In this episode, Dr. Faith Wilkerson chats with Dr. Mignonne Guy, Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies and Javonne Bowles, Senior Interdisciplinary Studies Senior at VCU. Both women are working on a curriculum which would include a 3-credit course which would provide all VCU students with a foundational understanding of racial literacy

Learn more about this Student Advisory Group on racial equity by checking out their online petition https://forms.gle/Z5HmvjgwufLpFSBKA

In this episode Dr. Faith Wilkerson chats with Kendra Johnson, Residency Coordinator for RTR Petersburg and a Doctoral student within VCU's Curriculum, Culture, & Change program. She also leads one of our recently formed Affinity Groups which focuses on our Doctoral students of color.

In this episode Dr. Faith Wilkerson chats with Gerron Scott, Academic Advisor within the Biology Department at VA Commonwealth University. Our conversation centered him recently winning the Leadership in Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Award from Humanities & Sciences and his techniques for teaching his students of color their worth,

In this episode Dr. Faith Wilkerson chats with Dr. Danielle Apugo, Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University. Our conversation focuses on her desire for Black women and girls to not merely be defined for their ability to survive racism, abuse, and violence. Dr. Apugo is also the co-author of the upcoming book Strong Black Girls: Reclaiming Schools in Their Own Image available for pre order now via Amazon.

In this episode Dr. Faith Wilkerson chats with Dr. Jonte Taylor, Associate Professor of Special Education at Penn State University and Dr. William Hunter, Associate Professor of Special Education at University of Memphis. Our conversation focuses on the overarching themes they have seen in the evolution of Special Education, how they ended up working in field and what they think should be done to increase the shortage of Black educators.

In this episode Dr. Faith Wilkerson chats with VCU Students Erin Hanley and Tosha Yingling who are members of a group known as 'The Collective'. This is a group of graduate and Ph.D students at the University that supports Black students and other marginalized groups in pursuit of opportunity. Follow them on twitter @dearvcu or check out their petition at https://sites.google.com/mymail.vcu.edu/the-collective/home?authuser=0

Introduction episode for VCU's Minority Education Center in Richmond, VA. Meet the Center's Executive Director Drs. LaRon Scott and Faith Wilkerson.