Sharif El-Mekki
Blogger
CEO, Center for Black Educator Development
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Featured Blog: Philly's 7th Ward
RECENT POSTS
Posted Aug. 23, 2019
White Teacher, Here’s How You Can Successfully Partner With Black Families
The show was going really well. We were in Pittsburgh, taping a live 8 Black Hands podcast episode at the…
Posted June 19, 2019
Just Like Emancipation, Quality Schools Are Being Delayed and Denied to Black Students
“Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” While many Americans are waiting with…
Posted June 14, 2019
High School Graduate Tatiana Amaya on Raising Student Voice and Claiming a Seat at the Table
Often, you hear about leaders, far earlier than you meet them. Sitting in a café near the school where I…
Posted June 13, 2019
Student Noor Bowman on Evening Out the Playing Field and Telling the Whole Story
A couple of years ago, Noor, a young high school student who was interning at a local radio station, reached…
Posted May 17, 2019
When It Comes to Charter Schools, Bernie Sanders Needs to Learn From Black Families
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he would use his power and platform to temporarily ban Black families from exercising the…
Posted May 3, 2019
Nina Wallace Dishes on What It’s Like to Attend Howard and the Lack of Representation of Women of Color in STEM
You aren’t always able to choose family, but even if I were able, I would have still chosen my cousins.…
Posted Apr. 5, 2019
Even as a Student, Maye-gan Brown Has Something to Teach Us About Justice
There is no honor in the world like being a teacher. And in a school, every single person can play…
Posted Feb. 14, 2019
Black Lives Matter in Schools This Month and Every Damn Month
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, I had the honor of speaking at the Black Lives Matter in Schools Week of…
Posted Jan. 29, 2019
His Mom Lied About Their Address So He Could Go to a Good School. Now He’s a Rhodes Scholar.
Hazim Hardeman is a Rhodes Scholar. In fact, he is Temple University’s first student to be bestowed this honor. The…
Posted Jan. 11, 2019
If You Think Excellence Can’t Exist in All-Black Schools, You’re Tripping
As a child, youth, and adult, I have had the absolute pleasure of being surrounded by Mamas and Babas who…
