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high school history instructor named nation's Teacher of the Year
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Pennsylvania high school history instructor named nation's Teacher of the Year
A high school history teacher in Pennsylvania who helps students look inward to find their strengths and outward to find community has been named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.
https://apnews.com/article/national-teacher-of-year-2026-6b79e9a922be1fb9e4b4ff5afba18ab8?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Pennsylvania
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Rebuilding the Black Teacher Pipeline, for the Benefit of All Students
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Rebuilding the Black Teacher Pipeline, for the Benefit of All Students
Polly: Summer program gives African-American college and high school students real classroom experience at 4 Philadelphia schools and online.
https://www.the74million.org/article/rebuilding-the-black-teacher-pipeline-for-the-benefit-of-all-students/
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As Trump attacks DEI, college diversity officers from across the country gather in Philly to find a path forward
While Trump declared his administration āended DEIā during his recent State of the Union address, the president of the association begged to differ. "What's happening is the work is being reshaped."
https://www.inquirer.com/education/national-dei-officers-college-conference-trump-penn-20260326.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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A victory for academic freedom. This month, the U.S. Department of Ed's Feb 2025 "Dear Colleague" directive was permanently struck down. CBED Founder & CEO
@selmekki.bsky.social
shares what this means:
https://thecenterblacked.org/sharif-el-mekki-on-dei-ruling-academic-freedom/
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How to have a Perfect Philly Day, according to The Colored Girls Museum founder Vashti DuBois
The Brooklyn-native's perfect day begins with Aretha Franklin and black coffee, courses through Philly's art galleries and thrift shops, and ends with dessert and levitating.
https://www.inquirer.com/arts/colored-girls-museum-vashti-dubois-say-it-loud-20260328.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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Big Tech says the quiet part out loud. They want you to be stupid. | Will Bunch
Silicon Valley guru Alex Karp says the rise of AI will disadvantage women who vote Democratic. Thatās what theyāre going for.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/alex-karp-palantir-ai-higher-education-20260315.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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This Haverford teacher didnāt have Black role models in school. Now heās a finalist for National Teacher of the Year.
Leon Smith has taught at Haverford High School for 25 years and wants to help encourage more young people ā especially Black men ā to become teachers.
https://www.inquirer.com/education/haverford-high-school-teacher-leon-smith-teacher-of-the-year-20260310.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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On Tuesday, Google apologized for sending a push alert that included the N-word. Completely spelled out. Hard āerā and all. The tech giant says its BAFTA notification was just a system error. For Black people, that distinction doesnāt erase the harm.
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If It Wasnāt AI, Who Put the N-Word in Googleās Push Alert?
The tech giant says its BAFTA notification was just a system error.
https://wordinblack.com/2026/02/google-n-word-push-notification/
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Our Children Are Not Your Problem Statement
The school choice movement I want is rooted in success and excellence.
https://open.substack.com/pub/freedomtochooseschools/p/our-children-are-not-your-problem?r=rseps
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.ās āI Have a Dream Speechā wouldnāt be the same without a ābad dudeā from North Philly
Lawyer and King's speechwriter Clarence B. Jones is a Philadelphian who is now the subject of Steph Curry's directorial debut coming soon to Netflix.
https://www.inquirer.com/arts/clarence-b-jones-baddest-speechwriter-steph-curry-20260223.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American | Will Bunch
An internal Department of Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-detention-centers-georgia-dhs-noem-trump-20260222.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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3 months ago
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"Once we ensure that students can read, we need to make sure students accidentally or intentionally fall in love with reading." Teach Plus MA Policy Fellow Caroline Lovett shares how school librarians and staff can get students to become lifelong readers:
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School librarians help children learn to love reading | opinion
The state House of Representatives recently passed education bills that seek to improve reading outcomes among elementary school students.
https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/opinion/columns/2026/01/31/school-librarians-are-key-to-moving-the-literacy-needle-opinion-framingham-ma/88375983007/
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For to be free is not merely to cast off oneās chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.āNelson Mandela Pic of the day
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A new streaming series tells the story of America through the lens of Philadelphia
Mixing modern footage with historical recreation and more than 600 on-camera interviews, the series powerfully explores the history of America through the story of its birthplace.
https://www.inquirer.com/history/in-pursuit-philadelphia-history-streaming-20260220.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
3 months ago
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Trump officials used AI to distort a photo of an anti-ICE activist. Thatās not OK. | Jenice Armstrong
Nekima Levy Armstrong wasn't crying when she was detained by ICE agents ā but an AI meme posted by the White House made it look like she was. We can't keep normalizing this corrosive behavior.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/nekima-levy-armstrong-minnesota-protest-ai-manipulated-image-20260220.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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Dozens more drug, gun cases tied to cops who defenders say āliedā are thrown out. Some sent people to prison for years.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are reviewing nearly 1,000 cases built on the testimony of three narcotics officers who officials say repeatedly gave false statements.
https://www.inquirer.com/crime/drug-convictions-dismissed-police-misconduct-20260218.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
3 months ago
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3 months ago
SUMMER OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS: Applications are open for Summer 2026
#FreedomSchoolsLiteracyAcademy
! You can get paid to support literacy, build leadership skills, and explore teaching in Philly. Apply now: https://thecenterblacked.org/fsla-home/high-school-students/
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Back To The Bird
I Asked Elon's Robot How to Save Twitter From Itself
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We were never wretched
A few notes from the Blackprint 20, a family gathering in defense of the Black mind.
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African American personal faith and organized traditions have had historic impact | Opinion
The history of faith in the African American community is not only about individual faith but also serves as a counter to the racism of religious communities in America.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/african-american-religion-faith-traditions-countering-racism-20260205.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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Democracy, engineered in the Black Metropolis | Opinion
From its earliest days, Black Philadelphia nurtured and exemplified the democratic ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence, while being denied the rights it ostensibly guaranteed.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/black-history-civic-life-early-america-philadelphia-20260206.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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Black media: Our voice is our most potent weapon and our most sacred sanctuary | Opinion
Our ancestors didnāt just dream of a free press ā they built one. We will continue using all of our platforms to center our history, culture, and community.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/black-history-media-freedoms-journal-ida-wells-philadelphia-tribune-20260203.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
3 months ago
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The fraught politics behind the creation of Black History Month | Solomon Jones
By promoting the teaching of Black history, the scholar Carter G. Woodson sought to counter prevailing educational narratives that ignored the role of racism and wove a tapestry of whiteness.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/carter-woodson-black-history-month-politics-20260202.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
3 months ago
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Will the Philadelphia Police Department ever be free of scandal? | Editorial
A string of scandals is not the case of a few bad apples, as the police often like to claim. It points to a systemic problem that has undermined the department for decades.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/police-department-scandal-drug-cases-defenders-association-20251219.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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A not-ātoned downā Trump regime prepares for ethnic cleansing in Ohio
A plan for immigration raids this week on thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio shows that nothing has changed.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-ice-haitians-springfield-ohio-20260201.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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Slavery was central to the presidency, and the Presidentās House. | Opinion
George Washington's home in Philadelphia stood on hallowed ground where the ideals of liberty were articulated alongside the daily practice of human bondage.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/presidents-house-enslaved-people-memorial-historical-amnesia-20260129.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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āStand up, fight back, and resistā: Activist who helped shape Presidentās House rallies new fight after the site was dismantled
Michael Coard, an attorney and founding member of Avenging the Ancestors Coalition (ATAC), pledged to restore the slavery memorial at the President's House site.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/presidents-house-activist-will-fight-to-save-site-trump-removal-slavery-exhibits-20260124.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
3 months ago
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The slavery exhibits at the Presidentās House have been removed following Trump administration push
President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that āinappropriately disparageā the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/presidents-house-independence-park-exhibits-removed-20260122.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to Philly students in 1967. These men say it influenced the rest of their lives.
Childs Elementary will show the almost 60-year-old speech in the auditorium where King once spoke on Monday, followed by a day of service projects.
https://www.inquirer.com/education/mlk-day-philadelphia-childs-elementary-1967-speech-20260118.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
Colvin was arrested in 1955, months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/colvi-rosa-parks-segregation-civil-rights-obituary-20260113.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
4 months ago
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#BMEC2025
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Our Power to Teach
I'm Heading to Philly for BMEC 2025. Why This Gathering Matters More Than Ever
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed the CROWN Act, protecting public school students from discrimination based on hair type, texture and protective styles like braids, twists, and locs. Thank you to all lawmakers who supported this critical legislation!
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Polls Show Parents Are Voting for Their Kidsā Education, Not Political Parties
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Polls Show Parents Are Voting for Their Kidsā Education, Not Political Parties
Veney & Artis-Wright: Families are frustrated with schools and ready to act. Politicians who follow their lead will find support at the ballot box.
https://www.the74million.org/article/polls-show-parents-are-voting-for-their-kids-education-not-political-parties/
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A new project has turned ādry numbersā into a āvivid picture of Black lifeā in 1840s Philly
1838 Black Metropolis and Swarthmore College have partnered to compare two censuses taken of Philly's free Black community in the mid-19th century.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/1838-black-metropolis-swarthmore-1847-census-20251028.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
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7 months ago
School districts that collectively enroll roughly 1 in 7 of the nationās K-12 public school students will begin going without routine federal payments in the coming days as the government shutdown drags on.
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Many Districts Will Lose Federal Funds Until the Shutdown Ends
And if federal layoffs go through, the Ed. Dept. would lack staff to send out the funds afterward, too.
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/many-districts-will-lose-federal-funds-until-the-shutdown-ends/2025/10
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Ep 7 | How We End the Proficiency Illusion | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
A decade of the same results means the education system is functioning exactly as designed. The only way to end the proficiency illusion is to build an Agency Movementāone student, one family, one cla...
https://rss.com/podcasts/color-commentary/2270856/
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8 months ago
Read Will Bunch's Opinion piece in today's paper. Spot on
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Here's an excerpt -- read the column during the commercials and tell me what you think
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It was weirdly fitting that the Charlie Kirk murder blended into the 9/11 anniversary as once again Americans were told to āwatch what they sayā The hypocritical censorship around a āfree speech hero.ā My new column
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Americans told to watch what we say about āfree speech iconā Charlie Kirk
Professors, teachers, journalists and others get canceled for what they said about right-wing free speech advocate Charlie Kirk.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/censorship-charlie-kirk-assassination-20250914.html
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A totally serious commitment and not at all extended in only one direction.
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9 months ago
I did not follow
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story abouty familyās night of chaos.
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Yes, bears can invade your Pennsylvania campsite. Ask me how I know.
To stay safe from bears, there are several common-sense guidelines. I did not follow them.
https://www.inquirer.com/life/outdoors/bear-safety-camping-food-20250810.html
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At Times Like These, My Advice: Take a Hike!
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Opinion | At Times Like These, My Advice: Take a Hike!
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SiriusXM Urban View
10 months ago
The
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show welcomes CEO of the Center for Black Educator DevelopmentĀ : Sharif El-Mekki!
www.weneedblackteachers.org
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We Need Black Teachers - CBED Website
BLACK TEACHERS FIGHT RACISM THROUGH EDUCATION. The number of Black teachers in the U.S. public school system needs to grow by 280,000 to be proportionate to the number of Black public school students.
https://www.weneedblackteachers.org
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10 months ago
āBurn Down Masterās Houseā Pre-Order Link:
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Burn Down Master's House: A Novel|Hardcover
Inspired by true, long-buried stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back, a searing portrayal of resistance for readers of Colson Whitehead, Jesmyn Ward, and Percival Everett, from Clay Cane, ...
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11 months ago
Go to Knarrative and sign up to get access to Knubia!
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Home to the largest Africana studies class in the world.
Home to the largest Africana studies class in the world.
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