In this episode of Tell Me About It With Jakeel, Jakeel and featured guest Chris discuss their experiences as professional staff in housing and how their racial and cultural identities have impacted how they navigated it. They discuss some of the hardships, difficulties, and issues they had to overcome and handle. They conclude their conversation with tips and recommendations for those entering this particular functional area of higher education.

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In this episode of Tell Me About It With Jakeel, host, and poet Jakeel Harris performs and discusses poems revolving around ideas and experiences with some of his feelings towards America. He discusses one aspect of life as an American and the complexities that it has, as a Black man.

Poems: To Our Future President; America the Hypocritical; America Strikes Again

Poems and Books are available at www.jakeelrharris.com/poetry  

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In this episode of Tell Me About It With Jakeel, Jakeel and featured guest Christian discuss their experiences working, as staff of color, in the functional area of HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL LIFE. The two talk about on-call situations, housing politics, the need for representation, and some of the issues they experienced. They wrap up their conversation with advice they would give to any student of color applying for a housing job.

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In this episode of Tell Me About It With Jakeel, discussion revolving around the impact that race and culture has on an individuals' academic journey is the focus. Our guest Ariana reflects on her classroom experience while attending college. She, and host Jakeel, highlight the importance of having conversations around race, racism, and culture in the classroom, as well as aspects they feel are needed for students of color to feel safe and supported by their institution.

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In this episode of Tell Me About It With Jakeel, host and poet Jakeel Harris performs and discusses poems revolving around professionalism and hood experiences. He talks about the aspect of being about that life. 

Poems:  Medium Hood; Don't Try Me  

Poems and Books are available at www.jakeelrharris.com/poetry   

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In this episode of Tell Me About It With Jakeel, our host Jakeel and featured guest Stephanie Gonzalez, highlight their experiences as young professionals of color in the field of higher education. Both discuss their transition from being student activists to promoting student advocacy in their professional roles. They bring attention to the barriers, issues, and criticisms they faced, while also providing suggestions and advice for incoming professionals who may experience similar problems.

In this episode of Tell Me About It With Jakeel, host and poet Jakeel Harris performs and discusses poems revolving around Black fatherhood. 

Poems: Understanding Frankensteins Father to an Extent: Message to my Unborn Son Being a Dad 

Poems and Books available at www.jakeelrharris.com/poetry  

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In this episode of Tell Me About It With Jakeel, our host Jakeel and featured guest Noah Gordon, discuss the community college and four-year university environment, culture, and experience for them, as Black students. The two also provide practical tips on how to not just SURVIVE but THRIVE in higher education institutions by exploring resources and connections on campus. 

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In this episode, our host Jakeel and featured guest Jake, current Black graduate student, reflect on microaggressions and the impacts it has on their educational journey. They reminisce on some of the educational experiences they’ve had which involve occurrences of microaggressions. They also talk about the ways in which they have coped, responded, and avoided these situations when attending or working in academia.

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