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Teacher, Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men
Detroit, Michigan
Quan Neloms is a teacher in Detroit. Seven years ago, he started Lyricist Society, a program that engages young people by using hip-hop in the classroom at Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men in Detroit.
I began teaching at 22. Back in my hometown of Detroit and fresh out of college, I thought I had all the answers.…
Many young people see belonging as a quest to fit in, but it’s so much deeper than that. Belonging means accepting, celebrating, and including our…
Erika Asikoye is the Director of the Freedom School Literacy Academy (FSLA) at The Center for Black Educator Development in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The FSLA, for…
Last week, I had a consulting call with a potential client (a white teacher), who teaches in a predominantly white school/neighborhood and wants to engage…
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