The Equity Experience

Welcome to Episode # of The Equity Experience Podcast!

In today’s episode, we have an informative and empowering conversation about equity for Black males in K-12 and higher education.  Let’s welcome Dr. Alan Baker, Dr. Dramaine Freeman, and Mr. Nathaniel Smith.   We have an in-depth conversation about:

• Defining 'educational equity' and educational equity for black males

• Unpacking the lived experiences and challenges (personal and/or professional) of Black men in higher education

• Exploring the barriers of access that Black men may experience in schools

• Identifying the assets, strengths, and solutions in the context of Black male academic success  

• Discussing accountability and educational equity

 

 

Listen to this episode to receive insights, perspectives, and recommendations to help us create strong educational equity learning spaces for our Black boys. 

 

**GUEST SPEAKERS**

Dr. Alan Baker, a Houston area native, serves as a chief contributor to the Houston Heath Department’s Health Access and Equity Team. He is both an operational and subject matter point person in the strategic execution, curriculum development, facilitated training, and planning of Health equity coursework.  Having recently defended his dissertation focused on higher education workplace equity, his existing work involves a critical exploration of the theories of race and gender in the context of higher education and public administration policy and practice in those labor settings. Mr. Baker has designed and deployed initiatives to advance and create community-wide opportunities for the development of skills in combating bias and promoting belonging and the development of knowledge about differences, about the importance of cultural competence, and about the needs of uniquely diverse populations.

 

With over two decades of dedicated experience in education, Dr. Dramaine Freeman's rich and diverse background spans a broad spectrum of roles. These include substitute teaching, classroom instruction, tutoring, counseling, and administration. His educational journey started with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Computer Technology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. However, his true passion was ignited by his desire to advocate for all students' aspirations, with a particular focus on empowering Black males.

Dramaine firmly upholds the enduring value of continuous learning and has directed his studies into examining the profound impact of educational structures on minority students and school leadership. This commitment moved him to pursue advanced degrees, acquiring a Master's in Education, a Master's in Administration, an Educational Specialist license, and a doctoral degree from Appalachian State University, with the research focus of exploring the social perceptions of Black males in society and how those perceptions impact Black male leaders in K-12 spaces.

 

Nathaniel Smith is an ordained minister and lifelong educator recognized for his leadership across New York State, and by UNCF, NAACP, Marquis Who’s Who and others. A faith-oriented agent for social justice, Nathaniel shares his gifts and expertise to educate, engage, and empower students, institutions, and organizations in culturally diverse communities.  Nathaniel is a doctoral student at the University of Colorado Denver under the mentorship of internationally renowned scholar, Dr. Marvin Lynn. He has been accepted into the 2024 scholarly cohort of the prestigious Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore Research Course on African Americans and Education led by Drs. Jerlando Jackson and Chance Lewis. Nathaniel has spoken at several national conferences and hosted various educational programs as a discussant alongside revolutionary scholars such as Drs. Michael Eric Dyson, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Marc Lamont Hill, Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Shaun Harper, and Nikki Giovanni.

 

 

**3 Ways to Jumpstart Your Equity Journey in 2024 as a School Leader**

 

You are a superintendent or principal and your school is making an unapologetic commitment to focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  You all have had conversations about what this work may look like, you all have received approval from your Board members to move forward and the excitement and energy is there, in full effect.

However, you may not know exactly how you should move forward.  How do you “start” DEI? Where do you begin? What are the first steps to be taken?

In this podcast, I’ll share with you three action steps you and your leadership team can take in order to start your equity journey.

 

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The Equity Experience Podcast is curated and hosted by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC. We are a team of educators and researchers dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. We take a collaborative, culturally responsive approach to every project so that we can help our partners identify and adopt inclusive, responsive policies and practices. Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

Good day and good day! Welcome to another episode of The Equity Experience Podcast!

On today's episode, I'm happy to share with you all five (5) films that I've used in my teaching practices to help students think through topics about race, identity, justice, and advocacy.  As a teaching strategy, I think films are powerful tools to promote critical thinking based on the director's interpretation of a topic, the use of visual imagery, and powerful narration and storytelling.  

Listen to episode 65 as I share with you five (5) films that you can use in your school district, organization or classroom to have courageous conversations about race, equity, diversity, and inclusion. 

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The Equity Experience Podcast is curated and hosted by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators and researchers dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. The Equity Leadership Group offers customized training, leadership coaching, strategy planning services, and needs assessment services.  Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

Welcome to Episode 63 of The Equity Experience Podcast!

A question that I commonly receive from school district leaders is: How do I recruit more teachers of color in my District? How do we diversify our strategy to be more equitable with our hiring practices?

This is always a great question to always ask and consider.  

In this podcast, I take a different approach to go a step deeper to discuss the topic of workplace inclusion.  This is important as an inclusive workplace environment will help to retain a diverse teaching/leadership staff within a district.

Listen in as I share my thoughts and insight on this topic!

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The Equity Experience Podcast is curated and hosted by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators and researchers dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. The Equity Leadership Group offers customized training, leadership coaching, strategy planning services, and equity audit services.  Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

Welcome to The Equity Experience Podcast!

In this episode, I share my personal reflections after attending the Former First Lady Michelle Obama's book tour in Chicago in December 2022.  What an AMAZING experience!  As Obama discussed her book, I made sure to take note of a few key ideas, that relate to equity, moral responsibility, and humanity.

Listen in to this episode as I share my takeaways of attending her live event!

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators and researchers dedicated to helping school leaders achieve educational equity within their school districts and organizations. The Equity Leadership Group offers customized training, leadership coaching, strategy planning services, and curriculum development/evaluation services.  Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins.

In this podcast, we have a conversation with Dr. Karla Rose Manning about the individuality aspect of transforming the schools and districts of the DEI as well as discussing the roles and the focuses when doing DEI work. Instead of focusing on the issues at a macro level, such as policies and systemic issues, DEI also requires a micro perspective.

• No matter how large a system is, it is made up of the people who make up the system. The system IS the people.
• Are we taking personal responsibility for our work as diversity, equity, and inclusion advocates?
• At what point are we promoting and engaging the necessary personal responsibility and accountability?
• Taking accountability and personal responsibility starts with looking at yourself in the mirror.

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, researchers, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. The Equity Leadership Group offers customized training, leadership coaching, strategy planning services, and curriculum development/evaluation services.  Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

Good day and welcome to episode 55 of The Equity Experience Podcast! In today's conversation, I'm reading a blog published by the Great Lakes Equity Center in 2020 titled "24 Examples of Systemic Inequities Experienced by Students of Color and Students from Under-Resourced Communities in U.S. Schools".  

This document identities 24 powerful examples of how students of color are and have been experiencing racial bias, discrimination, racism, and exclusion, both within K-12 schools and within colleges and universities.  The full document released by the Great Lakes Equity Center can be accessed here: https://ncsi.wested.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/24-Examples-of-Systemic-Inequities-Skelton.pdf

Tune in as I share read each of these examples aloud, along with some of my reflections and recommendations.

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, researchers, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. The Equity Leadership Group offers customized training, leadership coaching, strategy planning services, and curriculum development/evaluation services.  Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

How can educators include all ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, and disability statuses in K-12 classrooms and schools? In this podcast, we have an exciting conversation with Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez, a queer, sex gender woman who identifies herself as a body positivity and sex education advocate. She shares how K-12 educators can create a safe space of gender equity and gender inclusion in K-12 schools. We discuss how our ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, our disability status influence the way we are engaging with our self esteem, sexual life and our experience with our body. Highlights from this podcast include: Body positivity and sex education advocacy Gender equity is making sure that people have access to the same opportunities that they are seeking access to. Understanding that gender presentations, genders, sex, and gender roles, are all separate and have overlaps, but they do not have to determine one another. Gender inclusion in language, including the use of gender neutral pronouns Decolonizing gender norms Making a space safe in a classroom for the youth About Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez: Yael is a pleasure activist (term popularized by adrienne maree brown) who centers identity and social positioning work, values self-exploration, and promotes intentional practice as a vehicle for desired shifts. Through her company Sex Positive You, Yael supports clients in finding pleasurable, joyful, and positive experiences with self and sex. This includes connecting to embodied pleasure and pleasure techniques, improving confidence and self-worth, increasing emotional, physical, and sexual intimacy with partners, developing communication skills, setting and respecting boundaries, improving one's relationship with their body, and more. Yael is also a sex coach, educator, researcher, curriculum writer, and the author of a An Introguide to a Sex Positive You: Lessons, Tales, and Tips. She is also the founder of Kaleidoscope Vibrations, LLC, a company dedicated to supporting and creating spaces for individuals to explore and find community in their identities – outside of the scope of sexuality. ************************************************************************************* The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, researchers, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. The Equity Leadership Group offers customized training, leadership coaching, strategy planning services, and curriculum development/modification services.  Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

Welcome to 48 of The Equity Experience Podcast!  

In this episode, Dr. Karla addresses a question that is often asked within the diversity, equity, & inclusion space: What is the return on investment (ROI) with implementing DEI initiatives?  What are the short-term and long-term financial incentives with successfully implementing a diversity, equity, and inclusion program? 

Understanding the ROI on an organization's DEI initiative can help to:

• Increase funding and financial resources to a school district or nonprofit 
• Strengthen buy-in with district's stakeholders and community members, particularly with individuals who may be skeptical of diversity, equity and inclusion work 
• Visualize the big picture as to why DEI strategies are valuable for students, educators, school administrators , and family/community partners 

In this podcast, I take a deep dive into this topic to share 3 ways that school district leaders can see a return on their investment concerning DEI.  

Tune in for more ideas and conversation!

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training, coaching, and strategy planning services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

Good day and welcome to The Equity Experience Podcast!  On today's show, we discuss 7 action steps for building inclusive-centerd capacity with K-12 principals, superintendents, and central admin staff.  The action steps that I recommend and break down in this episode can help to strengthen one's bandwitdth for building an inclusive school, district, or organization. 

Thanks for tuning in and we hope this episode can offer resources and tools to support you in building equitable and inclusive schools. 

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training, coaching, and curriculum development services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

Good day to you and welcome to The Equity Experience Podcast!  In episode #44, we have an amazing conversation with Drs. Angel Nash & Nakia Gray-Nicolas and their research findings based on their 2021 research publication in Race, Ethnicity, and Education titled "First things first: Black women situating identity in the first-year faculty experience".  

In this podcast, we engage in the following topics of dialogue:

• Discussing the lived experiences of Black women and their tenure/reappointment processes as faculty members
• Unpacking how Black women faculty create peer accountability networks of support and mentoring
• Strategies for higher education administrators for creating equitable and inclusive spaces for Black women faculty in higher education

About our guests:

Angel Miles Nash, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Leadership Education at Chapman University. Angel taught and led in K-12 schools in Washington, DC, California, and Virginia, experiences which galvanized her research endeavors examining the emboldening of Black girls and women in K-20+ education, the professional intersectional realities of Black women in education, and the ways that educators and leaders support underserved students in STEM education. Her research and scholarship published in peer-reviewed journals and books collectively reify her belief in educators’ influence on the historically underserved communities she champions and her development of the intersectional leadership framework.

Nakia M. Gray-Nicolas is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Queens College, CUNY. Her professional experiences and research are informed by her personal upbringing and focus on equity and access across the K-20+ pipeline. Her research examines college readiness and access, and persistence of traditional marginalized students; distributed leadership and community engagement; and the intersectionality and experience of Black women in academia. Her work has been published as book chapters and journals such as the Journal for School Leadership, Education Policy Analysis Archives, and Race Ethnicity Education. She recently co-edited the book (Re)Building Bi/Multilingual Leaders for Socially Just Communities.

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training, coaching, and curriculum development services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

Welcome to the Equity Experience Podcast! In this solo episode, I share 3 professional development training topics for supporting Black boys in K-12 schools. These topics are ideal for K-12 educators and school administrators who need support in remedying educational inequities with Black boys in their school or district.  Tune in for ideas, recommendations, and thought pieces for creating educational equity and inclusion for Black boys/males.  Thank you for supporting The Equity Experience Podcast!

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training, coaching, and curriculum development services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

Welcome to the Equity Experience Podcast!  In episode #38, we have an authentic and transparent conversation with Principal Naim Sanders, who has served in the field of education as an elementary school teacher, school principal and a curriculum developer for 19 years. Sanders is also the author of The Beautiful Struggles of Teaching and A Sacred Place for Learning: Teaching, Leading and Culture. In this conversation, we discuss the idea of creating a sacred environment for students and how to be a life-changing educator.

Highlights from this podcast:

• Sacredness is a holy ground, a special place. Schools are a worthy place to be known as a sacred place.
• How can educators create sacred learning environments for students, regardless of their race, ethnicity, language, religion, or socioeconomic status? 
• With every decision making, you can never lose your humanity. Serving humanity is the common goal.
• How can we embrace the concept of “soul work” of teaching for the soul, especially in public places?
• Every teacher has a gift to share with their students and vice versa; the importance of having an “exchange” in our relationship with our students.

More about Mr. Naim Sanders

Mr. Naim Q. Sanders has served in the field of education for over 20 years as an elementary school teacher, K-12 principal, and charter school developer. He has also worked as an educational consultant with the Ohio Department of Education, adjunct professor for Notre Dame College and faculty supervisor for adults seeking to earn their principal or teacher license with Grand Canyon University. Mr. Sanders is the author of several books to include: The Beautiful Struggles of Coming Of Age, The Beautiful Struggles of Teaching, The Beautiful Struggles of Teaching Workbook and A Sacred Place For Learning: Teaching, Leading & Culture. Naim has presented at state conferences and conducted numerous professional development workshops for teachers and school leaders. He is currently working towards earning his doctorate degree in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis on Organizational Management.

Website: www.naimsanders.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naimauthorpage

Twitter:@NaimSanders

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training, coaching, and curriculum development services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins

Good day to you!  In this podcast, I share my perspective on a persistent question that comes up in conversations about racial equity in schools and society today - can people of color be racist?  Thanks for tuning in and supporting The Equity Experience Podcast. 

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training and consulting services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins

Good day to you! In this podcast, I share my thoughts on the difference between non-racism and anti-racism.  As we develop clarity on topics of race, racism, and anti-racism, we are creating space for authenticity while on the journey of building equitable schools and organizations. Thanks for tuning in! 

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training and consulting services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins

Good day everyone! In this podcast, I'm happy to share 3 types of literacies that K-12 educators can teach for youth and student empowerment. The extent to which educators and school administrators can create engaging AND empowering learning experiences for students is a key aspect of educational equity and inclusion.  Listen in as I share some insightful information!

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & President of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We help K-12 school leaders and educators create equitable and inclusive school districts with our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services. I invite you to schedule a discovery call if your organization is interested in our training, development, or consulting services. https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins

Good day! In this podcast, we share 3 recommended areas of professional development for school diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, President of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We help K-12 school leaders and educators build equitable and inclusive classrooms and school districts with our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services. I invite you to schedule a discovery call if your organization is interested in our curriculum development, leadership training, or coaching & consulting services: https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins

In this podcast, we have an intriguing conversation with Dr. Tasha Brown, a licensed clinical psychologist in New York. Within her private practice she serves children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Brown shares her views on being a psychologist and working with children of color, trauma kids experience by watching the media, creating a safe space for children to have conversations about racism, and how educators can have authentic conversations on race with children.

Highlights from this podcast:

• Dr. Brown explains her background in psychology and working with children of color.
  
• Why parents search for a black therapist as opposed to a white or hispanic therapist.
  
• The trauma kids experience watching murders on tv of black and brown people and why an adult should be present.
  
• How to model authenticity when responding to children’s emotions in certain situations.
  
• How to work with children that have internalized negative racial beliefs about themselves.

Dr. Tasha M. Brown is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of New York, parent consultant, and speaker who specializes in providing clinical care to children, adolescents, and young adults. She provides a wide variety of evidence-based clinical services  and is passionate about helping the individuals she works with function adequately at home, school, and in their communities. She gets excited when her clients  incorporate skills learned in treatment into their daily lives. Dr. Brown prides herself in being able to provide client centered care with a  strength- based approach.

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, President of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We help K-12 school leaders and educators build equitable and inclusive classrooms and school districts with our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services. I invite you to schedule a discovery call if your organization is interested in our curriculum development, leadership training, or coaching & consulting services: https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins

In this podcast, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Jamel Adkins-Sharif, an educator, former special education teacher and former school principal. We have a conversation about the black male experience in urban school leadership, and specifically Jamel’s experience as a school leader. We also discuss the struggles and possibilities of teaching 7th/8th grade children labeled as mentally challenged.  In this podcast, we also talk about what it means to decolonize one's curriculum and teaching practices. 

Highlights:

• Jamel’s experiences as an educator in Queens and Brooklyn, NYC, and former principal in Massachusetts
  
• The importance of school leaders and educators building humanizing relationships with families, caregivers, and students.
  
• The psychological and emotional impact of colonizing school settings and practices on black male leaders.
  
• Examples of decolonizing practices in school leadership.
  
• The effects of black and brown kids being placed in accelerated classrooms without support (Imposter Syndrome).
  
• How leaders can grow in the field today as critical racial and social justice educators.

Dr. Jamel Adkins-Sharif is the Director of Eskolta Boston, a high school research and redesign nonprofit committed to culturally sustaining school transformation. Jamel holds an EdD in Urban Education Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. His research explores race, social justice, leadership, and equity in schools. Jamel has had a successful career as a special education teacher of history and mathematics in New York, and was founding principal of both an elementary charter and district middle school in Massachusetts. Additionally, Jamel served two terms on the Principal's Advisory Cabinet of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and has consulted with the Department on culturally proficient school improvement.

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, President of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We help K-12 school leaders and educators build equitable and inclusive classrooms and school districts with our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services. I invite you to schedule a discovery call if your organization is interested in our curriculum development, leadership training, or coaching & consulting services: https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins

Good day to you and thank you for tuning into another episode of the Equity Experience Podcast!  

Many times, we focus on DEI work as out-ward focused, such as specific results and action steps. But what about the inner work that is needed to fully show up as an authentic educator or leader who is dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion? In this episode, I share my reflections on 5 necessary emotional intelligences that are needed when engaging in the work of building equitable and inclusive school districts and organizations.  

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, President of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We help K-12 school leaders and educators create culturally responsive classrooms and schools with our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services. I invite you to schedule a discovery call if your organization is interested in our curriculum development, leadership training, or coaching & consulting services: https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins

In this podcast, we have an exciting conversation with Dr. Stephen V. Peters, who has been in public education for 20 years. He has been a middle school teacher, assistant principal, school principal and school leadership coach. He has recently completed a dissertation on Black fathers and the role their own learning experiences have shaped the ways they engage in the learning lives of their children. Dr. Peters discusses his research on how Black men embodied values of Black male fatherhood, their academic worldviews, and responsive forms of learning engagement as key roles, which informed their function in the learning lives of their children. Additionally, we discuss the implications of high-risk schools, black fathers and stereotypes, and the practices that Black fathers enact in order to support the learning and achievement of their children in schools.

Highlights from this episode include:

● The factors that determine how a school is considered high risk. 

● Discussion on how Black fathers are strategically involved in their children’s learning   despite the stereotypes that say otherwise.

● How Black men shaped their view of values of fathering and beliefs in learning from their father/father figure.

● A discussion of how the criminal justice systems affect Black fathers’ involvement in their children learning.

● We also discuss how Dr. Peter's research has implications for district leaders and principals.

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The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & President of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We help K-12 school leaders and educators create culturally responsive classrooms and schools with our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services. I invite you to schedule a discovery call if your organization is interested in our curriculum development, leadership training, or equity planning services: https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins

In this podcast, we have an important conversation with Dr. Keffrelyn Brown, a Distinguished Professor at University of Texas at Austin, who shares her research on how race-based knowledge plays a role in how K12 teachers develop and implement curriculum. We also discuss black intellectual thought, racial representations, the “at risk” label, critical conversations around curriculum and curriculum studies, and critical (race) theory in education. Highlights include: The importance of how black thought has impacted education and experiences of African Americans in schools. How black masculinity is portrayed in visual arts and the stereotypes that portray the black masculinity. Why and how school textbooks are used in the political economy. How racism is portrayed in school textbooks. The importance of educators learning the difference of racism and different race groups. The importance of how the label “At Risk” is used within the education system and why it is used to identify students. Keffrelyn D. Brown (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) is a Distinguished Professor of Cultural Studies in Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas-Austin. She holds a faculty appointment in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies and the Center for Women and Gender Studies. Her research and teaching focuses on the sociocultural knowledge of race in teaching and curriculum, critical multicultural teacher education and the educational discourses and intellectual thought related to African Americans and their educational experiences in the U.S.  Keffrelyn has published over 40 books, journal articles, book chapters and other educational texts. ************************************ The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & President of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We help K-12 school leaders and educators create culturally responsive classrooms and schools with our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services. I invite you to schedule a discovery call if your organization is interested in our curriculum development, leadership training, or equity planning services: https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins