On this episode, host Dr. Sandhya Kajeepeta, TMI Senior Researcher, chronicles how school board elections and meetings were once bastions of Black political power but have now become sites of charged debates, takeovers, and infiltrated by groups outside of the actual districts . Using Charleston as a case study, Dr. Kajeepeta illustrates how school board meetings and elections became so intense and why they should matter to anyone who cares about democracy. 

Guests: 

• Est Mungai, LDF Senior Organizer 
• Courtney Waters, Charleston County School Board Trustee 
• Crystal Robinson Rouse, Parent of Charleston County School District Students  
• Sharon McMahon, host of “Here’s Where It Gets Interesting” 

Produced by Keecee DeVenny, Jakiyah Bradley, and Sandhya Kajeepeta 

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