016 – S1 E15 – How might we empower students to shape dominant narratives that represent their own lived experiences?

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Steven, the Executive Director of Media Justice, a national racial justice organization that advances the media and technology rights of people of color. I wanted to know how his leadership experiences in high school might have influenced this career trajectory, and what other moments since influences how he leads today. Check out our conversation, join our ongoing discourse on social media, and subscribe for more. https://www.instagram.com/homeroomed/ — Steven is the Executive Director of MediaJustice, a national racial justice organization that advances the media and technology rights of people of color. For the past decade, Steven has led campaigns at MediaJustice that lowered the cost of prison phone calls, secured net neutrality rules, and got Donald Trump kicked off of Twitter. Steven is also the creator and producer of Bring Receipts, a politics and pop culture podcast that launched in 2021. https://twitter.com/stevenrenderos Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian/