Professor Kenneth Nunn discussed the real definition of Critical Race Theory or CRT, a subject taught in some law schools in our last episode. Conservatives falsely claim that CRT is being taught in the K-12 curriculum. In this episode our guests, Janella Hinds and David Adams talk about what is really happening in K-12 in … Bringing Equity & Inclusion to K-12
We hope you all enjoyed listening to Prof. Kenneth Nunn in the episode: Defining Critical Race Theory, We are providing some links to help you understand what CRT is because there is so much misinformation in the press. We hope Resources for CRT Episode provide the answers to your questions. The NAACP has a wonderful … Resources for CRT Episode
Over the course of the last year, conservative republicans have found a new “Boogie man” to chase called Critical Race Theory (CRT). These conservatives Republicans have branded CRT as anything from teaching hate to making white children feel bad about themselves. Multiple states passed laws banning “CRT.” But few of the governors, legislators or voters … Defining Critical Race Theory
In our latest episode we talk with Aida Pacheco about understanding the Latino communities. Latino communities are very diverse and Aida cautioned that election time is NOT the time when groups or politicians should start talking to Latino communities about allyship. But before we can talk about being allies we have to know something about … Resources for Latino Allies
Progressive Black people use the term POC or BIPOC frequently. But, what do we know about the communities other than African American that are included in those terms? In our round table discussion of the 2020 election we discussed how communities voted. Through that discussion we realized we heard conflicting news accounts about the Latino … Learning About Our Allies – Latinos
For the last two episodes of the podcast we focused on some aspects of the Black veteran experiences. As always, we do try and provide our listening audience with additional information on the topic of the podcast. This episode is no exception and we are happy to post: Resources on Black Vets. In addition to … Resources on Black Vets
Welcome back to part 2 of our episode on Black vets entitled Conclusion: Black Vets & Military Culture. We started a conversation with Colonel Dr. Alicia Christy and Cmdr (CDR) David Steigman in our last episode. This episode is the last part of the conversation with them. They discuss whether race impacts officer selection and … Conclusion: Black Vets & Military Culture
In this episode: Black Veterans and Military Culture we feature Colonel Christy (and Doctor) and Commander Steigman share their experience in the service. Dr. Christy works on reproductive health at the Veteran’s Administration and Cdr. Steigman is in the reserves. Over the past year many stories about veterans are appearing in the media. A few … Black Veterans and Military Culture
Recently our alums, Katrina Peters and Deborah Jordan spoke in an episode covering pretrial detainees. Reports over the worsening mental health of pretrial detainees in New York’s Rikers Island triggered the episode.. Problems for pretrial detainees and inmates throughout the country exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many inmates died during the pandemic lock downs, as … Resources for Pretrial Detainee Crisis
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis most of our episodes covered how the coronavirus pandemic impacted various Black communities. The focus was on people who are not under any correctional control. We have not directed our attention to what was happening to inmates and others under correctional control. Media coverage of what was going on in prisons … Crisis for Pretrial Detainees