Kitty Kelly Epstein interviews Jitu Brown, a leader of the national movement, Journey4Justice. He discusses their long and successful fight to save a historic African-American high school in Chicago, his analysis of the national struggle for racial justice and public education, and their outstanding education platform.

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Three professors discuss the development of white allies in a wide-ranging conversation with Host Kitty Kelly Epstein: Dr. Diana Waters is at the Philadelphia Center; Dr. Laura Smith is at Columbia University; and Dr Carla Sherrell is at Naropa University in Colorado.

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Oakland opens its first new PUBLIC middle school (Oakland SOL) with lots of love and a wonderful innovative model. Hear all about that and other education news.

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On this episode of Education Today Host Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with Professor Dwight Mullen, who gives some insight into a model for engaged academics, in a wide-ranging interview on his life, his work on behalf of the Black community in North Carolina, and how his students change lives through his class on “The State of Black Asheville.”  https://politicalscience.unca.edu/faces/faculty/mullen

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