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Cops In Schools Are Dangerous to Black Children

October 3, 2020
by Rann Miller
6 min read
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Earlier this year, Dr. Tamar Klaiman, member of the Abington Board of School Directors, came under fire for saying the following: We know that the Black and Brown students are much more likely to be shot by the officer...

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Hiring? Use an Anti-Racist Lens!

October 2, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
7 min read
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As a principal of three neighborhood schools serving majority Black students, I was always in talent acquisition mode. More on point, I was always in talent acquisition and cultivation mode, since the best recruitment strategy is...

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Black Parents: Vanguards of Black Student Advocacy

September 22, 2020
by Rann Miller
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Contrary to the stereotypes, education continues to be a value of the highest priority in the Black community; dating back to the underground schools in the Antebellum South where Black people, at the risk of losing limbs and...

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“Unintended” Messaging About Black (Male) Teachers

September 21, 2020
by Rann Miller
6 min read
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Teachers who establish meaningful relationships with their students should be celebrated and modeled after. However, social media has a way of turning any narrative on its head; making teachers overnight sensations for sharing...

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27 Mistakes White Teachers of Black Students Make and How to Fix Them

June 30, 2020
by Jay Wamsted
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Dr. Jay Wamsted was on Citizen Education with Chris Stewart and discussed white racism in schools – particularly schools serving Black and Brown children. He also discussed his blog below. A few years back, I was in...

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Gianna Was Right, Her Daddy Changed the World

June 26, 2020
by Kelisa Wing
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Four weeks ago, a Black man was lynched. In 2020.  I remind myself of that fact each day so that I do not forget what we saw, what happened—that we witnessed a man take his last breath. In the days following, we watched...

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When “Progressive” White People Perfect Progressive Racism And Call It “Allyship”

June 16, 2020
by Citizen Stewart
3 min read
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Good people, it looks like the smoke rising from Minneapolis has inspired so many “allies” to ask: “what can we do to help.” And, as a matter of solidarity, folks have focused intently on defunding or reforming or lightly...

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Teaching Black Children (Well) Is A Revolutionary Act

April 30, 2020
by Robertson Center
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Late this winter, just before the world turned upside down, we sat down with two people we admire. Sharif El-Mekki, 26-year veteran educator, founded the Center for Black Educator Development. Mario Shaw, newer to the game but...

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White Teachers, Here’s How You Can Successfully Partner With Black Families

September 7, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
7 min read
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The show was going really well. We were in Pittsburgh, taping a live 8 Black Hands podcast episode at the State of Black Learning Conference, and we were just wrapping up the Q&A. Then, a White woman stood up and...

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Don’t Act Like You “Care” About School Reform, But Ignore the Life and Death Issues Black People in America Face

February 10, 2019
by Citizen Stewart
4 min read
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In recent months, notable people within school reform circles have locked horns over a trifling question: Does the inclusion of social justice activists, people derided as “warriors,” in education reform threaten the...

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