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Episode 20 ~ Dr. Michelle Chanda Singh aka The Disengagement Doctor ! We're closing out with a BOLD BLACK BANG! Our Season 2 finale is called UNmaskED—and we came with blueprint energy, brilliance, and a little beautiful disruption. 🎙️✨ Inspired by the spirit of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s iconic “We Wear the Mask,” this episode pulled the mask off systems, stories, and silence. The Disengagement Doct...

Episode 19 ~ Camille Joy aka THE Audacious Autism Advocate ! In this neuro-affirming conversation, we sit with Camille Joy , author of Moments of Joy: 90 Days of Encouragement for Parents of Children with Special Needs to explore Black AUTISTIC joy to center inclusivity. Sometimes the world underestimates people… until they speak. In this episode we honor National Developmental Disabilities Awaren...

Episode 18 ~ Kleaver Cruz aka THE Dominican Diaspora Dreamer ! In this powerful and soul-centered conversation, we sit with Kleaver Cruz , author of The Black Joy Project , to explore Black joy not as a trend—but as a tool of resistance, a strategy for survival, and a declaration of power. Kleaver, a community organizer and founder of The Black Joy Project, has dedicated his work to uplifting stor...

Episode 17 ~ Evalaurene Jean-Charles aka Mrs. Resistance Rooted Revolutionary ! Y'all ready?!? This one is a masterclass in rigor, joy, and righteous resistance. From breaking down Kai Cenat’s reading journey to centering real student voice, Eva reminds us that education done right is liberation in motion. She names what’s straight trash in the system, drops wisdom on staying fulfilled (not fried)...

Episode 16 ~ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah aka Mr. In Action ! We're still on the east coast ya'll with another dope soul who centers identity work. Most recently, he was named one of the top 50 Trailblazing Educators by The Educator’s Room for their 2026 Cohort. He's schooling our listeners on going from inaction to in action and his journey of the slow consistent grind where EVERYTHING was earned, hence wh...

Episode 15 ~ Yaritza Villalba aka Mrs. AI Adventurer! We back in NY ya'll with your first Afro-Latina powerhouse. She's speaking her truth and telling our listeners how so much remains UNresolvED! ¿Qué xopá? We talk about the power of being a black woman, the creation of her innovative business McKenzies Adventures, a source of forever inspo and why she goes so hard for tech access for black and b...

Episode 14 ~ Dr. Asia Lyons aka Dr. Drink Yo Water & Be Well! We in Denver, CO ya'll! First time on the West Coast AND first time with a black female podder at our UNtenurED mic telling her truth, and officially, UNmutED! We talk about the revolutionary need for black educator REST, spades or uno?, the power of bell hooks, why fiber matters, her response to "Angry black woman" and teaching soc...

Episode 13 ~ Shauna McGee aka Mrs. Seasoned Potato Salad! We're headed back to The Boogie Down for a #cityfolk vibe to chop it up with McGee the AP. Tune is as we talk about why AAVE & why duality matters, her book "Culturally Responsive Decision-Making", book banning...and MORE! You may also want to lean in to hear if she goes with : Spades or Uno? KRS-One or Rakim? Sugar or salt in her grits...

Episode 12 ~ Dr. Courtney Rose aka Dr. Identity Speaks! We're headed to heat things up with a conscious convo for the culture with Dr. Courtney E. Rose down in Miami, Florida . This episode will not disappoint as we talk about unpacking teacher identity, Abbott elementary, Lauryn Hill's iconic first album, the attempt to dismantle the Department of Education and whether she's a fan of Insecure or...

Episode 11 ~ Dr. Edmund Adjapong aka Mr. Teach Like an MC! We're kicking off Season 2 back in NYC, the Boogie down to be exact! This dope guest gives us the perfect way post the EPIC 2025 Halftime show to lean into another conscious convo for the culture. Dr. Adjapong will leave you HYPE to learn about teaching like an MC and embracing Hip Hop as a way to heal, inspire and TEACH! We're giving " Sh...

Episode 10 ~ asif wilson aka Mr. If We Had Listened To Black Women Yesterday... We're closing out Season 1 in ChiTown y'all! This dope guest gives us the perfect way to lean in to 2025 as he shares his experiences, insights and inspirations for his liberation work. This conscious convo for the culture will leave you inspired and give you new ways to think about learning and educational systems. We...

Episode 9 ~ Shauna Brown aka Queen of Teach for the Culture! Hartford, CT is in the building. We are HUGE fans of Teach For The Culture LLC and have their Founder here with us to chop it up. This conscious convo for the culture will leave you inspired and HYPE to stay ten toes down for being audaciously YOU in educational settings. We're giving mixtape vibes and talking about it all from our love...

Episode 9 ~ Shauna Brown aka Queen Teach for the Culture! Hartford, CT is in the building. We are HUGE fans of Teach For The Culture LLC and have their Founder here with us to chop it up. This conscious convo for the culture will leave you inspired and HYPE to stay ten toes down for being audaciously YOU in educational settings. We're giving mixtape vibes and talking about it all from our love for...

Episode 8 ~ Bobby Morgan aka Mr. Liberation Lab! We're standing on liberation with this episode and are hype to have our first guest with their OWN podcast for the culture. His is called Liberation Lab and there is NO confusion about the message and content of his platform ~ growing fellow disruptive educators! We weigh in on standards versus modifications, his "Mount Rushmore" of liberators, advi...

Episode 7 ~ Dr. Shawn Brown aka Dr. Green Book! Where's Brooklyn At? Our 1st Black male principal leading a school in Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY is joining us for a special conscious convo for the culture. We talk about it all from toxic masculinity, to Nas, to skin folk who aint "kin folk", to the secret superheroes of education, to pet peeves as a Black male educator. We also rap about his though...

Episode 6 ~ Shalonda B. aka Queen Bee of Philly! Know what "the look" is? Well Shalonda B brings us another cozy convo for the culture as we discuss authenticity as a young black teacher. Find out why she encourgaes teachers to remain UNboxed when connecting to youth and her pet peeve when teaching black and brown children. We weigh in on Team Issa or Team Molly, incorporating Beyonce into instruc...

Episode 5 ~ Akil Parker aka Mr. Mathematics! This fifth convo is setting a new high for book gem drops and black history shares! We head to Baltimore, MD to hear from the founder of All This Math as he talks about "histematics", how being pro-black isnt anti-white, Nas' 30 year Illmatic anniversary, Huey Newton, Dessalines & Haiti and his pet peeve as a black male math educator. We are MORE th...

Episode 4 ~ Jazz Rollins aka Mrs. You Belong Here! Our 4th convo was a complete vibe with Jazz, a dope instructional coach and protector of joy in Lexington, KY, YES...KENTUCKY y'all ! :) Listen to our cozy convo about belonging, teaching while black, hot combs & Ebony magazines, book challenges, resources, "sounding white", authenticity, her "hype song"...and more! We are MORE than a bookstor...

Episode 4 with Jazz Rollins aka Mrs. You Belong Here! Our 4th convo was a complete vibe with Jazz, a dope instructional coach and protector of joy in Lexington, KY, YES...KENTUCKY y'all ! :) Listen to our cozy convo about belonging, teaching while black, hot combs, book challenges, resources, Ebony magazine, "sounding white", authenticity, her "hype song"...and more! We are MORE than a bookstore a...

Episode 3 with Sundjata Sekou aka King Full Joy! Our 3rd convo was one for the record books with Brother Sundjata Sekou, a dope 3rd grade teacher in Irvington, NJ . Listen to our cozy culturally conscious convo about racial literacy circles (hip hop edition), his pet peeves as a black male teacher, what he's currently reading and his take on an UNspoken truth about the landmark Brown v. Board deci...

Episode 2 ~ Dawnavyn M. James aka Queen of the Professor Drip! Our 2nd convo, but first virtually and shout out to "firsts", is with Dawnavyn M. James of Buffalo, NY ( originally from Kansas City ;) ). Listen in to our cozy convo about her published book "Beyond February", being an "angry black women", teaching black history ALL, yes ALL, year long, her "hype song", targets BIG Black History month...

Episode 1 ~ Mr. Woodson aka The Dancing Dean! Our first convo is with Mr. Shakoor Woodson of Philly, PA and we discuss everything from Coach Prime, to Sza, to how "they" hate on young, dope, fly, black, male educators. We touch on one of his favorite books, his educator fit and his "clap back" to stereotypical comments as he reflects on his journey in education to date. We are MORE than a bookstor...

Welcome to Our Bookseum Podcast — a bold space for teachers, principals, and education leaders to speak their truth, UNapologetically, 24/7 . In every episode, we spotlight voices from across the U.S., unpack the realities of being Black and Brown in education, and set the tone with the full-length original poem by Fanta Ballo , written to capture the heart of our mission. This is UNtenured — beca...