Abdel ShakurEpisode 6: Ross Gay, Nandi Comer, and Playing Games With StudentsThis episode is all about making space for joy in a classroom by playing games and gathering to cultivate imagination. I tell a story about…1 min read·Oct 23, 2021----
Abdel ShakurEpisode 5: Ross Gay, Visionary Elbows, and The Amazing Aunt ButterThis episode is all about the Black teachers, in school, on the court, at home, who make space for us to become our most complete selves. I…1 min read·Aug 13, 2021----
Abdel ShakurBlack Teacher Matters Episode 4You can’t play your position if you don’t know the game, and that’s why chess is just one of the legacies that was passed down to me and I…1 min read·Aug 4, 2021----
Abdel ShakurBlack Teacher Matters Episode 3: Crystal Wilkinson, Making Space, and The Innocence of Black GirlsIn this episode of Black Teacher Matters, I tell a story about contending with my own Whiteness to make space for a Black girl in my…1 min read·Jan 11, 2021----
Abdel ShakurAlexs Pate, Innocence, and Getting to the GoodWay back in my first year of teaching in 2008, I was having standoffs over handshakes, Barack Obama was just the president-elect, and I…1 min read·Dec 18, 2020----
Abdel ShakurBlack Teacher MattersHave you been lucky enough to have a Black teacher be a part of your education? Looking back on my schooling, I was struck by how many…1 min read·Nov 30, 2020----
Abdel ShakurMarching for Justice, Keeping Daddy Out of JailLeaving the house sometimes, I imagine what it would be like if I never came back. What if the run of good luck that has kept me from the…10 min read·Aug 12, 2016----
