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  • 7.7: Alcatraz: An Untold Story of Indigenous Resistance

    Alcatraz. What comes to your mind when you hear the name of that little island off the coast of San Francisco?

    For me, I heard "Alcatraz" and I pictured that guy who says, "Say hello to my little friend." I know, I know, wrong coast. I couldn't have been more off base. But all I really knew is that it used to be a high-security prison and I imagined Scarface going there.

    Well, did you know that Alcatraz was the site of an Indigenous protest so powerful that it was a catalyst for the Red Power Movement? In this episode we do a deep dive into this powerful untold story of Indigenous resistance.

    Press play to learn about:

    • How a tiny clause in a treaty from 1868 sparked a years-long protest
    • The Alcatraz Proclamation in which the Indigenous Peoples claimed the island "by right of discovery"
    • Multiple examples of Indigenous Peoples choosing their values over money
    • The connection of the Alcatraz occupation to Indigenous Peoples' Day

    Get resources to honor Indigenous Peoples' Day sent to your inbox!

    Indigenous Peoples' Day is coming up on October 10, and one of the best things we can do to celebrate is learn more about the history of our Indigenous brothers and sisters. We want to help by sending you some resources to help you learn more. Head over to firstnamebasis.org/indigenouspeoples to get the resources sent straight to your inbox!

    Articles, Studies & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 1, Episode 13: "The Untold Story of Thanksgiving"

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 2, Episode 1: "The Untold Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 2, Episode 6: "The Untold Story of Dr. Seuss"

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 5, Episode 7: "The Untold Story of Rosa Parks"

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 3, Episode 14: "The Untold Story of Fried Chicken"

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 4, Episode 7: "The Untold Story of Christopher Columbus"

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 6, Episode 8: "The Untold Story of the Star Spangled Banner"

    "Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans" by Emma Bowman, NPR

    The Occupation of Alcatraz, University of Massachusetts Lowell Library

    Definition of Red Power

    "The Grim Plight of the…" by Jerry Kamstra

    "In 1868, Two Nations Made a Treaty, the U.S. Broke It and Plains Indian Tribes are Still Seeking Justice" by Kimbra Cutlip, Smithsonian Magazine

    Treaty of Fort Laramie, National Archives

    "Why Native Americans Have Protested Mount Rushmore" by Jodi Rave, History.com

    "The Proclamation: To The Great White Father and All His People"

    "Rethinking How We Celebrate American History—Indigenous Peoples' Day" by Dennis W. Zotigh and Renee Gokey, Smithsonian Magazine

    "What is the history behind Indigenous Peoples' Day?" University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    "In South Dakota, It's Native American Day, Not Columbus Day," ACLU South Dakota

    Indigenous Peoples Day, Unitarian Universalist Association

    "A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples' Day, 2021," The White House

    "Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples' Day" by Zeke Miller and Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

    States that have celebrations similar to Indigenous Peoples' Day but under different names

    Song Credit: "Sleeper" by Steve Adams" and "Dive Down" by VYEN

    49 min
  • 7.6: Age Appropriate Anti-Racism

    My dear friends, we have been on this anti-racism journey together for 3 years, and it's AMAZING to think about the growth we've gone through together.

    Over the course of more than 100 episodes, we've gone from talking about the basic building blocks to more in-depth conversations. And just like we as adults have worked to build up our own understanding of anti-racism, we need to do that for our kiddos too — and we need to do it in a way that is developmentally appropriate.

    These conversations need to be happening while our kiddos are young, but that doesn't mean we need to have them drinking out of the fire hose — we need to see where they are and present the concepts in a way that is appropriate for their current understanding, using their language.

    So how do you do that? We're here to help! In this episode, you'll learn:

    • Why we need to be having these conversations and providing the building blocks to our young kiddos.
    • The 4 goals of anti-bias education and how they apply differently to different age groups.
    • More about our two at-home anti-racist education programs — Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr. — and how each can help you creat an anti-racist family culture.

    Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    Registration is now open for both Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.!

    Parents have been asking for a practical, interactive way to implement the anti-racist strategies that I lay out in the First Name Basis Podcast, so I created Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    Ally Elementary is geared toward third-eighth graders, while Ally Elementary Jr. is for the smaller allies in our lives who are in preschool-second grade.

    During these programs, parents will work together with their children to create a culture of anti-racism in their home. We will use hands-on activities to teach our children about everything from the untold story of how race was created to how they can disrupt racism in their everyday lives to how they can learn more about their individual identity and culture. I am so excited to watch the families in our community make a meaningful transformation and improve their communities through anti-racist action.

    Registration closes September 30, so don't miss your chance. Head over to firstnamebasis.org/sneakpeek for a look inside the programs and to receive a coupon code straight to your inbox!

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary (for third-eighth graders)

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary Jr. (for preschool-second graders)

    Articles, Studies & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 5, Episode 9: "Don't Wait Until Something Bad Happens To Talk To Your Kids About Race with Dr. Lucretia Berry"

    "Conversations With Kids About Race" by Margaret A.

    "Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves" by Louise Derman-Sparks & Julie Olsen Edwards

    Song Credit: "Sleeper" by Steve Adams" and "Dive Down" by VYEN

    33 min
  • 7.5: Oh No! I Talked About Racism and Made Things Worse

    I've heard from so many parents who have been listening to the First Name Basis Podcast and other anti-racist educators, have tried to implement the suggestions they learn as they try to teach their children … only to feel like it's all completely backfired.

    Perhaps you've been there, where you've talked to your kiddos about racism only to hear them express even MORE biases to you that they've picked up from their environment.

    While I get that it can be discouraging as a parent and it may feel like you're failing, the reality is quite the opposite!

    Did you know that it's actually super common for kids to make more — rather than fewer — biased comments when they're first learning about topics such as bias, differences, social justice and racism?

    While we, of course, never want kids to hold onto biased ideas, the fact that they're saying them out loud to YOU means you have built trust and opened that line of communication with them.

    In this episode, I'll talk more about:

    • Strategies for supporting Children of Color, including exposing them to representation, helping them find safe people who can be allies and keeping an eye out for appropriated racial oppression.
    • How parents of white children or children who benefit from white privilege can respond and reframe when it feels like their anti-racism efforts aren't working.
    • How to use the times your kiddos express bias as a time to have more conversations about anti-racism and your family values.

    Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    Registration is now open for both Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.!

    Parents have been asking for a practical, interactive way to implement the anti-racist strategies that I lay out in the First Name Basis Podcast, so I created Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    Ally Elementary is geared toward third-eighth graders, while Ally Elementary Jr. is for the smaller allies in our lives who are in preschool-second grade.

    During these programs, parents will work together with their children to create a culture of anti-racism in their home. We will use hands-on activities to teach our children about everything from the untold story of how race was created to how they can disrupt racism in their everyday lives to how they can learn more about their individual identity and culture. I am so excited to watch the families in our community make a meaningful transformation and improve their communities through anti-racist action.

    Registration closes September 30, so don't miss your chance. Head over to firstnamebasis.org/sneakpeek for a look inside the programs and to receive a coupon code straight to your inbox!

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary (for third-eighth graders)

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary Jr. (for preschool-second graders)

    Articles, Studies & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 4, Episode 4: "Oh No! My Child Said Something Racist"

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 1, Episode 1: "Talking to Young Kids About Race"

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 1, Episode 2: "Talking to Older Children About Race"

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 3, Episode 9: "Racism 101"

    "Children Notice Race Several Years Before Adults Want to Talk About It," American Psychological Association

    "Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide" by Britt Hawthorne

    "Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves" by Louise Derman-Sparks & Julie Olsen Edwards

    Song credit: "Sleeper" by Steve Adams" and "Dive Down" by VYEN

    38 min
  • 7.4: Where Did Student Loans Come From and Why Is College So Expensive?

    The fact that there is a need for student loan forgiveness really paints a picture of just how complicated education funding has become.

    So how did we get to this point, and why is the already huge cost of attending college continuing to increase?

    To answer this, I interviewed my dad, Ken Clarke, who spent more than 35 years working as a financial aid professional. When he retired, he was the dean of financial aid for all Maricopa County community colleges in Arizona, and he had helped thousands of students navigate the financial aid process throughout his career.

    In this episode, my dad talks more about the ins and outs of student loans, including:

    • The history of student loans.
    • Where student loans came from.
    • What happened in history that made student loans so expensive and have such high interest rates.

    This is actually the second half of the conversation I had with my dad about student loans. If you missed the first part, head over to listen to Season 7, Episode 3: "Real Talk: You Should Support Student Loan Forgiveness," where we tackle four of the most common arguments against student loan forgiveness.

    6 Characteristics of a Positive Community

    Anti-racism is a vital part of EVERY community. It's not something we should silo away from the other communities we are a part of, whether that's your neighborhood, church, PTA, craft circle, fitness group, etc. We should just focus on building healthy communities — where we strive for fairness, communicate when there's friction, embrace freedom of expression and celebrate traditions together.

    And First Name Basis is here to help you do it! Visit firstnamebasis.org/positivecommunity to get your FREE printable of the 6 characteristics of a positive community, adapted for the podcast from Dr. Nicole Celestine's work.

    Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    We are opening the doors to both Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr. on Sept. 20!

    Parents have been asking for a practical, interactive way to implement the anti-racist strategies that I lay out in the First Name Basis Podcast, so I created Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    Ally Elementary is geared toward third-eighth graders, while Ally Elementary Jr. is for the smaller allies in our lives who are in preschool-second grade.

    During these programs, parents will work together with their children to create a culture of anti-racism in their home. We will use hands-on activities to teach our children about everything from the untold story of how race was created to how they can disrupt racism in their everyday lives to how they can learn more about their individual identity and culture. I am so excited to watch the families in our community make a meaningful transformation and improve their communities through anti-racist action.

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary (for third-eighth graders)

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary Jr. (for preschool-second graders)

    Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 7, Episode 3: "Real Talk: You Should Support Student Loan Forgiveness" with Ken Clarke

    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 2, Episode 5: "A Conversation With My Dad About Black History Month" with Ken Clarke

    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 3, Episode 14: "The Untold Story of Fried Chicken" with Ken Clarke

    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 4, Episode 10: "The Memory That I Can't Shake: The Why Behind Ally Elementary"

    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 5, Episode 16: "Age Appropriate Anti-Racism"

    "Fact Sheet: President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most," The White House

    Who is My Student Loan Servicer?

    Song credit: "Sleeper" by Steve Adams" and "Dive Down" by VYEN

    51 min
  • 7.3: Real Talk: You Should Support Student Loan Forgiveness

    It's been a few weeks since the White House announced a plan for student loan forgiveness, and in that time, you've likely seen all sorts of articles and social media posts pushing back against it.

    Watching these arguments unfold has been frustrating, and it can be hard to know what to say.

    To help all of us know how to respond, I interviewed my dad, Ken Clarke, who spent more than 35 years working as a financial aid professional.

    I mean it when I say my dad is the perfect person to walk us through this conversation. When he retired, he was the dean of financial aid for all Maricopa County community colleges in Arizona, and he had helped thousands of students navigate the financial aid process throughout his career.

    The conversation I had with him was so good and full of information that I ended up splitting it into two episodes.

    In this first episode, we address four of the most common arguments against student loan forgiveness:

    • The argument that the plan only helps the "elite."
    • The complaints about having to "foot the bill" for other people's education.
    • The objections that the plan is "unfair" to people who have already paid off student loans.
    • The criticism that the plan is too expensive.

    And be on the lookout for the bonus episode with the second half of this conversation where my dad and I talk more about the history of student loans and how college became so expensive.

    6 Characteristics of a Positive Community

    Anti-racism is a vital part of EVERY community. It's not something we should silo away from the other communities we are a part of, whether that's your neighborhood, church, PTA, craft circle, fitness group, etc. We should just focus on building healthy communities — where we strive for fairness, communicate when there's friction, embrace freedom of expression and celebrate traditions together.

    And First Name Basis is here to help you do it! Visit firstnamebasis.org/positivecommunity to get your FREE printable of the 6 characteristics of a positive community, adapted for the podcast from Dr. Nicole Celestine's work.

    Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    We are opening the doors to both Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr. on Sept. 20!

    Parents have been asking for a practical, interactive way to implement the anti-racist strategies that I lay out in the First Name Basis Podcast, so I created Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    Ally Elementary is geared toward third-eighth graders, while Ally Elementary Jr. is for the smaller allies in our lives who are in preschool-second grade.

    During these programs, parents will work together with their children to create a culture of anti-racism in their home. We will use hands-on activities to teach our children about everything from the untold story of how race was created to how they can disrupt racism in their everyday lives to how they can learn more about their individual identity and culture. I am so excited to watch the families in our community make a meaningful transformation and improve their communities through anti-racist action.

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary (for third-eighth graders)

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary Jr. (for preschool-second graders)

    Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 2, Episode 5: "A Conversation With My Dad About Black History Month" with Ken Clarke

    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 3, Episode 14: "The Untold Story of Fried Chicken" with Ken Clarke

    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 4, Episode 10: "The Memory That I Can't Shake: The Why Behind Ally Elementary"

    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 5, Episode 16: "Age Appropriate Anti-Racism"

    "Student Loan Debt by Race," by Melanie Hanson, Education Data Initiative

    Leslie Streeter on Twitter

    Jon Schwarz on Twitter

    "Jim Crow Debt: How Black Borrowers Experience Student Loans," by Jalil B. Mustaffa and Jonathan C.W. Davis, The Education Trust

    "What will student loan forgiveness mean for Black students and families?" by Andre M. Perry and Adrianna Pita, The Current Podcast from Brookings

    "Fact Sheet: President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most," The White House

    Who is My Student Loan Servicer?

    Song credit: "Sleeper" by Steve Adams" and "Dive Down" by VYEN

    47 min
  • 7.2: Ways to Make Immigration About People, Not Status

    Immigration is about so much more than debates, laws and policies — it's about people.

    Every person who has interacted with the immigration system has their own story that goes far beyond their status, and if we really want to make productive and lasting changes to policy, we need to start by focusing on the individual people and their unique experiences.

    Ana Wacker knows this from experience.

    Ana and I became friends when we were both living in New York City interning at Teach For America, and I've been wanting to have her on the podcast for a long time because I knew she had so much she could teach us through her lived experience.

    Ana identifies as a first generation immigrant, data analyst, and a mom. She and her family immigrated to the United States from Mexico when she was 4 years old and she knows first-hand both the practical and emotional aspects of navigating the immigration and citizenship process.

    In this week's episode, Ana graciously shares her immigration story with us and provides actionable suggestions for what we can do to help make changes to immigration policy and to help immigrants in our own communities. You'll learn about:

    • Why immigration is a community effort.
    • Why it's important for immigrants to develop identity separate from. immigration status — and how nonimmigrants can support this process.
    • What the citizenship process looks like.
    • What policies we should be advocating for.
    • The importance of mental health services for immigrants and how our communities can better provide that.
    • How to talk to kids about immigration.

    6 Characteristics of a Positive Community

    Anti-racism is a vital part of EVERY community. It's not something we should silo away from the other communities we are a part of, whether that's your neighborhood, church, PTA, craft circle, fitness group, etc. We should just focus on building healthy communities — where we strive for fairness, communicate when there's friction, embrace freedom of expression and celebrate traditions together.

    And First Name Basis is here to help you do it! Visit firstnamebasis.org/positivecommunity to get your FREE printable of the 6 characteristics of a positive community, adapted for the podcast from Dr. Nicole Celestine's work.

    Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    We are opening the doors to both Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr. on Sept. 20!

    Parents have been asking for a practical, interactive way to implement the anti-racist strategies that I lay out in the First Name Basis Podcast, so I created Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    Ally Elementary is geared toward third-eighth graders, while Ally Elementary Jr. is for the smaller allies in our lives who are in preschool-second grade.

    During these programs, parents will work together with their children to create a culture of anti-racism in their home. We will use hands-on activities to teach our children about everything from the untold story of how race was created to how they can disrupt racism in their everyday lives to how they can learn more about their individual identity and culture. I am so excited to watch the families in our community make a meaningful transformation and improve their communities through anti-racist action.

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary (for third-eighth graders)

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary Jr. (for preschool-second graders)

    Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    Aliento AZ

    Jose Antonio Vargas

    Song Credit: "Sleeper" by Steve Adams" and "Dive Down" by VYEN

    1 hr 7 min
  • 7.1: You Are Not Meant to Do This Alone: The Power of Anti-Racist Community

    Anti-racism is meant to be done in community.

    It makes sense, right? This work is SO important and we need to be sharing it with others in order for change to actually happen. But we also need support in it — especially during the times when it feel like that change is coming at a snail's pace.

    In this episode, we're talking more about why community is important and how we can go about creating a community in our anti-racist work. You'll learn more about:

    • Why anti-racist community should really just be community and why there shouldn't be a need to separate it out.
    • How community affects both your mental and physical health.
    • The two main reasons why communities form.
    • 6 of the characteristics of positive community.

    Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    We are opening the doors to both Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr. on Sept. 20!

    Parents have been asking for a practical, interactive way to implement the anti-racist strategies that I lay out in the First Name Basis Podcast, so I created Ally Elementary and Ally Elementary Jr.

    Ally Elementary is geared toward third-eighth graders, while Ally Elementary Jr. is for the smaller allies in our lives who are in preschool-second grade.

    During these programs, parents will work together with their children to create a culture of anti-racism in their home. We will use hands-on activities to teach our children about everything from the untold story of how race was created to how they can disrupt racism in their everyday lives to how they can learn more about their individual identity and culture. I am so excited to watch the families in our community make a meaningful transformation and improve their communities through anti-racist action.

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary (for third-eighth graders)

    Click here to join the waitlist for Ally Elementary Jr. (for preschool-second graders)

    Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 5, Episode 4: "Black Lives Matter: How Will You Respond?" with Veronica Chambers

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 5, Episode 16: "Age Appropriate Anti-Racism"

    First Name Basis Podcast, Season 4, Episode 10: "The Memory That I Can't Shake: The Why Behind Ally Elementary"

    "10 Traits That Make a Positive Community," by Dr. Nicole Celestine

    Act Belong Commit

    "The Roseto Effect: The Amazing Power of Relationships for Heart Health" by Joel Kahn

    "Strong communities, wellbeing and resilience," The King's Fund

    Live Free Free Creative Grown Up Summer Camp

    Song Credit: "Sleeper" by Steve Adams" and "Dive Down" by VYEN

    54 min
  • 6.13: How Can I Help My Kiddos Grapple With Hard History?

    You know what would really help us all out? If we realized that historical figures are more than the heroes/villains that we often reduce them to.

    Although past presidents and leaders had important titles with huge amounts of power, it's critical that all of us, including our children, understand that they were people. People who were complicated. People who did good things and bad things (sometimes very, very bad things that have been erased for a long time and need to be talked about). When we look beyond the hero/villian binary, we get closer to the truth and closer to learning the important lessons that history has to offer us.

    In this episode — which is the last installment in our Summer School series — we are talking about how we can reconcile and grapple with hard history as adults and how we can help the kids in our lives do the same.

    Summer School is a series where I'm sharing quick tips and tidbits for you to be thinking about this summer when it comes to anti-racism. Some of the tips will be for grown-ups and some will be for kids, but all of them will leave you with more information in your anti-racism toolbelt.

    In this episode, you'll learn more about:

    • How to reevaluate history beyond the heroes/villains, good/bad narrative.
    • Why there's no such thing as old morals and new morals.
    • How to help white children learn hard history while providing them a chance to identify with the allies and to see how they can be the change today.

    This episode contains excerpts from our Patreon Q-and-A sessions. Members of our Patreon community come together once a month to learn together and ask me and my husband Carter their pressing questions about anti-racism, inclusion and what's going on in the world. To learn more about becoming a Patreon member, visit patreon.com/firstnamebasis.

    Bite-Sized Black History

    Bite-Sized Black History is a program that empowers you to teach the little ones you love about brilliant Black Americans who have been largely overlooked by our history books. We have two different seasons featuring 12 different people in each season, and each season comes with a workbook with illustrations to color and reflection questions to discuss.

    Fam Favorites

    Each week we round up our favorite resources to give you a deeper understanding of the featured episode topic. And Fam Favorites is the only place you can access our mini segment "Ask Jasmine" where I answer one of your pressing questions. Sign up to get Fam Favorites in your inbox!

    Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    First Name Basis Patreon community

    Song Credit: "Tomorrow is Far Away" by The Undertowns

    17 min
  • 6.12: How Can I Show Up on Social Media When I Don't Have All of the Answers?

    Social media feels like a double-edged sword: It can be a great way to keep in touch with family and friends and learn new things, but it can also be a place where debates run heated, long and seem unproductive.

    So how do you navigate knowing when and how to speak up when you see people post things that are racist, discriminatory and untruthful?

    We're answering that in this week's episode, which is the second in our Summer School series!

    Summer School is a brand-new series where I'm sharing quick tips and tidbits for you to be thinking about this summer when it comes to anti-racism. Some of the tips will be for grown-ups and some will be for kids, but all of them will leave you with more information in your anti-racism toolbelt.

    In this episode, you'll learn more about:

    • Why we should default to speaking up.
    • How you can determine whether saying something will be productive.
    • How to overcome your fear of speaking up imperfectly.

    This episode is an excerpt from one of our Patreon Q-and-A sessions. Members of our Patreon community come together once a month to learn together and ask me and my husband Carter their pressing questions about anti-racism, inclusion and what's going on in the world. To learn more about becoming a Patreon member, visit patreon.com/firstnamebasis.

    Bite-Sized Black History

    Bite-Sized Black History is a program that empowers you to teach the little ones you love about brilliant Black Americans who have been largely overlooked by our history books. We have two different seasons featuring 12 different people in each season, and each season comes with a workbook with illustrations to color and reflection questions to discuss.

    Fam Favorites

    Each week we round up our favorite resources to give you a deeper understanding of the featured episode topic. And Fam Favorites is the only place you can access our mini segment "Ask Jasmine" where I answer one of your pressing questions. Sign up to get Fam Favorites in your inbox!

    Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    First Name Basis Patreon community

    Song Credit: "Tomorrow is Far Away" by The Undertowns

    19 min
  • 6.11: Environmental Justice: What in the World are Carbon Credits?

    "Carbon credit" is a trendy term you might have heard being used by businesses, government officials and the news media, but what exactly is it?

    We're answering that in this week's episode, which is the first in our Summer School series!

    Summer School is a brand-new series where I'm sharing quick tips and tidbits for you to be thinking about this summer when it comes to anti-racism. Some of the tips will be for grown-ups and some will be for kids, but all of them will leave you with more information in your anti-racism toolbelt.

    This episode will help you know more about environmental justice and how you can make a difference. It's a clip from our Policy Party we had a few months ago with Joye Braun of the Indigenous Environmental Network. Joye is the real deal as a community organizer and activist who is on the frontlines of the fight for environmental justice, and her insight is so valuable.

    To learn more about what a Policy Party is and to access a full replay of our conversation with Joye Braun, visit firstnamebasis.org/policyparty, and keep tuning in over the next month for more helpful Summer School tidbits.

    Bite-Sized Black History

    Bite-Sized Black History is a program that empowers you to teach the little ones you love about brilliant Black Americans who have been largely overlooked by our history books. We have two different seasons featuring 12 different people in each season, and each season comes with a workbook with illustrations to color and reflection questions to discuss.

    Fam Favorites

    Each week we round up our favorite resources to give you a deeper understanding of the featured episode topic. And Fam Favorites is the only place you can access our mini segment "Ask Jasmine" where I answer one of your pressing questions. Sign up to get Fam Favorites in your inbox!

    Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

    First Name Basis Policy Party with Joye Braun, full replay available for purchase at firstnamebasis.org/policyparty

    14 min

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