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Race Through EducationRTE S2E5:¡Chévere! The Importance of Intersectional Research and AcademicsIn this week’s episode, we chat with Dr. Roberto L. Abreu about the intersections of Latinidad and LGTBQ+ identities at the university level and the implications that this has on research development. We also delve into how this type of scholarship supports burgeoning scholars. Finally, we learn about the work being done at the ¡Chévere! Lab.Roberto L. Abreu, PhD, (he/him/él) is assistant professor of counseling psychology and the director of the Collective Healing and Empowering VoicEs through Research and Engagement (¡Chévere!) Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida...2022-03-1531 min
Race Through EducationRTE S2E4 Notes from a Native TeacherIn this week’s episode we chat with Jose Luis Vilson about the state and future of NYC’s education with the new chancellor, David Banks at the helm of the largest school district in the country. We also discuss teacher shortages and what that means for the future of schooling. And finally, what grade does the Biden Administration get on his education agenda?José Luis Vilson is a veteran educator, writer, speaker, and activist in New York City, NY. He is the author of This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Educa...2022-03-0138 min
Race Through EducationRTE S2E3 - Sistah's Circle: Remembering bell hooks - Part 2Episode 3: Sistah’s Circle: Remembering bell hooks with Dr. Nakia Gray-Nicolas & Dr. Aisha Haynes“Any woman who wishes to be an intellectual, to write non-fiction, to deal with theory, faces a lot of discrimination coming her way and perhaps even self-doubt because there aren’t that many who’ve gone before you. And I think that the most powerful tool we can have is to be clear about our intent. To know what it is we want to do rather than going into institutions thinking that the institution is going to frame for us".” - bell hooksIn th...2022-02-2229 min
Race Through EducationRTE S2E2 - Sistah's Circle: Remembering bell hooks - Part 1Episode 2: Sistah’s Circle: Remembering bell hooks with Dr. Nakia Gray-Nicolas & Dr. Aisha Haynes“Any woman who wishes to be an intellectual, to write non-fiction, to deal with theory, faces a lot of discrimination coming her way and perhaps even self-doubt because there aren’t that many who’ve gone before you. And I think that the most powerful tool we can have is to be clear about our intent. To know what it is we want to do rather than going into institutions thinking that the institution is going to frame for us".” - bell hooksIn th...2022-02-1525 min
Race Through EducationRTE S2E1 - Black at The Root: The Foundation of Black Education in America**Welcome back to season 2 of Race Through Education! We took some time off to work towards these degrees and get our minds right. But we are back with a brand new season and to kick things off we are talking Black education with Dr. Robert P. Robinson.When you think about Black education in the United States do you go back to 1619 or does your mind bring you to 1954 and Brown v. Board of Education? Mainstream narratives surrounding Black education in America tend to ignore all of the contributions made by Black educators, parents...2022-02-0835 min
Race Through EducationRTE Episode 10: Black Resistance and the Opt-Out Movement with our co-host Fawziah QadirIn our last episode, this season we ask the question "Should Black parents have the right to opt-out their children from taking standardized assessments?" Though mostly defined as a white, suburban, and upper-income-led movement, Black parents are beginning to use the opt-out movement as one of the many ways to resist education reforms that prioritize standardized exams over student learning. Our co-host and EdD Leadership and Policy NYU Steinhardt candidate Fawziah Qadir is in the hot seat to talk about her research in standardized exams and Black resistance in the opt-out movement.
Fawziah Qadir is an EdD...2020-12-2222 min
Race Through EducationRTE Episode 9: Black Man on Campus: Navigating Higher EducationIf you read or watch the news, you would easily believe that Black boys and men's educational trajectories are bleak and that they are impervious to success (Harper, 2012). While Black boys and men are one of the most marginalized groups in the U.S., the perception that they do not care about education is not true. In an effort to dispel these stereotypes and perceptions, we center the lived experience of an early-career Black male scholar and professor. Listen as we unpack what it means to be a Black man on campus, from Black identity formation as an undergrad...2020-12-1527 min
Race Through EducationRTE Episode 8: VOICES: Straight From The SourceBlack and Latinx communities are the core of Race Through Education. When we started this podcast, we wanted to make sure that we were amplifying the voices and centering Black and Brown learners' lived experiences. And what better way to do that than through your own voices? Over the spring and summer of 2020, we spoke to our communities and prompted them with questions related to intersections of race, racism, and their educational experiences. What we heard back was fascinating. On some level, the common theme was that each of our community members experienced a racialized education experience. Some were as...2020-12-0918 min
Race Through EducationRTE Episode 7: What’s Homeschooling Gotta do with Black Folks? featuring Dr. Cheryl Fields SmithHomeschooling in the United States is generally perceived as a white, middle-class, religious-based schooling phenomenon (Fields-Smith, 2015). National estimates put the number of homeschooled students at 3% of the population, about two million students (Redford, Battle, and Bielick, 2017). Black parents are increasingly homeschooling and in the last 15 years, their numbers have doubled from 103,000 to about 220,000. Black parents’ reasons for electing to homeschool are increasingly related to issues of racism, segregated schools, and a lack of culturally relevant curriculum.
We are joined this week by Dr. Cheryl Fields Smith, associate professor at the University of Georgia, Mary Frances Early College of...2020-11-1823 min
Race Through EducationRTE Episode 6, Part II: If Black Language Ain’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What is? - Centering Black English in Classrooms with Dr. Lamar JohnsonThis week’s episode is a continuation of our discussion on Centering Blackness in Education. We are joined again by Dr. Lamar L. Johnson of Michigan State University to discuss Black Language, also known as African American Vernacular English (AAVE) or Ebonics. In 1996, the Oakland, California School District allowed Black English to be used in classrooms as a bridge for students to leverage their AAVE to learn Standard English. Along with Dr. Johnson, we explore how Black English is an important element of Black education and how it can be used to expand Black students’ educational experiences.
Lama...2020-11-1133 min
Race Through EducationRTE Episode 5: Loving Blackness to Death: Centering Blackness in Education w/ Dr. Lamar L. JohnsonIn this week’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Lamar L. Johnson of Michigan State University to discuss Blackness - what it is and what it isn’t - in the classroom. How Blackness is centered in English education and the field of English language literature. Dr. Johnson redefines Blackness to show its complexities and how that must be captured in our curricula. We discuss Black Lives Matter in School curriculum, the impact of Covid-19 on Black learners, and much more.
Lamar L. Johnson is an Associate Professor of Language and Literacy for Linguistic and Raci...2020-10-2726 min
Race Through EducationRTE Episode 4: Money Moves - Neoliberal Reform and Policy in Public EducationIn this week’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Sonya Douglas Horsford of Teachers College at Columbia University to discuss rising inequities for Black and Latinx communities and the role of reform and policy in public education. We discuss education reform since the Reagan Administration and the publication of A Nation at Risk (1983) and what it has meant for the direction of public education since. Discussions of neoliberalism lead us into topics like school choice and learning pods in the Covid era.
Dr. Sonya Douglass Horsford currently serves as Associate Professor of Education Leadership in the Department of Organization an...2020-10-2024 min
Race Through EducationRTE Episode 3: Latinx Beyond Immigration Featuring Dr. Eddie FergusRace Through Education, Episode 3: Latinx Beyond Immigration
In this episode, we focus on Latinidad and identity formation among Latinx populations in the United States. Acknowledging that there is diversity within the Latinx community, we discuss how students navigate their Latino identity and how it impacts their learning experiences. Fawziah and Madison unpack how Madison grew up in Spanish Harlem as a half Black and half Puerto Rican kid that didn’t speak Spanish and his development.
Dr. Eddie Fergus (Temple University) helps us better understand Latinidad from an academic perspective. Through his research, Dr. Fergus ex...2020-10-1334 min
Race Through Education***Bonus Episode "The Doll Test" with Dr. L'Heureux Lewis-McCoyIn this bonus mini-episode from our interview with Dr. L'Heureux Lewis-McCoy, we discuss The Doll Test. The Doll Test was designed by Dr. Mamie Clark, a Black woman, and used by her husband, Dr. Kenneth Clark, in the Supreme Court Case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954). The Doll Test was the first time a social science study was used in a Supreme Court case. Several researchers later replicated the Test. But Dr. Lewis-McCoy pushes back, why are we using White lenses to understand how Black children see themselves? Should we instead focus on how we understand Black identity...2020-10-0808 min
Race Through EducationRTE Episode 2: Inherently Unequal - A Closer Look at School Segregation in NYCWe all know the famous Brown V. Board case. We all know that it was suppose to desegregate schools legally. Everyone talks about the South but not enough is discussed what happened in the North. In this episode of Race Through Education, we speak to R. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy, an Associate Professor of Sociology of Education at New York University, to discuss what happened in the North and why we should pay more attention to our own Northern backyards.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/racethrougheducation/support2020-10-0626 min
Race Through EducationRace Through Education: We HereRace Through Education welcomes Fawziah and Madison to the podcasting world. Both New York University doctorate candidates decided during COVID that they should bring their interest and passion for education into a podcast. After months of ironing out the details, we bring you a podcast that talks about race and education in America.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/racethrougheducation/support2020-09-2918 min