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The Police Were Called On These Black Educators. Why? Because They Are Black.

June 28, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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My friends, Ismael and Ashley Jimenez, describe an haunting encounter they had while #ParentingWhileBlack at a movie theater a few days ago. The police were called on them in order to harass and intimidate them. Meanwhile, what...

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I’ve Known Gun Violence

March 16, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I’ve known gun violence. Intimately. An in-law was gunned down at his front door by police responding to a “Black burglar.” He was fortunate to live. In college, my roommates were threatened by shotgun-toting White...

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If You Are An Educator, What Is Your “Why”?

February 3, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Everyone has a “why.” It informs their motivations, their purpose, their drive and commitments. When you work on behalf of children and in service of communities, your “why” is crucial. As in why did you...

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Every Day Black and Brown Students Start Their Days Like They Are Criminals

May 14, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Look, No One Wants a Weapon in Their School, But We’re Treating Our Students of Color Like Criminals Adam Stumacher recently wrote an article sharing the seething cauldron of conflicts that many schools represent. He bemoaned...

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An Open Letter From a Principal to the Police

September 15, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
6 min read
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Dear Police Officers, In case you haven’t taken the time to notice, our students are amazing. Not a little amazing either. Very amazing. They are awesome! I wanted to tell you that, but I am also writing out of some deep and...

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Are Educators Liberators or Overseers?

July 8, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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More Black and Brown men have been lynched by the state. It is the American way. And, too many educators look away from and are silent about the carnage. Whether lynchings occur on the trees that led to “Strange Fruit” (sung...

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