Philly – Melanoid Nation Foundation https://www.melanoidnation.org Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:37:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 ‘Black to School: Here’s a List of Several Reputable African-Centered Schools in the U.S. https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-to-school-heres-a-list-of-several-reputable-african-centered-schools-in-the-u-s/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-to-school-heres-a-list-of-several-reputable-african-centered-schools-in-the-u-s/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 05:54:50 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=2477 Across the country, children everywhere are seeing their summer vacations ending, only to have them return to school for another year of education. In the case of Melanoid children, many of them are denied the opportunities to access a respectful education that will enable them to become well-rounded and competitive adults in the “real world” (after high school). Listed below are several educational institutions that teach an African-Centered curriculum, which is extremely critical for our children to have as it builds a strong cultural foundation for themselves in addition to them receiving the conventional worldly education/skills as well.

1. Marcus Garvey School (Los Angeles)

School Type: Co-ed & Pre-K/Elementary Private School

Head of School: Dr. Anyim C. Palmer

Website: http://mgsla.org/

2. NationHouse (Washington, D.C.)

School Type: Grade School

Head of School: Kwame Agyei Akoto

Website: http://www.nationhouse.org/

3. Timbuktu Academy (Detroit)

School Type: K-8

Head of School: Cha-Rhonda Edgerson

Website: http://www.timbuktuacademy.org/

4. Sankofa Academy (Houston)

School Type: Grade School

Head of School: Toni Imani Fisher

Website: http://sisterhoodcreations.com/sankofa_academy

5. Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools/Barbara A. Sizemore/DuSable Leadership Academy (Chicago)

School Type(s): K-12

Head of School: Frank Davis

Website: http://www.bsics.org/

6. Freedom Home Academy

School Type: Private Home School (Based in Chicago)

Head of School: Marcus Kline

Website: http://www.fhaintl.org/index.php

7. Little Sun People (Brooklyn)

School Type: Preschool

Head of School: Fela Barclift

Website: http://www.littlesunpeople.com/

8. ILE OMODE SCHOOL (Oakland)

School Type: Pre K-8

Head of School: Jahi Awakoaiye

Website: http://www.ileomode.org/draft1/index.htm

9. Imhotep Institute Charter High School (Philadelphia)

School Type: High School

Website: http://imhotepcharter.org/website/

 10. Kamali Academy (New Orleans)

School Type: K-12

Head of School: Dr. Samori Camara

B. Clark

]]> https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-to-school-heres-a-list-of-several-reputable-african-centered-schools-in-the-u-s/feed/ 382 Black Father Treated With Excessive Force While Holding His Infant Daughter https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-father-treated-with-excessive-force-while-holding-his-infant-daughter/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-father-treated-with-excessive-force-while-holding-his-infant-daughter/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2015 17:58:35 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=2090 PHILADELPHIA (PA) — Ellis Smith, a 20-year-old Melanoid man who was a passenger on a SEPTA train, was arrested by cops because he allegedly refused to pay the boarding fee. In the following video, there appears to be excessive force applied to Mr. Smith, who was attempting to shield his infant daughter from the force applied upon him by the officers.

The fee, which is $2.25, is actually waived as it applies to children under 4 years of age. In the following video, you can see Mr. Smith being placed in a chokehold by one of the officers on the train.

 

“We don’t teach people to grab persons by the throat,” says Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Police Chief Thomas Nestel in a statement issued in response to  the incident.

by B. Clark

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