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  • Arming Our Children: Creativity Over Control

    Arming Our Children: Creativity Over Control
    Sep 9 2025
    While politicians push federal funding to arm teachers, Chris Chatmon and Kingmakers of Oakland (KOO) are arming Black children with something far more powerful: creativity, culture, and community. In this deeply moving conversation, Chris returns to discuss how creative expression becomes resistance, why drumming circles counter deficit narratives, and how his organization builds what children need while others tear systems down. From table drums made to deepen intersectional connections to animation studios producing counter-narratives, this is education as liberation—and it's happening right now in Oakland.

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    42 Min.
  • Battle for the Black Mind with Dr. Karida Brown

    Battle for the Black Mind with Dr. Karida Brown
    Sep 2 2025
    Dr. Karida Brown drops receipts on the 150-year battle for Black educational freedom in America. From the original "diss track" between W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington to today's attacks on the Department of Education, she connects the dots between Jim Crow schools and modern-day educational warfare.

    Learn why your parents' generation had to desegregate schools as children, how billionaire philanthropists shaped Black education in boardrooms, and why "small acts fall big trees" when it comes to resistance. Dr. Brown's book "Battle for the Black Mind" isn't just history—it's a playbook for fighting educational inequity today.Warning: This episode contains discussion of historical violence, including the execution of 14-year-old George Stinney Jr.

    Books Referenced:
    • "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George Johnson
    • "Pretty, Powerful: Appearance, Substance and Success" by Ebony K. Williams
    Artist Featured:
    • Charlie Palmer: Fine artist whose painting of George Stinney Jr. appears on the book cover. Palmer's "Divided States of America" series critiques systemic injustice.
    Connect with Dr. Brown: LinkedIn for daily historical receipts and analysis

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    1 Std. und 13 Min.
  • Black August: Revolutionary Love and Resistance

    Black August: Revolutionary Love and Resistance
    Aug 26 2025
    Welcome back to class! In this powerful episode of Teach the Babies, Dr. David J. Johns teaches a transformative lesson about Black August—a month of revolutionary love, principled resistance, and the long arc of our freedom struggle.

    From the prison walls where George Jackson was politicized and assassinated in 1971, to the contemporary attacks on Black mayors like Muriel Bowser and Karen Bass in 2025, Dr. Johns connects the dots between historical resistance and today's freedom fights. This isn't just Black history - it's Black present.

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    21 Min.
  • Standing On Business In NOLA with Stevie & Drin

    Standing On Business In NOLA with Stevie & Drin
    Aug 19 2025
    What does it mean to stand on business when it comes to our babies' education? Drin Kelly and Stevie Elem-Rogers, co-founders of BE NOLA (Black Education for New Orleans), join Dr. David J. Johns for a powerful conversation about building Black educational excellence in the Crescent City and beyond.From Hurricane Katrina's aftermath to creating "hush harbors" for Black educators, these truth-tellers share why "race-neutral solutions will not transform race-based inequities." Stevie opens up about her "Black Women Are for Grown Ups" platform, while Drin reminds us to "make the community the curriculum."This episode is packed with gems about spirit work, the importance of Black governance in education, and why we must listen to our children more. Plus, they break down what's really happening with Essence Festival and why community accountability matters now more than ever.

    Connect: Learn more about BE NOLA's Black Is Brilliant Summit (October 2-5) at blackedunola.org.

    This conversation will feed your soul and challenge you to think differently about education, community, and what our babies truly deserve.

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    1 Std. und 26 Min.
  • Joyful Survival: How Marsha P. Johnson Taught Us to Turn the Volume Up On Ourselves

    Joyful Survival: How Marsha P. Johnson Taught Us to Turn the Volume Up On Ourselves
    Aug 12 2025
    Today we're diving deep into a conversation that has been decades in the making. You know, sometimes the universe brings people together at precisely the right moment, and today feels like one of those moments. I'm here with Tourmaline. An Artivist, an activist, a filmmaker, and now the author of what I can only describe as a groundbreaking biography, Marsha, the Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson.

    Tourmaline reminds us that Marsha P. Johnson didn't wait for permission to exist—and neither should we. If you've ever wondered what real Pride looks like beyond corporate rainbow flags—start by pressing play.

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    32 Min.
  • Resisting vs. Existing w/DeJuana Thompson

    Resisting vs. Existing w/DeJuana Thompson
    Aug 5 2025
    Political strategist DeJuana Thompson has engaged 2+ million Black voters through her revolutionary organizing approach. From leading the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to founding Woke Vote and spearheading the State of the People movement, she shares how centering marginalized communities changes everything.DeJuana explains why she focuses on "zero propensity" voters others ignore, her philosophy of meeting people's immediate needs first, and the difference between resistance and existence. She reveals lessons from preserving civil rights history while building modern movements, plus her work responding to current legislative threats.A powerful conversation about grassroots organizing, radical collaboration, and why "the people on the margins" hold the key to transforming our communities.

    "This is a different time, but it's still our time. Period."

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    44 Min.
  • Federal Funding Follows the Count, Not the Need

    Federal Funding Follows the Count, Not the Need
    Jul 29 2025
    Today we're diving deep into something that touches every single one of our lives, but that many of us don't always take the time to understand fully... the US census, and we're exploring it through the lens of someone who embodies the intersections of data democracy and artistic expression.

    Today's classroom guest is Larry Carter II, a former project manager at the US Census Bureau, who built partnerships to ensure historically under-counted communities are both seen and heard. But Larry isn't just about numbers. He's also a recording artist whose R&B work was considered for a Grammy and a community leader who ran for Atlanta City Council.

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    31 Min.
  • The Constitution Does Not Coronate Kings

    The Constitution Does Not Coronate Kings
    Jul 22 2025
    State Senator Shevrin Jones and Representative Michele Rayner take us inside "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's controversial immigration detention center, sharing firsthand accounts of what they witnessed. From the Supreme Court's dismantling of the Department of Education to the political takeover of HBCUs, these two trailblazing Black queer legislators reveal how Florida has become a testing ground for authoritarian policies spreading nationwide. With raw honesty, they discuss leading while broken, the power of walking in your convictions, and why "the Constitution does not coronate kings." A urgent conversation about resistance, democracy, what it means to sacrifice in service of the people and why Florida’s cruelty is coming for everyone.

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    1 Std. und 4 Min.