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Educational Equity Emancipation episodes
- Season 2 Trailer
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Dr. Almitra Berry shares exciting updates for the show, including upcoming interviews with everyday equity warriors and professional learning workshops starting June 1st. Listeners are encouraged to subscribe to her YouTube channel for the best experience. Dr. Berry also teases a special election-year focus for Season 2, aimed at increasing awareness of the politics impacting K-12 education.
Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
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3 min - Ep 32: Equity or Charity? Why are People Really Engaged in the Profession of Education?
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This episode discusses the difference between equity and charity in education. The speaker argues that the education system can be abysmal, particularly for children of color, low-income students, and marginalized groups. She discusses the tendency of educators to approach these students with pity and working with them in the name of charity, which is not equitable. Instead, the speaker advocates for productive struggle, explaining to children why they need to work hard to achieve academic success. The speaker also criticizes policies that lower academic standards for students of color, arguing that this is a form of bias that perpetuates the achievement gap. The speaker concludes that charity in the name of equity is just a continuation of systemic racism, and that the education system needs to be called out for what it is.
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Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
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8 min - Ep 31: So You Think You're Ready to do the Work of DEI and Especially Antiracism
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The podcast episode discusses the importance of authentic equity in education and addressing issues faced by marginalized and oppressed children worldwide. The death of George Floyd has brought diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism to the forefront, resulting in an increase in positions for Chief Diversity Officers and Diversity professionals. However, there is a high turnover rate among these professionals due to a lack of commitment and fear of losing power. The episode stresses the need for organizations to examine themselves from the top down and tackle issues like retention data, nepotism, and cluelessness among overwhelmingly white and male C-suite executives. Authentic equity and a commitment to listening and understanding are crucial to break down white fragility and backlash.
Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
Follow me on my social handles:
FB: @almitraberry
IG: @almitraberry
LI: @almitraberry
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Join our community. Go to patreon.com/almitraberry and sign up for our weekly newsletter and exclusive content.
10 min - Ep 30: When You Talk About Children At Risk Who Are You Really Talking About
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In this episode, Dr. Berry challenges the common label "at risk" given to children from low-income households, those with incarcerated or addicted parents, or those who face challenging circumstances. Instead, she urges us to see these children as individuals with potential, calling them "children at promise". Dr. Berry shares her recent experience in one community and emphasizes the importance of recognizing our implicit biases towards children in the education system. She believes that if we change our language to focus on their potential, we will be more committed to providing equitable education opportunities for all children. Dr. Berry reminds us that it is our responsibility to ensure that all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential, and encourages us to join her in changing the language we use to describe them.
Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
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7 min - Ep 29: Why do We Call February Black History Month?
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In this episode, Dr. Berry talks about the significance of Black History Month and why it should not be limited to a single month of the year. She emphasizes the importance of infusing Black history and culture throughout the curriculum throughout K-12, as it is a part of American and world history.
Dr. Berry also explores the difference between Black History Month and other ethnic heritage months. She notes that while other months focus on celebrating the heritage of the respective cultures, Black History Month tends to focus on studying past events.
Dr. Berry introduces the concept of "Black Futures Month" which she says is a grassroots trend that's gaining traction. She describes Black Futures Month as a time to consider and celebrate Black history but also to imagine a world in which Black people are free of oppression and marginalization and can truly engage in self-determination.
Dr. Berry challenges listeners to think about ways to expand the scope of focus on Black history and culture beyond the traditional month of February. She urges listeners to consider celebrating Black Heritage, its history and its future throughout the year.
Overall, this episode encourages listeners to think about the importance of not only recognizing Black history but also imagining and working towards a better future for Black people.
Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
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9 min - Ep 28: The Bullshit of Performative Equity
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THIS Is Not Real Equity
Today, Dr. Berry contrasts two different types of equity: performative and authentic.
Performative equity may sound like real equity, but it’s not. And the people who engage in it, who say they want real change, often don’t like getting called out over their insincerity on this issue.
Listen to today’s episode of The Education Equity Emancipation Podcast to hear Dr. Berry has to say.
Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
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16 min - Ep 27: Young, Gifted, & Black… Unidentified, Underserved, or Unserved – How Systems are Fueling the Excellence Gap
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Young, Gifted, and Black
White students make up 56% of the American school population. They account for 68% of students identified as gifted.
Black students make up 17% of our student population, but only 9% are classified as gifted.
We have an excellence gap in our education system.
So how do we close it?
Listen to today’s episode of The Education, Equity, Emancipation Podcast to hear Dr. Berry’s thoughts in this topic.
Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
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13 min - Ep 26: The First Valve on the School to Prison Pipeline is Preschool Suspension or Expulsion and Trust Me, It's Well Greased
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An Infuriating Problem With Early Childhood Education
Just how inequitable is our education system? Consider this…
Early childhood teachers employ much different, and far less fair, teaching and discipline practices with black boys than they do with white boys.
Sadly, this can cause a chain of events in the child’s life that can lead to tragic consequences later on, for the child and for society at large.
So Dr. Berry challenges us to take a look at early childhood education. Listening to today’s episode of The Education, Equity, Emancipation Podcast is a solid first step.
Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
Support the show
Join our community. Go to patreon.com/almitraberry and sign up for our weekly newsletter and exclusive content.
11 min - Ep 25: Listen to this during your next recess!! They are Suspending Tens of Thousands of our Kids for Showing Up to School Late!! And 90% of them are Black and Brown
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Something’s Terribly Wrong When THIS Happens!
It’s ironic…
When students are two minutes late for school, they sometimes get suspended. They get sent home for missing two minutes of class.
And then?
They miss the whole day!
Teachers and administrators may assume it’s just because they are lazy and undisciplined. But there are often deeper issues happening…
And as you might imagine, minority students are much more at risk of unjust school suspensions.
To find out more, listen to today’s episode of The Education, Equity, Emancipation Podcast to find out more.
Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
Support the show
Join our community. Go to patreon.com/almitraberry and sign up for our weekly newsletter and exclusive content.
8 min - Ep 24: Thugs, Sexpots, & Perverted: That's What School Dress Codes Say to and About Black and Brown, Female, and LGBTQIA students
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Another Way Minority Children Are Being Discriminated Against
School dress codes disproportionally target culturally diverse students.
This isn’t merely Dr. Berry’s opinion.
GAO researchers analyzed dress codes from 236 school districts and found that they aren’t equitable.
Strict dress code enforcement happens most often in schools of color.
And enforcement of these dress codes is doing more harm than good.
If you’re as upset about this issue as Dr. Berry is, listen to today’s episode of The Education, Equity, Emancipation Podcast to find out more.
Don't forget to get a FREE copy of "Roadmap to Emancipation" by visiting www.3epodcast.com. If you have questions that you would like answered in the upcoming episodes, please feel free to ask me through www.askdrberry.com.
Support the show
Join our community. Go to patreon.com/almitraberry and sign up for our weekly newsletter and exclusive content.
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About Educational Equity Emancipation
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“We have to do better”… That’s Dr. Almitra Berry’s heart-felt answer when asked about educating children from diverse cultural and language backgrounds.
Dr. Berry…
has a strong message for educators and school system leaders who don’t understand that cultural differences can profoundly affect the quality of education these children experience…
“You have children with failing test scores. You have teachers who want to teach but aren’t given the freedom or allowed to use the tools and strategies they need. You have teachers leaving the profession in droves.
And you have tax-paying parents who are very dissatisfied with their children’s education but don’t know how to effect change.”
In other words, our education system has a crisis on its hands. And this crisis affects all of us, not just teachers and those in the educational establishment.
It’s a crisis we must address if we’re going to have an exceptional nation with school systems free of systemic oppression.
We need to take it to heart. We need to act on Dr. Berry’s message. It’s a message she’s deeply passionate about.
As an educator, speaker, and author, she focuses on the education of the most historically marginalized: culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
She has worked diligently for over 30 years to help marginalized learners, learners of color, of linguistic and cultural diversity in low-wealth urban school districts, experience higher academic achievements.
Dr. Berry is on a mission. A mission bigger than herself. A mission to change the conversation happening around the topics of education, equity, and intellectual emancipation for culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
But she can’t do it alone. So she’s looking for leaders to join her. Is that you?
If you’re nodding your head and saying “Yes!” as you read this, we invite you to subscribe and listen to The Educational Equity, Emancipation Podcast.