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    Racially Just Schools

    Racially Just Schools is a podcast hosted by Dr. Terrance L. Green. Professor Green will take you on a journey to help you build racially just schools (especially for Black youth), diving deep into topics that people who care about racial justice, like you, can use to build racially just schools. Along the way, we will be having very real and candid conversations with people “doing the work” of transformative racial equity and anti-racism in schools, bringing real-world insight and examples to help you understand how to implement racial justice approaches that are working right now. So, whether you're a seasoned racial justice leader or you're just starting your path to becoming one, this podcast is for you and the people that you’re working in solidarity with. What are you waiting for? Turn up the volume, press play, and together, let’s build racially just schools. www.raciallyjustschools.com
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    Episodes (44)

    The Power of Conducting Equity Audits

    The Power of Conducting Equity Audits

    #022 - In this episode,  Dr. Terrance L. Green discusses the Power of Conducting Equity Audits. He specifically shares:

    • What are equity audits and their history 
    • 3 Questions that every team needs to consider before and during their equity audit 
    • What is needed to conduct equity audits 
    • 3 Reasons why you should frequently conduct equity audits 

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com. When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    How To Make Your Professional Learning Community (PLC) Racially Just

    How To Make Your Professional Learning Community (PLC) Racially Just

    #020 - In this special Office Hours episode,  Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 ways to make your professional learning community (PLC) racially just. 

    For a list of the 6 questions, that Terrance shares in the podcast, they are HERE in this blog post

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com. When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Racially Just Schools
    en-usOctober 15, 2022

    Cultivating & Celebrating Black Joy in Schools w/Dr. Tyrone Howard

    Cultivating & Celebrating Black Joy in Schools w/Dr. Tyrone Howard

    #19 - Special guest, Dr.  Tyrone Howard,  Endowed Professor of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Tyrone discuss the importance of schools getting real about race and racism, some indicators of what schools that affirm Black youth’s identities might be doing (i.e., Black Joy). We also talked about what districts might do to attract and retain Black teachers, and finally, Dr. Howard offered a powerful and practical framework to help leaders and educators shift their lens towards doing racial justice and equity work in schools. And we discussed so much more.  

    You can learn more about Dr. Howard's work and follow him on his Twitter account at TyroneCHoward.

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com. When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Racially Just Schools
    en-usOctober 02, 2022

    The Power of Centering Black Possibility in Education w/Dr. Chezare Warren

    The Power of Centering Black Possibility in Education w/Dr. Chezare Warren

    #18 - Special guest, Dr.  Chezare Warren, Associate Professor of Equity and Inclusion in Education Policy at Vanderbilt University, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the Racially Just Schools podcast. Terrance and Chezare discuss  the importance of starting from a place of Black possibility in schools, how teachers might take up more critical forms of empathy in their work, how district and school leaders might think differently about data, Black Education Spaces, and so much more. 

    You can learn more about Dr. Warren's work at chezarewarren.com.

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com. When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Racially Just Schools
    en-usSeptember 16, 2022

    The Radical Possibilities of Community Responsive Education (Part 2) w/Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade

    The Radical Possibilities of Community Responsive Education (Part 2) w/Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade

    #17 - Special guest, Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Professor of Latina/Latino Studies and Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the podcast. Terrance and Jeff discuss  the promises and possibilities of community responsive education, its relation to culturally responsive teaching and culturally relevant pedagogy. We also talk about some of the lessons that he's learned from the Roses In Concrete School that he helped co-found, and we discuss what educators can learn from Tupac.  This is the second part of two episodes with Dr. Duncan-Andrade. 

    You can learn more about Jeff's work and follow him on Twitter at @JDuncanAndrade.

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com. When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Racially Just Schools
    en-usAugust 20, 2022

    Radically Rethinking the Foundations of Schooling (Part 1) w/Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade

    Radically Rethinking the Foundations of Schooling (Part 1) w/Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade

    #14 - Special guest, Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Professor of Latina/Latino Studies and Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the podcast. Terrance and Jeff discuss  why districts need to radically rethink schooling, how schools might become an institution of prevention to build a just and well society, and how districts might respond to the impacts of COVID-19 and so much more. This is the first part 1 of two episodes with Dr. Duncan-Andrade. 

    You can learn more about Jeff's work and follow him on Twitter at @JDuncanAndrade.

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com. When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Racially Just Schools
    en-usJuly 12, 2022

    How To Know When It's Time To Leave Your District Or School (Ask Dr. Green Episode)

    How To Know When It's Time To Leave Your District Or School (Ask Dr. Green Episode)

    #013 - In this special Office Hours episode,  Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 5 ways to know if you can do racial justice work in the school or district where you work, and if it's time for you to leave. 
     
    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com. When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline and Nexus

    Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline and Nexus

    #12 - Special guest, Morgan, Craven,  National Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement at Intercultural Development Research Association (or IDRA), joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the podcast. Professor Green and Morgan discuss  what exactly is the school to prison pipeline and nexus, what we know from research about what happens when police are in schools. They also discuss how important it is to confront racial myths about Black and other racially minoritized youth in the context of punitive discipline and what schools might do to start to undo the school to prison pipeline, and we discussed so much more. 

    You can learn more about Morgan Craven's work and follow her on Twitter at @morganlcraven.

    To learn more about the history of police in schools from the Advancement Project

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com. When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    How to Practice Opportunity-Centered Teaching In the Pursuit of Racial Justice w/Dr. Rich Milner

    How to Practice Opportunity-Centered Teaching In the Pursuit of Racial Justice w/Dr. Rich Milner

    #11 - Special guest, Dr. Rich Milner, Professor at Vanderbilt University in the Department of Teaching and Learning,  joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Milner discuss how teachers can take up what Professor Milner calls opportunity-centered teaching in their work everyday.  Also, during our conversation, Dr. Milner offered some ideas for how educators might maintain their critical work despite such widespread resistance. We also talked about the importance of engaging in what Dr. Milner calls disruptive movements, and we discussed so much more. 

    You can learn more about Dr. Milner's work and follow him on Twitter at MilnerHRich.

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com. When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Racially Just Schools
    en-usFebruary 05, 2022

    Why We Need A Hard Re-Set in Education w/Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings

    Why We Need A Hard Re-Set in Education w/Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings

    #10 - Special guest, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings,  Emerita Professor in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Ladson-Billings discuss  why schools need to engage in what she calls the "hard re-set." We also talk about the power of asking a different question as a means to do profound work in schools. Finally, we talk about critical race theory in education, and she even shared if she could only listen to three artists for the rest of her life who they would be, and we discussed so much more. You can learn more about Dr. Ladson-Billings' work on the Hard Re-Set and Post Pandemic Pedagogy HERE

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com

    When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Racially Just Schools
    en-usDecember 27, 2021

    How to Support Youth's Mental Health in Contexts of Racial Injustice & During COVID-19 w/Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson

    How to Support Youth's Mental Health in Contexts of Racial Injustice & During COVID-19 w/Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson

    #009 - Special guest, Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson,  Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Anderson discuss mental health and trauma and specifically racial trauma. We also talk about how people working in schools might help youth process COVID-19. In doing so, Dr.  Anderson shares some strategies on how to check in on your students daily to see how they are doing psychologically and emotionally. We finally talk about how to psychologically navigate being in a school district, school, or organization that is institutionally hypocritical, and we discuss so much more. 

    You can learn more about Dr. Anderson's work at https://www.rianaelyse.com and follow her on Twitter at @rianaelyse.

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com

    When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    How to Practice Radical Care in Schools w/Dr. Rosa Rivera-McCutchen

    How to Practice Radical Care in Schools w/Dr. Rosa Rivera-McCutchen

    #008 - Special guest, Dr. Rosa Rivera-McCutchen, Associate Professor in the Graduate Leadership Program at City University of New York (CUNY) Lehman College, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Rivera-McCutchen discuss what limiting care is and how it can get in the way of doing racial justice work in schools. We also talk about what radical care is and how you can start practicing it today. Finally, we spend time talking about what you need to do to still practice anti-racist leadership even if your district is completely against it and we discuss so much more. 

    You can learn more about Dr. Rivera-McCutchen's work at rrmphd.com and you can access copies of her book at www.thelitbar.com which is an independent Black book store. 

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at:

    www.raciallyjustschools.com

    When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Racially Just Schools
    en-usNovember 26, 2021

    3 Ways That Racism Shows Up in Anti-Racism Work & What You Can Do About It

    3 Ways That Racism Shows Up in Anti-Racism Work & What You Can Do About It

    #007 - In this episode,  Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 Ways that Racism Shows Up in Anti-Racism Work and What You Can Do About It thorough offering some critical questioning.  These are some initial questions that you'll definitely want to bring back to your leadership team, professional learning community (PLC), grade level team, or any other school-based team that you're part of. 

    You can access the resources and the list of the questions that Professor Green discusses in this episode here: 

    https://raciallyjustschools.com/2021/08/19/7-questions-to-help-teach-critically-despite-the-attacks-on-critical-race-theory/

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at:

    www.raciallyjustschools.com

    When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    Racially Just Schools
    en-usNovember 06, 2021

    What To Do When Your Racial Equity Work Seems Stuck w/Dr. Decoteau Irby

    What To Do When Your Racial Equity Work Seems Stuck w/Dr. Decoteau Irby

    #006 - Special guest, Dr. Decoteau Irby, Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Irby discuss some key concepts from his book "Stuck Improving: Racial Equity and School Leadership" such as Black and Brown Influential Presence and Curated White Racial Discomfort. We also talk about the difference between organizational culture and climate and what that means for doing racial equity work in schools. Finally, in this episode, we talk about the importance of breaking organizational routines as a way to dismantle white supremacy in schools. 

    You can learn more about Dr. Irby's work at https://stuckimproving.com/

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at:

    www.raciallyjustschools.com

    When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

    How School Boards Can Advance Equity & Justice w/Dr. Heather Bennett

    How School Boards Can Advance Equity & Justice w/Dr. Heather Bennett

    #005 - Special guest, Dr. Heather Bennett, who serves as the Director of School Equity for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Bennett talk about why school boards are essential for advancing equity and justice, why policy is a critical lever for equity in a school district, and how school boards might think about writing equity-based policies. And we talk about so much more. 

    You can learn more about Dr. Bennett's work at www.psba.org. 

    I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at:

    www.raciallyjustschools.com

    When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. 

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