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Exit Interview 07: Racial Battle Fatigue part II with Dr. William Smith
Asia and Kevin's interview with Dr. William Smith of the University of Utah was so saturated with wisdom that we brought him back for a part II! Dr. Smith has probably forgotten more about racism and education than we currently know, and for that reason, we decided that a single conversation cannot hold him!
In this conversation, Dr. Smith shares his wisdom, doing a deep-dive into Racial Battle Fatigue. He discusses a litany of topics, including his rebuttal of the notion that Racial Battle Fatigue is analogous to post-traumatic stress disorder and the various manifestations of RBF, behavioral, psychological and physiological. He reveals that addressing racism as it is experienced by Black educators and their communities requires an honest look back over centuries, as opposed to reading a book or having a community circle in professional development.
Get out your notebooks; Dr. Smith is going to take you to school with this one.