Culture/Civil War, Privilege, Terrorism

Special guest Val Brown graces the mic as Ken and Dee chop it up over the idea of a...

C: Culture or Civil War - the time that we are in, overly exposed by Jan6 by why aren't we recognizing this by denying the opportunity to talk about what's happening.

P: Privilege - The exposure to the fact that it is Privilege that affords people the escape clause to not have to talk about difficult conversations.

T:  Terrorism - Is it right to equate acts of politically motivated means to attack or coercion to something that many people cannot see themselves associated with?

How can all of this lead to our Collective Liberation?

Val Brown is a professional development facilitator for a national non-profit. Her role primarily includes designing, facilitating, and evaluating anti-bias professional development for educators across the country.

In December 2016, Val founded #ClearTheAir.  #ClearTheAir is a body of educators who believe that community, learning, and dialogue are essential to personal and professional growth. Val believes education is a vehicle for social change and encourages educators to engage in public discourse about critical topics because it allows them to learn with and from others.

For 14 years prior to joining her current organization, Val worked in the public K-12 education and higher education sector as a teacher, instructional coach, district administrator, and professional learning specialist. Her other professional interests include instructional coaching, teacher leadership, and educator pathways.

Val received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Florida and holds an M.Ed. from Florida Atlantic University and an M.A. from the University of Central Florida in Multicultural Education and Education Leadership, respectively. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Curriculum, Teaching, and Teacher Education at the University of Florida. Support from the good folks at the Center for Teaching Quality and #EduColor were influential in her finding her voice.

She is also a wife and mother. You can read about her family’s antics on Twitter.