
Sharif El-Mekki
@selmekki
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BPP Cub. Activist. Educator. Student of #NidhamuSasa, Overbrook HS & Qom, Iran. 1/3 of #FreedomFriday Founded: @fellowshipbmec @CenterBlackEd @Phillys7thWard
West Philly & its suburbs
Joined April 2011
Life Fell Apart For Me. It Won't For Them.
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Career and technical education transforms decay into opportunity, giving students the skills, confidence, and futures they deserve.
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"Keeping Your Eyes On the Prize" - a presentation that applies to ALL educators; at @charteralliance conference- perhaps best speech I ever gave @citizenstewart @LifeofKhalique @debbieveney @selmekki
https://t.co/B6YkEDayn2
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Political violence is as American as apple pie. @selmekki @citizenstewart @Teacherishx #FreedomFriday
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đš ATTN. New Jersey: MIKIE SHERRILL⊠- Refuses to commit that she wonât raise New Jerseyâs sales tax. - Her plan will âcost you an arm and a leg, but if youâre a good person, YOUâLL DO IT.â As Governor, Mikie Sherrill will make YOU PAY! Vote AGAINST her on 11/4.
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Ever heard of #WhiteSavagery? @Teacherishx of @selmekkiâs mom naming it plain and raw is the kind of clarity that cuts through the fog: what weâre seeing right now isnât power, itâs violence dressed up in policy, tradition, and false authority.
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Why is the right so angry? They control the entire government and theyâre still miserable f*cks. Joy Reid nailed it.
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Belonging is powerful. đĄ From greeting students at the door to giving them meaningful roles, small actions can transform classroom culture. Read Five Simple Ways to Say âYou Belongâ: https://t.co/bLF4IXiXZc
#Belonging #SEL #SchoolCulture
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The great Ancestor speaks â„ïžđ€đ
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In 1946 WWII veteran Maceo Snipes was shot in his back by the KKK the day after he became the first Black person to cast a vote in Taylor County, Georgia. After he was shot, Mr. Snipes walked three miles to the hospital with his mother. For six hours doctors left him waiting
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The beauty of Africa the mainstream media wonât show you. đȘđč
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!! @citizenstewart ainât never sugarcoating, and today heâs cracking open the root of it all: Toxic Whiteness.
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If Charlie Kirk Was an Advocate for Free Speech, Why Am I on His Watchlist?
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Since his death, Kirk has been hailed as an exemplar of free speech. The watchlist his organization created was designed to intimidate professors into silence.
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Last call to join @CenterBlackEd in Philly (11/20/25â11/22/25) for our 8th annual Black Men in Education Convening #BMEC2025. https://t.co/YYBwyGfDjC
@blackmenheal @BTN_community @blacked_com @BlackTeacherCO1 @BlackMenTch @BlackMenAtPenn @BlackMenTch @BlackEducators
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Remember when Trump took out a newspaper ad calling for 5 Black men to be lynched & then someone else confessed & DNA confirmed it but MAGAworld created a conspiracy theory that the Black guys were still guilty & shouldâve been lynched? We need to stop this incendiary rhetoric
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Study Confirms: White Educators Harming Black Girls With Biased Discipline
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A federal report reveals the impact of systemic bias on Black girls in schools, highlighting the urgent need for equitable treatment and protection.
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Trump administration to alter Independence Park exhibit that describes slavery under George Washington, reports say https://t.co/nCxSPOdESH via @phillyinquirer
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Thirteen items across six displays â all pertaining to slavery â at the Presidentâs House were flagged by park staff for the Trump administrationâs review this summer.
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!! @citizenstewart & @selmekki reminded us: anti-Blackness has no shade. You can be Black and still carry contempt, still teach from a lens warped by bias, privilege, or disconnection from the community you serve.
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Despite relying on SEPTA to get kids to school, one Philly charter has boosted attendance. Hereâs how they did it. https://t.co/XsfDTLDqdU via @phillyinquirer
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âWe canât control SEPTA, we canât control what the city is doing, but we can make this a space that kids absolutely just want to get to,â said William Hayes, Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CEO.
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