NOLAed: Education for Liberation

On this show, Dr. Adrienne and Dr. Maria discuss the differences between CRT and diversity training.

In this week's show, Dr. Adrienne and Dr. Maria pay their respects to Chadwick Boseman and discuss the surge in COVID19 cases on university campuses.

In this episode, Dr. Adrienne and Dr. Maria interview JC Romero and Winston "Boom" Whitten, two candidates for the Orleans Parish School Board, District 4. Both candidates prevailed over the challenges to their eligibility for candidacy by the incumbent, Leslie Ellison.

Dr. Adrienne and Dr. Maria interview Ethan Ashley and Dr. Chanel Payne, candidates for the Orleans Parish School Board. We discuss their campaigns and the issues that face public education in Orleans Parish Board and New Orleans public schools.

Dr. Adrienne is joined by guest co-host, Dr. Alana Dixson, MD, PhD. They talk with Dr. Elizabeth Jeffers, Asst Professor of Education Leadership at the University of New Orleans. In this episode, Dr. Adrienne talks to Dr. Alana about the latest medical information on COVID19 and stroke risk. They also talk with Dr. Elizabeth Jeffers about school reopening and its impact on school leaders.

Dr. Adrienne and Dr. Maria talk with Dave Cash, EVP of the United Teachers of New Orleans, and Jeffrey Barrois, member of Jefferson Parish Teachers Union. In this episode, we talk about the local issues and challenges to re-opening schools for face-to-face instruction.

Dr. Adrienne and Dr. Maria talk with Gloria Ladson-Billings, Professor Emerita from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In this episode, we talk about the safety of returning to school in the midst of national civil unrest and COVID19.

In this episode Dr. Adrienne and Dr. Maria talk about the economics of the COVID-19 lockdown on schools, communities and families. We also talk about the charter school lobby successfully lobbying for inclusion in the CARES Act legislation.

On today's show, Dr. Adrienne and Kg chop it up about the influence of capitalism on the lives of folk as we try to survive the global pandemic. We focus mostly on education and young people, but we also discuss how the pandemic is both exposing class differences and exacerbating income inequality.

Dr. Adrienne and Dr. Maria discuss their experiences practicing social distancing.