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The Education of The Black Child

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We speak with Dr. Venus Evans-Winters and Hodari B. Davis about the education of Black children, in particular Black girls.  Guests: Dr. Venus Evans-Winters is former Professor of Education Policy and Research at Illinois State University in the Department of Educational Administration. She is also the Founder of Planet Venus and creator of the Write Like A Scholar program.  Evans-Winters teaches Critical Race Theory … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio Series: Education of The Black Child with Dr. Venus Evans-Winters Ep. 1

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We speak with Dr. Venus Evans-Winters and Hodari B. Davis about the education of Black children, in particular Black girls.  Guests: Dr. Venus Evans-Winters is former Professor of Education Policy and Research at Illinois State University in the Department of Educational Administration. She is also the Founder of Planet Venus and creator of the Write Like A Scholar program.  Evans-Winters teaches Critical Race Theory … Continued


On today’s show we speak with Ashara Ekundayo about the The National Black Women’s Justice Institute and the Impact Hub Oakland/Breaking The Silence 3rd PUSHOUT Community Strategy Session addressing the realities and creating solutions to the criminalization of Black girls in schools. And later a look back at Michael Brown’s death and the birth of … Continued


On today’s program we speak with author Monique W. Morris, about her new book Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools.  An examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged—by teachers, administrators, resource officers and the justice system—and degraded by the very institutions charged with … Continued