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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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CHANGING THE UNACCEPTABLE: Happy Anniversary To The ASPIRING TO EDUCATE Program

November 24, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” —Angela Davis Last year today, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania took a noteworthy step to change the unacceptable: a...

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Black Lives Matter When Black Minds Do

September 26, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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By now the names of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks have permeated our national dialogue. That is to say, most white Americans can identify them as the latest victims of an unjust and violent policing culture in...

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An Ode to Coach John Thompson, a Black Educator

August 31, 2020
by Rann Miller
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The late, great John Thompson contributed more than college basketball wins. Much more. Black educators are incredibly important to the success of Black students. Black students who have had at least one Black teacher are...

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Leading a non-profit through this racial reckoning? It’s more complicated if you’re Black.

July 17, 2020
by Carmita Semaan
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When speaking out directly against injustice, our white counterparts are perceived as brave, while Black leaders see our anger weaponized. Like most of us, my inbox has been flooded for weeks with pointed statements from...

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3 Reasons Why Teachers of Color Need Their Own Professional Development Spaces

July 16, 2019
by Merisha Leak
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One of the main reasons we launched the Center for Black Educator Development, was to provide professional learning opportunities for current and aspiring Black educators. We were honored to have two fantastic Philly-based team...

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Three Ways to Diversify the Teaching Profession (If We Really Wanted To…)

May 9, 2019
by Dan Weisberg
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Recently, Dan Weisberg, CEO of TNTP, spoke at a hearing on teacher diversity hosted by the New Jersey Senate Education and Higher Education committees. He discussed the urgency of diversifying the teaching profession, and...

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Black Educators Share Their Thoughts on What Happens When White Women Cry in Schools

November 30, 2017
by Kelli Seaton
17 min read
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In a recent article, Zachary Wright, a high school teacher, wrote, “As a White male teacher, whose goals are to not only teach, but also learn from my students, I need to be aware of, and need to name, the privilege that...

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People of Color Aren’t Just Tokenized in Nonprofits, It Happens in Schools, Too

October 1, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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“We haven’t been sending you any Black candidates, well, because you’re Black.” After reading an article by Helen Kim Ho, I couldn’t help but to think of this quote made by a central office staffer many years ago. It...

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We Must Lift As We Climb-How Some Black Male Educators Are Supporting Each Other

May 31, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”—Angela Davis Marilyn Anderson Rhames wrote a great piece recently, “It’s Hard to Get a Teaching Job When You’re Black”...

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