Abdul Wright

Abdul Wright is an Assistant Principal at a middle school in North Minneapolis. Prior to his current role, he taught Language Arts for ten years, and served a term as the Board Chair of Mastery Charter School in North Minneaoplis. Mr. Wright earned his Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts and Literature from Concordia University (2011), and later graduated from Hamline University with a Master’s degree in Education (2016). Mr. Wright received the Minneapolis PeaceMaker award from the City of Minneapolis (2015), along with the ‘You’ve Made a Difference’ award from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (2015 and 2016). He completed an African American Leadership program (2016) and was the recipient of the 2016 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award, where he was recognized as the first black male to receive the honor, the youngest, and the first teacher from a charter school. Mr. Wright was also identified as a Minnesota African American Heritage Award Honoree in 2018