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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.…
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This teacher said a thing and I thought all hell would break loose. It happened last week when my 8 Black Hands crew recorded a…
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