Prof. Jamel Adkins-Sharif, the chapter author of the book,
Black and Brown Leadership and the Promotion of Change in an Era of Social Unrest (ISBN: 9781799872351) had a conversation about the black male experience in urban school leadership, and specifically Jamel’s experience as a school leader with Dr. Karla Manning. They discussesed the struggles and possibilities of teaching 7th/8th grade children labeled as mentally challenged. In this podcast, they also talked about what it means to decolonize one's curriculum and teaching practices.
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Dr. Jamel Adkins-Sharif is a professor of education leadership, and currently serves as Director of Boston & Leadership Coaching at Eskolta School Research and Design. Jamel holds an EdD in Urban Education Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. Using critical and decolonial lenses, his research explores race, justice -oriented leadership, and coloniality in schools. Dr. Adkins-Sharif was founding principal of both an elementary charter and district middle school in Massachusetts. Additionally, Jamel had a successful career as a special education teacher of mathematics and history in New York City.
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