Kings in the Classroom

The Kings sit down to talk about a variety of questions regarding how to motivate our black students to explore careers outside of entertainment and sports. Why does that seem like the "only way out" for them? Why do they not see themselves in other career fields as well? 

Hip-Hop means something very important to the Kings and on this episode they dive into their own favorite hip-hop songs based on different topics and how they can be used in the classroom!

The Kings sit down with two Queens in the classroom, Geneva Sloan and Deandra Bacon, as they ask them about how to support them as educators and respect them as people!

The Kings sit down to talk about the possible ramifications of schools in cities across the country opening back up in the fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic! 

Book Sleeper Picks

Greg: How to Cure a Ghost- Fariha Roisin
Khalil: Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority- Tom Burrell
Ira: Invisible Man- Ralph Ellison 
Corey: Ivanka Trump: "College isn't the only job path; Find something new"- Paul Bedard

In this episode the kings discuss the importance of recognizing mental health as black men and how the lack of care for mental health affects our ability to become effective teachers

On our first episode, the kings talk about what masculinity means to them as black men, what toxic masculinity is and how it affects them, and how we can model healthy black male masculinity for our boys!