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9 Things Educators Can Do to Liberate the Minds of Black Children

April 13, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
10 min read
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We must be about the business of liberating the minds of Black children. In order for that to occur, the minds of all Blacks who interact with them must also be liberated. There is no other way. – Bobby E. Wright Recently...

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Public Schools Have Always Been Separate And Unequal. Today They’re Funded to Stay That Way

April 1, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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Students around the country are taught about America’s glorious victory in Brown v. Board of Education, the seminal moment that undid Plessy v. Ferguson’s separate but equal racial segregation. Desegregation is touted as a...

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When It Comes to School Discipline, Are You an Oppressor or a ‘Warm Demander’

March 28, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
7 min read
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As a charter school leader of color, I have learned that many people who weigh in on school discipline don’t know what they’re talking about. I’ve listened to countless folks expound on theories, rarely capturing what it...

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162 Years After Dred Scott, America’s Courts Still Believe Black Students Don’t Have Rights That White People Need to Respect

March 17, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Earlier this month marked 162 years since the racist U.S. Supreme Court, once again, loudly and proudly declared white supremacy as the law of the land in their ruling on the Dred Scott case, stating, Black people “had no...

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A Letter to My Younger Self: DON’T. GIVE. UP!

March 15, 2019
by Nosakhere Griffin-El
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Hello Nos, it is me, I mean you. Your older self. I know you are mad right now because you will be in the 7th grade for the second time. P.S. you get left down again in 9th grade too. You will struggle with reading all throughout...

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Before Pennsylvania Applies for 500 Million Dollars to Expand Charters, It Needs to Update Its Current Charter Law

March 12, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
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The budget recently released by this administration proposes $500 million in funding for the Charter Schools Program (CSP). The CSP is a federal program that promotes and supports new charter schools and encourages the expansion...

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Trump Wants to Build A Wall. So Do Philadelphia’s Suburban School Districts

March 6, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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Affluent people love their walls. They’re willing to spend tons of money to create a barrier between them and people who “look different.” The current administration’s push to build a border wall didn’t come out of...

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A Lesson In Black Liberation For Some West Philly Students

March 1, 2019
by Kristen Graham
4 min read
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The elders sat in the front of the classroom, and the pupils were rapt. “All human life came from us,” Paula Peebles told 30 eighth graders. “Love your beauty, love yourself, and then you’ll be able to...

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No! We Aren’t Cancelling Black History Month – We Want to Ensure Diversity Is Year Round And Diversify Our Teachers While We Are At It

February 25, 2019
by Dr. William Hite
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Earlier this month, in these pages, Philadelphia writer Ernest Owens argued that we should cancel Black History Month and instead “recognize black history — and its people — all year round.” I take Mr. Owens’ point...

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Plugging Leaks in the Teacher Supply Pipeline to Increase Diversity

February 22, 2019
by Steven Malick
3 min read
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A growing body of research is beginning to confirm what many stakeholders in the mid-Atlantic region already recognize: teacher diversity matters. Research shows that increasing the racial diversity of teachers benefits...

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