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Elizabeth Jennings Graham, Black Educator Hall of Fame

February 22, 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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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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A Love Letter to Black Parents in American Schools

September 14, 2020
by Rann Miller
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Shortly after I proposed to my wife, our parents threw us an engagement party. There were a few standout moments from that day; my wife in her beautiful yellow sundress, it was the hottest day of the year, and a conversation my...

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Teaching Black Children (Well) Is A Revolutionary Act

April 30, 2020
by Robertson Center
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Late this winter, just before the world turned upside down, we sat down with two people we admire. Sharif El-Mekki, 26-year veteran educator, founded the Center for Black Educator Development. Mario Shaw, newer to the game but...

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Progressives Have All the Answers, Except for How to Provide Educational Justice

February 2, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I’ve had the chance to travel a lot in my work as an educator and activist, and frequently I find myself in what I call the “too-expensive-for-Black folks” cities. You know, those cities that present themselves as...

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Four Ways That Any Educator Can Affirm, Protect, & Honor the Humanity of Black Students

November 2, 2019
by Rann Miller
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Years ago, my then-four-year-old son and I were watching Black-ish. As Junior, a character played by Marcus Scribner, was talking on the show, my son said to me, “Daddy, Junior is my favorite character...

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Environmental Justice In Our Schools Is Social Justice.

October 31, 2019
by Dr. Katera Moore
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There is no doubt that global warming is contributing to a plethora of issues impacting human beings; one of which is how vulnerable communities recover and mitigate flooding.  The Climate Strike highlights these issues but also...

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Dr. Love & the 8 Black Hands

October 1, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
1 min read
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In the current, at times, toxic educational debates, cancel culture is rampant. But, there is room, space, and precedence for cordial debates, fierce and persistent differences in outlooks and strategies, yet solidarity in the...

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The Center for Black Educator Development: Freedom Schools & Freedom Summer – A Way to Address Inequity In Our Schools

August 11, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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All that is good and accomplished in the world takes work. Everything else is jive. -Haki Madhubuti  We launched the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) to humbly and courageously address local and national needs:...

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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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