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In 2019, a Black person can walk in Walgreens and they cannot refuse you service because of the color of your skin. We can run schools, organizations and corporations. Delta Airlines cannot say, "we d... more
FAQs about On The Ground:How many episodes does On The Ground have?The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.
November 24, 2019On The Ground: It Ain't Necessarily SoJoin our host as we talk with 2 leaders from Oakland and New Orleans about school privatization and the gentrification of America's urban spaces....more39minPlay
November 09, 2019On The Ground: Count it Up!Jitu Brown chops it up with New Jersey community organizers Rosie Grant, Johnnie Lattner and Faheem Lee. The right to elect school boards was snatched away from Black NJ Cities. Determined coalition building & organizing won it back. Don’t slip! Listen in!...more48minPlay
October 27, 2019On The Ground: I Know I CanJitu Brown chats with Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, national field organizer at the Dignity in Schools Campaign & Jonathan Stith, national director at the Alliance for Education Justice, about work to dismantle the school to prison pipeline!...more55minPlay
October 20, 2019On The Ground: You Must LearnA silent epidemic happening across the US is the purge of black teachers from public school classrooms. Jitu Brown talks with 2 leaders who are fighting back: Tara Stamps from the Chicago Teachers Union and Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price from PULSE in Newark NJ....more56minPlay
October 13, 2019On The Ground: Mind Blowing DecisionsBrother Jitu Brown talks to Shawni Robinson and Anna Simonton about the"Atlanta Cheating Scandal" and incarcerated black teachers! As Public Enemy said years ago; Don't believe the hype!...more43minPlay
October 06, 2019On The Ground: Mind PowerJitu Brown spends time with Warriors from Grassroots Arkansas, who are waging a campaign to not only win back their right to vote but to finally force Arkansas to realize equity in public education. Racism knows no Shame....more34minPlay
September 29, 2019On The Ground: Go Up MosesWhat is the alternative to school closings & the charter school industry? Sustainable community schools! Jitu Brown talks with Kyle Serrette of the NEA & John Projansky, resource coordinator at Drake Elementary, a sustainable community school in Chicago!...more46minPlay
September 22, 2019On The Ground: HeartbeatJitu Brown talks with Sharon Smith & Johnnie Latner, co-founders of PULSE (Parents Unified for Local School Education), to discuss the monumental impact this grassroots organization has made on the education justice movement in Newark & across New Jersey....more39minPlay
September 16, 2019On The Ground: Black Steel In The Hour Of ChaosJoin Brother Jitu as he builds with education justice warriors Mike Hutchinson and Megan Bumpus. They discuss the Oakland teacher’s strike and the power of authentic coalition building between community and union to win equity in public education....more33minPlay
September 08, 2019On The Ground: Ain't No Half Steppin'Jitu Brown is joined by NJ organizers Genese Dean, Byheijja Sabree & Ronsha Dickerson. They discuss the sabotage of public education in Camden where a manufactured budget deficit of 27 million dollars is being used as an excuse to shut down public schools....more47minPlay
FAQs about On The Ground:How many episodes does On The Ground have?The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.