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Mary S. Peake, Black Educator Hall of Fame

E’ry day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development, in partnership with Education Post and Philly’s 7th Ward, will highlight a Black Educator Hall of...

Leaders Lead.

In my years as an educator and principal, one lesson remains clear: leadership is not about privilege, it’s about purpose. Particularly in communities that...

Villains in the Eyes of Injustice: Why Black Educators Who Teach Truth Are Feared

Throughout American history, Black educators who dare to teach truth have found themselves thrust into the center of a societal storm, vilified as boogeymen...

Teach Black History. Fully.

In 1992, Dr. Shirley Allen, was the first Black person to receive her doctoral degree from the University of Rochester. A Black teacher, a...

Nikki Giovanni Was One Of My First Black Teachers And I Am Grateful For That

“I am a space freak …” the writer Nikki Giovanni, who died this week at age 81, told the New York Times in 2021....

Have You Met Mr. Leon Smith? He Is Pennsylvania’s Teacher Of The Year.

This week, Leon Smith, a Black man high school teacher from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was named the 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Smith,...

Black Men Educators Are Convening (And Building)

I Shouldn’t Have to Go to a Convening of Black Male Educators to Realize How Essential They Are for Our Students and Schools For the...

We Need Black Leadership In Our Classrooms And Schools

We need Black teachers. We also need Black administrators. The unfortunate truth is that the needs are competing not because of Black educators, but...

The Good Ole Girls Network

Recently, I attended back-to-school nights for my children at a middle school and elementary school in our district. In each school, I saw that...

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