Shaka’s Substack
Shaka MitchellI write most often about education and less often about religion, civil discourse, music, and culture.
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The Real Story Behind a 97 year-old Classic Song
When I recently asked Manuel Cuevas, who is 93 years old, to pick a song from his teenage years, he grinned and told me that the song came out "a few years before you were even born. Or conceived." Then he named it: "Bésame Mucho.”
"Bé...
The Money Was Never the Problem
Wisconsin has the country’s longest-standing experiment in school choice and school funding debates, and a veteran legislator (a former school board president turned state rep.) says the answer isn’t “more money,” it’s “better decisions wit...
Five Lessons From Dolly Parton’s Extraordinary Life
Photo by Wes McFee on Unsplash
Dolly Parton in memoriam season has begun and it’s only fitting to consider a few brief lessons from her long, public life.
1. Dolly’s music cut across lines of difference. Quick question: how many artists...
An Astronaut, a Grammy Nominee, and the Songs That Shaped Them
A new episode of the Come Together Music Podcast is live!
During this session I sat down with Blessing Offor, a two-time Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter born in a village in Nigeria and raised in Connecticut, and...
Monday Music Roundup - Every Pick from 2026 (So Far)
Every Monday since the first week of January, I’ve dropped a note with a song, usually with a small amount of explanation, into my Substack feed. The selection might originate from a run or time in the car. Sometimes the spark is a document...
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Shaka likes big ideas and small egos. An expert at helping people untie Gordian knots. A lover of Jesus, family, music, and endurance sports.
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