Identity Talk 4 Educators LIVE

In this episode, I had the special honor of being in community with Camille Joy for an in-depth conversation about her story of overcoming adversity, discovering joy through her faith and motherhood, creating harmony in her life as a thriving entrepreneur and a mother to a child with autism, and so much more!  To learn more about Camille's work, you can visit her website at mojpodcast.com and/or f...

In this episode, I had the honor of chatting with teacher-librarian extraordinaire Julia E. Torres about her personal journey in education, her evolution in librarianship, the current banned books controversy impacting schools during the pandemic, and so much more!  To learn more about Julia's work, you can visit her website at juliaetorres.com and you can also follow her on Instagram & T...

In this episode, I had the honor of welcoming Tony DelaRosa to the podcast to share his personal journey into education, how schools should combat anti-AAPI racism and xenophobia, the need for AAPI representation in the teaching profession, achieving cross-racial solidarity in the pursuit of collective liberation, and much more!  To learn more about Tony's work, you can visit his website at tonyro...

In this episode, I had the honor of welcoming long-time education leader Dr. Ian Buchanan to the podcast to share his personal journey in education, his process for developing strong leaders through his company The Nia Education Group , his perspective on the current state of educational leadership during COVID-19, and so much more!  To learn more about Dr. Ian's work, you can visit his compa...

In this episode, I had the chance to chat with Jessica Wei Huang and learn about her personal journey in education, her socialization process as an Asian-American, the current state of anti-AAPI racism internationally, the dire need for cross-racial and cross-ethnic solidarity during the pandemic, and so much more.  To learn more about Jessica's work, you can visit her website at jessicaweihu...

In the final episode of 2021, I bring on my good friend Dr. Melanie Dillett-Dukes for a timely conversation about the importance the radical self-love and liberation as educators.  We also discuss her life abroad as a United Nations baby, how she navigated her multiple identities as a Black woman,  the release of her debut book, "My Freedom Journey" ', and so much more!  To learn mo...

In this episode, I had the honor of welcoming Dr. Stephanie Boyce to the podcast to share her personal journey in education, the founding of The FRESH Classroom , the release of her new book, "The FRESH Classroom: Why Culturally Responsive Education Can't Wait" , the evolution of scholarship around culturally responsive teaching, and so much more!  To learn more about Dr. Boyce's work, you ca...

In this week's episode, I welcomed hip-hop educator Vernon Thompson Jr. to the podcast to share his personal journey in education,  the making of "The Joe Clark Tape", the emergence of hip-hop pedagogy in education, and so much more!   To learn more about Vernon's work, you can follow him on Instagram & Twitter (@vernonsthompson).  You can also purchase "The Joe Clark Tape"...

In this episode, I had the honor of welcoming award-winning principal Fatihah Abdur-Rahman to the podcast to share her inspirational journey into education, overcoming homelessness as a teenage mother, navigating the waters of educational leadership as a Black woman, and so much more!  To learn more about Principal Rahman's work, you can follow her on Instagram (@principal_rahman) and subscri...

This week's episode is dedicated to all the music educators who are making a positive impact in schools all over the world!  I had the honor of interviewing award-winning music teacher Franklin Willis to learn about his journey in education, how Music came into his life, the importance of culturally relevant teaching in the music classroom, and so much more!   To learn more about Fr...

In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with veteran international education leader Kevin Simpson about his personal journey in education, life as an international educator, the need to diversify the international teaching force, and so much more! To learn more about Kevin's work, you can visit the Association of International Educators & Leaders of Color website at aieloc.org and/or yo...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing bestselling author and critical race sociologist Dr. Crystal Marie Fleming .  In our conversation, she shares about her childhood and humble beginnings, her time at Wellesley College, her new book, "Rise Up!: How You Can Join in the Fight Against White Supremacy" , her evolution as a scholar in academia, and so much more!  To learn more ab...

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with fellow Math educator and Pan-African scholar Akil Parker .  In our conversation, we touched on his personal journey in education, how attending HBCUs shaped his development as an educator, the founding of his company All This Math , the role that mathematics can play in the Pan-Africanism movement, and so much more!  To learn more about A...

In this episode, I had the honor of welcoming 2021 Oregon Teacher of the Year Nicole Butler-Hooton as my special guest.  In our conversation, Nicole shares her personal journey in education, how she centers her identity as an Indigenous educator in the classroom, her educational advocacy work throughout her home state of Oregon, transitioning from the classroom into her new role as a Teacher...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Transformative Justice practioner and educator Neha Sobti.  In our conversation, Neha shares about her personal journey in education, the need to decolonize restorative justice practice in our schools, life as a queer South Asian woman while engage in antiracist education work, and so much more!  To learn more about Neha's work, you can fo...

In this episode, I had the special honor of welcoming Tema Okun to the podcast to talk about her personal journey in education, her evolution as an antiracist scholar under the mentorship of the late Dr. Kenneth Jones, the publishing of her widely used article, "White Supremacy Culture" , the need for white educators to transition from performative ally to active co-conspirator, and much more! &nb...

In this episode, I had the special honor of interviewing anti-bias anti-racist educator and consultant Liz Kleinrock to learn about her personal journey into education, growing up as a transracial adoptee, the release of her debut book, "Start Here, Start Now" , what it means to be an ABAR educator, and so much more!  To learn more about Liz's work, you can visit her personal website at teach...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Siriana Abboud on the podcast.  In our conversation, Siriana shares about her personal journey in education, the founding of Allusio Academy , the public perception of early childhood programs pre and post-COVID-19, her thoughts to the colonial situation in Palestine, and so much more!  To learn more about Siriana's work, you can visit the...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Buffalo's finest Dr. Tiffany M. Nyachae on the podcast to learn about her personal journey to education, her transition from the classroom to academia, how she manages racial battle fatigue as a Black woman in academia, the importance of incorporating 'race space' critical professional development in our school communities, and so much more!  T...

In this special episode, we switch things up a little bit!  My wife Natalie makes her podcast debut as my co-host and we're excited to chat with our good friend Zenda Walker about her natural hair journey, creating the Know Your Hairitage book series, redefining hair education, her thoughts on the CROWN Act , and so much more!  To learn more about Zenda's work, you can visit the Know You...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing early childhood educator Jerilee Melo on the podcast!  In our conversation, she share about her early upbringing in Southern California, her family's influence in directing her to a career in teaching, the founding of Classroom to Go , the overall impact of COVID-19 on early childhood programs and students, and so much more!  To learn more...

For this week's episode, we're going international with my good friend and special guest Adrienne Waller!  In our conversation, Adrienne goes in depth about life as a Black woman expat and international educator, the founding of Worldwide Educator, how teaching abroad has impacted her educational practice and worldview, why more educators should tap into Clubhouse, and much more!  To learn more ab...

In this episode, I had the special honor of interviewing educator and scholar Dr. Debbie Reese!  In our conversation, Dr. Reese goes in depth about her personal journey in education, the founding of her organization, American Indian in Children's Literature (AICL), the misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in children's books, and so much more!  To learn more about Dr. Reese's work, you can visi...

This week's episode was necessary and special!  If you are a Black woman in  education, this episode is for you!  For this conversation, I welcomed my good friend and thriving edupreneur Deidra Fogarty to the podcast to talk about her personal journey in education, the founding of Black Girls Teach , the need for school districts to create safe community spaces for Black women educa...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting it up with my good friend Bobby Morgan .  In our conversation, Bobby shares his personal journey in education, the founding of Liberation Lab ,  his thoughts on the state of teacher performance evaluations, the need for antiracist solidarity in the fight for liberation, and much more.   To learn more about Bobby's work, you can fo...