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Archive - May 2018

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Is Your School Doing Enough to Support Teachers of Color? Probably Not.

May 30, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
2 min read
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“Until we, as a nation, collectively acknowledge and address the unique challenges that teachers of color face every day, we cannot claim to be truly valuing them.” There is a mismatch in our schools and without smart...

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Why I Am Ruthless For Educational Equity

May 27, 2018
by Vincent Cobb II
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I am the co-founder of The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice. My personal favorite Black male educator? That’s easy. Mr. Brian Freeland, 7th grade social studies. His approach to education felt radical. What...

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Black America, It’s Time We Take the Education of Our People Into Our Own Hands

May 24, 2018
by Robin Muldor
5 min read
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Last week marked 64 years since the Supreme Court ended segregation in our schools. The Brown v. Board of Education ruling overturned Plessy v. Ferguson—the “separate but equal” law—supposedly so that Black children...

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Thank You to All the Teachers Who Know That We Can’t Have Equity Without Love

May 22, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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When I heard of Abdul Wright, the 2017 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, I knew I needed him to speak at our inaugural Black Male Educators Convening in October 2017. Read his blog post below and you’ll see why. And, while the...

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HOW TEACHERS CAN SUPPORT FASTING STUDENTS DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN

May 20, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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Last year, I wrote a piece titled, 4 Ways We Can Support Muslim Students During Ramadhan and Year-Round. For the next decade or so, the month of Ramadhan will fall during the school year and schools should include awareness and...

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If You Can’t Teach My Black Children, Admit It And Move On

May 17, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Khulia Pringle wrote this article a few years ago. A recent comment on her blog inspired me to repost it. “I’m a black woman who is finishing a master’s in education. Right now, I’m a substitute teacher...

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How a Grief-stricken School Community Tries to Mourn, Heal, and Walk With Resolve

May 15, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
6 min read
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We held funeral services for one of our teachers three weeks ago. Carl Thomas Korpi was one of our most effective, engaging, and beloved educators in our school. He not only brilliantly taught our students chemistry, he taught...

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I Began My Teaching Career A Few Blocks Away From A Bombing That Killed 5 Children

May 13, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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You must never get discouraged in struggle, you will build something and the enemy will knock it down, and you will have to start from zero… -Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) I had the honor of starting my teaching career...

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I’ve Got Some Extra Teacher Appreciation for Those Teachers Who Are Uplifting Our Black and Brown Students

May 11, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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This week was Teacher Appreciation Week, one of my favorite weeks. After all, it honors a profession that should be considered one of the most important vanguards of our communities. They have one of the hardest and most...

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It Would Be So Easy for Me to Stop Caring About Race. But Then That Would Be Stupid.

May 10, 2018
by Tom Rademacher
6 min read
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It would be so easy to stop caring about race. Yes, I can only say this because I’m White. Yes, I can only say this because I’ve been so tempted so many times. It would be so easy, and I wouldn’t even have to make a big...

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