The Resistance: An Underground Educators Podcast

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In this episode, Jazmine Jackson and I get real about the gap between what the education system says it values and what kids actually experience in classrooms shaped by stress, compliance culture, and adult ego. This conversation digs into the brain science every revolutionary educator needs if they’re serious about building liberatory spaces. What We Talked About How misunderstanding the brain le...

This week on The Resistance: An Underground Educators Podcast , I sit down with Dr. Jamila Lyiscott, a poet, scholar, and truth-teller working to dismantle one of education’s biggest lies: that the way our students speak, think, and move is something that needs to be fixed. This episode is not for the faint of heart. It’s for the educators ready to count the cost, reclaim the classroom as sacred s...

This week on The Resistance: An Underground Educators podcast, I interviewed Akosua Harvey, an educator, author, and my friend, to discuss her journey in education, the importance of community, storytelling, and authenticity in teaching. We explore the challenges educators face, the power of affirmations, and the need for a supportive environment for both teachers and students. This conversation e...

This week on The Resistance, I had the absolute honor of sitting down with Michelle Pianim aka the Olivia Pope of Special Education . We went deep on what it really means to fix broken school systems while empowering parents to reclaim their agency in the special education process. If you’ve ever wrestled with the tension between holding schools accountable and supporting families, this episode is...

This week I'm just checking in after over a month of missing y'all. This is the break down of what to expect as I come on back to the pod. If you are ready to work with me, it's time to join the Liberation Library: https://black-on-black-ed.kit.com/products/liberationlibrarycommunity Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackonblacked/ Follow me on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com...

In this episode of The Resistance: An Underground Educators Podcast , I’m breaking down the three steps to becoming the educator you’ve always dreamed of being, without burning out or selling out. We’ll talk about how to get quiet and connect to your joy, how to build unshakable confidence, and how to get in community so your fire for this work never goes out. Grab and pen and start defining the e...

In this episode, I had the absolute honor of sitting down with Dr. Daphne Chamberlain and Benjamin Saulsberry , two freedom fighters whose work is rooted in truth, history, and justice. We went deep on the role young people have always played in liberation movements and what it means for us as educators today. Spoiler alert: Our students aren’t waiting to be empowered, they’ve always had power. It...

This episode of The Resistance: An Underground Educators Podcast is your permission slip to use some time this summer to reconnect with the revolutionary that lives inside of you. I’m breaking down what a Radical Retreat really looks like and no, it's not a luxury vacation, but a radical act of reclaiming your joy, creativity, and purpose as an educator. Whether I’m in the park with a book or fina...

This year wasn’t just better than the last one, it was the best one I've had yet. In this episode, I break down exactly how I turned the trauma of getting fired for being “too much” into the most joy-filled, value-aligned, and student-centered school year of my career. If you’re teaching in a toxic or apathetic system, wondering if joy is even possible in this work, this episode is the reminde...

In this episode of The Resistance: An Underground Educators Podcast, I sit down with Eugene Banks , a K-5 math instructional coach, content creator, and author of Young Black Boy and Young Black Girl, to talk about the work behind showing up for kids with excellence and conviction. Eugene drops gem after gem about the discipline, mindset, and intentionality it takes to build student-centered class...

What we call “bad behavior” in schools isn’t the issue, control is . In this episode of The Resistance , I peels back the layers on why students resist, refuse, and retreat in classrooms and why that resistance is sacred. From pit schools to secret marriages, enslaved Africans modeled resistance in big and small ways. Today, our students are doing the same. If you’re an educator constantly asking...

This episode is a straight-up masterclass on what it means to lead, coach, and transform schools from the inside. I sat down with Erinn Cottman , a powerhouse instructional coach and former AP who is making sure leaders actually lead in ways that serve Black and Brown students well. We got into the admin-teacher tension, the mindset shifts educators need to thrive, and how coaching (when done well...

You are not crazy. You're just out here trying to be a revolutionary in a system that wasn’t built for you to win. In this episode of The Resistance , I get real about the silent struggle so many educators are carrying, feeling like the only one in your building who gives a damn about joy, student voice, and justice. If you’ve ever sat in a PD wondering if you’re the problem because you actual...

Welcome to the first episode of The Resistance, a podcast for underground educators fighting the system from the inside. This first episode is my truth about why I do this work and who I do it for. It's an unpolished walk through my life, growing up as the oldest daughter of a mother battling addiction and mental health challenges, navigating seven schools in seven years, being thrust into adu...

Welcome to the final episode of the Black on Black Education Podcast! I started this podcast in 2020 and after over 130 episodes this is the last one (but don't worry as long as you are subscribed you'll be around for what's next!). For our final episode, I sit down with longtime friend and revolutionary educator Tee Freeman, PhD candidate, founder of Takeover Academy, and unapologetic...

This episode gave me life . I got to sit down with the one and only Indomitable Black Man, Gabriel Hannas , and y’all, we went there, talking about gentle parenting, colonization, classroom culture, and how both schools and families can stop replicating systems of harm that aren't serving out students. Gabriel broke down the history of authoritarian parenting and how it shows up in schools tod...

In this week's episode of the Black on Black Education Podcast , I sit down with the Dr. Jocelyn Logan-Friend, an education strategist who’s worked in every part of the education system, from the classroom to the U.S. Department of Ed. Together, we broke down what it means to be qualified to teach, why transforming classroom culture starts with your mindset, and how we empower students to ques...

In this episode of The Black on Black Education Podcast , I sat down with Dr. Cedric B. Howard —a seasoned higher ed leader who’s talks to us about what it really takes to transform education for our students. We didn’t sugarcoat ANYTHING. We talked about the systemic barriers that keep so many of our kids stuck. We got into the deep importance of early education, the impact of trauma on learning,...

Welcome to The Resistance: An Underground Educators Podcast In this very first episode of The Resistance —formerly known as the Black on Black Education podcast—I’m telling the full story. The real one. The one I’ve only hinted at before. This rebrand isn’t just about changing a name. It’s about standing 10 toes down in what I believe: educators deserve better, and our kids deserve freedom, joy, a...

In this episode, I sat down with Mariah L. to talk about the power of mentorship, the adultification of Black children, and how empathy must play a bigger role in education. We explored what makes a great teacher, how we evaluate educators, and why listening to students is the key to creating classrooms that truly support them. Episode resources: Reach out to Mariah on Tik Tok Video that started t...

With everything going on in education, it feels impossible not to feel stuck, burnt out, or powerless in your teaching practice. In this episode, we unpack how learned helplessness is plaguing the students, and educators alike. This conversation is about what you can do to reclaim your joy, autonomy, resistance inside the classroom. Let this be your reminder: you're not the problem—the system...

I sat down with Dr. Edmund Adjapong to talk all things hip-hop pedagogy and why Teach Like an MC is the blueprint for culturally responsive teaching that actually moves kids. We got into what it means to build critical consciousness, center student voice, and stop pretending school has to be boring to be rigorous. This episode is a masterclass in standing on business for Black and Brown students—p...

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