UNtenurED
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UNlearn
UNbound
UNbroken
UNcompromising
UNboxED
UNafraid of Math
UNacceptED
UNdeterrED
UNbotherED
di Yaa Yaa Whaley-Williams
Episode 10 ~ asif wilson aka Mr. If We Had Listened To Black Women Yesterday... We're closing out Season 1 in ChiTown y'all! This dope guest gives us the perfect way to lean in to 2025 as he shares his experiences, insights and inspirations for his liberation work. This conscious convo for the culture will leave you inspired and give you new ways to think about learning and educational systems. We're giving vintage smoky jazz vibes in this convo as we talk about it all from anti-blackness, duoethnography, "neutrality in education", the school prison nexus and things that are "...hella archaic" in the system...and MORE! Asif is more than a Professor he is a pedagogue & leader for the people and the culture and we are MORE than a bookstore so you KNOW this will be a goodie!
Episode 9 ~ Shauna Brown aka Queen of Teach for the Culture! Hartford, CT is in the building. We are HUGE fans of Teach For The Culture LLC and have their Founder here with us to chop it up. This conscious convo for the culture will leave you inspired and HYPE to stay ten toes down for being audaciously YOU in educational settings. We're giving mixtape vibes and talking about it all from our love for grandmothers, to being a hip hop head, to KRS One, to fresh kicks and black faces in white spaces. Shauna is dope BEYOND the rubric and we are MORE than a bookstore so you KNOW this will be a goodie!
Episode 8 ~ Bobby Morgan aka Mr. Liberation Lab! We're standing on liberation with this episode and are hype to have our first guest with their OWN podcast for the culture. His is called Liberation Lab and there is NO confusion about the message and content of his platform ~ growing fellow disruptive educators! We weigh in on standards versus modifications, his "Mount Rushmore" of liberators, advice to UNtenured teachers, his challenge of the term "black girl magic" and "black boy joy", a book he advises teachers and leaders to burn as well as books he would recommend for certification and MORE! Catch a liberation vibe and see why in our house speaking your truth can NEVER "go left" because its your RIGHT.
Episode 7 ~ Dr. Shawn Brown aka Dr. Green Book! Where's Brooklyn At? Our 1st Black male principal leading a school in Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY is joining us for a special conscious convo for the culture. We talk about it all from toxic masculinity, to Nas, to skin folk who aint "kin folk", to the secret superheroes of education, to pet peeves as a Black male educator. We also rap about his thoughts on what support looks like for black educators and his book, "The Green Book : For Black Folks in Education". Dr Brown and I are dedicating this episode, as Biggie would say... "...to all the teachers who said I would never amount to NOTHING!". See why "they not like us" and catch a Sadie's UNtenured type Podcast vibe.
Episode 6 ~ Shalonda B. aka Queen Bee of Philly! Know what "the look" is? Well Shalonda B brings us another cozy convo for the culture as we discuss authenticity as a young black teacher. Find out why she encourgaes teachers to remain UNboxed when connecting to youth and her pet peeve when teaching black and brown children. We weigh in on Team Issa or Team Molly, incorporating Beyonce into instruction, teachers who have students unbraid their hair during the school day, the importance of rest as a black educator and MORE! Catch a Queen B of Philly type of vibe and see why in our house speaking your truth can NEVER "go left" because its your RIGHT.
Episode 5 ~ Akil Parker aka Mr. Mathematics! This fifth convo is setting a new high for book gem drops and black history shares! We head to Baltimore, MD to hear from the founder of All This Math as he talks about "histematics", how being pro-black isnt anti-white, Nas' 30 year Illmatic anniversary, Huey Newton, Dessalines & Haiti and his pet peeve as a black male math educator. We are MORE than a bookstore and math is MORE than numbers, its a critical thinking skill which is a LIFE skill! Tune in and catch a mathematical bookworm vibe.
Episode 4 ~ Jazz Rollins aka Mrs. You Belong Here! Our 4th convo was a complete vibe with Jazz, a dope instructional coach and protector of joy in Lexington, KY, YES...KENTUCKY y'all! :) Listen to our cozy convo about belonging, teaching while black, hot combs & Ebony magazines, book challenges, resources, "sounding white", authenticity, her "hype song"...and more! We are MORE than a bookstore and love how this convo unfolded to share with our viewer community...because YOU BELONG HERE!
Episode 3 with Sundjata Sekou aka King Full Joy! Our 3rd convo was one for the record books with Brother Sundjata Sekou, a dope 3rd grade teacher in Irvington, NJ. Listen to our cozy culturally conscious convo about racial literacy circles (hip hop edition), his pet peeves as a black male teacher, what he's currently reading and his take on an UNspoken truth about the landmark Brown v. Board decision. We are MORE than a bookstore and love how this convo unfolded to share with our viewer community. FULL JOY to share this FULL episode.
Episode 2 ~ Dawnavyn M. James aka Queen of the Professor Drip! Our 2nd convo, but first virtually and shout out to "firsts", is with Dawnavyn M. James of Buffalo, NY ( originally from Kansas City ;) ). Listen in to our cozy convo about her published book "Beyond February", being an "angry black women", teaching black history ALL, yes ALL, year long, her "hype song", targets BIG Black History month boo boo and MORE! We are MORE than a bookstore and are excited to share with you how and WHY it's ESSENTIAL to go BEYOND February.
Episode 1 ~ Mr. Woodson aka The Dancing Dean! Our first convo is with Mr. Shakoor Woodson of Philly, PA and we discuss everything from Coach Prime, to Sza, to how "they" hate on young, dope, fly, black, male educators. We touch on one of his favorite books, his educator fit and his "clap back" to stereotypical comments as he reflects on his journey in education to date. We are MORE than a bookstore and are excited to share these cozy convos with our community!