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In part three of our interview, my high school teacher Hodari Davis talks about what he learned from being in his mom's class in elementary school, and what educators taught him about the role of the imagination in the classroom. Also features a clip from a KQED feature on Young Gifted and Black (https://youtu.be/6XOm3phBOBY?si=Tk6tNImUk5eqQUKL) #Blackteachermatters #BerkeleyHighSchool #blackmaleteachers

In part 2 of the @mrdavis510 interview, I ask about his "bee in the classroom" moment-- , when something uncontrollable thing enters the classroom space. Mr. Davis talks about how he helped his students grieve from the death of a beloved classmate, Yaheem King, and what led him to retire from ETHS.  https://youtu.be/_GfIhtOzZss

Hodari Davis was an icon not just at Berkeley High when I went there, but nationwide after the release of the Frontline documentary Berkeley High: School Colors. In part one of this interview, I talk to Mr. Davis about what it was like to be a young Black teacher in the eye of that storm, doing amazing work. #Blackteachermatters #BerkeleyHighSchool #blackmaleteachers

Are y'all ready to battle? Mr. Hodari Davis on the School Colors documentary that flipped his life upside down, arming students for intellectual and spiritual battle, and creating space for Black celebration and grief at Berkeley High. Full episode debuts next week. #BHS #blackteachermatters

Dr. Micia Mosely talks about the importance of understanding this moment, and what we need to do next, in a historical understanding.

Dr. Micia Mosely of the Black Teacher Project talks about the ways imagination and collaboration can help teachers promote healing, liberation, and learning in classrooms even during the authoritarian era.

Teaching at a summer camp taught me how important it is to discover the Good in the children I care for.

What does it mean to be naive? What does it have to do with being a Black child, with being a Black teacher? Tim Seibles reads his poem "Naive", Originally published in Poem-a-Day on March 19, 2024, by the Academy of American Poets.

The special opportunity and challenge that Black teachers face when teaching Black students. Excerpt from Episode 2.

Historic times call for historic perspectives. Dr. Sunni Ali's new book, The Public School System Got Me F'd Up helps to put the current chaos into context. Not to be missed. Find his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Public-School-System-Got-Me/dp/1965683479

The country has voted Orange, again. What's it like the day after? Also, Award-winning poet Tim Seibles talks about his mother's classroom, loving ferocity, and what it was like to teach high school for ten years. #blackteachers #blackteachermatters

Kristen Gentry talks about how her grandma's generosity reflects, and doesn't reflect, her own approach to teaching.

Excerpt from Episode 19 Justice Ford on how hierarchy works (and doesn't) in classroom spaces. Full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/B0BpWWroxNb

Taking attendance seems like the easiest and most important thing a teacher can do. Ironically, when I struggle to be present, attendance is the first thing I forget. Plus, I talk to two fantastic former students from my days at #ChiArts High School, Crystal Arrington and Justice Ford about what it means to be an educator nowadays.

I took Elsa's advice and let it go--most of my classroom books, that is. Just gave them away to students. And why that was good for me. My colleague Ayanna Evans talks about the Black teachers who looked out for her and what it's like to be a Black parent and teacher. #teaching #blackteachers