Finally, in episode 6, we learn about Youth Empowerment School from the beginning from its founding principal.  Maureen talks personally about what it took to get the school off of the ground and how it was positioned to fail.  And offers a reminder of the many ways in which we were successful.

Finally, in episode 6, we learn about Youth Empowerment School from the beginning from its founding principal. Maureen talks personally about what it took to get the school off of the ground and how it was positioned to fail. And offers a reminder of the many ways in which we were successful.

E6: Maureen lays down the foundation

This is a series of conversations between former students and colleagues of mine at Oakland's Youth Empowerment School, which was closed down in 2011 by OUSD.  The conversations are meant to be personal while also drawing to the surface many of the challenges that lay under the banner term of systemic racism.  This is not your made for Hollywood movie, this is a deeper dive into dissecting the blueprint of a machine that's designed to fail.

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This is a series of conversations between former students and colleagues of mine at Oakland's Youth Empowerment School, which was closed down in 2011 by OUSD. The conversations are meant to be personal while also drawing to the surface many of the challenges that lay under the banner term of systemic racism. This is not your made for Hollywood movie, this is a deeper dive into dissecting the blueprint of a machine that's designed to fail.

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