Blacktivism In the Academy

  This week we are grace by the presesnce of Ana Carolina Diaz Beltran and Wideline Seraphin. These two have been working together for years to bring schooling narratives of real people to life and recently created a Podcast as the next step in their project. "In Schools Outta Pocket" unravels the knot of White Supremacy by listening to real schooling stories and dissecting them to understand where things went wrong and most importantly, what can be done to help unlock the critical consciousness we so desperately need in this world. Subscribe to In Schools Outta pocket everywhere you can listen to podcasts. In Schools, Outta Pocket pilot episode Students' "Die-In" Protest at Penn State Berks ________________________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

Researcher Keon McGuire discusses race, religion, and gender on and off campus with a focus on black Muslim college students, black cis undergraduate men, black studies impact, personal growth in Philadelphia, and scholarly perspectives.

We love kicking it with our friends over at the Scholar Tea Podcast. J.T. and Cherese joined Shawna and Cameron earlier this year and we're sharing that episode with you now. Enojy!   Check out the Scholar Tea Podcast feed! Join Cameron and Shawna for "Scholar Tea", which is a delightful higher ed podcast 4 the culture that is a mash-up of humor, tips, and scholar interviews. Follow us on Twitter @Scholar_Tea

Dr. Wilson Okello and Dr. Chris Travers join J.T. to talk about Black masculinity, healing, and so much more. We talk about their experience with "Communion", a space fostered into being by Okello and Travers for Black men to enter in relationship with one another, share vulnerably, and grow and evolve in anti-patriarchical feminism.  Find them both in Twitter (while it still exists) Dr. Chris Travers - @DrCT_Phats Dr. Wilson Okello - @wilson_okello

This is one for all the Blerds!! Antar Tichavakunda joins us on the mic to talk about placemaking at PWIs, being intentional about recognizing Black joy, and our favorite anime.  Read Antar's book: Black Campus Life and learn more about what he's up to on his website: Tichavakunda.com Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod

We're sitting down with our good friend Dr. Candace Hall to talk about creative scholarship in bringing her documentary "clusterluck" to life. We're joined by the director, Cami Thomas, and her director of photography, Papa Blankson to hear all about the process. Guests: Candace N. Hall (Twitter: @hallofacademia) Cami Thomas (IG &Twitter @camicruzthomas) Papa Blankson (IG @mmtv.stl)   mfaimadethis.com    #clusterluck   Go beyond the film with companion readings

We're back for season 4 with a new theme: How will we reimagine the academy? In the season premier J.T. and Cherese have a discussion about work and rest in the academy and try to tease out the pathway to ending burnout. Interact with us on social media and join in on our conversation IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod

Season 4 features 16 episode and is coming to your feeds November 17th! Subscribe now and get in touch on social media Twitter - @bia_pod Instagram - @biapod

In our season 3 finale, Cherese and J.T. give out a few gold stars and highlight areas of improvement in report cards for the past semster. Find us on the socials: IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod

Eavesdrop on our kickback as we talk with some very smart friends! Thank you again to Nate Williams, Candace Hall, Dominic Dorsey, Derek Houston, andTerry McTier for taking time to kick it with us on mic! 'Preciate ya! Notes: 03:02 - about 2% of U.S. public school teachers are Black men.  22:04 - If (like our producer) you've never seen "Lean On Me", this will make much more sense after you familiarize yourself with the story.