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Clara Luper, Black Educator Hall of Fame

February 14, 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, There Isn’t A Flaw In The System, These Injustices Are The System. How Will You Respond?

June 9, 2020
by Kelisa Wing
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I am finding it difficult to get through most days without crying, without feeling like water is rising above my head, without feeling a great sense of despair. I feel a heaviness in my chest. Watching 400 years of abuse...

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Admit It…You Have Amy Coopers In Your Schools.

June 5, 2020
by Rann Miller
6 min read
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Last week, I watched American cities burn: Minneapolis, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and Philadelphia.  And while the murder of George Floyd was the catalyst, Amy Cooper played a role.  It’s easy to...

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Every Month is Black History Month. February Is Just the Blackest!

February 8, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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“History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history. If we pretend otherwise, we literally are criminals.” -James Baldwin The Eagles have celebrated their first national...

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Here’s How Our Students Know It’s Time to Tear That Statue Down

September 6, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Last week I attended a rally to call for the city to tear down the statue of Philly’s former white supremacist police chief and mayor, Frank Rizzo. The statue is a worthy target. Rizzo was an avowed and violent white...

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Working for Educational Justice Is a Lifestyle

April 21, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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One of many Brittany Packnett’s tweets has stuck with me and brought up all types of memories of my childhood. Leadership is consistent: the arc of the moral universe does bend toward justice, but it's long. We have to...

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