We break bread with Kali Akuno in an ongoing series called “Shifting Focus” which builds on a recent article about changing the political landscape and challenging capitalism. Guest: Kali Akuno is a co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson. Kali served as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the Mayoral Administration of the late … Continued
We start the first of several conversations with Kali Akuno about an article he and his comrades Brian Drolet and Doug Norberg wrote called ‘Shifting Focus: Organization For Revolution, Not Crisis Avoidance‘. Guest: Kali Akuno is a co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson. Kali served as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the … Continued
We speak with Marcella Runell and Martha Diaz about education.
We speak with SoniBollonie Lewis about education.
A roundtable of activists and organizers discussing education.
We speak with Dr. Pedro Noguera about the educational experience of Black children. Dr. Pedro Noguera is a former classroom teacher who is now a sociologist, researcher and sought-after expert on educational equity. He is the Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and Faculty Director for the Center for … Continued
We speak with Hodari Davis and Dave Stovall about public education. Guests: David Stovall, Ph. D. is a professor in the departments of Black Studies and Criminology, Law & Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His scholarship investigates three areas 1) Critical Race Theory, 2) the relationship between housing and education, and 3) … Continued
Hip Hop academic KRS-One explores American Education
Danny Weil on The Corporate Privatization Raiders Destroying Public Education.
Professor and author Christopher Emdin Ph.D speak with a crowd about education and his new book Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success. Building on the ideas introduced in his New York Times best-selling book, For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood, Christopher Emdin introduces an alternative educational model that will help students (and teachers) celebrate ratchet identity in … Continued
