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Benjamin W. Arnett, Black Educator Hall of Fame

February 25, 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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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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When Black Parents Were the Ones to Go On Strike Against A School District – A Tactic Black Parents Should Exercise Again.

September 15, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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There is always much talk about integration, segregation, and desegregation. There is less talk of the power Black families hold and a blueprint Black parents can use to make demands that create seismic shifts for what they...

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Philly Hero, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Talks About How Race, Class, & Privilege Plays Out In Our Schools & Classrooms

September 3, 2019
by Laura Fay
31 min read
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Gloria Ladson-Billings remembers that there was a difference between the black and white teachers she had growing up in Philadelphia. African-American teachers could give the students “the talk,” she recalls, referring to...

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We Fight for Those Who Were Liberated, But Never Freed

July 23, 2019
by Citizen Stewart
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In the latest 8 Black Hands Podcast, the crew, minus Citizen Stewart, is joined by civil rights activist and educational freedom fighter, Dr. Howard Fuller. The conversation touches on desegregation, busing and integration...

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Brown v. Board, Segregation and Race in America’s Schools — the Debate That ‘Will Go On Forever

July 5, 2019
by The 74 Million
28 min read
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Dr. Howard Fuller hails from Milwaukee, the most segregated major city in the country. He says it doesn’t bother him, though. The decorated 78-year-old activist and educator has spent a lifetime agitating for civil rights as...

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Black Folks, Stop Chasing White Integration. It’s Not the Surest Path to Black Student Achievement

May 17, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
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We, as a nation, are chasing the wrong things. From Boston to Birmingham, we have seen the ferocious and virulent reaction of white people to the thought of integration. From throwing bricks at school buses full of black kids...

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Public Schools Have Always Been Separate And Unequal. Today They’re Funded to Stay That Way

April 1, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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Students around the country are taught about America’s glorious victory in Brown v. Board of Education, the seminal moment that undid Plessy v. Ferguson’s separate but equal racial segregation. Desegregation is touted as a...

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Trump Wants to Build A Wall. So Do Philadelphia’s Suburban School Districts

March 6, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Affluent people love their walls. They’re willing to spend tons of money to create a barrier between them and people who “look different.” The current administration’s push to build a border wall didn’t come out of...

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When It Comes to Schools, Do Black Leaders Walk It Like They Talk It?

January 26, 2019
by Citizen Stewart
6 min read
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When it comes to school choice we should follow what our leaders do more than what they say. This past week represented both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s day of celebration, and the beginning of...

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