We speak with Mazi Mutafa and Hodari B. Davis about providing healthy learning environments for children of color that allow them to thrive academically. Guests: Hodari B. Davis is the Chief Innovation Officer and a partner at Edutainment for Equity. He is also the Artistic Director of E4E Arts, which includes the award-winning youth performance ensemble … Continued
We speak with professor and author Christopher Emdin Ph.D about 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 the classroom. Ratchetdemic advocates for … Continued
We speak with Professor Laura Briggs PhD about her new book, Taking Children: A History of American Terror an examination of the separation of children from their families has a long history in the United States. The book argues that for four hundred years the United States has taken children for political ends. Black children, … Continued
