The college admissions process is treated as one-size-fits-all, but that's not always the case for Black families. Shereem Herndon-Brown and Timothy L Fields, co-authors of "The Black Family’s Guide to College Admissions," share their wisdom college admissions at the intersection of education, parenting, and race.
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Jun 2023
We Can All Learn to Have Difficult Conversations
Kwame Christian, author of How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race, discusses tools that teenagers can learn for having difficult conversations. Of course, we all need help in this arena. Thank you Kwame. In this episode, we discuss: Are teenagers inherently good at dealin ... Show More
44m 51s
Nov 2023
Ep 32: College Admissions Made Simple: An Executive Function Approach to Success in College
Applying for college can feel like a monumental, overwhelming task - and that’s because it is! There are so many deadlines, details, and steps that could be missed even by someone with fantastic Executive Function skills - but does it have to be? I wondered how I could use the pl ... Show More
57m 36s
Nov 2022
Fighting Back Against Classroom Censorship
Gloria gets a lesson on the nationwide effort to censor classroom discussions on racism and inequality from Morgan Craven and Ben Hodge. First, Morgan, the director of Policy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement with the Intercultural Development Research Association, debunks some ... Show More
43m 35s