HEAR FROM LEADERS FIGHTING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.

Hosted by Shayna Terrell and co-produced with Brightbeam, the Building the Black Educator Pipeline Podcast features veteran educators and new teachers.

A new podcast is available every other Thursday at noon (EST) on Simplecast, Spotify and Apple podcasts. 

June 19, 2024

It’s a holiday about Black self-determination. If you support that, you can celebrate. But, if not…

June 13, 2024

Former Mississippi teacher of the year and long time educator Renee Moore shares her story of overcoming racist systems and fighting to provide our kids with high-quality education

May 16, 2024

Discussing how we better serve Black children when it comes to math and technology.

May 2, 2024

Dr. Tony Watlington, Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, joins the show to discuss the importance of building a diverse, high-quality teacher workforce.

April 11, 2024

Dr. Stacey Holland joins Shayna Terrell to share how Black-led orgs can focus on storytelling when looking for philanthropic dollars.

March 7, 2024

Too many Black children aren’t taught the rich Black history of math and aren’t encouraged to develop a positive math identity. It’s time to change that.

February 22, 2024

Times are changing, but Black history is as important as ever. Popular Influencer and public teacher Mr. Crim is bringing history lessons to the masses.

February 8, 2024

Black History is a 365 thing for us, but it’s also vital to know the origins of Black History Month and the importance of our Black historians.

January 25, 2024

Philadelphia City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas joins the show to discuss fighting for educational change as an elected official and the politics are improving our schools.

January 11, 2024

The Building the Black Educator Pipeline Podcast is BACK! Resident Baba, Dr. Greg Carr joins us to discuss the whitewashing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and what we need to make sure we left behind in 2023 as we continue building the Black educator pipeline.

August 4, 2023

Please join us for this special episode of BTBEP while we sit at the feet of our Elders Dr. Greg Carr, Mama Zoharah, and Baba Michael Simmons to hear how they navigated their journey to Freedom and Black Liberation.

July 21, 2023

Freedom School Literacy Academy Junior Servant Leaders are taking over Building The Black Educator Pipeline Podcast for the day. We hear from current high school students who have joined the movement for liberation and discuss their Freedom Summer ’23 experience and current events.

July 6, 2023

‘Servant Leader Apprentices’ from Freedom School Literacy Academy are taking over the Building the Black Educator Pipeline Podcast for the day. We hear from current college students who are future educators in the field discussing Freedom Summer ‘23 and current events.

June 30, 2023

From armed revolutionaries to revolutionary artists! In this throwback episode, Shayna was joined by two Black Panthers, Baba Jamal Joseph and Baba Zayid Muhammad to discuss all things art, activism, history, and education.

June 15, 2023

Dr. Meisha Porter, President and CEO of The Bronx Community Foundation and former Chancellor of NYC Public Schools joins us to discuss the importance of community support in education.

June 8, 2023

Dr. Bettina Love joins the show to discuss what abolitionist teaching means to her, and the work of the Abolitionist Teaching Network, whose mission is “to develop and support those in the struggle for educational liberation by utilizing the intellectual work and direct action of Abolitionists in many forms.” She also shares what inspired her to write her new book “Punished for Dreaming.”

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