the ideas put...

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50 Years Ago Students Said ‘No’ to Racist Policies and Walked Out Their Schools

November 13, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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On November 17, 1967, 3,500 Black students walked out of their classrooms and schools and converged at the School District of Philadelphia’s headquarters. They were on the School-to-Activism Pipeline. These student activists...

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Appointed or Elected School Boards: Which Will Serve Black and Brown Kids Better?

November 11, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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As members of Philadelphia’s business, academic, labor, and advocacy communities, we are regularly reminded that our city’s success is dependent upon the success of our public schools. Troublingly, the School District of...

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When’s the Last Time You’ve Heard a Politician Take Full Responsibility for the Education of Black and Brown Children in Philly

November 7, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
2 min read
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For too long, we’ve pointed fingers at each other…again and again, we’ve told the people of Philadelphia that the state of their schools are someone else’s responsibility. -Mayor Kenney Last week, Mayor Kenney, in a...

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