Guest Blogger
Manhood Development Program Instructor at West Oakland Middle School
Oakland, California
Bankh Akintunde is a native of Oakland and the Manhood Development program instructor at West Oakland Middle School.
Imagine walking into a school every day and being taught by someone who looks like you. Imagine that person shares your upbringing, the music you listen to, or simply represents a living roadmap to the future—a walking embodiment of success.…
Wednesday started out like any other; I left my house at 7:00 am to drive to my school campus, where I teach bilingual early childhood…
Shareefah Mason of TeachPlus and Sharif El-Mekki of the Center For Black Educator Development (CBED) believe that schools can only recruit and retain Black teachers…
I recently wrote a post urging us, as an educator community, to prioritize the health and safety of our students and fellow teaching colleagues as…
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