Link to original file here. About the author: Abdel Shakur is an 11 year High School English Teacher at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois.
Category: Black Teacher Voices
Agents of Hope For The Next Generation
Wow, so it’s a time to be a teacher. It’s also a time to be Black right now. Then it’s especially a time to be a Black teacher. A lot of us Black teachers go into education with a passion and will so strong – a determination to ensure that the students we serve, Black, […]
Broken Crayons Still Color
Black educator Tyo Gill reflects on the necessity of empowering all students and his belief that every child has the potential to excel and the right to do so without having their spirit broken.