Episode Details

Afrika Afeni Mills is an Education Consultant and the author of Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students, available for pre-order through Corwin Press. She works with colleagues, teachers, coaches, and administrators to develop and sustain student-centered learning experiences that are diverse, inclusive, and equitable. Afrika has been featured on podcasts, blogs, delivered keynote addresses, and facilitated sessions at conferences across the United States. Afrika believes that all educators can be motivated, engaged, dynamic practitioners and leaders when provided with the support needed to create student-centered, anti-bias, anti-racist, culturally responsive learning environments that inspire wonder and creativity and nurture diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion.

Show Highlights

• Avoid surface diversity in various spaces in leadership structures and decision makers.
• How a Black Woman talk to White Educators and White students about bias and racism?
• Every leader needs braided rope and Marigolds.
• Navigate the imposter syndrome of doing this work with an essential book, Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students.
• The importance of educators doing their own racial identity work to help students grow their perspective of the world.
• Words of encouragement for educators who want to do this work but understand the political reality and challenge of championing this work?
• The critical difference between family/community involvement and family and community partnership.
• Invest in unpacking competing priorities for educators to engage in deep learning and conversation.

"Let's be in this together, let's support one another because we have important work to do. We are well suited to the task. We just have to make sure that we stay the course."

-Afrika Afeni Mills

Afrika Afeni Mills' Resources & Contact Info:

• AfrikaAfeniMills.com
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Afrika Afeni Mills - Equity Guardian
• Linkedin
• Personal Blog: Continental Drift

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