Race is a social construct and schools are a key place where those categories get constructed and re-constructed. Dr. Laura Chávez-Moreno joins us to discuss the role schools place in race making, and, in particular, how dual-language programs impact our understanding of Latinx as a racial category.
School funding disparities and school segregation are often treated as separate issues. Brown’s Promise believes we can’t solve one without solving the other. Saba Bireda and Ary Amerikaner, the founders of Brown’s Promise, join us to discuss their work, how parents and caregivers can get involved in advocacy work, and what the world might look like if we could solve these two, interrelated issues.
In the wake of the election results, Dr. Val and Andrew sit down to reflect on what it means for ourselves, for the Integrated Schools movement, and for the institution of public education.
“Since the days of enslavement, African Americans have fought to gain access to quality education. Education can be transformative. Education strengthens a democracy.” – Dr. Carol Anderson, author of White Rage. In this week before the election, we are revisiting this conversation from March of 2022 discussing the White rage backlash to the Brown v. Board decision, and how it is as relevant today as it was in the late 1950s.
Dr. Sandra Mitchell was entering the 4th grade in 1963 when her family decided to desegregate Stonewall Jackson Elementary in Petersburg, VA. She joins us to tell her story of struggle and hope. We also get to hear from her father, the Reverend Grady Powell, who, at 92, continues to be a powerful voice for integration.