Welcome to season 3 and Happy Black History Month! We open up the season with a discussion on current events, books we’re reading, and how we plan to set the tone for this upcoming season.
FYI… we are working on a new sound setup. We haven’t learned it all yet and appreciate your patience. We are attempting to capture all the nuances of the conversation by recording the whole table.
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We mentioned the following articles:
- AirTag stalking: Alleged victims speak out as privacy concerns mount over new Apple tracking product
- Police arrest protesters who remained at US-Canada bridge
- 5 Ways Young People are Using Discord
We are reading the following books:
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Book by Cathy Park Hong
- Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris
- Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhood by Brittney Cooper, Chanel Craft Tanner, and Susana M. Morris
- Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching by Jarvis R. Givens
- The Education oF Blacks in the South 1860-1935 by James D. Anderson
We discussed the criminalization of Black girls. Please read this article to learn more: The Criminalization of Black Women Starts Early
More on news and media literacy:
- Play iCivics NewsFeed Defenders!
- Learn more National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)
Music written and produced by Garvey Mortley
The Let’s K12Better podcast is written and produced by Amber Coleman-Mortley, Garvey Mortley, Naima Mortley, and Sofia Mortley.
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