While keeping Black folks and personal agency at top of mind, Senator has a hearty conversation with Dr. Charles Cole, Oakland-based author, educator and social worker who is out in the proverbial streets standing tall for the community.

LINKS

Find all things about Dr. Charles Cole III, including his podcasts and book, Beyond Grit & Resilience, here:

https://www.charlescoleiii.com/

Energy Convertors (non-profit and LLC)

http://www.energyconvertors.org/

Dirk Tillotson

https://oaklandside.org/2021/10/06/oakland-education-community-mourns-activist-dirk-tillotson/

Dr. Howard Fuller

https://howardfullerca.org/

Dr. Elaine Brown

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eyesontheprize-woman-black-panther/

Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/300589/revolutionary-suicide-by-huey-p-newton/

Quotes:

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom - George Washington Carver:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/151571-education-is-the-key-to-unlock-the-golden-door-of

Education must not simply teach work – it must teach life. - W.E.B. DuBois

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8514499-education-must-not-simply-teach-work---it-much-teach

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