In My Skin is a podcast about race and childhood. You can contact Adam at [email protected].
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The P.R.I.D.E. (Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education) Program is part of the University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development.
Find every episode of In My Skin at RacePRIDE.pitt.edu.
Learn more about the Office of Child Development at ocd.pitt.edu.
Special thanks to our funders: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Hillman Family Foundations

Part 2 of the Freedom School - In My Skin Podcast.  We have as our guest a beloved local hero here in Pittsburgh, Miss Tamanika Howze. On this episode, we explore the fundamental question of what it takes to reach, engage, affirm and teach black children primarily through the lens of Freedom Schools. The Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools Program originates from the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964, first developed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, otherwise known as SNCC. It brought college students from around the country to Mississippi to secure justice and voting rights for black citizens. These early Freedom schools aimed to keep black children and youth safe and give them rich educational experiences not offered in Mississippi's public schools. In a variety of makeshift settings, college student volunteers provided instruction in reading, writing, humanities, mathematics and science, along with subjects not taught in Mississippi public schools such as black history and constitutional rights.

Today on the In My Skin Podcast, we have as our guest a beloved local hero here in Pittsburgh, Miss Tamanika Howze. On this episode, we explore the fundamental question of what it takes to reach, engage, affirm and teach black children primarily through the lens of Freedom Schools. The Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools Program originates in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964, first developed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, otherwise known as SNCC. It brought college students from around the country to Mississippi to secure justice and voting rights for black citizens. These early Freedom schools aimed to keep black children and youth safe and give them rich educational experiences not offered in Mississippi's public schools. In a variety of makeshift settings, college student volunteers provided instruction in reading, writing, humanities, mathematics and science, along with subjects not taught in Mississippi public schools such as black history and constitutional rights.

In part 2 of their conversation, new host Medina Jackson continues her conversation with two champions for Black children's education, identity and justice,  Dr. Aisha White, Director of The PRIDE Program, and her daughter, Jamilla Rice, a voracious reader, writer, social justice focused educator and recipient of the 2009 Milken Family Foundation Teacher of the Year Award for the state of Pennsylvania. 

This season, we will be highlighting scholars and practitioners who are in active practice of implementing P.R.I.D.E. strategies because we want you to hear directly from those who are doing solution-oriented work and doing it well.

In part 1 of 2, new host Medina Jackson speaks with two champions for Black children's education, identity and justice,  Dr. Aisha White, Director of The PRIDE Program, and her daughter, Jamilla Rice, a voracious reader, writer, social justice focused educator and recipient of the 2009 Milken Family Foundation Teacher of the Year Award for the state of Pennsylvania. 

About the P.R.I.D.E. Program: racepride.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development: ocd.pitt.edu
PittEd Justice Collective
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
Harvard Implicit Association Test

About the P.R.I.D.E. Program: racepride.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development: ocd.pitt.edu
PittEd Justice Collective
Body camera video: 6-year-old girl cries, screams for help as Orlando police arrest her at school
Walter Gilliam's Research

About the P.R.I.D.E. Program: racepride.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development: ocd.pitt.edu
PittEd Justice Collective
MLK Elementary School Children vs. Ann Arbor School District
John Rickford on AAVE
Linguistic Justice
About the Habitual Be

About the P.R.I.D.E. Program: racepride.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development: ocd.pitt.edu
PittEd Justice Collective
Dr. Miao Qian's work

Click here to learn more about the P.R.I.D.E. Speaker Series, including our upcoming event on May 2.
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The P.R.I.D.E. (Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education) Program is part of the University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development.
Find every episode of In My Skin at RacePRIDE.pitt.edu.
Learn more about the Office of Child Development at ocd.pitt.edu.
Special thanks to our funders: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Hillman Family Foundations