Black Teacher Matters
Abdel Shakur is a writer and teacher concerned with telling the stories of Black teachers. A Catalyst Chicago Classroom Story Slam winner and a 17 year veteran in the classroom, Abdel and his guests reflect on the power of Black folks engaged in the teaching art.
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65 episodes • 0 archived •
Black boys and The Circle of Goodness
May 2
May 2
7 mins
Tim Seibles reads a poem and talks about the benefits of being naive.
April 22
April 22
12 mins
Alexs Pate on Black teachers, Liberation, and Innocence
April 13
April 13
7 mins
Ep 21: Sunni Ali and The Public School System Got Me F'd Up
April 6
April 6
19 mins
Ep 20: Teaching Post-Election 2024 and Poet Tim Seibles
Dec 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2024
57 mins
Kristen Gentry on Teaching, Generosity, and her Grandma
Oct 26, 2024
Oct 26, 2024
8 mins
Justice Ford on hierarchy in the classroom
Oct 11, 2024
Oct 11, 2024
59 secs
Ep 19: Remembering attendance and a chat with Crystal Arrington and Justice Ford, former students
Oct 6, 2024
Oct 6, 2024
54 mins
Ep 18: Freeing the books and Ayanna Evans on connecting with students.
Sep 2, 2024
Sep 2, 2024
35 mins
Icebreakers for Humanity! (Part III)
Aug 20, 2024
Aug 20, 2024
5 mins