How is higher education equipping aspiring teachers in these unprecedented times? Professor of Education Adinah Ragland talks with Lydia Imani about the challenges of learning how to teach during a pandemic and immediate changes needed to better prepare teachers who teach in communities with underrepresented minorities.

So how do education institutions become anti-racist? In this episode, Lydia Imani talks with colleague and STEM teacher, Tiana West on the distribution of resources, school practices, and the impact of dominant white culture on students of color.

For many people, the term “anti-racist” is new and has been brought to light with the recent murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and so many other Black people, which has signaled the call for systemic change in 2020. Authors like Ibram X. Kendi, Robin Diangelo, Layla F. Saad, bell hooks, James Baldwin, and Malcolm X have provided additional language, perspectives and tools for each of us to be change makers and fight for racial justice in our schools, workplaces, and communities. In today’s episode, Lydia Imani talks with an anti-racist high school educator on what is needed to create an anti-racist teacher workforce.

In this first episode, we dive into the topic of teacher coaching during distance learning with STEM Program Manager and previous Middle School Math Teacher, Delisia Davis.