Aquetea reflects on her journey. In it she offers valuable reflection on the challenges she has overcome, relevant criticism into math and science and the role those subjects often play as gatekeeper to black and brown first generation college students and also issues in black health.  She also offers inspiring messages for future students who will face similar challenges.

Aquetea reflects on her journey. In it she offers valuable reflection on the challenges she has overcome, relevant criticism into math and science and the role those subjects often play as gatekeeper to black and brown first generation college students and also issues in black health. She also offers inspiring messages for future students who will face similar challenges.

E8: Aquetea drops knowledge and wisdom

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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