All Episodes

Episode 206: Who Stole the Soul of Hip-Hop?

Episode: 205 The Death of Democracy ft. Senator London Lamar (D) Tennessee

Episode 204: The Nashville School Shooting

Episode 203: The Morally Broke Fight Against the Woke

Episode 202: A Parent's Bill of Rights feat. Dr. Robert Simmons III

Episode 201 Hip-Hop Confidential w/ Dr. Robert Simmons

Episode 200

Episode 199: Student Voices are Great Unless They Are Black

Episode 198 Black Faces in White Ed Spaces ft. Dr. Frederick V. Engram, Jr.

Episode 197: What does Black History Mean to You?

Episode 196: Let's Fight About Standardized Testing

Episode 195: Combatting The Whitewashing of Academic Standards

Episode 194: The "Unsanitized" MLK

Episode 192: The Holiday Party

Episode 191: Fatherhood Is Leadership

Episode 193: A New Year, A New Us

Ep. 190: Not Paved for Us ft: Dr. Camika Royal

Ep. 189: The Black Teacher Cookout

Ep. 188: Democracy Wins Out?!

Ep. 187: Death Culture and Nice Things

Ep. 185: The Culture Eats Education

Ep. 184: I'm with the Blacks

Ep. 183: Schools Helping to Curve Youth Violence

Ep. 182: The Truth About School Discipline

Ep. 181: Why are states withholding test scores?

Ep. 180: Blue Ribbon Schools

Ep. 179: When Will We Stop Being Political Chumps? Ft. Michael Bland

Ep. 177: Quiet Quitting = Loud Firing

Ep. 176: Agentic Blackface

Ep. 175: The N*gga/er Episode!

Ep. 174: Why Not Be Negative?

Ep. 173: Black Self-Care ft. Dr. Jedan Phillips

Ep. 172: Lessons from Independent Black Schools

Ep. 171: Black Famous

Ep. 170: For the Culture

Ep. 169: Communities on Code

Ep. 168: On Code: Servant Leadership Ft. Dr. Desmond Blackburn [@DK_BlackburnNYC]

Ep. 167: On Code: Parent Power

Ep. 166: "On Code" - The Role of the Black Male Educator Ft. Eric Hale

Ep. 165: 46 Years of Excellence - The Legend of Mr. Herman Brown

Ep. 164: Black Educators and their Unions

Ep. 163: Black Masculine Care feat. @DrMarcoClark

Ep. 162: How to Handle the Haters

Ep. 161: Happy Mother's Day

Ep. 160: #8BHChat Sunday Service

Ep. 159: We Are About to Get Cancelled!!

Ep. 158: Black Liberation Ft. Cornell Ellis & Murray Woodward, II

Ep. 157: #8BHChat Sunday Service

Ep. 156: A Constitutional Right to a Quality Education ft. Jamarria Hall

Ep. 155: Are teacher strikes good for kids?

Ep. 154: Sunday [#8BHChat] Service

Ep. 153: Georgia Needs Rashaun Kemp [@RashaunKemp]

Ep. 151: Cultivating New Black Leaders

Ep. 150: Uncomfortable Black History Month

Ep. 149: Literacy and Beyond Ft. Dr. Miah Daugherty [@dst6n01]

Ep. 148: Abbott Elementary & Black Teacher Representation

Ep. 147: Just Four Friends Talking Education On A Sunday Night

Ep. 146: I Too Am America

Ep. 145: Dads on Duty

Ep. 144: Critical Race Theory Ft. Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig

Ep. 143: Which Black traditions are you most thankful for?

Ep. 142: Satan and Godly Kingdoms ft. Lane Wright

Ep. 141: The #BlackChoice Movement 2: The How Ft: Emory Edwards

Ep. 140: The #BlackChoice Movement

Ep. 139: Black Pedagogical Genius & The Black Teaching Tradition

Ep. 138: The Role of Media in Education Reporting

Ep. 137: Are We Regressing?

Ep. 136: The Courage to Stand Up for Kids

Ep. 135: You Should Run for School Board

Ep. 134: Fall Burnout Already?

Ep. 133: Agentic Students Within Toxic Systems

Ep. 132: To Be Black and American

Ep. 131: Texas

Ep. 130: The Teachers Our Students Deserve w/ Dr. Micia Mosely

Ep. 129: How should schools and Black/Brown parents discuss current global events?

Ep. 128: Dumb Things Done in the Name of Equity

Ep. 127: Wakanda Schools feat. Emory Edwards

Ep. 126: The Delta Variant and its Impact on Learning

Ep. 125: The School Leaders Role in Building Teacher Pipelines

Ep. 124: The Covid Impact on Black Education

Ep. 123: No "Bothesiderism" Ft. Dr. Robert Simmons

Ep. 122: Parents Navigating School Return in the Fall Ft. Jay Artis-Wright

Ep. 121: What CRT Is and Isn't: Parts I & II

Ep. 120: Black Fatherhood

Ep. 119: Don't Just Listen to Black Women, Support Them! Ft. Gabrielle Wyatt

Ep. 118: The Realignment

Ep. 117: Practical Ways to Enrich Your Students Over The Summer

Ep. 116: The Permanent Interest of Black Folks

Ep. 115: Are we integrating into a burning house? Ft. @JamilaDugan

Ep. 114: Educating Black Boys w/Kamar O'Guinn

Ep. 113: Unpacking America's Racism ft: Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr & Akua Njeri

Ep. 112: Exploring the Gates ft. Dr. Annette Anderson

Ep. 111: School Leadership in the Midst of Chaos Ft: Principal Kafele

Ep. 110: The Duality of Black Men [In Education] ft. Larry Irvin, Jr.

Ep. 109: Do For Self

Ep. 108: It's Time to Talk About Teachers' Unions (Again)

Ep. 107: Real Men Teach

Ep. 106: High-Quality Safe Spaces for All Black Children

Ep. 105: We All Can Play A Role...

Ep. 104: When the System Fails You! Ft. Rashad Turner

Ep. 103: School Choice for Me But Not For Thee Ft. Andrew Campanella

Ep. 102: Teaching Our Children Is An Honor Ft. Salome Thomas-EL

Ep. 101: Dr. Fuller Returns… (Ft: Dr. Howard Fuller)

Ep. 100: Building a Black Future feat. Killer Mike

Ep. 99: Expanding the Brand

Ep. 98: Real Revolutionary Education ft. DeRay McKesson

Ep. 97: Demand Education Receipts, Especially Now! Ft: Corey DeAngelis & Neal McCluskey

Ep. 96: Trumpers Attack the Capitol!: America Needs The Hands

Ep. 95: Black-Belt Education Activism: Making Black Children a Real Priority in 2021

Ep. 94: New Year's Resolutions [For Education]

Ep. 93: Do School Districts Owe Black Folks Reparations? Ft. Darrel Burnette II (@daarel)

Ep. 92: In Service of the 8 Million Ft. The 8BH Patrons

Ep. 91: House Rules for Black Ed Activist

Ep. 90: #YouAreWelcome Ft. Sarah Carpenter and the Powerful Parent Movement

Ep. 89: The Black Barbershop Episode ft. Dr. Steve Perry

Ep. 88: The Great Divide ft. Briahna Joy Gray

Ep. 87: Post Election Chop Up Feat. Nina Turner

Ep. 86: The Importance of School Board Election Part II

Ep. 85: The Importance of School Board Elections Ft. Adonica Duggan

Ep. 84: Unusual Politics Ft. Zakiya Sankara-Jabar

Episode 83: What's Popping In Your Neck of the Woods?

Ep. 82: Ish Just Got Real!

Ep. 81: An Exemplar in Black Homeschooling ft. Ian Taylor Schlitz

Ep. 80: Critical Race Theory in the Era of 45

Ep. 79: Not So Nice Black Parents

Ep. 78: The Hands Take a Stand

Ep. 77: The Black Agenda Episode

Ep. 76: The 2nd Annual BLACK 2 School Episode

Ep. 75: 2020 Freedom Schools

Ep. 74: The "Good Trouble" Episode

Ep. 73: Smart Black Kids Vs. Acting White

Ep. 72: Healthcare in the Black Community

EP. 71: Self-Care During COVID-19 featuring Hilary Beard

Ep. 70: A Covid-19 School Re-entry Plan

Ep. 69: The Current State of Education w/NTOY Rodney Robinson

Ep. 68: The Confederate Flag, Defunding "Trash" Schools, & Other Topics from the Week

Ep. 67: Strange Fruit/Ed Reform & Police Reform

Ep. 66: The Everybody Luvs Raymond Episode

Ep. 65: The Vainglorious Episode

Ep. 64: The Fire This Time

Ep. 63: The School-to-Activism Pipeline

Ep. 62: Typos and All... feat. Dr. Brian Stanley

Ep. 61: R.I.P. Ahmaud Arbery

Ep. 60: Student Homelessness during COVID-19

Ep. 59: Live with Google's Education Evangelist, Jaime Casap

Ep. 58: Live with THE Kaya Henderson

Ep. 57: Schools out, instructional leadership, and student retention

Ep. 56: These Are Trying Times

Ep 55: The Well-Spoken Episode & Other Topics

Ep. 54: The Quarantine Episode

Ep. 53: Coronavirus vs Everybody

Ep. 52: 8BH Live from Little Rock!

Ep. 51: Arresting 6 year olds, Presidential Elections, and the State of Education Journalism

Ep. 50: What Will It Actually Take to Get More Black Educators Into Your Schools and Districts?

Ep. 49: Nothing is Off Limits w/Dr. Boyce Watkins

Ep. 48: A Chat w/Baltimore City Public Schools CEO, Dr. Sonja Santelises

Ep. 47: Black History Month, Black Politicians, and Comparing the Social Media Era with Yesteryear

Ep. 46: RIP Kobe & Gigi, Plus the Brightbeam Report

Ep. 45: Live From NOLA & Discussing Parent Power

Ep. 44: New Year, Same Academic Madness

Ep. 43: The Impotence of Choice: How Far Would You Go to Get Quality Education?

Ep. 42: Go Where You Are Celebrated, Not Tolerated

Ep. 41: They Call Our Kids 'Criminals' | The Saga of Urban Dove

Ep. 40: Everyone wins with more Black educators ft. Dr. Constance Lindsay

Ep. 39: Sarah, In Her Own Words

Ep. 38: Agentic Black Mamas Address Warren & Her Education Plan

Ep. 37: Discussing Segregation, Black Education, and Truth LIVE in Minneapolis

Ep. 36 - Live from Texas!!

Ep. 35: White Folks, Please Stop Lecturing Black Folks About OUR Children

Ep. 34: The Chicago Public Schools Strike & Chance the Rapper

Ep. 33: Revisiting The Revolt Summit

Ep. 32 Loving Education Debates Amongst Black Folks w/Special Guest Dr. Bettina Love

Ep. 31: 6-Year-Old Girl Arrested, Desks in Bathroom, & Broke Booker

Ep. 30: Live in DC w/Jalen Rose

Ep. 29: The Edupurist Takeover

Ep 28: Emancipatory Education

Ep. 27: Is Jay-Z Helping or Hurting the Movement? *Plus How This Informs Education in Black America

Ep. 26: Recapping Our Live Pittsburgh, PA Show

Ep. 25: NAACP, What About the Black Kids in Cali featuring Christina Laster

Ep. 24: Booker's Betrayal

Ep. 23: All The Smoke Featuring Dr. Charles Cole & Dr. Keith Benson

Ep. 22 - Stand & Fight ft. Dr. Howard Fuller

Ep. 21: Mayhem at Disneyland

Ep. 20: EdReform is Dead, Now What? [Live from Vegas]

Ep. 19 The Memphis Lift on Why Parents Should be Leading the Movement

18: "Radical Binacity" of Whiteness and Ed Reform

16: When They See Us Discussion (Part 1)

15: Ep. 15 The Philly Show ft: David P. Hardy

14: Ep. 14 Black Education Under Attack in Cali

13: Ep. 13 Bernie's Barking Again...

12: Ep. 12 Live from Oakland!!

11: Ep 11: The Tale of the Assistant Principal and his trusty Sharpie

10: Ep 10: Should principals be able to impose dress codes on parents?

9: Ep. 9: Black Parents, You Are On Your Own

8: Ep. 8: TFA, Scapegoat Supreme

7: EP 7: Oh Y'all Was CHEATIN' Cheating - Operation Varsity Blues Scandal

6: EP 6: Oakland Strikes Again - This time it's personal

5: EP 5: Blackface, black history, and black education

4: EP 4: The Oakland teachers are set to walk on struggling students

3: EP: 3 What happens when our own friends and family hate charters and school choice?

2: EP: 2 Teachers strike in Los Angeles, but not for us.

1: EP 1: Dr. King, integration, billionaires, and the black church