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PBS Development, LLC is a business dedicated to social entrepreneurial projects that will empower, liberate and transform disadvantaged communities. We currently have our hands on two: 1) Coalition for Black Female Educators and 2) The Empowerment Network. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn or visit our webpage @ www.pbsdevelopment.com. While we were legally formed in 2007, […]

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Question: What actually are “respectful” or “acceptable” ways that students can express their individuality as well their sense of group identification? Such a question is grounded in the notion of “the politics of respectability” which has been often used by several highly respected scholars that I follow. I am interested in this phrase partially because […]

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“It’s been about (three) years since the Preparatory School for Global Leadership closed its doors in Milwaukee. The school was started by teacher and school administrator Angela Dye with the goal of implementing a progressive vision and model for educating urban youth. But along the way, Dye found many challenges blocking her path. And while […]

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I forgot to give a shout out to the House of Peace .   Earlier this month, I was invited to speak to their clients about Individual and Community Empowerment! Once there, I found out that 75% of the participants were also parents and they wanted me to speak about being parent instruments of change. Boy, […]

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Recently on Linkedin, we posted the following: “Looking for Charter School Practitioners Who Have Opinions About the Politics of Urban Education and School Reform.” Without disclosing names, we generated the interest of a small group of people who are passionate about and experienced with urban education!  And, this is what we said to them: “Whether […]

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