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The Election is Over, Time for a Marshall Plan and Educational Reparations for Black People. But, The Plans Must Be White-Proof.

December 14, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
7 min read
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America is turning a corner.  Or so it hopes; so it claims. We have just elected a rational adult to the Presidency, thanks in no small part to the turnout of Black Americans in places like Philadelphia, Atlanta...

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I Want to See White People As Outraged About Institutional Racism As They Are About Charlottesville

August 23, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
9 min read
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“I must encourage the freedom fighters who follow that any approach which fails to address white supremacy and its counterpart, the imputation of Black inferiority, will force you to walk in circles… Unless you want to...

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Black Boys and Girls Don’t Have to Read About Oppression in History Books, They Live It

June 30, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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“Dad!! Help!!” I paused from talking to my 6-year-old son to focus where my older son’s frantic voice was coming from. He had just been  three- or four-feet away from me, and now two strangers had him gripped...

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When School Silence is Violence

July 15, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
6 min read
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Mark Twain once quipped that schools should not get in the way of educating our youth. When schools and/or districts choose to ignore massive forms of oppression because it is not convenient or comfortable to discuss, another...

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