#52 - Sharif El-Mekki, Center for Black Educator Development

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GIVEAWAY - send us a message and let us know your favorite thing about the Square Pizza Pod. We are giving away SchermCo swag to the first three people that send us a note!Welcome back to the Square Pizza Podcast. Today we're talking to Sharif El-Mekki, Founder and CEO of The Center for Black Educator Development.In this episode, Sharif shares about:How his upbringing shaped him (spoiler his parents were both members of the Black Panther Party)The origin story of The 8 Black Hands podcast, a podcast he cohostsHis work at The Center for Black Educator DevelopmentEnjoy this episode!Support the show

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GIVEAWAY - send us a message and let us know your favorite thing about the Square Pizza Pod. We are giving away SchermCo swag to the first three people that send us a note! Welcome back to the Square Pizza Podcast. Today we're talking to Sharif El-Mekki, Founder and CEO of The Center for Black Educator Development. In this episode, Sharif shares about: How his upbringing shaped him (spoiler his parents were both members of the Black Panther Party)The origin story of The 8 Black Hands podcast,...

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