In this episode, we welcome back Ariel Sanchez to Detroit. He is here with us in the motor city as May interviews us our backgrounds in education, our passions, and why we choose to take the path of education. Use this episode as an introduction to the creators of the Teachsimple Podcast 

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“The Bronx Brigade” series focuses on telling good stories from the little-seen perspective of an African American youth. As seen in the series Jamal, finds he doesn’t have to lose his youthful outlook in order to grow up. In his community particularly speaking to race or culture, the series adequately represents the Washington D.C. population with the mix of people that actually reside there (more specific to streets and quadrants). Jamal, who now lives in the predominantly African-American community of northeast Washington D.C., also hangs with a ragtag clique of African American friends. Each series of "The Bronx Brigade” explores a moral or ethical dilemma.

Born September 7th, 1991 in Washington D.C., Malcolm Bailey began curating "The Bronx Brigade" series in the year 2014 while finishing up at Howard University. The first episode of the series was inspired by experiences shaped as a youth growing up in his neighborhood. In the year before Malcolm focused on bringing pre-sketches and concepts from the past and his environment into a singular idea. The Bronx Brigade crew emerged to shine light on the mind state of young African-American youth from the inner city in a comic book style format. Later into the decade (of 2010's) Malcolm integrated the 3rd series onto the blockchain making it the first African-American comic book of it's kind to be transacted on Bitcoin's (BTC) Lightning Network. Celebrating the final chapter of the 1st season and theme introducing digital assets in arcade games. 

Teachsimple presents, The Fannie Lou Hamer Story, One-Woman Play, "Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired," an interview with Black Tony Award Winner MZURI MOYO AIMBAYE.

Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer rose from humble beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements and a leader in the efforts for greater economic opportunities for African Americans.

When has the American education system ever benefited black and brown children? Join as the Teachsimple Podcast discuss the 1990 Outstanding Book Award, "The Education of Blacks in the South." Join us tonight as we discuss our thoughts and discoveries.

The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860–1935 is a history of African-American education in the American South between the Reconstruction era and the Great Depression. It was written by James D. Anderson and published by the University of North Carolina Press in 1988. The book won awards including the American Educational Research Association 1990 Outstanding Book Award.

In this episode of TeachSimple, we welcomed our special guest, Ariel Sanchez, a 6th-grade science teacher from The Bronx, NY. We discuss equity, differentiation, multiple learning styles, and Dr. Gardner's multiple intelligence. Join in on the conversation and leave a comment. We may shout you out on the show!

"Science literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow's problems flow. " - Neil Degrass Tyson

New Teachsimple episode on science literacy, science phobias, and profits over science. Check it out! #teach313 #scienceliteracy #STEM #detroiteducators #proudMIeducator

FIRST GUEST ALERT!! On Episode 3 of Teachsimple we talked to @Ingridium, Ingrid Green, a Social Media Strategist, Non-Profit innovator, and Founder of Drones for Girls @drones4girls a community program that brings drone technology to the forefront of Detroit Schools. Episode 3 now on Soundcloud, link below.