Podcasts about black male educators

Dr. David Johnson is a fierce advocate for education and social justice. From Spanish Harlem to esteemed educational leadership, David's story is one of resilience and mentorship. Join us as he shares insights from his diverse experiences, highlighting the power of breaking barriers and the importance of equitable education for all. As the founder of Transform Ed Consulting, David is committed to empowering the next generation of leaders. Don't miss this inspiring conversation on his journey, passion, and vision for a brighter future in education.Hey friend. I'm Mel, a dedicated educator, ambitious entrepreneur, coffee, and Jesus lover.  When it was time for me to explore new horizons beyond the classroom, I was completely certain that God was guiding me towards a greater and more fulfilling purpose,And now, my mission is to empower you to dig deep and know what options are available when you're ready to transition from the teacher to leader, you're ready to retire and pursue that second career,  or you're ready for the challenge of starting your own educational consultancy. Imagine, working in a career that sets your soul and deepest passions on fire. If you're ready to make that change and pursue a different path in your educational career, then you're in the right place.Friend, let me show you how to make a change in your life and pursue your true passions with a position that you love while using your God-given gifts and talents to persevere toward your personal and professional goals. Connect with Dr. David JohnsonLinkedInTransformEdLet me help you determine the next steps in your career!Grab a complimentary Career emPOWERment Sessionemail: melinda@empowereducator.comWith Rubi.ai, you'll experience cutting-edge technology, research-driven insights, and efficient content delivery.Website: www.empowereducator.com Join the Empowered Educator Facebook Group Become a Curriculum and Instructional Designer 3-Course Bundle 4-Course Bundle: Curriculum and Instructional Design, Customer Success, Training & Ed Consulting, Freelancing

On today's edition of "Closer Look with Rose Scott," we continue our weeklong series, “FAILING GRADE: Analysis of America's Public Education Crisis.” The series explores the current state of public education in Georgia and across the nation, from pre-K to higher-ed. On day four of the series, we continue with our interview from visiting Pass Pod. The founder of the South Atlanta micro-school talks about the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act and how she views her school as a modern-day freedom school, a place where Black children can learn about Black culture and contributions.Rose then talks with guests associated with the Atlanta-based Freedom University about educating undocumented students in Georgia with a pathway to higher education, while also organizing students as activists to repeal certain immigration policies. We will also air WABE education reporter Juma Sei's latest feature that spotlights how Marietta City Schools is working to improve literacy rates by changing how students learn to read. Lastly, two local educators discuss the national Black male teacher shortage. Guests include: April Jackson, the founder of Pass Pod school and the co-founder of Black MicroSchools ATL Julius Cave, the program manager for The Literacy Lab's Leading Men Fellowship in Atlanta Zachary White, a senior fellow for the Leading Men Fellowship in Atlanta Jabari Cain, an associate professor in the Bagwell College of Education and the director of the Call Me MISTER program at Kennesaw StateDr. Laura Emiko Soltis, executive director and professor of human rights at Freedom University Nayelly, an undocumented student, Freedom University alumna and a current student at Emory UniversitySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Phillip Scott interviews Principal Abdul Muhammad after he was unjustly removed from his position as principal by Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Public Schools are in a targeting campaign to removed Black male educators from the schools that can have the greatest effect on Black students. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

Ayodele Harrison is a leadership development coach and racial equity practitioner. He has over two decades of experience teaching and leading public, private, and international schools. Ayodele spent six years as an administrator in a teacher residency program. Ayodele is currently the Senior Partner of Education at CommunityBuild Ventures (CBV) - a pro-Black solutions-focused firm committed to eliminating racial disparities by developing powerful, impactful racial equity-driven leaders and organizations. Ayodele's primary role with CBV is leading their signature initiative, Black Male Educators Talk (BMEsTalk). This initiative offers a suite of culturally affirming in-person and virtual affinity spaces and leadership development programs to Black Male Educators living in the US and several international cities around the globe. Ayodele seeks to inspire and equip Black Male Educators to live well and engage in transformational action that improves students' lives. Ayodele Harrison is from Seattle, Washington. He holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from Howard University and the University of California, Berkeley, respectively. Ayodele is married to Natasha, and they have two beautifully brilliant children, Ajani and Ifetayo. How to Connect with Ayodele Email: ayodele@communitybuildventures.com Website: https://bmestalk.com/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/BMEsTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmestalk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BMEsTalk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayodeleharrison/ How to Connect with Benita G. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/benita-c-gordon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeducationconciergepodcast Website: https://www.podpage.com/the-education-concierge-1/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@chatwiththeeduconcierge --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educationconcierge/message

Educator, activist and all-around thought leader Jason B. Allen joins the show to discuss the importance of hearing and seeing Black men in education. Jason shares his journey to becoming an educator and what led him to found Educational Entities, which helps share, develop, and create stories that educate. He also discusses his podcast 'Speak Black Man'.The full conversation touches on the erasure of the voices and presence of Black men in the education space, strategies for recruiting more Black teachers, and how public education interacts with the Black community. To close, Host Shayna Terrell gives space to Jason to #ThankABlackTeacher and touch on the importance of Black History Month. 

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We are joined by Sandra Dungee Glenn, Founder of The Growth Collective, Member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, and Leader of the Philadelphia Community Stakeholders. With 30 years in public policy, electoral politics, education advocacy, and community organizing, Sandra sheds light on being an unapologetically Black Leader.

Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz joins us live from The Center for Black Educator Development's 13th Annual Black Male Educators Convening to discuss the power of education, community sovereignty, and controlling our own narratives.

As we embark on the 13th Black Male Educators Convening and 5th National Installment, we invite two long-time supporter participants, Winston Cox, Chair of the Board for CBED, and Dr. William Hayes, CEO of Boys Latin Charter to join us on the opening day of the convening to talk all things BMEC!

Episode #69 is up! Check it out!!!Special Guest Dr. Harold McCray, Elementary Principal in Metro DC, joins Matt to discuss the issues many black male educators face in the profession, and shares advice on recruiting and retaining them in our schools and districts.Connect with Dr. McCray on Twitter and Instagram @drhspeaks

Kendrick Thomas Born in Shreveport, LA to a single mother at the age of 15, Kendrick faced violence, murder, drugs, and gangs daily. With all this going on around him, Kendrick knew that he would need to find the intrinsic motivation to one day leave Shreveport and do great things for the world he lived in.
  Fast forward to today, Kendrick is not only a school administrator in Houston, Texas, but a certified life coach, speaker, and mentor. He leads the G.R.E.A.T. Boys Club in Alief ISD and works countless hours speaking with At-Risk youth, leaders on his campus, in his district and throughout the city of Houston. Kendrick's passion is showing young people that through intrinsic motivation there is a way out of every situation you're placed in.
  Through his podcast, Daily K, and the KTTeeV Radio show which reaches thousands weekly, Kendrick takes his passion for showing young people that through intrinsic motivation there is a way out of every situation to another level, a level that is life changing. Kendrick speaks to school leaders, community members and entrepreneurs worldwide about the benefits of giving back to the community. The skills, the passion, the first-hand applicable experience, and the interconnections Kendrick brings is what makes him one of the most sought after speakers in education and advocacy in the city of Houston. Blog for parents of Young Men: https://www.goodschoolyearformyson.ktteev.com/welcomepage1 Connect W/ Kendrick on IG : https://instagram.com/ktteev --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What happens when you connect new and aspiring teachers of color with experienced mentors of color? We call it edification. In the opening episode of Edifying Together, we celebrate the foundation laid by Arthur Jones II over the past 5 years through his award-winning #EducationReboot series, and as Tamir begins his first year as a new teacher, he welcomes Dr. Richard Warren, Jr, who will be a regular guest. In this initial conversation, recorded before the start of the school year, aspiring educator Tamir gets his first chance to interact with Richard H. Warren Jr, Ed.D, who was honored as the 2019 Maryland Teacher of the Year and now serves as a professor of education at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Brought to you by Edifying Teachers. #WeNeedBlackTeachers #BlackTeachersMatter #1MTOC #WeNeedLatinoTeachers

Larry Irvin, CEO of Brothers Empowered to Teach shares his unique life story of overcoming adversity and what led to him becoming an educator. The mission of Larry's organization, Brothers Empowered to Teach is "to provide mentorship, apprenticeship and pathways to careers in education through early exposure to teaching and targeted experiences cultivating an organic love of teaching children."In this episode host Shayna Terrell and Larry discuss a few of the core values of BE2T, including “remaining relevant” and "defying convention.” The conversation touches on how we can better support aspirating black educators to be respected for their intellect and instructional expertise and not used for the relational value with students. Irvin also shares tips for school leaders to support and sustain Black male educators as well as recruit more young men into the field of education.Shayna and Larry discuss the impact that Black male educators have on kids and how policy changes can increase their numbers.    

Do you remember a teacher who really made a difference in your life as a child? A teacher who really saw you and encouraged you? Minnesota schools have a persistent opportunity gap, with Native American children, Black children and other children of color less likely to graduate high school than their white peers. Research has shown that having teachers and school staff of color can help students of color succeed. But nationally only 7 percent of teachers are Black, and only 2 percent are Black men.  American Public Media special correspondent Lee Hawkins spoke about identity, curriculum, recruitment and more with four Black men who are educators. Guests: Michael Walker, the Director of Black student achievement for Minneapolis Public Schools Michael Thomas, superintendent of Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Eric Robinson, a retired teacher Derek Francis, Executive Director of Equity and School Climate for Minneapolis Public Schools. He previously managed the district's counseling services. 

Do you remember a teacher who really made a difference in your life as a child? A teacher who really saw you and encouraged you? Minnesota schools have a persistent opportunity gap, with Native American children, Black children and other children of color less likely to graduate high school than their white peers. Research has shown that having teachers and school staff of color can help students of color succeed. But nationally only seven percent of teachers are Black, and only two percent are Black men.  American Public Media special correspondent Lee Hawkins spoke about identity, curriculum, recruitment and more with four Black men who are educators. Guests: Michael Walker, the Director of Black student achievement for Minneapolis Public Schools Michael Thomas, superintendent of Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Eric Robinson, a retired teacher Derek Francis, Executive Director of Equity and School Climate for Minneapolis Public Schools. He previously managed the district's counseling services.  The following is a partial transcript of the conversation, edited for clarity and brevity. Listen to the full conversation using the audio player above. Lee Hawkins: Thank you all for being here. I'm really excited about the opportunity to bring you brothers together into this discussion. So thank you. Only two percent of the nation's teachers are Black males. That's a tough number to swallow. But here's something that's mind blowing for you all to digest: across the state of Minnesota, there are only 1.45 percent Black teachers, male or female. So that's even less than the percentage of Black male teachers across the nation. Only 1.45 percent Black teachers in a state where Black people make up seven percent of the population. What does this mean for Black children for Minnesota, particularly boys? And what will their educational experience be like as a result? Michael Walker: Well, we already know that representation matters if we got to make sure that we have people that look like them in front of the classrooms, right? And when we think about how that impacts the growth and development of young people, is that when we see folks that look like us, it gives us the ability to see that we have that possibility to be an educator as well. The school system is not designed for them to feel valued, to feel welcomed. The cultural aspects of our schools are a little different than what our Black students are experiencing. So it's not designed for them. And so we have to really think about how do we address that piece? The other components of why the experience is different: what about our curriculum? Like how is the curriculum set up? We have a Eurocentric curriculum, again, that is not centering the experiences of our Black people. And so how do we change? That is some of the things that we have to address. Hawkins: Michael Thomas, what does this mean for the kids who are in these classrooms? Without people who look like them? Michael Thomas: Yeah, I take it right back to the psychology of one's health and in Maslow's hierarchy of needs. When a young person doesn't have a sense of belonging, they're going to struggle no matter what that gap might be. In this case, a lot of our young Black students, specifically young Black boys to your question, they don't see themselves in the curriculum, they don't see themselves in terms of adult authority in the school systems. And so it becomes very psychologically isolating, and with no outlet or sense of support. That's where you begin to see a young, immature mind trying to make decisions for themselves that are well beyond their comprehension. So that's where we might see some kids falling off. Because they don't have the ability to make some of the best decisions without, you know, the struggles that they're going through, and not being able to have somebody that they can trust to go to, to help kind of process and support them through some of the challenges. I would just center there first, and you can fast forward 30 years as adults. Many of us sitting in this room, were oftentimes maybe the only one — only teacher, only administrator in a system — where we also had that level of isolation and had to navigate very carefully our own existence to kind of stay alive in that system. So, I think that's where I would say first, how do we address Is that social — psychological need of our kids. Hawkins: Derek [Francis], you're counseling kids. When kids come into your office and you're doing the counseling, do you ever get the feeling “wow, this person could really use some diversity in terms of the people who are educating them?” Derek Francis: Oh, man, that is, I think the thing that comes to mind, especially when you're thinking about career development, especially for our youth, the exposure to seeing someone who looks like you. So many times when students, they have just the what they see on TV, so I show up as a Black person in the school, and then I start to teach lesson around. “Well, guess what, let me show you pictures of people who look like you. And they're doctors, they're lawyers, they're educators.” And it opens the mind. I think that's so neat, because it's really exposing them to their hope and future. I start to share students, “you have so many different career opportunities. Here's some schools where You see students that look like you.” And that makes a difference. If you have a counselor that hasn't been around or seen Black people or Black students do some of these successful things, you might limit them from your own views. So at some point for someone to say, “Oh, I see you, I've seen people who have looked like you do some of these things. And that's going to be you.” Hawkins: It's so interesting that you say that because people of all races have stories of being counseled out of going into certain careers by their counselor because their counselor didn't believe in them. I particularly remember a story of a woman who is very, very prominent in the science field, a Black woman that I went to school with who talking about being counseled away from STEM… and right now, she's one of the top people at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. So many people have these “Hi, how you like me now?” stories, and it's sad because you shouldn't have to hear those stories. You should be able to say, “I have the support from my village from the beginning.” Before we get too deep into this, it's really important that we frame the problem that we're addressing right now: Boys collectively, of course of all races, are not performing academically, and socially, as strong as girls. We know that. In the case of Black boys, they're not an exception. And as the effort to close the racial opportunity gap continues, it's important to look at how our educational system can do a better job with Black boys. And if we're going to discuss the issue, we need to be transparent and candid. From what you see right now, from what you see statistically and in the classroom, are Black boys underperforming? Eric, you want to take that? Eric Robinson: Right now students are looking at this as a Eurocentric type of system. And, you know, maybe when you're younger, elementary age, there's a little bit of hope. But then as they get more toward high school or middle school, then that starts to dwindle as far as improving their reading or math goals. So that follows them. I mean, working with high school students in a charter school and knowing that they can't get anything… any higher than a fourth-grade reading level. It comes back to having that presence of a Black teacher in the classroom. To, you know, just say that you can do this, you have value you're worthy of careers that you think you don't think you're capable of doing. Hawkins: I wanted to shift this over to you, Michael [Walker], because … you're the director of Black student achievement for Minneapolis Public Schools, are Black boys underperforming? Walker: I know you start off by saying there's an opportunity gap. And what I tend to believe and the kind of research that I've done, it's really a belief gap, right? It's about what do our adults believe about our Black males? Do we believe that they are able to accomplish success? Do we believe that they're able to achieve whatever goal there is that they're trying to achieve? If we don't have that belief as adults, then we're going to treat them or have expectations that are lower, right? Because I don't believe that you can be a doctor, I don't believe that you can be a lawyer. I don't believe that you can be a scientist, right? And so it really starts with the adults. And so that's kind of the focus of our work. And then some of the work that we do, it's really how do we change the beliefs of the educators so that they can see value in our Black students, specifically our Black males. And so I don't believe in an achievement gap. I don't believe that the young people are Black males are underperforming. I believe that the system has been designed and created and the belief of them in that system has created the outcomes that we see. Hawkins: In talking about improving outcomes, it's important to introduce some data that I think is just mind-blowing. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University studied about 100,000 Black students who entered third grade at North Carolina public schools between 2001 and 2005. About 13 percent of the students ended up dropping out of high school, while about half graduated, but with no plans to pursue college, OK? However, low-income Black students who were assigned to at least one Black teacher in third, fourth or fifth grade, were not only less likely to drop out of school, but 18 percent more likely to express interest in college when they graduated. And persistently low-income Black boys who had at least one Black teacher, in third, fourth or fifth grade, were 29 percent more likely to say that they were considering college. And I spoke to Nicholas Papageorge, who was the lead researcher on this study at Johns Hopkins. And he told me that the big difference is that Black teachers tend to have higher expectations for Black students. Michael, when we were in the green room you were talking about when you were working in Osseo. “I'm Dr. Thomas, I believe in you. And you're going to come in here, and you're going to perform up to your potential.” Tell me about that experience. Thomas: I'll say, it stems back to when I was in sixth grade. I actually had a sixth-grade teacher who called me the n-word, and said I wasn't going to amount to anything. Now don't get me wrong. I'm sure I was a handful, and maybe wasn't always making the best choices. But to have an adult teacher who had power and influence over me, kind of cut me down at that level. I'm 50 years old, I've never forgotten what that felt like, right. So fast forward to myself being an educator, I knew very well, I was never going to let a young Black kid — basically a mini-me — experience what I experienced. I had a lot of positive Black men in my life, who countered that. And that was part of my job when I was a principal. Yes, I'm here to serve all kids. And that was a non-negotiable. I also knew I had to bring a point of emphasis for my kids of color. And that was very clear based upon my data. And if you were Black, and you live in a certain zip code and you're coming to my school, I can predict outcomes, unfortunately. So for me, it was to have a tough conversation, I remember I got criticized for pulling a lot of the Black students together and essentially letting them know, “You're not on track to graduate. And if you continue on this path, you're not going to find success in life.” And there was a lot of backlash to “why would you break confidentiality?” and, you know, having families know each other's business. I'm like, this is a small community. If we don't talk about this and put truth out there, I need the families to come and join me in helping these young men and young girls find a better path in life. And so we were successful in my junior high, closing that achievement gap by almost 45 percent in a period of three years. Because the intentionality was data driven. I could see it, no one can deny it, the numbers are here. But going back to what Dr. Walker was just saying, it was about a mindset shift. Kids don't come to our schools. They're not dumb, right? These kids are looking to become successful, whatever that means for them. And it's our jobs as adults to be that bridge to that. But if I don't believe as an adult, if I don't believe that this young kid can ever achieve something, you know, subconsciously, it's going to come out in my practice. I'm not gonna call on Eric, you know, call on everybody else in the classroom. I'm not gonna call on Eric. I'm gonna be, you know, writing discipline referrals for young Mr. Francis. if he was my kid. That comes out. Because you can't necessarily change beliefs. Although there's a belief gap. I totally believe that. But I can manage the behaviors that are manifestations of what you believe. And that's what my job was as a principal, as an administrator, to look at the adult behaviors that were derived from their belief sets of what kids are going to do well, and who's not going to do well. And then those were the tough conversations that allowed us to really kind of peel that onion back and get to the core of what we needed to get to. Hawkins: I'll tell you, it must be hard. Years later, when you're seeing that Black kid that was in your class and he's on TV now or he's, he's the superintendent of schools. Are you reading about kids? You taught and then in the school system and you didn't believe in them. It's an educational journey for a lot of educators in this country. There's one critical thing growing up in Minnesota taught me. And that's that it's not always about malice or racial animus. A lot of times it's about people not having experience with Black people. You haven't been around Black people in your life. And that means you're bringing a lot of this bias and prejudice into the classroom, to the point that you're still you're nervous around the kid. Am I right about it? … [Cross talk in agreement.] Francis: The thing is too, the way it comes out, even the way… you hear it in the language… it's always in opposition. So the students who are doing well, “that's such a good kid, they're great family, they're their siblings were smart.” Or if it's a student who is a Black student, “they're in the hall again.” The way it's around, not giving the same amount of grace when an assignment is missing, or a student might be a minute late walking in the room. It's a different tone. The students I know, see it too. They'll notice with Black students, the staff is more short with or doesn't call on as much. And I think also too, as a Black staff at a school, I've had times where I can tell staff will kind of dance around saying certain things to me, because they know I'll pick up on what they're really trying to say about that student or their family. And so I do think it's a lack of exposure. You can just tell. Maybe their friendship group might not be as diverse. I think, as educators, being aware of that. Because if you're going to work for Black students, and say that you're working in that neighborhood, or working in an inner city, you have to be cautious and aware of the experiences and have that humility to say, “hey, I don't know what that's like." Let me listen and glean some knowledge from my Black colleagues that are here.” I think that's so important to have that kind of humility. Robinson: I think that bias… has a lot to do with it, because the white teachers they would have in mind, well, this is how they would behave. I remember when I started early in education, there was just one teacher, and I was working with the Black students to Black boys. And it was always every day, the same two or three would like a revolving door, you know, instead of this person, this male person giving grace or, you know, understanding, “Well, why are these students doing this?” or, you know, trying to work with that student. But the teachers would have this in mind that they all behave the same way. And, you know, what I've noticed — just to switch gears here — what I've noticed, as far as administrators, right? Principals, you like the assistant principal, was working always with behavior, you know, and that was the role of Black male working in behavior, well, they can take care of these students because they know how to handle them. But it goes beyond that, you know. Literally it goes beyond that, because if there were Black male teachers in the classroom, then those things wouldn't occur. There wouldn't be suspensions, and, you know, with over-suspending students, students of color males. And I know… about this individual that actually, he graduated this June, and he was in my ethnic studies class a couple of quarters ago. And he never passed. Never, never, in fact, he would disrespect me by calling me Eric by my first name. And toward the middle of the summer. He came in, he owed certain assignments and everything. The teachers were working with them, and they had compassion on him and they knew he had to get graduated. And he graduated, he got everything done. And when he was seeing me, he would call me Mr. Eric, you know, because he was succeeding. You know, years ago, certain behaviors would come out and everything. And teachers would overlook that day. They gave him time they gave him a rope, you know, just “Hey, you can do this.” And he did it, you know, But in some schools, right, some classrooms, they're not given that chance, if a student is gifted, maybe their behavior is helter-skelter. However, there's something beneath that. Teachers don't always see that. They don't, they look at the behavior first, instead of getting to know their student. Hawkins: You mentioned, people expecting the same behavior from all of the Black students. And it reminded me of my cousin who went to my high school, North St. Paul, Senior High School, who actually receipt was called to the office, about a matter that pertained to another Black student, where they actually thought he was the black student that they were talking to. And, you know, I've experienced this in corporate America, where I've been called the name of another Black reporter. Whereas you know, and so, that's how deep the issue is. This whole idea of people not knowing how to deal with black people, sometimes not even knowing the difference between Black label. Thomas: Well, and also, you know, to your question earlier — and Eric, you as well just brought up — they bring one of the four of us in to handle these Black kids. Right? And again, we're all passionate Black men who care deeply about our communities and cared deeply about, you know, Black kids, no doubt. But we're more than that. Right? And we, even as professional men have with degrees, we get relegated, and trapped, right? Just like Hollywood, right? You can act this part. I'll never forget my very first year as a principal. That was the narrative, you know, and one of the staff came up to me and said, “Hey, just want to let you know, staff are all really happy that you're coming here. And finally, me on the handle a lot of the behaviors is behavior issues of, you know, these students of color.” And I thought to myself, wow… and my very first staff meeting, you know, August workshop week comes up. And one of the statements I said to my staff — which was all white minus one person — was, “just because you're white, doesn't mean you're not right.” And don't think that's going to exonerate you from accountability for all kids in the school. Right? It gets to that fear piece, Lee, that you were speaking to, like, they don't want to say something, because either they're afraid of being called racist, or whatever it might be, or they just don't know. But at the end of the day, your expectations that you have for some kids need to apply to all kids. And you can't lead from a place of fear. And you can't expect me as a Black person to own your issue. Right? So that was my push to really get my staff to embrace that this is about you, not so much about the student. Hawkins: Dr. Michael Thomas, we had a conversation and I asked you to send me a copy of your dissertation. The reason I asked for him is because it studies African American male school leaders in predominantly white school systems, and how they negotiate their racial identity without committing cultural sacrifice. And I want to read this sentence that you wrote, you said, and I quote: “It is said that being a school administrator is a very lonely and challenging position to have, one must continually negotiate who they authentically are, in an effort to remain in the position,” you wrote. It was 1996, when you wrote this, now that you're a superintendent, and you're actually living this, do you think that you were way ahead of things? I mean, because it seems like that's what we're talking about now is that as educators trying to influence the Black male achievement equation, you're going through your own sort of identity issues with people projecting things on you? Thomas: That's a deep question, Lee. And yeah, there, you know, when I was the only in a system, it was a real lonely place. On top of that, when you're in higher levels of leadership, there aren't a lot of people you can go to and talk to, because you might feel as though you can't do the job. And you don't ask those kinds of questions, right? And I've had colleagues, they go, “oh, here goes Michael, he's on that Black stuff again.” Right? I mean, colleagues! And I'm sitting here thinking, “if you're saying this to me as an adult, what are you doing with kids when you close your classroom door?” Right? At the same time, because my deep commitment to ensuring that young Black students didn't experience what I went through, and I could still continue to blaze a trail for them to have a much better-beaten path to go down. I could only say and do so much before the system then would squeeze me out. Right? And so, oftentimes, I felt caught. Because my heart is committed to doing the right thing, and I know me, I know exactly who I am and what I'm about. And thus the name of my title of my dissertation, which is a play off of Sidney Poitier movie, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Right? How how much of my authentic Blackness can I be, before my plate is pulled from the table? Right. And it's a real delicate dance. And this is a negotiation, beyond education that people of color in this country do every single day. Hawkins: What I hear you talking about is that identity continues to be an issue, the expectations, what people project on you certain stereotypes, certain expectations, and that this is something that you must carry with you everywhere, as you navigate through the professional world. So if we are experiencing this as grown, Black men, let's talk about identity, and the challenge of identity that Black boys are facing every day. And how did they work through that or not? Francis: Oh, man, there's so much when you talk about identity, I think about it. The first part is, how it shows up as the academic system. So when you're looking at the schoolwork, how often are you seeing yourself mirrored in that work, seeing people that look like you that you're learning about. This past month, Juneteenth, how many students sit and hear about Juneteenth or learn about the history of it. And so just imagine the liberation that comes with being a Black person hearing someone teach you about the true freedom that people who look like you had to fight for and how delayed it was. But also, I think, especially in Minnesota, our schools have this unspoken toxic culture of attacking students who are marginalized, and it shows up in schools through social media, it shows up in things that are said to students about their identity. So many students talk about how schools don't do anything to speak up when they're attacked as a Black student. Would that bother you? I'm here to learn, I'm here to get an education. I'm hearing these things on an ongoing basis, or I'm seeing other people being called these negative things, either on social media, or in real life. And I have to absorb that day in and day out. And then if I don't have someone at school protecting me to understand what that feels like, that's hard. So I think that's one of the ways we really need to step up as educators to say, hey, we're gonna call out when we hear at sporting events, people making monkey sounds to the Black athletes, that should not be happening in schools, students posting on social media, calling other kids downward, we got wouldn't, because how would I feel safe going to school if I know that there are seeing that happen? And no one's speaking up? Hawkins: There's that problem of the external pressure that Black kids are feeling. But there's also the internalization of some of these stereotypes. And I know Dr. Roland Fryer, at Yale talked about a while back, the acting white phenomenon. Where there was actually a social penalty put on kids, the higher their grades, the less socially acceptable they were. And now we're starting to see that sort of shift, which is nice to see that there's that Black male achievement or Black student achievement is not as stigmatized as it once was, but working as the director of Black student achievement in Minneapolis. What do you see along the lines of identity that these kids are dealing with, that our kids are dealing with every day? Walker: I think it goes back to kind of what Derek mentioned earlier about the curriculum, right? So when we're looking at the curriculum that we have in our schools, we are sharing identity, right? But we're sharing a Eurocentric identity. So in those classrooms, students our white students are getting taught about how they have discovered this, how they have created and invented this, all these great things that they have done, right? Which, okay, fine. Where's that for the other groups in our school system, right? How are we not uplifting those narratives and those stories? So in our program in Minneapolis public schools, we have a class called BLACK — it stands for Building Lives, Acquiring Cultural Knowledge — where it is designed to teach some Afro-centric curriculum and to show them the benefits that they have created and what they have done for this society in this country, but also goes back to before we came to this country where things were better and things were invented on the continent of Africa. So they understand the foundation of that. So it's not just what happened here on the states, right? And that is important, right? Because when we think about schooling, and I'll just experience from myself, I learned about being enslaved. That was the foundation of what they told me about myself, right? So if that's the foundation that you are sharing with these young people, well, we are intentionally creating a thought and an idea in these kids minds of who they can be and where they came from. So we have to undo that and show that there is a much better place. Yeah, enslavement was a portion of our history, but it's not all of our history, right? Hawkins: If you're going to teach enslavement, then teach enslaver, right? and what the role of Thomas Jefferson was, right with his biracial children, some who are buried right here in Madison, Wisconsin. Let's go to that cemetery. Let's bring the classroom to the cemetery to see the kids that Thomas Jefferson had with Sally Hemings. It's important to teach all of that, but the complexity and the nuance of it all. Eric, you taught ethnic studies, right? Robinson: Yeah.. and if I could piggyback on you, doctor, the same thing, you know identity. When students first come into that classroom, I say, “Well, what is your story? Know your story.” However, it may be in your, in your family, but it still goes back to slavery. You know, none of us have color, or Indigenous Natives, have not had a certain history, you know, through the colonists. So, I know the boy talks about a double consciousness. Right. And we experienced that as adults, as a Black man. But the students they need to know who they are, and where they've come from, and where they're heading. Hawkins: I mean, you taught ethnic studies, at a time in which there is a national backlash against teaching of ethnic studies, right? People calling it critical race theory — which it isn't. It's American history. So tell me about ethnic studies in teaching it and, and the effect that that has on not only students of color, but students in general of all races. Robinson: I think the point where I come from, when I'm teaching that class, I want to co taught that class is not just African Americans, but Indigenous Natives, Asian Americans, you know our whole global society has been affected by colonialists. And not just England, but Portuguese and Spaniards. So this is an area that our kids, our Black kids, our students, they come from communities where, you know, they're not exposed to it in education. I've learned some of this while I was teaching, you know, research, because I hadn't had this in elementary, middle, even in undergraduate, master's. I had none of this and I had to learn it on my own, so I can teach it. So if this can happen to me, can you imagine what our students are dealing with? You know, they're not exposed to it. Hawkins: I want to shift the conversation. Let's talk a little bit about the school to prison pipeline. Growing up, there were two places in Minnesota that you had to avoid if you were a young Black boy, it was Totem Town and Red Wing. Those were juvenile detention centers that people went to, and many came back and they were never the same. In fact, I can remember the precise days that some people were literally placed by a teacher on the school to prison pipeline. It was: You got in a fight. You had marijuana. You had a knife. You'll never amount to anything, get out of my class right now. You're out of here. And that's just enough to ruin a kid's life. And you're sending them into a community, unfortunately, where they do feel accepted. And that begins the school to prison pipeline. I know people who are still in prison right now that I went to school with. Is that something that you see and how do you make the schools more sensitive to the trauma that leads kids to make the mistakes that lead them into juvenile detention? Walker: Yeah. And you talked about the ones that are like front and center that we see all the time. Right? Right. So whatever, those are the ones that we see, but there's other school to prison pipeline that may be invisible to, to the outside world. Hawkins: Like what? Walker: Like, directing our kids into special education programs and labeling them as EBD. Because now you get on this transition, and now you're in a “level four” setting. And now you're in an enclosed school… that's another, maybe less direct way that we may not see on the outside. So do those things happen? Yes, of course, they happen. What we have to start to do is really, again, center, what are we talking about? Are we really looking at behavior from a Eurocentric lens? Right? We talked about student not being able to fill the full range of emotions, our Black students with the social and emotional learning? Well, if I get angry, my anger may show up differently. That doesn't mean that I am a threat. That doesn't mean that I should be sent down to the SRO office or whatever, I'm just upset right now. And give me time to go through my emotions and go through that. But I don't get an opportunity to do that. And so now I am put into this category that I am violent, that I am a threat. And now, anything that I do, gets heightened. So, what we're talking about here is confirmation bias. Right? So now we have educators who are looking to confirm their bias that they already have about these Black students by when they make one act. Thomas: And they'll push the button until the trigger pops. Now that student is… like Dr. Walker just said. And in the thing is, it's those both macro and micro… acts that are committed particularly on young kids of color, and a lot of the prevention work that Michael has done with the BLACK program. I remember years ago, when I was doing project COFI, in St. Paul Public Schools, same thing. It was doing a lot of co-teaching with my colleagues, giving them an additional lens to look through that they just weren't… They didn't get trained in their teacher prep programs, right? Or they weren't comfortable. They weren't, you know, fill in the blank, as we've just talked about earlier. But we've all seen our colleagues, particularly our white colleagues who, who may have that light turn on for themselves, like, “Oh, I see that now.” So I don't want to, you know, be in this doomsday conversation, right? That nothing is going well. There's a lot of improvement, no doubt. But there are — I'll speak for myself, I know these brothers, and probably validate too, but we've all seen opportunities where, where teachers get it, and they lean into that space. And they take that and now, they are part of that conversation of helping this young kid. But that goes back to us just not being the ones relegated to that space. It's way bigger than the four of us. We can do a lot. But you know, we don't have “S”s on our chests or wear red capes to work. Hawkins: We're gonna wrap up in a minute. But I just have two more questions. Why aren't there more Black men teaching in the classroom? And what can be done to recruit and retain more? Robinson: Yeah, this thing about recruitment. I went through a program through St. Thomas. And I already had my BA in another area. But I was recruited by an individual who saw something in me and said, “Well, yeah, you know, you'd be a great teacher.” Two men: first Dr. Terrell, and this man that was a recruiter. I think our universities — we have quite a few within the Twin Cities — need to send out those recruiters to our schools. Because, like we mentioned earlier, your gift is gifted students in the classrooms, Black boys and girls in the classrooms already. Those that might be in high schools, junior seniors, and recruiters from these universities or these, you know, these schools, these colleges, need to go into these high schools and have some type of programs, with incentives, to get these young men or women out, and say “Hey, this is for the community. You can do this.” It might be me, but it has to be somebody from these colleges that knows what's going on in the schools and collaborate with these schools and have them go in and recruit. Or communities, whatever community access, organizations, nonprofits that are out there, as well. I mean, you have, I can't think of it off the top of my head, but that's what needs to be done. Francis: As I'm hearing this, because I'm from Minnesota. Minneapolis, Twin Cities area born and raised. I went to Champlin Park High School, Anoka-Hennepin area. And I had one Black teacher my entire K-12 career. And then, when I was in high school, I had a white teacher who saw me working with elementary kids through the child care occupation course. And she started saying, “Whoa! You're talented, you're good.” And I share this because it was something that I carried with me. When I went to get my licensure to be a school counselor, I originally wanted to be a news anchor. And I started volunteering after I didn't get a gig as a news anchor. And then my teacher, I saw her again, she was like “You know have you ever think about going into counseling.” And then when I got to the University of Minnesota, I met a professor there that would speak into me, it was like you're talented. And mind you, I was the only black man in my course in high school and in my program for school counseling. And so the importance of that belief, that encouragement. And so that's something I carry with me. And I say this also to white listeners out there, don't think you can't do the work. Don't think for a second that it's only… it because there's not enough Black people in education for us to wait for just us to do it. So white educators, we need you. We're in this all together. And so speak into... have that belief in your heart about Black boys. See the potential and the skills, we see it speak into it, because who knows where that seed will land. And so I think it's so important. That's what we really need to do. And I do that. That's why I want to be a school counselor, because I know the power of not just having that belief, but it's speaking that word for people. Hawkins: Dr. Walker, I know one thing that you said that was powerful — of the many things you've said — was: If we're not creating an environment where Black men or Black boys feel comfortable in the educational setting, what makes them want to come back? Walker: I say it all the time. We're probably the only profession that has students for 13 years to recruit. So if our Black boys are getting a horrible experience going through the school system, why would they choose to come back and work in it? So the first thing we have to do is give them a better experience. Meaning: Do we value them while they're in the school system? Do we see that they're great and their genius, is what Derek is speaking about. If we can do that, then we may have more of them interested in this profession. The second thing is what Derek said is, who is being directly speaking that into students? Hey, you know what, Michael Thomas, as a second grader, you would be a really good teacher one day you ever thought about that profession? Hawkins: Is that what happened [to you] Mike? Walker: It didn't happen with me. But I'll tell you, it happened with my daughter. So my daughter, who's going to be a senior at Hampton University next year, is an elementary education major. And it was that intentionality from my mother-in-law. She was a first grade teacher. And long ago when my daughter was a little girl said, “you'd be a great teacher, you know?” and she's never forgotten that and so she will be graduating and anybody looking to hire a dynamic teacher? *laughter* Hawkins: In the Green Room, you said, “Are you sure you want to do that?" Walker: I did! You know, I had to have that conversation. I mean, given what's going on in education these days, I mean, it can be a scary space. But my daughter, she's committed to kids, you know, and she's been working at that youth program and champion, you know, she graduate from Champlain Park High School as well. Derek was her counselor and, you know, again, I mean, I credit you know, people like Mr. Francis, who really helped, you know, stay in touch with her to keep her inspired to be great. Me and Mr. Bridgeman How a teacher transformed a student's life Listen to the full conversation with the audio player above.

Dr. Archie Moss, Jr. was born and raised in beautiful Miami, Florida. Dr. Moss is currently a Partner on the School Design Services team at Transcend where he coaches and supports school and district leaders on School Redesign across Texas. Prior to joining the Transcend team, Dr. Moss was a Teach For America Charlotte Corps Member where he taught 6th and 7th grade math at Whitewater Middle School. Dr. Moss also served as the Dean of Students for fifth and sixth grade at Whitewater K-8. Dr. Moss is a graduate from the University of Florida (Bachelors in Family Studies), University of North Carolina Charlotte (Masters in Middle Grades Education), and a recent graduate from the University of Memphis (Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies). Dr. Moss's passion led him to founding The Gentlemen's League, an all-male mentorship program that serves boys of color. Dr. Moss served as an Impact Leader for Profound Gentlemen, where he supported male educators of color across the country. After leaving Charlotte, NC, Dr. Moss moved to Memphis, TN to serve as the Resident Principal at Bellevue Middle School before being named Principal at Bruce Elementary School. Dr. Moss was the youngest Shelby County Schools principal and the first Teach For America Memphis Alum to lead a district school. During his tenure at Bruce, Dr. Moss led the school to State of TN Reward School Status, went viral due to his weekly bedtime stories series, and was featured in USA Today and on the Ellen Show. Through his nonprofit, Dr. Moss founded Shelby County Schools' first ever Elementary Basketball League. Dr. Moss also had the opportunity to deliver a TEDx Talk on Small Ideas leading to Big Change. Dr. Moss is also the CEO of Black Boy Joy Consulting LLC.

This week on #MaxOutTime #EducationReboot: Holy Temple Christian Academy's Brian “Kash” Johnson discusses why Black men in education are sometimes undervalued and the mission for The Black Male Educator, an organization he founded alongside Joel Insilo this year, which aims to bring more awareness to the small community of Black male educators across the country.   Kash's goal is to change the perception of a “teacher,” so that it appeals to young Black men. The language arts instructor and his co-founder will be holding an event on June 11 honoring ten Black male teachers from the Miami area. For more on Kash and his organization, please follow @lifeof.kash and @theeblackmaleeducator on Instagram.   Max Out Time listeners, don't forget you can visit www.boldxchange.com/ and support its Black-Owned brands today using the promo code “MAXOUTTIME” for 10% off your first purchase.   In addition to this podcast, please follow the full Education Reboot series on Spotify and SoundCloud. Want to make sure you don't miss an episode?    Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You'll get each episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week.   VISIT MAX OUT TIME ON: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/max-out-time-with-aj-ii Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MaxOutTime/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/max_out_time_with_aj_ii/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/maxouttime_ajii Website | www.maxouttimewithajii.com   This episode was previously recorded on Monday, May 23, 2022.   -AJ II

In this episode of Black Power Moves, part of the Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network, we're speaking to Kevin Dua, Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year. Kevin has been a classroom educator for 13 years, and that's rare: Black males make up only 1.7% of U.S. teachers. He is the first African American to become Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year and a finalist for National History Teacher of the Year and Teacher of the Year. Kevin has campaigned for schools to tackle their racial climate to better welcome and retain teachers of color on such forums as the Department of Education, the National Black Male Educators Convening Conference, GBH Basic Black, Ideation4 UpLIFT Cohort for Black Male Educators, and Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network. He has commented on students' advocacy on media outlets such as NPR, PBS, and Learning for Justice. A nationally sought-after speaker, Kevin has led numerous antiracist workshops for communities, schools, nonprofits, and conferences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New survey data released by DonorsChoose states that “Black male teachers spend more time mentoring and counseling students than any other demographic.” This is great. And, I wonder, by spending so much time with students, are they missing out on opportunities for personal growth and professional development. I discuss this and more in this episode. Enjoy

This week on #MaxOutTime #EducationReboot: Miami-Dade County Teacher Joel Insilo discusses the everyday experience of Black teachers and the mission for The Black Male Educator, an organization he co-founded this year which aims to bring more awareness to the small community of Black male educators across the country.   The Kipp Courage Academy English and Language Arts educator is determined to change the narrative that Black males can only be athletes or disciplinarians in our school systems. For more, follow @theeblackmaleeducator, @lifeof.kash and @mrinsilo on social media.    Max Out Time listeners, don't forget you can visit www.boldxchange.com/ and support its Black-Owned brands today using the promo code “MAXOUTTIME” for 10% off your first purchase.   In addition to this podcast, please follow the full Education Reboot series on Spotify and SoundCloud. Want to make sure you don't miss an episode?    Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You'll get each episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week.   VISIT MAX OUT TIME ON: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/max-out-time-with-aj-ii Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MaxOutTime/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/max_out_time_with_aj_ii/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/maxouttime_ajii Website | www.maxouttimewithajii.com   This episode was previously recorded on Monday, April 18, 2022.   -AJ II

In this episode Dr. Antonio Cooper talk about the importance of building relationships, making connections, and expanding the walls of your influence.  Dr. Cooper is an author and director of curriculum & instruction.  His book "Young Black Man There Is Another Way" is available on Amazon!  Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YQCMG4B/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_J41CT833AYGN0BJQCZRZ  To learn more about I AM Impactful, visit https://iamimpactful.org/ 

The I AM Impactful series continues this week with an episode featuring Dr. Allen Price.  Dr. Price is an educational consultant and has been an educator for around 11 years.  In this episode, he shares his perspective on how impactful representation is for black male educators and some of the challenges we face. 

Wins & Lessons Podcast is back with a new series titled “I Am Impactful.” This series will feature black male educators, leaders, and fathers. Black male educators only make up 2% of all public school educators, but we make a huge impact despite many challenges. In this episode, Mr. Brandon Boone shares his perspective on how important it is to rise above fear and why honor is needed as a black male educator.  Thank you for listening!

This week is the second part of host Mal Davis's conversation with Rictor Craig, Founding Director of Instruction at Statesmen College Preparatory Academy, and CEO of The National Association of Black Male Educators. Mal and Rictor continue talking about the importance of investing in young black and brown boys in the school environment, and why it's important for them to have black and brown men as teachers, leaders, and role models. As always make sure to check out the episode, share it with your network, subscribe, and SHOW LOVE!!

This week host Mal Davis connects with the homie Rictor Craig, Founding Director of Instruction at Statesmen College Preparatory Academy, and CEO of The National Association of Black Male Educators. Mal and Rictor talk about Rictor's pathway to education, how he became a part of the founding group at Statesman, and why he believes it's so important to have an organization dedicated solely to supporting Black male educators. Rictor is an incredible person and super intelligent and his episode (part 1) is something that you don't want to miss. As always make sure to check out the episode, share it with your network, subscribe, and SHOW LOVE!!

Book Dr. Eakins for your next event! About Johnnie Jackson, MBA Johnnie Jackson (he/him/his) is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Supervisor for Marion City Schools. He is the author of Meditating Gunrunner Speaking, Part I: A Black Male Journey Teaching in South Korea. His dream is to diversify study abroad, international education, and teacher education!  Show Highlights Teaching abroad in South Korea Connecting with other Black residents Skills developed overseas Study abroad demographics Heritage programs Equity challenges abroad Connect with Johnnie Email: jjackson2@mcspresidents.org Additional Resources Diversity Abroad Meditating Gunrunner Speaking, Part I: A Black Male Journey Teaching in South Korea Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course FREE AUDIO COURSE: Race, Advocacy, and Social Justice Studies Learn more about the Advocacy Room

Learn more about the Healing Centered Conversations PodcastAbout Dr. BlakeDr. William Blake previously served as the Director of Social-Emotional Learning for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). In this role, Dr. Blake ensured systems and structures were in place to support the development of the whole child. He is currently the Assistant Director of School Redesign at Anacostia High School. Over the span of 15 years in urban education, Dr. Blake has served as a Classroom Teacher, Assistant Principal, and Principal. Dr. Blake believes that educators must strategically focus on closing the access gap for students furthest from opportunity which is why he is dedicated to creating equitable outcomes for students especially for students of color. He is a proud HBCU grad from Morgan State University. He later attended Trinity University to earn his Master's in Curriculum in Instruction. Lastly, he earned his Doctorate Degree from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is the co-founder of the National Association of Black Male Educators and a devoted member of the Washington (DC) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.Show HighlightsGrowing up in PG CountyHow Dr. Blake entered into educationWhat is the National Association of Black Male EducatorsWhat makes Dr. Blake the Koolest DocApproach to building meaningful relationshipsWhat is school redesign and what is your role as Assistant Director of Redesign?Why Dr. Blake believes in healing-centered practicesLaunch of Blake Educational Consulting Services, LLCConnect with Dr. BlakeTwitterInstagramConnect with ByronEmailTwitterInstagramFacebookTikTokAdditional ResourcesLearn more about the Healing Centered Conversations PodcastHealing Centered Conversations BlogHealing Centered MerchandiseJoin our email list 

Black Male Educators are DOPE! Research statistically proves our positive impact on students. However, in this episode, I stress the need for a new narrative that talks about why we are so dope.

How can we create inclusive spaces for Black male educators to share ideas, connect, and build a community? In this podcast, we have an exciting conversation with Mr. Ayodele Harrison, a community leader and an educational consultant who created a platform that reflects his passion of bringing together Black male educators. We discuss the issues and challenges surrounding Black males educators in the classrooms, such as difficulty in navigating relationships and being able to freely express themselves and their creativity in a teaching environment. In this podcast, we discuss BMEsTalk (Black Male Educators Talk)– a suite of professional learning opportunities designed to engage Black Male Educators. The mission of BMEsTalk is to create and curate safe, rich spaces for Black Male Educators to connect, grow and lead. His professional learning communities centers Black male affinity, self care, equity-centered leadership development practices, digital connectedness, and diverse career pathways within the education profession. About Mr. Ayodele Harrison: Ayodele Harrison is a trained engineer turned international math educator, facilitator of equity-centered learning experiences, and educational consultant. Ayodele has over 20 years teaching and leading in public, private and international schools. Currently, as Senior Partner of Education with CommunityBuild Ventures, Ayodele works with schools, nonprofits, government agencies and businesses to remedy and reverse the educational inequities our students, parents, caregivers, teachers, staff and community members experience everyday. Ayodele Harrison is from Seattle, Washington. He holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from Howard University and University of California, Berkeley, respectively. Ayodele is married to Natasha and has beautifully, brilliant children, Ajani and Ifetayo. To connect with Mr. Ayodele Harrison, please visit https://bmestalk.com or connect with him on LinkedIn via https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayodeleharrison/ ******************************************************************************** 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. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/karla958/support

In this episode, the fellas talk with two aspiring Black male educators. Javen Betts and Joshua Rivera join Doc, Ball, and McGuire to discuss what needs to happen to support aspiring Black male educators and how we encourage more to consider education as a career path.

In this episode, I share about how I am using Spring Break to vision the next steps in my work with Black Male Educators. I want to design, build and lead a learning and leadership institute. I'm using the Camelback Ventures and Echoing Green fellowship applications to help me move my vision from the back of my head onto paper (or the computer screen). Writing has never been easy for me, but I have learned over the years to welcome an optimistic attitude during the process.

About Ayodele Harrison Ayodele Harrison is an engineer turned education leader, entrepreneur, and certified compassion-based meditation teacher. At the end of his 16th year as a math teacher, Ayodele left the classroom when his desire to continue to grow as a teacher-leader was not nurtured by his school’s administration. Now, as Senior Partner of Education and Director of BMEsTalk with CommunityBuild Ventures, Ayodele leads the work in partnering with public, private and international schools to remedy and reverse the educational inequities students, parents, caregivers, teachers and staff and community members experience everyday. Ayodele is a fearless and compassionate champion for racial equity, Black Male Educators, and equity-centered school improvement. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching and leading in public, private, and international schools. For four of those years, Ayodele taught at the American International School of Johannesburg in South Africa. He has served as a classroom teacher, content specialist, department chair, mentor, football and basketball coach, in-school and out-of-school program directors, consultant, and thought partner. Show Highlights The state of equity within the next six months Working with students The role of Black male educators Burnout with BMEs Strategies to create more balance The power of mentorship Connect with Ayodele LinkedIn: AyodeleHarrison Twitter: @Ayodele_Har78 PodCast: AyodeleSpeaks Website: CommunityBuildVentures.com Website: BMEsTalk.com Let's connect on Instagram!

I sat down with Dr. Patrick Hardy, principal of Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois who was my high school teacher more that 20 years ago. We spoke about revolutionizing the way we educate our urban youth in order for them to succeed in the world and plenty more.

In this episode, I answer the question, “How do you get Black Male Educators to be open, honest and authentic during your BMEsTalk professional learning experiences?”

Darryl Diggs is the Principal at Hardin Middle School in St. Charles County and cofounder of Black Male Educators of St. Louis (BMESTL). He also writes a blog, Catching Lightning, recounting his journey and experiences. In this episode, Darryl sits down with Staci to discuss Black Men in Education, the effects COVID-19 has had on St. Louis schools, and navigating education from the perspective of parents.   The strength comes in understanding your voice and knowing that your pain and your authenticity will propel you into your purpose. - Darryl Diggs

In this episode, I share a recording of a short phone conversation I had with one of the BMEsTalk Leadership Lab participants reflecting on his experience in the first workshop. He is an Assistant Principal in Atlanta.

In this episode, I talk about the communication challenges Black Male Educators experience on their jobs and how the BMEsTalk Leadership Lab was specifically designed to address them. The BMEsTalk Leadership Lab is a series of five (5) virtual workshops that offers Black Male Educators the rare opportunity to learn how to and hone skills in designing and leading equity-centered learning experiences for their fellow educators, parents and students. Learn more here: https://bmestalk.com/leadership-development

Jonathan C. W. Jones is a seasoned award winning educator and founder of Ideation4, working with educators, schools, districts, nonprofit professionals and under resourced communities through grant workshops, coaching, consulting and innovation. Currently he’s working on a philanthropic innovation called UpLIFT, dedicated to celebrating black male educators in the USA.   Show Highlights   Turning ideas into reality. Be a catalyst for change  Hurdles black male educators face UpLIFT your black male teacher with this cohort Systems and organization to combat racist undertones How school leaders can uncover or discover that "Jonathan" within their community Practical ideas for a Ruckus Makers to take action on racial unrest Be a Lego builder of learning    “Students that fly under the radar have more to offer than what they're necessarily showing. Openness to see students outside of their grade that they may currently have, or consistently showing. See them more as a whole student. Yes, their grade is a reflection to some extent of who they are, but it's not who they are completely.” -Jonathan C. W. Jones   Full Transcript Jonathan C. W. Jones Transcript   Jonathan C.W. Jones’ Resources & Contact Info: UpLIFT Magazine: https://amzn.to/3ovJAzV Website: https://www.ideation4.com/ Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Radical Candor    Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join “The Mastermind” Read the latest on the blog   Show Sponsors HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard’s online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader.   SMART TECHNOLOGIES The SMART Learning Suite Online allows teachers to create, store, and deliver lessons from anywhere – no SMART Board required – and your students can access and engage with your content from any web browser on any device. And it connects with tools you already use like Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams. The research-backed EdTeach Assessment Tool will help Ruckus Makers discover their strengths and best area of focus across 5 different modules, including leadership and remote learning. You’ll get a personalized report that shows where you stack up against other leaders, and maps some areas of focus that will have the greatest impact for you.    ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder.   Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

We are celebrating BLACK MALE EDUCATORS! Thank you for all you do! We have Dr. Rashad Anderson, Dr. Anthony Broughton, and Dr. Gemar Mills. Don't miss the Michael Finkley Show! #michaelfinkleyshow #blackmaleeducators #college #highschool #scstate #claflin #season2 #inform #educate #inspire #subscribe #youtube #spotify #applepodcast #rokutv #greaterworksnetwork --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-finkley-show/message

In this bonus episode, I talk about my experience wanting to grow as a teacher -leader, but being stifled by my school administrator. Ultimately, leading me to look for a job outside of the classroom and the school I was working at. This is a common experience for Black Male Educators. I also offer a solution —> https://BMESTalk.com

In this episode, Quinton talks about the importance of advisers across high school and university settings, championing and educating students on key financial strategies that will provide a pathway to education degrees for black male students.

The Lunch Squad is excited to have paired with prominent Black Male Educators to address the social landscape of Black and Brown people in the education system. This is the start of a series to bring more awareness to the challenges and solutions that are being faced on a regular basis!

Did you know that black men make up just 2% of U.S. teachers... NATIONWIDE. This is absolutely ridiculous. So in this episode, I brought on Rufus Zechariah where we discuss the benefits of having a black male educator early in schools. #BlackMaleEducatorsMatter #WeNeedMoreBlackEducators Subscribe and follow #DamianTalksEducation everywhere you stream your podcasts. Facebook - @DamianTalksEducation Instagram and Twitter - @DamianTalksEdu --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Heyyy Good People!!! How are we doing? I hope and pray you are well. We are continuing our series of "All Things Education" with another special guest who just so happens to be my big brother. We all know education is important, but do we really understand why Black Male Educators are important? Today we will understand exactly why we need more Black Male Educators in our schools especially public school systems. Pull up and come get filled while listening to us discuss everything you need to know regarding your high schoolers. Thank you for always tuning in. Be Good!

Inspire is from the Latin 'insiprare,' meaning 'to breathe into.' When you are 'inspired,' you are etymologically having an idea 'breathed into you.' The conversation with @brian_keith_harris breathed wisdom and enlightenment that our ancestors gave us to teach our children about our history with @brian_keith_harris new book " I AM MY HISTORY," celebrating the power, strength, and richness of our history and culture by shining the light on our ancestors whose creativity and resilience lives in each of us. "I AM MY HISTORY" Available now https://www.briankeithharris.com/24969-2/ Brian Keith Harris II is an award-winning educator, lecturer, and motivational speaker,  recognized for his work in transforming the landscape for black and brown children through teaching history, poetry, and dance. He is the Founder of Cultivating Young Kings, an organization that provides best practices and training for teachers, school districts, and community leaders who educate and work with black and brown boys in and out of the classroom. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of Sons of Freedom Dance Institute, an organization that nurtures character, increases social awareness, and builds a spiritual foundation for black and brown boys through classical and contemporary forms of dance and movement.  In 2019, Brian was named one of Black Enterprise Magazine's BeModern Men of Distinction for his creativity in teaching children black history and culture through modern and lyrical dance. Brian has received numerous awards and recognition for his passion in education and empowering urban and culturally diverse communities.  He has traveled throughout the country lecturing at professional education conferences and facilitating workshops discussing innovative teaching practices in the classroom. He has worked with many educational organizations including the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color, Black Male Educators for Social Justice, The LEEP to College Foundation, Atlas Theater, and The L.I.G.H.T. Teen Summit to name a few. As an emerging Subject Matter Expert, Brian's workshop and research interests include: equity in urban schools, the Arts and culturally responsive pedagogy, teacher education, student wellness, and mindfulness practices in the classroom. Brian's experiences as an elementary school educator and school administrator gives him a first-hand perspective on the role of educators and school systems in improving the quality of education for students of color. Brian currently serves as  the Director of Outplacement and Graduate Support at Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys, a tuition-free Episcopal school educating boys in underserved communities in Washington, DC. Brian is a 2003 graduate of Hampton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Print Journalism. He is a May 2006 graduate of The Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology with a Master in Divinity degree with a concentration in Christian Education. Brian is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Ministry degree with a concentration in Public Engagement at Wesley Theological Seminary.  Brian is the author of Freedom's Design: 30 Days of Empowering Black Kings and a proud member of Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Also, #affirmationmattersgiveaway is going strong .... I want to congratulate @stitchearly on winning a signed copy of @wordsworthbklyn book "What Words Are Worth New Beginning Vol.1" coming to you soon and I have 4 copies left to giveaway...

On the second episode of Season 2, we dive into a question I had in season 1. Where are all the black male educators? With only 2% of all teachers being black males and the noted benefits of having them in the classroom, there is still a large need for black male educators. We talk sit down with several black male educators and a black woman educator to gain their perspective on this topic. Another episode you don't want to miss! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sedric-warren/support

In this episode we discuss some of the Myths of Black Male Educators based on our personal experiences. Plus we discuss the tragic death of a cultural icon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hood-educators/support

In this episode, I share a recorded conversation I had with a friend and fellow Black Male Educator by the name of James Price. He called me last week and wanted to share something that had never happened to him before. His principal called to check in on him as a Black Male in the wake of the state sanctioned shooting of Jacob Blake.

In this episode of the Speak Your Peace podcast we speak with Mario Jovan. He is the co-founder of Profound Gentleman. Which aims to build communities of male educators around the country. We discuss why we need black educators, teach for America, and how the pandemic is affecting teachers. Guest IG: @mariojovan Host: IG: @kileem.slayton podcast IG: @__speakyourpeace --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Host Justin Reich is joined by Kevin Dua, 2017 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year, a two-time Massachusetts Teachers Association Human & Civil Rights awardee, and a current member of the Ideation UpLift Legacy Cohort for K-12 Black Male Educators. Kevin is a History and Psychology Teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Justin and Kevin discuss anti-racism, unlearning, and strategies to increase equity in education in the age of Covid. Kevin also shares his experience as an advisor to the award winning Black Student Union in Cambridge, Massachusetts.“Oftentimes educators talk about wanting to integrate current events. Right now, the current events, if it's not COVID-19, it's systemic racism. It's white supremacy. If those words, if those key terms aren't being said aloud, regardless of if it's a social studies classroom or a math classroom, that should be a red flag.” - Kevin DuaIn this episode we’ll talk about:The Black Lives Matter Movement and its impact on teachingDisrupting Systems / UnlearningCurrent state of educators in COVIDCOVID exposing inequitiesCambridge Rindge and Latin’s Black Student UnionAdvice to teachers Resources and LinksFollow Kevin Dua on TwitterCheck out Kevin’s resources on Anti-Racism.Read an interview with Kevin Dua in the Daily Times Chronicle Check out Justin Reich’s new book!  Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/kevin-dua/transcript Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett BeazleyRecorded and mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab:FacebookTwitterYouTube

SHOW NOTES: In this week’s episode, John David Lewis and I discuss his chapter, The Rat Race, in the 2019 book Going Global: The Life-Changing Experiences of 10 Courageous Black Men. When discussing the blueprint of living in a rat race society, John said, “I did all of this in the States, to come over here [UAE] to find the American dream.” Sixth in the EDpat Literature Review Series*, Going Global focuses the perspectives of 10 Black men reflecting on financial, environmental, and circumstantial problems in the US as motives for their decisions to move to the UAE. *The EDpat Literature Review Series are episodes dedicated to highlighting literature that focuses on the Black EDpatriate and Black travel narratives. RESOURCES: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Jason-D-Etheridge-M-Ed/dp/1729835635 Going Global Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Going.Global.Book/ We Finally got the American Dream by Moving Abroad: https://travelnoire.com/black-expat-familywe-finally-got-american-dream SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES: https://www.facebook.com/JohnDavidLewis IG: @2womuchme/ @lewissquadabroad(A)Broad in Education is produced by Tiffany Lachelle Smith, Music by Reallionaire Jream. You can access Lady Justice on his Post Cards Album on Sound Cloud. Music from Pixabay.com. Want to continue this conversation with other EDpats? Search (A)Broad in Education on Facebook and join us in the EDpat Lounge.

In this episode, I talk about the start of our 4th season of BMEsTalk. I talk about the intense planning that went into designing a full season of chats for with a team of 6 BMEs - we are not a monolith, so we spent a lot of time discussing intentionality and impact. I also discuss the Aug 3rd launch of our new podcast, The Rewind presented by BMEsTalk. Tap to listen now! Resources: https://tinyurl.com/y7o6gakd

In this episode, Ayodele shares how he builds "Brave Space" that provides an opportunity for Black Male Educators and others to show up as their authentic self. Click on the resource link to learn more. Resources: https://tinyurl.com/y7o6gakd

Two black male educators discussing their journey from K-12? and into professional career of educators

If you think you are beaten, you are If you think you dare not, you don't, If you like to win, but you think you can't It is almost certain you won't. If you think you'll lose, you're lost For out of the world we find, Success begins with a fellow's will It's all in the state of mind. If you think you are outclassed, you are You've got to think high to rise, You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man, But soon or late the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can. - Walter D. Wintle More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net Across the USA Black Male Educators make up about 2% of all educators despite research indicating the impact educators of color have on all students. Black Male Educators are faced with so many challenges in the field of education. From isolation, racial bias, racial inequities, self hate, tokenism and the simple fact that the system was never designed for people of color let alone black men. Jonathan C. W. Jones is developing a socially innovative approach to supporting all educators, especially Black male educators, so that they can better serve all students. Jonathan is a seasoned award winning educator, founder of Ideation4, working with educators, schools, districts, nonprofit professionals and under resourced communities through grant workshops, coaching, consulting and innovation. He believes in the power of ideas and helping others realize they have the power to make their ideas into reality. This publication is created in the spirit of decolonizing these educational oppressive challenges and UpLift current Black Male Educators In this episode with Jonathan we talk about: Jonathan's unique path to becoming an educator which included mentoring, starting college in his mid-20's, discovering that he loved research and continuing on to earn a masters in special education. With 94% of teachers spending their own money on classroom expenses and an average teacher spending $740/year, Jonathan shares how he works with educators to find more funding sources and how this work led him to starting his own business, Ideation4. Jonathan stresses the importance of storytelling in the work he does and shares his belief that while storytelling has caused much harm it is also the way that we will be able to heal. His new philanthropic innovation, UpLIFT, is dedicated to celebrating Black male educators in the USA combining vivid visuals and reflections to combat oppressive experiences. Jonathan shares two of the challenges he faced being a Black male educator, often the only one, in a school. These experiences fueled him to also nurture a community as part of his UpLIFT project. His opinion of what is missing from current teacher education and the way that professional development should be approached. Jonathan's opinion about what is working and how to get more Black males into the field of teaching. Mentioned in this Podcast: School Leadership Expert, Principal Kafele FB: @ideation4 Twitter: @ideation4_sjc Instagram: @ideation_4 Website: https://www.ideation4.com Jonathan C.W. Jones - Jonathan has worked in the field of education for over 25 years as an educational aid, special education teacher, instructional coach and administrator. He is an educator and social entrepreneur focused on empowering people to voice their ideas, tell their story and secure resources to do Good for their communities. As an educator he experienced first hand a variety of inequalities in his classrooms, schools and school districts. He began researching grants to see if he could meet the needs of classroom supplies and materials to implement innovative ideas that would keep students engaged and achieving. As his grant award portfolio began to grow he started to provide professional development training for he peers so that they could address similar needs. ******** Do you want to live a life of impact that allows your work to align with your values, fit into your lifestyle, generate revenue and create social changes? But, just like so many people, you struggle with worrying about taking that leap? Will I have enough time? Can I make money? What do I do first? This is exactly why we created our Turn Your Passion Into Impact course for you. Our passion is supporting social change leaders just like you. We know that unleashing the creativity, skills and talents of people like you we are making our contribution to a better world for our kids. The course is designed for you to take at your own pace. Video lessons and worksheets will be released weekly for the five weeks of the course. Lessons launch June 29, 2020 and you can join anytime. Learn more here and sign up today! About Social Motion: Social Motion helps leaders to have greater impact in their professional and personal lives so they can have greater impact on our community and world. www.socialmotion.co About Genuine Impact: Genuine Impact Consulting and Coaching works with social entrepreneurs and social enterprises to bring clarity and focus so they can make a greater impact. www.genuineimpact.net

If you think you are beaten, you are If you think you dare not, you don't, If you like to win, but you think you can't It is almost certain you won't. If you think you'll lose, you're lost For out of the world we find, Success begins with a fellow's will It's all in the state of mind. If you think you are outclassed, you are You've got to think high to rise, You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man, But soon or late the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can. - Walter D. Wintle More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net Across the USA Black Male Educators make up about 2% of all educators despite research indicating the impact educators of color have on all students. Black Male Educators are faced with so many challenges in the field of education. From isolation, racial bias, racial inequities, self hate, tokenism and the simple fact that the system was never designed for people of color let alone black men.  Jonathan C. W. Jones is developing a socially innovative approach to supporting all educators, especially Black male educators, so that they can better serve all students. Jonathan is a seasoned award winning educator, founder of Ideation4, working with educators, schools, districts, nonprofit professionals and under resourced communities through grant workshops, coaching, consulting and innovation. He believes in the power of ideas and helping others realize they have the power to make their ideas into reality.    This publication is created in the spirit of decolonizing these educational oppressive challenges and UpLift current Black Male Educators In this episode with Jonathan we talk about: Jonathan’s unique path to becoming an educator which included mentoring, starting college in his mid-20’s, discovering that he loved research and continuing on to earn a masters in special education. With 94% of teachers spending their own money on classroom expenses and an  average teacher spending $740/year, Jonathan shares how he works with educators to find more funding sources and how this work led him to starting his own business, Ideation4. Jonathan stresses the importance of storytelling in the work he does and shares his belief that while storytelling has caused much harm it is also the way that we will be able to heal. His new philanthropic innovation, UpLIFT, is dedicated to celebrating Black male educators in the USA combining vivid visuals and reflections to combat oppressive experiences. Jonathan shares two of the challenges he faced being a Black male educator, often the only one, in a school.  These experiences fueled him to also nurture a community as part of his UpLIFT project. His opinion of what is missing from current teacher education and the way that professional development should be approached. Jonathan’s opinion about what is working and how to get more Black males into the field of teaching. Mentioned in this Podcast: School Leadership Expert, Principal Kafele  FB: @ideation4 Twitter: @ideation4_sjc Instagram: @ideation_4 Website: https://www.ideation4.com Jonathan C.W. Jones - Jonathan has worked in the field of education for over 25 years as an educational aid, special education teacher, instructional coach and administrator. He is an educator and social entrepreneur focused on empowering people to voice their ideas, tell their story and secure resources to do Good for their communities. As an educator he experienced first hand a variety of inequalities in his classrooms, schools  and school districts. He began researching grants to see if he could meet the needs of classroom supplies and materials to implement innovative ideas that would keep students engaged and achieving.  As his grant award portfolio began to grow he started to provide professional development training for he peers so that they could address similar needs.    ******** Do you want to live a life of impact that allows your work to align with your values, fit into your lifestyle, generate revenue and create social changes?  But, just like so many people, you struggle with worrying about taking that leap?  Will I have enough time?  Can I make money?  What do I do first? This is exactly why we created our Turn Your Passion Into Impact course for you. Our passion is supporting social change leaders just like you. We know that unleashing the creativity, skills and talents of people like you we are making our contribution to a better world for our kids.  The course is designed for you to take at your own pace.  Video lessons and worksheets will be released weekly for the five weeks of the course.  Lessons launch June 29, 2020 and you can join anytime. Learn more here and sign up today! About Social Motion:  Social Motion helps leaders to have greater impact in their professional and personal lives so they can have greater impact on our community and world.  www.socialmotion.co About Genuine Impact:  Genuine Impact Consulting and Coaching works with social entrepreneurs and social enterprises to bring clarity and focus so they can make a greater impact.  www.genuineimpact.net

On June 12, 2020, Mr Rayshard Brooks was shot dead by officers of the Atlanta Police Department (APD). In this episode, I take a moment to reflect on this recent murder and dive into the 4 Is of oppression (Ideological, Institutional, Interpersonal and Internal). The four Is of oppression offer a framework to better understand the far reaching impact structural and institutional racism in American society. I then turn to talking about equity center school improvement and how it can be used to address systemic racism in schools. Upcoming Virtual Workshops: Black Male Educators leading school improvement In this workshop, a community of Black Male Educators will discuss: The school improvement process A systems approach to centering equity in school improvement Leading school improvement efforts from where we stand This workshop is designed for Black Male Educators ONLY. We welcome all p-12 classroom teachers, aspiring teacher leaders, aspiring school leaders, current administrators, counselors, parent liaisons, district personnel, and all other Black men interested in learning more about school improvement. Register here: bmestalk.eventbrite.com

In this episode, I reference Solange's song, Cranes in the Sky, to talk about the challenging nature of navigating emotional interruptions. This is a follow up to episode 1 - Black Male Educators aren't safe, where I first introduced the concept of emotional self care. Resources: https://tinyurl.com/y7o6gakd

This episode brings back Brandon Corley and Raymond Smith to discuss how they are adapting as black educators during COVID-19. They discuss the challenges and survival techniques for managing the new normal in education. We also discuss the Last Dance documentary and our favorite hoopers. To buy Righteous Ray Ray books go to http://www.righteousrayray.com/. To donate to the South Bronx Community School go to https://southbronxcommunity.networkforgood.com/projects/85852-john-clemente-s-fundraiser

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In this episode, we're happy to invite Jonathan C. W. Jones, founder of Ideation4, to the show to share about his philanthropic work in the Greater Minnesota area and announce his new publication, UpLIFT, which will feature the brilliance of black male educators across the nation! To learn more about Jonathan's work, you can visit the Ideation4 website at ideation4.com or connect with him on the following social media platforms: FACEBOOK - Ideation4 INSTAGRAM - @ideation_4 TWITTER - @ideation4_sjc BIO: Jonathan C. W. Jones is a seasoned award winning educator, founder and CEO of Ideation4 who works with educators, schools, districts, nonprofit professionals and under resourced communities through proposal workshops, coaching, consulting and innovation. His passion lies across the intersections of education, business and philanthropy. Jonathan believes in the power of ideas and helping others realize they have the power to make their ideas into reality. Jonathan has landed several local and national grants & awards from Bush Foundation to NASA, and has collaborated with several organizations to impact students, educators and community builders in the Twin Cities area. Jonathan recently participated in Headwaters Foundation for Justice (HFJ) The giving Project Cohort 5 raising over $250,000 for 12 organizations for and by people of color. Currently, works as an instructional coach for Saint Paul Public School working out of the Office of Specialized Services. He hold a BA and Masters Degree in Special Education and a K-12 Administrator License. His company Ideation4 is creating publications 4Educators (coming fall 2020), UpLIFT and Connect. Proceeds from both publications will be used to establish, Fund4Good our new philanthropic initiative. These innovations will allow our company to live out our core values of learning, collaboration, equity & empowerment by providing micro grants to Black, Indigenous People of Color who are builders in their community. Jonathan is looking to deepen his understanding of how fundraising and grantmaking can address inequities in the Twin Cities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/identitytalk4educators/support

"Teaching is an art form and it does start... with people and relationships."- Ayodele Harrison Ayodele has worked in education for 20 years, with 16 of them being in the classroom. His company, CommunityBuild Ventures, LLC focuses on building equity in schools by engaging the community and team-building within those communities. We talk about how to build equity in schools, the importance of learning your students' names, and what he's doing through BMEs to help develop black male educators in our education system. 02:00 - What's in a name? 05:55 - What is equity-centered school improvement? 13:00 - Teaching is an art form that starts with relationships 18:00 - Why aren't there more black males in education? 25:00 - Where are people talking about education?

Today's Topic: Where are our Black Male Educators at?Welcome to any other episode of “where I come from podcast”. This episode I’m joined by Ajamou Butler and Jason Beard from Howard fuller collegiate academy, & Reggie Riley from Milwaukee College Prep. We covered topic about the current state of the America’s school Systems for African Americans, The importance of seeing a male role models, and some of their most unforgettable Moments as a Teacher. So whatcha waiting for Press Play already!!!!Where I come from Podcast is Recorded and Published by TDR Podcasting Network and will be available on all Podcast Streaming Platforms.Send all inquiries to: TDRpodNetwork@gmail.com

In this new Season 2 episode of the LBH Podcast, Specialist Ma'asehyahu Isra-Ul has a conversation with Philly's 7th Ward and Black Male Educators for Social Justice founder - Sharif El-Mekki. El-Mekki has an interesting story of being raised as a Black Panther Party cub in West Philadelphia and then being moved with his family to Iran to spend his middle school years. El-Mekki never had a desire to be an educator but at the behest of a childhood mentor, he was encouraged to apply. Almost 30 years later, El-Mekki has established two organizations and works to support, guide and retain young black male educators in the public school system. His unique and interesting story is one that will inspire and motivate you to do your part in making the world a better place for black youth in this country. You don't want to miss this episode of Leading By History! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leadingbyhistory/support

The Doc is IN! Dr. S. Hero Harrell is here to talk about being a black male educator, a business man AND he tells us what’s in today’s box! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

During this episode of "This American Negro," Marquise sits down and just has a barbershop talk with him and two other Black Male Educators. Troy Kyles is a Black Male counselor in the Philadelphia area. Stephen Tyson Jr. is an adjunct professor at Arcadia that also focuses in hip hop culture and has ties to City Year. He also goes by his rapper name ELECT. He is the founder of JusListen Entertainment. We get into hip hop culture, misogyny, respectability politics and more. This is definitely not the end of this conversation, but we will continue to expand this into more spaces.  HUGE SHOUT OUT TO The Fellowship for Black Male Educators for Social Justice. It was an honor to be part of this amazing weekend. Make sure to check them out as well: https://www.fellowshipbmec.org/ Stephen Tyson Jr. @Ellect217 on all social media. @JusListenEnt CHECK OUT HIS NEW SINGLE "RIDE" ON APPLE MUSIC

On this episode: Continued from the previous episode...we feature a special guest, ‘Da Souljah”. He joins us for an in depth discussion on the shortage of Black Male Educators. We also come back for the “2nd Round Knockout” Shaq attempted to deliver to Damien Lillard on our third installment of “NBA Battle Bars”. Shout out to the United Auto Workers (UAW) as they picket and strike for livable working conditions. Show Prologue:Brothers Breaking Bread, or the “Triple B Pod”, is a collection of African American professionals, friends, and family that attempt to tackle the important issues of the day. We bring our unique brand of humor, sensitivity, and oftentimes anger to the analysis. The show features Rodger (@KcStork); “The Brothers of Doom” James and Joe; Anthony (10 Meters); Ada (Lady Lavender) and extended #3BPod family. We cut our teeth as podcasters creating nearly 100 episodes of the Negroraguan Podcast, we’ve kept much of the format and traditions with a few personal touches that come with a new show. We sincerely hope you enjoy, and subscribe to the show. Music Cred:Show Intro- We Outchea - Joseph JeffersonOutro- It’s Over – Joseph JeffersonPhoto Editing:Jason JonesTitle: Black Men NeededOpening:Steve Kerr:https://twitter.com/anthonyvslater/status/1182459424280956929?s=12&fbclid=IwAR2VAyrEUGkPaHuTh6Q_tNqE8LJGdEZkA8n6eNibXBWjlZfeHKTRaajQy90Continuing with Kerr:https://twitter.com/samhustis/status/1182469667270488064?s=12&fbclid=IwAR2FxbCdxfIpAoJoD20Q1pLRvqKEi32Y_YHGilhogjDtDljSbloWi5wMRiUhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-criticizes-nbas-steve-kerr-and-gregg-popovich-over-their-responses-to-china-controversy/Teaching the ultimate Profession:https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article235644292.htmlShaq:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dznuvfxxDCc

On this episode: Continued from the previous episode...we feature a special guest, ‘Da Souljah”. He joins us for an in depth discussion on the shortage of Black Male Educators. We also come back for the “2nd Round Knockout” Shaq attempted to deliver to Damien Lillard on our third installment of “NBA Battle Bars”. Shout out to the United Auto Workers (UAW) as they picket and strike for livable working conditions. Show Prologue: Brothers Breaking Bread, or the “Triple B Pod”, is a collection of African American professionals, friends, and family that attempt to tackle the important issues of the day. We bring our unique brand of humor, sensitivity, and oftentimes anger to the analysis. The show features Rodger (@KcStork); “The Brothers of Doom” James and Joe; Anthony (10 Meters); Ada (Lady Lavender) and extended #3BPod family. We cut our teeth as podcasters creating nearly 100 episodes of the Negroraguan Podcast, we’ve kept much of the format and traditions with a few personal touches that come with a new show. We sincerely hope you enjoy, and subscribe to the show. Music Cred: Show Intro- We Outchea - Joseph Jefferson Outro- It’s Over – Joseph Jefferson Photo Editing: Jason Jones Title: Black Men Needed Opening: Steve Kerr: https://twitter.com/anthonyvslater/status/1182459424280956929?s=12&fbclid=IwAR2VAyrEUGkPaHuTh6Q_tNqE8LJGdEZkA8n6eNibXBWjlZfeHKTRaajQy90 Continuing with Kerr: https://twitter.com/samhustis/status/1182469667270488064?s=12&fbclid=IwAR2FxbCdxfIpAoJoD20Q1pLRvqKEi32Y_YHGilhogjDtDljSbloWi5wMRiU https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-criticizes-nbas-steve-kerr-and-gregg-popovich-over-their-responses-to-china-controversy/ Teaching the ultimate Profession: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article235644292.html Shaq: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dznuvfxxDCc

Evalaurene Jean-Charles had a great conversation with Sterling Grimes from the Fellowship of Black Male Educators

In this episode 20, Specialist Ma'asehyahu Isra-Ul speaks with Mr. Ayodele Harrison (Host of Black Male Educators Talk/Community race and culture consultant) concerning the plight of the black male educator. With so few black men entering the field of education, there are yet too many obstacles keeping potentially excellent black male educators from serving the communities they reflect. This episode is a call to action to address this need and to work diligently to ensure that this "2 %" of educators increases immediately to reflect the demographics of the schools which need them most. Support this episode by listening, sharing and speaking with potential black male educators and do your part in helping them to become a part of this educational solution.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leadingbyhistory/support

In this episode of Leading By History, Specialist Ma'asehyahu Isra-Ul interviews black male educators - Quan Neloms and Roderick Wallace concerning the new video for the Black Male Educators movement in the Michigan-Detroit area. In this interview these men discuss the power of hip hop as a vehicle to encourage and empower as well as the struggles of black male educators to be recognized as viable agents of change for inner-city school systems. This is an episode you do not want to miss! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leadingbyhistory/support

In this episode, I am joined by my frat brother, Desmond Williams. We discussed the responsibility of black male educators as mentors to the next generation of black boys.    Social Media Links/Plugs  @Nylinka Twitter @Nylinka instagram Facebook/Nylinka School Solutions Desmond Williams LinkedIn www.Nylinka.org--website If you have a question for the podcast call 571-336-6560 or leave a question via this Google Form.  Intro/Outro music provided by Ryan Rosemond. Check out his Soundcloud channel here: https://soundcloud.com/brothersrosemond/albums  Please follow Positive Philter: Positive Philter Facebook Page Positive Philter Twitter Positive Philter Instagram 

Listen to the intervention crew as we sit down and discuss Internalized Racism and Violence in the Black Community! RIP Nipsey Hussle. (Topics brought to you by Black Male Educators, BMEsTalk on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Black Male Educators are good for everyone. We sat down with Sterling Grimes, Executive Director of Program for The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice, who told us why this group of educators is crucial to our students’ success.

In this episode Dr. Henry interviews Boston Public School Math Teacher Kwame Sarfo-Mensah. In this interview Kwame discusses why he became an educator, his newly released book Shaping The Teacher Identity, and techniques for engaging the community in the education system, and the importance of increasing the number of Black Male Educators. 

This is the second of two episodes from the Black Male Educators Convening (BMEC) in Philadelphia. In this episode, we talk to high school student Noor Bowman about her experience going to school in Philadelphia. We also talk to Peggy Brookins, CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (or the Navy Seals of teachers as Lane calls it) about why board certification is so important and how we can encourage more teachers to become certified. Full show notes and links at http://educationpost.org/conversation/podcast/

This is the first of two episodes from the Black Male Educators Convening (BMEC) in Philadelphia. In this episode, we talk to Philadelphia schools superintendent Dr. William Hite about why it's so important to have black male educators in our schools, why there are not many of them, and what we can do to get more. We also chat with Darlene Cobb, mother of BMEC founder Vincent Cobb II who we interviewed at last year's BMEC. We hear her perspective on her son's journey from childhood to becoming an educator and advocate. Full show notes and links at http://educationpost.org/conversation/podcast/

The October 2018 ExCITeCast features an interview with Sterling Grimes, Executive Director of Programs for The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice. Learn more about The Fellowship at www.fellowshipbmec.org.

There are a lot of nonprofits that have a high profile but there are hundreds of smaller groups that are making a difference fueled by the passions of their founders. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Karen Jackson, Founder and CEO of the George Larry Cannon III House of Hope which works with at risk youth to teach them coping skills.https://www.glchouseofhope.org/Student intern, 17 year old Noor Bowman spoke to Sharif El-Mekki the founder of the Fellowship about his mission to increase the number of black male educators. https://www.fellowshipbmec.org/leadership/ But first an interview with Wendy Williams, Coordinator of the Public Awareness Committee of Philadelphia Intellectual disAbilities Services, a division of DBHIDS, about the upcoming IDS Art Exhibit. Dozens of artists with intellectual disabilities will display their art work, from paintings to ceramics to t-shirts, in the Historic Lobby of 701 Market Street in Philadelphia, on Friday, August 14, from 10am to 3pm. All of the art work will be for sale. The public is invited. Also discussed the upcoming Points of Transformation Awards celebrating the accomplishments of those who have committed their careers to supporting people with an intellectual disAbility.

Listen in to Reminisce: The Empowered Podcast as Black Male Educators from around the US, Mr. Darshwell Johnson, Mr. Deighton Boyd, Dr. Bryon McClure and Mr. William Anderson and I discuss the value of the Black Male Educator and solutions for retaining and recruiting more Black Males of Color. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reminisce/support

Millennial Minds Eps 2: Black Male Educators with Torren Cooper by Yasmine Arrington

Ikhlas and Lane attended The Inaugural National Black Male Educators Convening in Philly earlier this month hosted by The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice. They got to hear from Black male educators from around the country on why they came to the convening and what we can do to get more Black male educators in the classroom. They also talk to organizers of the event, Vincent Cobb II and Sharif El-Mekki, about why they planned the event, how to create a conversation beyond Black male educators themselves, and what parents and students can learn from the event. Learn more at educationpost.org

To show our appreciation for teachers this week, check out this oldie but goodie - Black Male Educators and Why Equity Requires Them. My guests were Joseph Isaac and Rennie Taylor, who are incredible teachers that consistently go above and beyond for the sake of their students. They talked about what it means to be black male educators.

Only about 2% of teachers are Black men.  Our panel of Black male educators will discuss how we get more Black men to work as educators and why it matters. Low pay, gender stereotyping, fear of abuse accusations - these things and more have kept Black men out of the schools.  As we hear discussion about the unique academic needs of Black and brown children in schools, one area of concern is the low numbers of Black men in the schools.  Join us as we talk to Joseph Isaac, Raymond Pulliam, and Rennie Taylor, all talented and passionate Black male educators, about Black men in the classroom.