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Hosts @_elizabethafisher_ and @brianlele invite you to REVOLUTIONIZE and DECOLONIZE your minds as they speak about anti-racist equity, education, and life in the #DiversifyOurNarrative Podcast!

#DiversifyOurNarrative aims to fight for an anti-racist and productive dialogue on race and identity among our student bodies through the inclusion of racially diverse, anti-racist texts in USA Schools to ultimately achieve racial justice, educational equity, and community power.

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01 May 2022

Restorative Justice in the K-5 Classroom: How Is Restorative Justice Related to Abolition?

In this episode, educators will hear through real-life stories how restorative justice is related to abolition. Listeners will learn some of the related values and movements between restorative justice and abolition, as well as some of the limitations restorative justice has in securing abolition. This is the third and final episode in our series on restorative justice in the K-5 classroom, and...

01 February 2022

Episode 10: The College Sports Dilemma

In Episode 10 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) dive in to the history and current controversies around college sports, such as player compensation and amateurism, how sports can overtake academics, and explore examples of unjust racial dynamics in collegiate...

01 January 2022

Episode 9: What to Consider when Choosing a College Major

In Episode 9 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) outline the wide array of college majors, as well as their typical career outcomes and employment opportunities, and discuss strategies and perspectives when choosing a college majors.Sources:...

21 December 2021

Restorative Justice in the K-5 Classroom, How Do I Implement Restorative Justice?

Building upon our first episode in this series, the DON Curriculum Council will dive deeper into tangible practices educators can implement into their K-5 classrooms, including norm building, restorative circles, “I” statements, and others. We’ll be speaking with a Restorative Justice Practitioner, Tia Cochran-Otis, to learn more about her experiences and results in K-5 classrooms, as well as the...

01 December 2021

Episode 8: College Admissions in Conversation with Timothy Fields and Lupe Alfonso

In Episode 8 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) discuss how college admissions favors wealthier students at every step of the admissions process and speak with Lupe Alfonso and Timothy Fields, the Senior Assistant and Senior Associate Deans of admissions at Emory University about...

16 November 2021

Restorative Justice in the K-5 Classroom: What is Restorative Justice?

In the first episode of a new mini series created by Diversify Our Narrative’s Curriculum Council, we’ll explore the importance of restorative justice to the K-5 classroom and why you should incorporate it into your community. Join us as we discuss an overview of Restorative Justice’s principles, history, and hear from a special guest expert, Dr. Isabella Gova who has implemented restorative...

01 November 2021

Episode 7: The History and Future of the Standardized Test

In Episode 7 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) discuss the problems with standardized testing and the history and future of the SAT and ACT.Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11xDYJFyaJiJOY9Hk27w84Pb-TzQc62M52Q4cxa0TEeA/edit?usp=sharing