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#FreedomFriday: Paul Robeson, Black Icons & Institutions

Sharif El-Mekki, President and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development took over hosting duties for today's powerful episode of Freedom Friday, with Chris "Citizen" Stewart out the week....

#FreedomFriday: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop (ft. Gabe Bryant)

Gabe Bryant, a.k.a. Gabriel Prosser, is a Philly-based educator, activist, and emcee originally from Brooklyn, NY. He joined Freedom Friday to help our CEO, Chris "Citizen" Stewart and Sharif...

#FreedomFriday: Defending Education From Extremist Attacks (Ft. Heather Harding)

Heather Harding, Ed.D., Executive Director of the Campaign for Our Shared Future, joined Chris and Sharif to talk about COSF's "Educator Defense Fund," a central rapid-response resource of support...

#FreedomFriday: Black History and Resistance Stories Every Kid Should Know (ft. Rann Miller)

Rann Miller, freelance writer, former teacher, and author of 'Resistance Stories from Black History for Kids' joined Freedom Friday to help shed light on the value of Black history and resistance...

Freedom Friday: What's Possible for Black Children (ft. Dr. William Hayes)

Black Excellence in Education Dr. William Hayes, CEO of Boys' Latin of Philadelphia, joined the most recent episode of Freedom Friday. Boys Latin follows a college-preparatory model for educating...

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Freedom Friday: How Do We Support Youth Activism?

Freedom Friday - On Youth Activism This week on the Freedom Friday live stream, Chris and Sharif discussed the youth activism we are witnessing play out in Nashville, Tennessee following yet another...