Dear White Teacher

Episode 6, we are talking with Mrs. Jaeda Dancy, Principal at Akron Career Tech High School which gives career options for students who may not desire going straight to college. She has been in administration for a number of years and has seen the challenges many white teachers face in urban school. Listen in!

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Teachers, we know you have a voice. Many times we fail to recognize and/or give our students permission to use their voice and treat them like the human beings they are. Join us in this conversation we have with Elijah Hill, an African-American male teacher in his second year in the Alliance, Ohio school district. We discuss voice, connections, authenticity, and more

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Mr. Willie Cook is the first African American Dean of Students at Copley High School in Copley, Ohio. We discuss building relationships with students, the nuances of being a African American Principal in a suburban, and his journey that led him to education after a successful career in construction.

Pick up my book "Talking Points" a resource for single mothers but a great tool for educators to dive into the home life of especially black and brown boys. Get it at www.brandonrscarborough.com or www.talkingpointsbook.com

Visit www.dreamsacademyonline.org to learn more about our organization

James Talbert, Pastor, community leader and in the education realm, he is the only Black male teacher and is now the Coordinator of Multicultural Belonging at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (CVCA). Listen in as he explains his position and role there and how this experience shapes his work in the field of diversity and multicultural affairs. You have to listen to understand the nature of the title of this show and why it is a talking point, especially in the African-American Community.

Pick up my book "Talking Points" a resource for single mothers but a great tool for educators to dive into the home life of especially black and brown boys. Get it at www.brandonrscarborough.com or www.talkingpointsbook.com

Visit www.dreamsacademyonline.org to learn more about our organization

Meet Kenneth "JoJo" Smith, veteran educator known for his relationship strategies in working with youth who have been labeled. His approach to finding common ground with his students included removing those labels and seeing his students for who they are first, which allowed him to form a best practice to teach them at a high level. These relationships allowed him to find out who stole my car one day....you don't want to miss this one.

Pick up my book "Talking Points" a resource for single mothers but a great tool for educators to dive into the home life of especially black and brown boys. Get it at www.brandonrscarborough.com or www.talkingpointsbook.com

Visit www.dreamsacademyonline.org to learn more about our organization

Dr. Erica Glover is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion learning specialist for Akron Public Schools. With over 20 years of experience in the classroom and in administration, she sat down with us to talk about the importance of building relationships in the classroom and some creative ways to do so!