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Episode 227: Diversity Equity & Inclusion Are Not Dead
L. Joy is very excited to bring Ifeomasinachi Ike back to the front of the class because the conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and the people who invest a lot of their lives to that work is imperative right now. DEI is not
Episode 226: Migrants Are Not “The Villain”
Its a crisis!!, is what we are bombarded with when it comes to migration. But guess what? It is not a crisis and how we discuss migrants and migration should reflect their humanity because they are people too. L. Joy brings noted immigration attorney A
Episode 225: The History of Our Education
Have you ever looked at the educational system and thought,how did it get like this? L. Joy brings Dr. Bettina Love to the front of the class to give us a quick primer on the last 40 years of education reform, the carcerality of education, and how mov
Episode 224: Don’t Get Distracted
L. Joy also gives us a brief explainer on what members and delegates do at the NAACPs annual convention. Then Rep. Ro Khana joins her back at the front of the class to discuss how we block out the noise and get focused on what is important going into cam
Episode 223: Media Literacy
The days of getting the information you need to make informed decisions on the 6pm nightly news are gone. Now we can get our information from many different sources but how do we make sure that what we are consuming and sharing is more fact than opinion?
Episode 222: No More Off Years, It’s Always On
Sometimes when you look around, things can feel insurmountable but that is why L. Joy is here! She continues to give us the tools and strategies we need to work to make change. L. Joy brings EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler to the front of the class
Episode 221: Foundations: Public Education and The Economy
Paraphrasing a notable Americans thoughts on education An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people and on this episode, L. Joy explains that we always have to recommit ourselves to the fight to provide and maintain qual
Episode 220: The Battle For Our Lives
Not only time for class, it is also time to reset and recommit to the civic engagement we need to do- for our lives! L. Joy is at the front and center to remind us of the powerful #SundayCivics lessons, from the beginning, as well as lay out the landscape
Episode 219: Need a Law? You Write It!
Weve all said it at one time or another- there ought to be a law! But how do the laws that we believe we need get created? L. Joy brings New York State Senator Kevin Parker back to the front of the class for a discussion that gives us the tools we need
Episode 218: To Tell The American Truth
Since the beginning, L. Joy has said she believes in the power of storytelling. Sharing our history through storytelling is important to preserving the past and understanding the present. But in the hands of a journalist, stories get the accuracy and anal