Transcript: tinyurl.com/elnepisode25

“We talk about epigenetics and how, you know, you can inherit trauma…I think you can also inherit intergenerational hope and resistance. And so I ,very much, feel like I am my ancestors' wildest dreams. I'm part of that legacy, and knowing that they could dismantle that system and produce all of the Black joy and liberation that I'm able to be a part of today tells me that anything is possible.”- Dr. Tiera Tanksley

In this episode of Equity Leadership Now, host Jabari Mahiri speaks with Professor Tiera Tanksley about anti-Blackness in AI and the importance of demanding more from tools and technology by “talking back”.

​Dr. Tanksley shares her research, which examines the socio-emotional, mental health, and educational consequences of algorithmic racism in the lives and schooling experiences of Black youth. She advocates for abolitionist technologies that “re-encode anti-Black sentiments, or classist sentiments, that…provide more agency or protection for marginalized groups, that address problems identified by marginalized groups, that would lead towards more just and joyous outcomes.”

Equity Leadership Now! hosts conversations with equity-conscious leaders from Pre-K through university settings on educational research, policy, and practice. We complement the mission and goals of the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy, 21CSLA.

transcript: tinyurl.com/elnepisode24

“If we're thinking every day as educators that we're equipping people to be democracy defenders, we're equipping people to have the tools to know how to engage in respectful debate with other people, to be fully participant in their communities, then we are educating them towards civic participation in a way that really works.”- Catherine Lhamon

In this episode of Equity Leadership Now!, Catherine Lhamon joins host Jabari Mahiri to discuss her role as the inaugural Executive Director of the Christopher Edley Center on Law and Democracy and pressing issues surrounding democracy in the United States. With a wealth of experience, including serving as the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education and as chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Lhamon shares her perspective on educators' responsibilities as democracy defenders, the threats to democratic institutions today, and ways to stay engaged.

Equity Leadership Now! hosts conversations with equity-conscious leaders from Pre-K through university settings on educational research, policy, and practice. We complement the mission and goals of the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy, 21CSLA.

transcript: tinyurl.com/elnepisode23

“The environment has changed, and then the ability to do the work has changed, but our commitment is still in our core.” - Dr. Gina Garcia

In this episode of Equity Leadership Now, Dr. Gina Garcia joins host Jabari Mahiri and special guest Mayra Reyes to discuss the current state of higher education for Latinx students. Dr. Garcia discusses the federal designation of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and the deeper concept she coined of "servingness," which she defines as “intentional effort to think about how the population needs something different.” She advocates for building a "graduate-going culture" to support first-generation students considering graduate school, while also emphasizing the importance of supportive environments that meet the complex needs of the diverse Latinx community.

Equity Leadership Now! hosts conversations with equity-conscious leaders from Pre-K through university settings on educational research, policy, and practice. We complement the mission and goals of the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy, 21CSLA.