With racial equity issues top of mind, we speak with educator Erin Jones. In 2016, she came within a point of winning the race for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and was the first black woman candidate to run for statewide office.

We talk about a series of online courses for adults and children on racial equity that Erin is teaching during the pandemic. And we get her thoughts on how we can be engaging in the difficult but necessary conversations we need to have in this country on race.

Links:

21-Day Racial Equity Challenge: http://www.athenaplace.com

More info on the Becoming class: [email protected]

Facebook: Erin Jones LLC

Twitter: @ErinJones2016

Instagram: @Erinin2016

Reading: anything by authors Dr. Beverly Tatum, Zaretta Hammond, Ibram X Kendi, Jason Reynolds, Kathy Obear, Richard Rothstein, Michelle Alexander, or Dr. Christopher Emdin; New York Times “The 1619 Project”

Podcasts: Revisionist History, Code Switch, This American Life, Words Matter, Teaching While White, 1619 Project, Nice White Parents, Calling Justice, Seeing White, Facing Ourselves, Speaking of Racism, Throughline; Christian: Pass the Mic, Quick to LIsten, Truth’s Table

Watch: TV: This is Us, Black-ish, The Red Line, Black Earth Rising, When They See Us; Black Lightening, Watchmen, Self Made, Dear White People; Film: The Hate U Give, Emanuel, Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea, Cracking the Codes, 13th, Just Mercy, Selma, If Beale Street Could Talk, I Am Not Your Negro, Dear White People

Websites: Teaching Tolerance, culturallyresponsive.org, https://mlpp.org/21-day-racial-equity-challenge/