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All Episodes

Our Classroom — 157 episodes

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Episode 153 | Cultivating Hope in a Time Like This

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Episode 152 | When It Happens in Real Life: What Pushback Looks Like & How to Respond

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Episode 151 | Does Grammar Instruction Kill Student Voice? w/ Patty McGee

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Episode 150 | Music and Silence: The Passion and Protest of Pablo Casals w/ Christy Mihaly

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Episode 149 | When “Misbehavior” Is a Misunderstanding w/ Dr. Daniel Russell

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Episode 148 | What TO Do When You Get Pushback

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Episode 147 | When the Noise Gets Loud

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Episode 146 | Teaching When the World Seems Unstable

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Episode 145 | Come for Bad Bunny, Stay for Community

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Episode 144 | Anger is Not the Problem

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Episode 143 | When “Misbehavior” Isn’t Misbehavior at All w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 142 | Arriving Slowly

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Episode 141 | When Teaching Has No Script: Staying Human in Unsteady Times

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Episode 140 | Reading with Purpose Writing with Passion

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Episode 139 | Boldly Serving Boys of Color: Stories, Emotions & Accountability

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Episode 138 | When the Work Reaches Places You've Never Been

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Episode 137 | Why We Still Need Libraries (More Than Ever)

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Episode 136 | What Book Banning Really Means — and Why the Language Matters

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Episode 135 | The Difference Between Harmful Books and Harm-Exposing Books

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Episode 134 | Teaching AI Through Storytelling w/ Abigail Hing Wen

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Episode 133 | Shaping the World w/ Yuyi Morales and Lorena German

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Episode 132 | Beats Brains and Belonging Hip Hop Pedagogy Meets SEL w/ Eric Royo

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Episode 131 | Empowering Latinx Voices in Education w/ Edgar Palacios

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Episode 130 | How to Turn AI from Threat to Teaching Partner in Your Classroom

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Episode 129 | Championing Equity and Restorative Leadership w/ Jackson Garcia

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Episode 128 | Why Your DEI Initiatives Are Falling Flat — And What To Do About It

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Episode 127 | Transforming Classrooms Toward Equity and Justice w/ Wade Kelly and Lorena Germán

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Episode 126 | Navigating Vulnerability and Identity through Poetry

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Episode 125 | Navigating Immigration Challenges w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 124 | Forced Exile & Authoritarianism: Lessons from We Said Farewell w/ Amanda Quintero Aguerrevere

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Episode 123 | Art as a Pathway to Identity and Belonging in the Classroom w/ Rebecca Bellingham and Veronica Scott

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Episode 122 | Unpacking Privilege: Teaching Race and Equity in Predominantly White Classrooms w/ Dr. Jacquelynne Boivin and Dr. Kevin McGowan

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Episode 121 | Mindfulness in the Digital Age w/ Michael Davis

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Episode 120 | Sustaining Cultural & Disability Identities in Literacy w/ Dr. Amy Tondreau and Dr. Laurie Rabinowitz

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Episode 119 | The Art of Edutainment w/ Jerry Kolber

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Episode 118 | Inspiring Literacy: The Journey from Sports Legend to Youth Advocate w/ Brian Jordan

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Episode 117 | Exploring Mental Health Through Children's Literature w/ Niurka Ozuna

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Episode 116 | Protecting Our Children: Navigating Online Safety, Trafficking Prevention, and Trauma-Informed Care w/ Erin Williamson

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Episode 115 | Revolutionizing Digital Education w/ Noam Gerstein

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Episode 114 | The Evolution of SEL in Education w/ Dr. Maggie Broderick

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Episode 113 | Exploring Graphic Novels' Impact on Culture and Education w/ Julio Anta

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Episode 112 | Rethinking Weapon Play in Classrooms: Balancing Safety, Learning, and Playful Exploration w/ Samuel Broaden and Kisa Marx

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Episode 111 | Black Athletes and History's Messy Realities w/ Dr. Amira Rose Davis

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Episode 110 | Nonviolence Pedagogy w/ Mike Tinoco

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Episode 109 | Effective Leadership in Education w/ Chris Lehman

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Episode 108 | Exploring Success in Education w/ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

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Episode 107 | Exploring Asian American Invisibility in Schools w/ Tony DelaRosa

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Episode 106 | Bridging Language Gaps w/ Gretchen Melo

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Episode 105 | Celebrating Dominican Culture and Family w/ Lissette Norman

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Episode 104 | Shifting From Traditional Grading to Student Driven Assessment w/ Sarah M. Zerwin

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Episode 103 | Embracing the Exceptions w/ Dr. JPB Gerald

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Episode 102 | Capturing Childhood Magic w/ Bea Jackson

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Episode 101 | Navigating Classroom Tensions During an Election Year w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 100 | Transform Your Teaching with Anti-Racist Strategies w/ Sonja Cherry-Paul

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Episode 99 | Addressing Teacher Burnout w/ Dr. Roger A. Gerard

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Episode 98 | Why Educator Mental Health Matters

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Episode 97 | Navigating Sacrifices w/ Ismée Williams & Tatiana Gardel

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Episode 96 | Inspiring Change w/ Traci Huahn

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Episode 95 | Multilingual Speakers in the U.S. Pt. 3 w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 94 | Multilingual Speakers in the U.S. Pt. 2 w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 93 | Multilingual Speakers in the U.S. w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 92 | Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 91 | Teaching Socio-Political Context w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 90 | A Lesson on the N-Word w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 89 | What is the White Gaze? w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 88 | Telling the Whole Story w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 87 | Should Students Have Cell Phones in Class?

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Episode 86 | Hair, Bias, and the Quest for Black Joy in Education w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 85 | Poetry, Prose, and Chronic Illness Narratives w/ Jasminne Mendez

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Episode 84 | Building Equity in Education w/ Witnie A. Martinez

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Episode 83 | Enhancing Learning through Art and Poems w/ Anna J. Small Roseboro

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Episode 82 | Nurturing Creativity and Community Relations w/ Robert Liu-Trujillo

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Episode 81 | Navigating Disability and Dreams w/ Natalia Sylvester

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Episode 80 | Social Emotional Learning Inspired by Hip Hop w/ David Spellmon

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Episode 79 | Black Literacies w/ Patriann Smith

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Episode 78 | Conquering Test Anxiety w/ Wallace Panlilio II, Ph.D & Artyom Zinchenko, PhD

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Episode 77 | Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations w/ Nawal Qarooni

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Episode 76 | Literacy for All w/ Shawna Coppola

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Episode 75 | Teaching Black History in K-3 w/ Dawnavyn James

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Episode 74 | About Bruce’s Beach: Restorative Justice Through Reparations w/ George C. Fatheree III & Sergio C. Muñoz

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Episode 73 | Unpacking and Healing w/ Tiffany Rose

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Episode 72 | Anti-Bias Literacy Instruction w/ Tricia Ebarvia

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Episode 71 | Black Hair Liberation and Empowerment w/ St. Clair Detrick-Jules

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Episode 70 | From Bullying to Empowerment w/ St. Clair Detrick-Jules & Analíz German

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Episode 69 | Growing Up in the Jim Crow Era w/ Martha Bireda, Ph.D

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Episode 68 | Baby Bonds - Creating Community Capital to Dismantle Wealth Disparities

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Episode 67 | Three Ways Parents Can Help Prepare Their Children for College

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Episode 66 | Educate & Bake w/ Jenny Suriel

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Episode 65 | What's Going on in Florida Pt. 2 w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 64 | What's Going on in Florida w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 63 | Emotional Dysregulation w/ Kareem Farah

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Episode 62 | Raising Activists w/ Kassie Infante & Dr. Marianela Rivera

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Episode 61 | Control Freaks w/ Jan "J.E." Thomas

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Episode 60 | From Tupac to QPOC w/ Annie Tornabene

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Episode 59 | Magnet Schools w/ Tiffany Jewelll

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Episode 58 | Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in Schools w/ Tiffany Jewell

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Episode 57 | Literary Device Mixtapes w/ Abby Ramos Stanutz

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Episode 56 | Transgressive Humor w/ David Low

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Episode 55 | Latina/o Prosperity w/ Sergio C. Muñoz

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Episode 54 | Discussing Dyslexia w/ Annie Phan

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Episode 53 | ABAR in STEM w/ Liz Kleinrock

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Episode 52 | Liberatory Coaching w/ Lauren Vargas & Rashaida Melvin

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Episode 51 | Body Literacy w/ Cait O'Connor

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Episode 50 | Exploring Language Identity and Power with Poetry w/ Carla España, Ph.D y Luz Yadira Herrera, Ph,D

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Episode 49 | Removing the Stigma w/ JD Fuller

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Episode 48 | Working Together for Equitable Schools w/ Tina Starks

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Episode 47 | Collaborating to Learn w/ Dr. Towanda Harris

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Episode 46 | Taco Literacy w/ Steven Alvarez

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Episode 45 | Avoiding Equity Traps & Troupes w/ Dr. Jamila Dugan

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Episode 44 | Got Data? w/ Shane Safir

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Episode 43 | Justice Through Culturally Relevant Teaching w/ Kimberly N. Parker, Ph.D

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Episode 42 | Modeling Humility & Vulnerability w/ Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D

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Episode 41 | A Vulnerable Moment

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Episode 40 | Border Stories w/ David Bowles

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Episode 39 | Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students w/ Afrika Afeni Mills

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Episode 38 | Building a Pipeline of Black Teachers

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Episode 37 | Creating Culturally Inclusive Literacy Classrooms w/ Kamania Wynter-Hoyte, Eliza Braden, Michele Myers, Natasha Thorton

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Episode 36 | Where Faith & Schools Can Meet w/ Zakiya Jackson

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Episode 35 | 4 Tips for School Leaders Starting DEI Work

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Episode 34 | Students, Schools, People and Prisons w/ Stacy Seward

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Episode 33 | Reflections of a First Year School Principal w/ Terra Lynch

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Episode 32 | Shifting POC Stories by Writing Fiction w/ Aiko Bethea

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Episode 31 | Reading for Self w/ Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul & Lorena Germán

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Episode 30 | Hyphenated w/ Ummi Modeste

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Episode 29 | Dreaming A Decolonized World w/ Ummi Modeste

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Episode 28 | Quién Soy Yo (Who Am I) w/ Ummi Modeste

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Episode 27 | Mathin' It Up Pt. 3 w/ Kwame Sarfo- Mensah

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Episode 26 | Mathin' It Up Pt. 2 w/ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

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Episode 25 | Mathin' It Up Pt. 1 w/ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

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Episode 24 | Change the Narrative w/ Henry J. Turner & Kathy Lopes

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Episode 23 | EdTech and Edupreneurship w/ Thom Gibson

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Episode 22 | Justice & Healing w/ Clara Mangali

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Episode 21 | You Have Agency w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 20 | Exploring Textured Teaching w/ Lorena Germán

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Episode 19 | Using Bilingual Books to Teach Self-Love & Diversity w/ Marisa Taylor

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Episode 18 | Extraordinary Latina w/ Isis Ortiz-Belton

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Episode 17 | Liberation Pedagogy w/ Dr. Gloria Rosario Wallace

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Episode 16 | Advocacy & Affirmation in Predominantly White Spaces w/ Alexis & Chanté (Let's Talk Sis)

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Bonus | Blackness Mini Summit - Part 4

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Bonus | Blackness Mini Summit - Part 3

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Bonus | Blackness Mini Summit - Part 2

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Bonus | Blackness Mini Summit - Part 1

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Episode 15 | Centering Black Children w/ Amelia Allen

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Episode 14 | Exploring Culture on a Global Level w/ Taína Benitez

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Episode 13 | How To Talk To Your Teen About Anything w/ Author Katie Malinski

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Episode 12 | MLK Reflections w/ Lorena Germán, José Luis Vilson, Tiffany Jewell, Tamara Russell, and Tricia Ebvaria

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Episode 11 | Yefferson, Actually / En Realidad, Es Yefferson with Author Katherine Trejo

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Episode 10 | Colorism in the Latina/o/e Community

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Episode 9 | Restorative Resistance in Higher Education w/ Dr. Richard J. Reddick

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Episode 8 | Ava's Caribbean ABC w/ Authors Dr. Lois Marshall Barker & Ava Barker

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Episode 7 | El's Mirror w/ Authors Ellison & Bavu Blakes

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Episode 6 | Integrating Culture in Language Classrooms

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Episode 5 | Philosophy of Race w/ Jordan Botello

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Episode 4 | Natural Hair Movement w/ Yeimy Medina

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Episode 3 | Black & Brown Founders / CHROMA 2021 Event w/ Deldelp Media

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Episode 2 | The Rural Schools Experience w/ Dan Cummings

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Episode 1 | Filmmaking w/ Starling the Kid (Estarlyn Hiraldo)