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His Name Is “Malcolm X” — Whether You Like It Or Not.

February 13, 2018
by Vivett Dukes
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His name is Malcolm Xavier Combs. Yet he was allegedly pulled out of class, berated, and told by a school administrator at his school— Christ the King High School in Queens, NY — that he can’t have “Malcolm X” on his...

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4 Things Every Family Needs: Quality Education, Reading, Scrabble and Malcolm X

July 10, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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“…and watch your back.” That is the last thing my great aunt Maryam would say to any of her children, nephews, or nieces before parting. Her birthday was last week and I have been thinking about her often. Maryam El-Mekki...

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Every School, Especially Those That Serve Black Children, Should Have a Malcolm X Day

May 22, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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On Friday, May 19 many Black communities celebrated Malcolm X’s birthday. A few years ago, Toure wrote an important piece entitled, We Need A Malcolm X Day. In the TIME article, Toure writes: “I wonder if there’ll ever be...

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By Any Means Necessary: What If the Privileged Actually Lived by Malcolm’s Words?

July 21, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I have noticed that folks love to use quotes like Malcolm X’s famous line. He implored Black people to stop at nothing in the pursuit of freedom and justice. A lot of folks cringed when they heard him say it then. Now, though...

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives Provide Excellent Cover To Do Nothing

February 18, 2021
by Dr. Katera Moore
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After the protests… “The Battle for the Soul of the Nation” was the tagline of the Biden-Harris campaign. In many ways it was a battle between the status quo of structural inequality and the promise of a new beginning...

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The Role of a School Leader In Setting A School’s Culture

January 12, 2021
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Modeling Behavior, Consistency, Collective Accountability, and Relationship building You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.—Malcolm X Being a principal is a rewarding profession. It is also one of the...

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Do the Work! Great Teaching and Learning Is Critical to Being ‘Woke.’

December 7, 2020
by Rann Miller
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The recent “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” reunion show had me in my feelings. It was great to see the cast again and it was cool to see that Will Smith and Janet Hubert ended their 25+ years feud. My wife and I decided...

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If You’re Not Talking About Black Literacy, Then You Are Talking About The Wrong Stuff

November 11, 2020
by Rann Miller
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There are many phrases used in education circles; the phrase reading is fundamental must be one of the most used. I used to scoff at the phrase as a child. Sadly, it wasn’t until college where I actually believed...

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Educators, How are you teaching about the strange fruit that our students continue to see?

November 3, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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In the 1930s, the incomparable Billie Holiday sang about the horror of Black lynchings—the strange fruit hanging from Southern trees, the blood on the leaves that flows from the savage anti-Blackness at the root. Nearly a...

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You claim that you want diverse teachers, but you don’t want to interrogate how race, power, and mindsets work in your school.

October 30, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I was a principal at Mastery Charter School-Shoemaker in Philadelphia for many years. We took to heart the concept of windows and mirrors, decorating our walls with images and quotes from popular heroes; Malcolm X, Dr. King, Rosa...

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