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Episode 227: Diversity Equity & Inclusion Are Not Dead Oct 04, 2023

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L. Joy is very excited to bring Ifeomasinachi Ike back to the front of the class because the conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and the people who invest a lot of their lives to that work is imperative right now. DEI is not a trend. It is necessary to create equity in this society, and this discussion gives us the information we need to understand, organize around, and support DEI initiatives.

Episode 226: Migrants Are Not “The Villain” Oct 04, 2023

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“It’s a crisis!!,” is what we are bombarded with when it comes to migration. But guess what? It is not a crisis and how we discuss migrants and migration should reflect their humanity because they are people too. L. Joy brings noted immigration attorney Allen Orr back to the front of the class to give us the history and context we need around migrants and migration to take civic action.

Episode 225: The History of Our Education Sep 18, 2023

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Have you ever looked at the educational system and thought,“how did it get like this?” L. Joy brings Dr. Bettina Love to the front of the class to give us a quick primer on the last 40 years of education reform, the carcerality of education, and how moving forward, repairs of the educational harms should be part of the reparations discussion.

Episode 224: Don’t Get Distracted Aug 04, 2023

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L. Joy also gives us a brief explainer on what members and delegates do at the NAACP’s annual convention. Then Rep. Ro Khana joins her back at the front of the class to discuss how we block out the noise and get focused on what is important going into campaign season, what Congress is doing that we may not know about, and you’ll hear from L. Joy’s summer intern Alana who has a great question for our guest.

Episode 223: Media Literacy Jul 11, 2023

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The days of getting the information you need to make informed decisions on the 6pm nightly news are gone. Now we can get our information from many different sources but how do we make sure that what we are consuming and sharing is more fact than opinion? L. Joy brings Karen Hunter back to the front of the class, joined by Errol Louis, to discuss media literacy and share how they gather information, in a conversation that will motivate you to think deeply about the information you consume.

Episode 222: No More Off Years, It’s Always On Jul 04, 2023

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Sometimes when you look around, things can feel insurmountable but that is why L. Joy is here! She continues to give us the tools and strategies we need to work to make change. L. Joy brings EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to the front of the class for a far ranging conversation that drops jewels of history and information for our civics tool box so we can get to work.

Episode 221: Foundations: Public Education and The Economy Jun 25, 2023

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Paraphrasing a notable American’s thoughts on education “An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people” and on this episode, L. Joy explains that we always have to recommit ourselves to the fight to provide and maintain quality public education while revisiting her interview with Dr. Lester Young. Then she revisits the impactful interview she had with Professor William Spriggs on the Farm Bill in the wake of his passing.

Episode 220: The Battle For Our Lives Jun 25, 2023

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Not only time for class, it is also time to reset and recommit to the civic engagement we need to do- for our lives! L. Joy is at the front and center to remind us of the powerful #SundayCivics lessons, from the beginning, as well as lay out the landscape ahead.

Episode 219: Need a Law? You Write It! May 22, 2023

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We’ve all said it at one time or another- “there ought to be a law!” But how do the laws that we believe we need get created? L. Joy brings New York State Senator Kevin Parker back to the front of the class for a discussion that gives us the tools we need to write that law that ought to be around the issues we care about and are civically engaging in.

Episode 218: To Tell The American Truth May 13, 2023

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Since the beginning, L. Joy has said she believes in the power of storytelling. Sharing our history through storytelling is important to preserving the past and understanding the present. But in the hands of a journalist, stories get the accuracy and analysis we expect from the profession. Journalist Michael Harriot joins L. Joy at the front of the class to discuss truth, storytelling, and history.

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