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Marva Collins, Black Educator Hall of Fame

February 27, 2021
by Center for Black Educator Development CBED
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E’ry day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development, in partnership with Phillys7thWard.org, will highlight a Black Educator Hall of Famer. But, don’t forget, e’ry month is Black History...

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Deciding To Stay or Leave: When Is Institutional Racism Too Much To Bear?

January 18, 2021
by Rann Miller
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The white supremacist terrorist insurrection of Wednesday January 6, 2021 was an ugly day in American history; an ugly day in a long list of ugly days. As a result, members of the Trump Administration have resigned in protest...

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Educators, If You Aren’t Consistently Asking ‘How Are The Children?’, You’re Asking The Wrong Questions.

December 21, 2020
by Dr. Robert Harvey
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On the sun-glazed African continent, the most storied warrior people, incomparably formidable and sagacious in war, is the Maasai. It is perhaps unexpected, then, to learn the traditional greeting that passed between Maasai...

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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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Teachers, Regardless of What Your President Says, Don’t Whitewash History

October 4, 2020
by Rann Miller
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When I was first assigned to teach U.S. history nearly a decade ago during my second year as a social studies teacher, my first stop was to a Black-owned bookstore around the corner from where I taught. A month before the school...

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Cops In Schools Are Dangerous to Black Children

October 3, 2020
by Rann Miller
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Earlier this year, Dr. Tamar Klaiman, member of the Abington Board of School Directors, came under fire for saying the following: We know that the Black and Brown students are much more likely to be shot by the officer...

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Hiring? Use an Anti-Racist Lens!

October 2, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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As a principal of three neighborhood schools serving majority Black students, I was always in talent acquisition mode. More on point, I was always in talent acquisition and cultivation mode, since the best recruitment strategy is...

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When Blackface is Worn in Schools

September 29, 2020
by Rann Miller
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I know a few Black male teachers, however I know more Black male principals and vice principals. It’s not that more Black educators choose to be administrators over teachers per se. Rather it’s because Black male teachers are...

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Dear Students, Now That The 2020 School Year Kicked Off, Please Help Us Find Our Way

September 28, 2020
by Rann Miller
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To the Tremendous Energy at the Start of an Unprecedented School Year Growing up, I attended a small Catholic grade school in East Camden. We were a small community, but a community nonetheless. At the start of every school...

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Black Parents: Vanguards of Black Student Advocacy

September 22, 2020
by Rann Miller
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Contrary to the stereotypes, education continues to be a value of the highest priority in the Black community; dating back to the underground schools in the Antebellum South where Black people, at the risk of losing limbs and...

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