The Evolving Education Project

This episode is inspired by Drs. Carla España and Luz Yadira Herrera's book, En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students.  I am in conversation with Dr. Tracey T. Flores of Somos Escritoras, a creative space for Latina girls in grades 6-8 that invites them to share and perform stories from their lived experiences using art, theater, and writing as a tool for self-reflection and self-expression. Dr. Flores also shares her experiences as a classroom teacher. 

In this episode, Dr. Sarah P Alvarez joins me as co-host in our interview with Drs. Carla España and Luz Yadira Herrera about their noteworthy book and inspiration for this series, En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students.

This episode marks the beginning of our series, "Centering Bilingual and Multilingual Latinx Students En Comunidad" series which is inspired by Drs. Carla España and Luz Yadira Herrera's book, En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students. For this gathering, I am in conversation with my friends, Drs. Idaila Nuñez, Arturo Nevárez, and Paty Abril-Gonzalez as they share their experiences with language, race, and culture as children, teachers, teacher educators, and parents. 

This episode is inspired by Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas' recent book, The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games.  I am in conversation with Anthony Pierce and Da'Von McCune of The Wakanda Alliance Program in Buffalo, NY. They share their work with youth and families in reenvisioning what it means to read comics..

This episode is inspired by Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas' recent book, The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games.  I am in conversation with DQ Abduwali Grant and John Washington of The Wakanda Alliance Program in Buffalo, NY. They share how the program started, the concepts behind it, and their vision for the future.

In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Toliver joins me as co-host in our interview with Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas about her critically acclaimed book and inspiration for this series, The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games.

This episode marks the beginning of our series, “Liberate Your Imagination: The Dark Fantastic and Black Characters in Fairy Tales, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi" which is inspired by Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas' recent book, The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games. For this gathering, I am in conversation with my friends, Richmond Wills, Dr. Stephanie Toliver, and Anthony Pierce. We share our love of speculative fiction and childhood journeys in finding Black characters and superheroes in films, television, and books. We also discuss the difference between Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism.

For this impromptu episode that responds to anti-Asian racism and the resurgence of anti-Asian violence, I am in dialogue with the following Asian and Asian American women who I consider to be my sisters in the struggle: Drs. Grace D. Player, Dr. Josephine Pham, Tairan Qiu, and Dr. Wei-Ling Sun. Through this dialogue, we learn about the many nuances of the anti-Asian racism that is happening in this moment. These radical women also share powerful personal stories of (and sentiments around) how they resist, process, and heal within this moment and for the future. With this in mind, we end by problematizing what our work is as people of Color.

This episode is inspired by Dr. April Baker-Bell's recent book, Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy. Dr. Aja D. Reynolds joins me as co-host in our interview with Ms. Silver Moore of Classroom Clapback. Ms. Moore shows us the everyday work of what has been discussed throughout this series.

In this episode, Dr. Aja D. Reynolds joins me as co-host in our interview with Dr. April Baker-Bell about her award-winning book and inspiration for this series, Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy.

This episode marks the beginning of our series which is inspired by Dr. April Baker-Bell's recent book, Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy. For this gathering, I am in conversation with my friends, Dr. Aja D. Reynolds, Dr. Teaira McMurtry, and DQ AbdulWali Grant. We share our candid thoughts and memories about our love of Black language. 

In our very first episode, our host, Dr. Tiffany M. Nyachae, shares what The Evolving Education Project is about and what we hope it can be. We also share what will happen on the podcast. We are joined by Dr. Grace D. Player, the artist of our graphic, who tells us about the inspiration behind and meaning of the beautiful artwork she created for us. We end with a poem that describes what education means to us.