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Sharing thoughts about educational justice in Philly/beyond. Learning. Contributing. Serving. Fighting. Because they're worth it.
Sharing thoughts about educational justice in Philly/beyond. Learning. Contributing. Serving. Fighting. Because they're worth it.
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ICYMI: Our founder @selmekki and the #FreedomFriday crew talked about the state of Black education with @RepBowman.
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www.youtube.com An UNPOLISHED Conversation on Black Education (Ft. Dr. Jamaal Bowman) Dr. Jamal Bowman shares his inspiring journey from growing up in th... A viral article by Nikole Hannah-Jones has social media piling on, looking for someone to blame. @selmekki makes it clear that the system is what needs to be addressed.
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When one of his students asked how productive it is to go “actively looking for oppression,” it sparked some thoughts for @Teacherishx phillys7thward.org/2026/10/are-we…
phillys7thward.org Are We Looking for Oppression Where There Is None? - Philly's 7th Ward One of my students recently wrote something in a weekly reading reflection that has stayed with me. We had been reading Gholdy Muhammad’s work on criticality, particularly her questions about how... "Being woke means being alert to racial transgressions. The opposite is being asleep at the helm — steering our children’s futures with our eyes closed to the conditions our people actually live in." @selmekki phillys7thward.org/2026/09/stay-w…
phillys7thward.org Stay Woke and Watch Your Back - Philly's 7th Ward My Aunt Maryam never let us leave her presence without the same farewell: “Stay woke and watch your back. Ma’a Salaamah.” She was our matriarch. She introduced my Mama to Islam and to Malcolm before...