“My experience in the public education system was not the best, and my motivation for becoming a teacher was I wanted to be the teacher that I didn't have.” — Belinda Bellinger
VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6960281/video/440434361
HOST: Leslie Stoval
GUEST: Belinda Bellinger
Summary: In this episode, 7th grade history teacher and longtime organizer Belinda Bellinger talks with BlackFemaleProject podcast host Leslie Stoval. Belinda is not new to BlackFemaleProject, as she participated in our first Conversation with Black Teacher Project in 2016. In this interview, Belinda reflects on how her journey through educational systems as a student has informed her work as an educator, with a particular focus on the ways inequities impact student experiences.
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John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll3CMgiUPuU
Youth Making a Change - https://colemanadvocates.org/our-work/
Summit Tamalpais - https://summitps.org/our-schools/summit-tamalpais-richmond/
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