Bishop Carlton Pearson joins us in a controversial conversation on the relationship between Christianity and racism in America. You can watch the video episode on our Citizen Ed Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/987698164585861/videos/3063982350390794 And listen to the audio (podcast) version here: 

Here we are again with the shooting of another Black citizen by police, Jacob Blake. Barrington Martin II, current special education teacher and candidate to fill the seat of the late Congressman John Lewis, joins our discussion on the frustrations of youth about social injustices, what’s next for our call to actions and what can we do to motivate youth and activists to keep working for social justice. You can watch the video episode on our Citizen Ed Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/987698164585861/videos/2748725908732771 And listen to the audio (podcast) version here: 

Not only are public schools lacking culturally inclusive curriculum, they also aren’t meeting the needs of Black students, teachers and staff. Syntel Brown, the youngest Black school board member of the Griffin Spalding County school board, discusses reforming policies, empowering leadership in schools amongst parents and students and ways to drive accountability and equity from your elected school board officials. You can watch the video episode on our Citizen Ed Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/987698164585861/videos/900293990456893 And listen to the audio (podcast) version here: 

Black kids ain’t being taught right—we all know this. Dr. Howard Fuller and Dr. Laura McGowan Robinson, CEO of the Diversity in Leadership Institute, are coming through to talk about what Black students are being taught versus what they should be taught and how we can’t keep drinking the school system’s Kool-Aid. You can watch the video episode on our Citizen Ed Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/987698164585861/videos/648628399075168 And listen to the audio (podcast) version here: 

Do the seasoned political cats need to step aside and pass the torch to the next generation? We're kickin’ it with former Oklahoma State Senator, Judy McIntyre. We’ll hear what she has to say about grooming the next generation of leadership, voting in the Black community and the upcoming elections. You can watch the video episode on our Citizen Ed Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CitizenEdForward/videos/3257717931181261.

Historically, the church has been a pillar of faith, politics, fellowship and controversy in the Black community. Christopher Butler, Senior Leader at Chicago Embassy Church Network and longtime community organizer and activist, is coming through to help us unpack all of that and talk about how Black church leaders are helping transform our communities today. You can watch the video episode on our Citizen Ed Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/987698164585861/videos/573941556607837/

We chat with Carmita Semaan on the successes and challenges of leading an organization that supports the leadership of Black and Brown people in education. You can watch the video episode on our Citizen Ed Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CitizenEdForward/videos/656428625219344/.

This episode, we'll get a youth perspective by speaking with student and activist, Tamir D. Harper, on how the older generation can best support their leadership. You can watch the video episode on our Citizen Ed Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CitizenEdForward/videos/662741364322521/

We talk with long-time civil rights activist and education advocate Howard Fuller on how the next generation can continue the work of ensuring every Black child in this country has access to a quality education. You can watch live every Monday @ 2 ET on CitizenEd Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CitizenEdForward/videos/3372928016053490/