Black Educator Episodes

Our Guest, Sharif El-Mekki , is founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development in Philadelphia, PA. Sharif explains the mission of the center to rebuild theBlack educator pipeline. He stresses the importance of attending to the social-political context of the profession. Three pillars undergird the center’s work steeped in community to build while leading. The pillars arepolicy and advocacy, professional learning, and pathways for entry into the profession. With much national atten...