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Decolonize Yourself First: Kwame Sarfo-Mensah on Raising Black Sons and Relearning Identity belonging in schools black male educator educators identity identity talk 4 educators kwame sarfo mensah Jul 16, 2025

It’s early. Your inbox is already buzzing. The hallway’s about to fill with young people carrying more than their backpacks.

  And then you hear this in your earbuds:

“We won’t overcome these system...

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Am I Brave Enough? belonging braving educators leadership sel Jun 28, 2025

In this opening episode of Brave Voices in Education, I don’t interview anyone. I sit with myself. And maybe with you too. I ask the question I’ve been circling for months:

What does it really mean t...

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Craig Aarons-Martin

Craig Aarons-Martin

Craig Aarons-Martin is the founder and CEO of CCM Education Group, a leading education consulting agency and progressive think tank committed to co-creating solutions in leadership, cultures of belonging, change management, and equity. With a mission rooted in transformation and justice, Craig’s work extends beyond pre-K–12 education into corporate and organizational spaces, helping partners embed inclusion and belonging into the heart of their culture.

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