With C. Brian William’s cultivation of Step Afrika 25+ years ago, the organization has aggressively enforced sharing the overlooked parts of American History in efforts to educate all backgrounds upon African American culture. There contains powerful results when individuals are exposed to knowledge; knowing more allows us to do better for the future and ask questions, such as Why aren’t these lessons taught? Why don’t we know about activists that were fighting for freedom before the Boston Tea Party? Etc.
Read moreMutual Support, Grassroots Collaboration, and Building Community
Taiji comes from Clovelly, a beautiful seaside town with dramatic mountain views in the south western side of Cape Town, South Africa. At the beginning of April, he and a few of neighbours decided to start a Community Action Network (CAN). ‘My aim is to connect people. All people have value. We all have something to offer to our communities. Sadly, oftentimes we become so lonely and caught up in our personal lives. We think, “I don't have time to be involved in the community.” But I think that community is about mutual support.
Read moreToya Lillard: Nuggets of Freedom
Our seventh installment features Toya Lillard, with our host Courtney J. Boddie from the Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie Podcast, who holds spaces for Black girls, women and gender expansive youth to process how policies, procedures, practices and perceptions have adversely affected them. Lillard’s ultimate mission is to construct braver environments for personal reflection, where individuals share their stories with others in order to secure a sense of liberated community.
Read moreBringing You in the Space
Our sixth installment features Quanice G. Floyd, with our host Courtney J. Boddie from the Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie Podcast, who challenges individuals to look beyond anti-racism as just a lens, because people’s lives are at stake. Floyd fights inside and outside the classroom to secure an arts curriculum for every student, especially for Black and Brown students that continually experience hardship as the system displays a lack of compassion.
Read moreCreating the Balance Between I and We
Our fifth installment features Adia Tamar Whitaker, with our host Courtney J. Boddie from the Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie Podcast, who analyzes African Diasporic Folklore to create visible connections between the past and present in order to construct a shared cultural understanding towards community learning.
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