EP. 08: Education As a Site of Liberation

15-year-old Elizabeth Eckford walks into Central High School (Little Rock, Arkansas) to desegregate the previously all-white school after Brown v. Board of Education – This Day in History: September 4th- The Little Rock Nine

In honor of the 63 years that have passed since The Little Rock Nine first integrated Central High School in Arkansas, this week's episode of The Podcast explores the idea of transforming education from a site of oppression to one of liberation for Black students.

Evalaurene Jean-Charles, founder of digital content platform and podcast Black On Black Education, joins us on Better to Speak: The Podcast to discuss how they’re supporting Black students in the context of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and calls for the dismantling of systemic racism.

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