In this episode, I share a recording of a short phone conversation I had with one of the BMEsTalk Leadership Lab participants reflecting on his experience in the first workshop. He is an Assistant Principal in Atlanta.

In this episode, I talk about the communication challenges Black Male Educators experience on their jobs and how the BMEsTalk Leadership Lab was specifically designed to address them. The BMEsTalk Leadership Lab is a series of five (5) virtual workshops that offers Black Male Educators the rare opportunity to learn how to and hone skills in designing and leading equity-centered learning experiences for their fellow educators, parents and students. Learn more here: https://bmestalk.com/leadership-development

In this episode, I reflect on my experience talking about “Black Love” with 3 other Black men from our BMEsTalk Twitter chat. Like me, they are married and have children. I also talk about the 5 Love Languages and the challenge set before me to learn to speak my wife’s love language.

In this episode, I take a moment to share my thoughts on Nate Parker’s movie American Skin. Before I do, I start with sharing why I was initially not going to watch the film and then my hesitation to record my thoughts after seeing it.

In this episode, I reflect on 4 Black men (Malcolm X, Sam Cook, Jim Brown, and Muhammed Ali) sharing a moment in Miami. The movie is a demonstration of compassion in action.

In this episode, I reflect on my wife and I sitting down to talk with my son about navigating interactions with police. Specifically, I share the equity-centered facilitation tool we used and what I learned over the course of our conversation.

In this bonus episode, I talk about my experience wanting to grow as a teacher -leader, but being stifled by my school administrator. Ultimately, leading me to look for a job outside of the classroom and the school I was working at. This is a common experience for Black Male Educators. I also offer a solution —> https://BMESTalk.com

Happy New Year! In this episode, I talk about preparing to have a talk with my 17yr old son, who is a senior in high school, about how to navigate interactions with the police, if stopped in the car or on the street. I also reflect on why it has taken so long for me to have the conversation.

In this episode, I reflect on the genius of Director Steve McQueens new movie series entitled Small Axe, specifically episode 2, Lovers Rock. In this particular movie, the Black male characters hold a non-verbal space for one another, making way for healing to happen right in the middle of a house party.

In this episode, I talk about DEI committees and the racial identity-based barriers that often go unaddressed. I also share two community agreements that every DEI committee should consider adopting in order to increase the cohesiveness and effectiveness of the group.