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Like many of you, I still remember those teachers that had a positive impact on my educational upbringing. Today’s episode is special because we spend time with Virginia Commonwealth University Professor Carlton Goode.
Dr Goode taught me the importance of cultivating relationships, he’s the reason Ali and I share a friendship, and he’s made a career helping young men of color find their way on campus and beyond.
Roll Call: Knight, Russ, Ali
Guests: VCU Professor Carlton Goode
Professor Goode shares how current students at Virginia Commonwealth University feel about the Somebody’s Son Podcast. [1:15]
Kris reflects on his journey from VCU and challenges the University in a good way. [6:51]
The guys praise Chris Langley, and Esmel Meeks for making time to speak to current VCU students. [10:57]
Professor Goode explains why he started a class at VCU to develop men of color. [15:23]
Ali asks how important is it for universities and academic institutions to develop underrepresented talent on their campuses? [20:01]
Kris highlights the importance of bonding across cultures and the opportunity of getting outside of your comfort zone. [23:58]
Sincere thanks to Robert F. Smith, Henry Louis Gates, and the team behind Black History in Two Minutes.
QUOTES
Our content is being circulated in the classrooms that groomed us. [6:40]
I’ve never felt like a professor cared more about me than Mr. Goode did. [13:34]
The influence you’re having on those kids, even if you don’t see the fruit immediately, what you’re planting is still worth it. [19:02]
Imagine you have a son, what is that one thing you’d give to your son that’s not material, the one thing he can keep in his back pocket, that he can pull out, when he’s in middle school, college or marriage? [44:50]
No matter what I might’ve accomplished in corporate or in business, I still have another responsibility, beyond my son. [48:20]
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