Instruction Discussion

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Dr. Brandi Waters, Senior Director and Program Manager of AP African American Studies at College Board, about the effect and impact of the course on student achievement and self-discovery, as well as how African American history and culture is intertwined with other cultures and communities.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Brooke Rice, Vice-President of Work-based Learning, and Courtney Savoia, Assistant Director of Communications at NAF - a series of academies that bring schools and businesses together to provide high school students with the skills they need to be employable in this new global economy.

Helping us expand our knowledge of Long Island, NY history, Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Claire Bellerjeau, who, with Tiffany Yecke Brooks, authored the book, "Remember Liss - The Remarkable True Story of One Woman's Enslavement and Freedom in New York". The book introduces us to Elizabeth, or Liss as she is called, a black woman from Oyster Bay, NY, during the Revolutionary War Era. Through her "Forrest Gump"-like journey, we are given a unique look into the events that unfold during America's fight for freedom as Liss and thousands of slaves did the same.

In the continuing journey to inform people about the importance of taking care of their mental health, Kevin speaks with Dr. William Smith, Chief Executive Administrator for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah and Heidi Arthur, Ad Council Chief Campaign Development Officer about a new campaign geared to get more resources and strategies to people across the country and encourage them to take care of self the same way they care for loved ones.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with journalist and Hofstra University professor, Kristal Zook, about her memoir, “The Girl in the Yellow Poncho”. They discuss the challenges and wonders of having a multiracial identity and what can be done to support this rapidly growing segment of our population.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with award-winning sociologist and author Adia Harvey Wingfield about her new book, "Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do About It". The conversation not only points out the obstacles and barriers faced by women and people of color in the workplace and at school, but offers some research proven, concrete strategies to help overcome those obstacles.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with NASA Flight Opportunities Program Manager, Danielle McCulloch, about the TechRise Student Challenge - a STEM competition for middle and high school students. For more information, go to: https://www.futureengineers.org/nasatechrise

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Courtney Crawford, the Executive Director of the Brooklyn Campus of the Jeremiah Program, a national program that provides a variety of supports to single mothers and their children. Joining the conversation is one of the program's enrollees, Natasha Peguero.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with policy expert and Silicon Valley-based CEO, Tom Kemp, who authored the book, "Containing Big Tech: How to Protect our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy". They discuss the ways the big social media companies influence every aspect of our lives and what can be done to protect ourselves, including the most vulnerable of our society - our children.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Graham Glass, CEO of CYPHER Learning and former Computer Technology professor, about how A.I. can dramatically cut down the amount of time it takes to plan a series of lessons - from hundreds of hours to 10 minutes! - so educators can spend more time doing what they signed up for: teaching.