by Samantha Fletcher
Daily Border Crossings is a show that looks at what it’s like to feel like you’re crossing a border each day when you show up at a place. It could be work, school, college, a place you volunteer, maybe your neighborhood. Each day when you arrive, you feel like you have to leave so much of yourself outside the door, you can’t bring all of you with you, and it feels like you’re crossing a border. Each episode, we talk topics/to people who feel this way, sometimes to those who CAUSE others to feel this way, and have conversations around "othering" and not including certain types of people.
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August 2, 2024
<p>Dr. Anthony Jack -- author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning book <em>The Privileged Poor</em> -- is back with a new book. <em>Class Dismissed</em> is out on Aug. 13, 2024. The follow up to his breakout success first book, he continues to shed light on a subject area that litte research had existed for: how elite colleges, with all their promises of support and their huge endowments, were failing disadvantaged students. He didn't just focus on financial reasons, though; Dr. Jack's work goes deeper, looking at many social, cultural, and structural aspects, some of which, from the perspective of the institutions, are obliviously gatekeeping. This time he discusses matters from a class perspective as well.</p> <p><br></p> <p>"It's like inviting a vegan to a southern BBQ," Dr. Jack said, making an incredibly poignant analogy to illustrate just how welcoming these institutions claim to be, yet just how ill-prepared they actually are for those whom they are welcoming.</p> <p><br></p> <p>If you are:</p> <p>*Sending a child to college this summer/fall</p> <p>*Doing DEI work and wondering what can make and not make a sense of BELONGING</p> <p>*Living life or thinking about life at an elite university or an elite independent/private K-12 school</p> <p>*A teacher/educator who wants to better know your students</p> <p>*A education administrator who wants to better lead</p> <p>*A student yourself entering college who wants to not only survive but thrive</p> <p>*Someone not filthy rich who wants to learn some tips and advantages</p> <p>*Someone who IS filthy rich and likes learning about college life for everyone</p> <p>*A compassionate citizen who seeks to expand knowledge</p> <p>then this episode is for you!</p> <p>Reach me at <a href="[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">[email protected]</a></p> <p><a href="www.SamanthaFletcher.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">www.SamanthaFletcher.com</a></p> <p>Dr. Anthony Jack, professor at Boston University, former Harvard professor</p> <p><a href="https://anthonyabrahamjack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://anthonyabrahamjack.com/</a></p>
March 1, 2024
<p>Final day of Black History Month, phenomenal episode w/ phenomenal guests!! Research told Black students long ago that they lacked reading proficiency and were below reading level. Decades later, research is telling the same story that they're still woefully behind. What is going on with research? With teaching practices? What should parents or teachers be watching for or doing differently? What should you do if the way your child/student reads, writes, or learns doesn’t match what’s widely considered “the norm”? And what about a learning difference or a dyslexia diagnosis? Then what? Guess what? There's good news on the other side, and value in realizing that not all learning looks the same...so how do you navigate that? Join the conversation and learn from THRIVING adults who learn differently or are parenting children who are. Bring your questions! Daily Border Crossings' 3 esteemed guests: <a href="https://d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net/aFoQLz08Teen9pOvT4RS_Marcia%20Brissett-Bailey%20Portfolio.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Marcia Brissett-Bailey</a> – UK-based author of Black, Brilliant and Dyslexic, one of the Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women of 2022, Forbes featured dyslexia advocate and champion <a href="https://lederick.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LeDerick Horne</a> – poet, spoken word artist, advocate, co-author of Empowering Students with Hidden Disabilities, and a "voice for people who learn differently" <a href="https://www.dyslexiaallianceforblackchildren.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Resha Conroy</a> – founder of Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children (DABC), a national non-profit created by parents, educators, and advocates driven by the urgent need to alleviate the double disparity of unaddressed Dyslexia and racism For more info, contact Samantha Fletcher, moderator and host of Daily Border Crossings, at [email protected].</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailybordercrossings/message
February 9, 2024
<p>Black geeks, Blerds, Cosplayers they affectionately & proudly call themselves. Just in time for Black History Month, #28daysofcosplay</p> <p>Think dressing up in costumes, Marvel, superheroes, TV & movie characters, loving sci-fi, fantasy & space shows, talking science and technology -- think all that is only for white people? THINK AGAIN.</p> <p>Meet this panel of only a handful of the thousands of Black folks who live this Black geek, blerd, cosplay life.</p> <p>Who are they? What goes on in this world? Are they regular folks like everyone else...who just happen to become their favorite characters from time to time?</p> <p>Meet Montel Thompson aka navymontel <a href="https://www.instagram.com/navymontel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/navymontel/</a></p> <p>Biggest misconception about Black geeks/blerds/cosplayers:</p> <p>"Honestly, one of the biggest misconceptions that I have encountered is because we're fans of certain things that we don’t know how to function in society. There’s a certain level of observed immaturity that goes along with that accusation. On the contrary, we are just as productive and contributed to society as anybody else. The thing that sets us apart from the rest of the crowd is that when the day is done, we don’t have to go to clubs, get drunk and cause any kind of trouble or drama. we hang out with our own tribe and we create things that make ourselves and others happy."</p> <p>Teresa Kennedy, a Sales Administrator, Geek, blerd & aspiring cosplayer ready to dip her toe and ankle into big time cosplay</p> <p>Biggest misconception about Black geeks/blerds/cosplayers: "I think outside people would probably be surprised at who considers themselves to be Blerds/Black geeks and who the cosplayers are. There may be coworkers or acquaintances who are cosplayers and they have no idea."</p> <p>Allison Joyner, Freelance Journalist and Content Strategist for <a href="https://allisonjoyner.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Allison Joyner Enterprises</a> Biggest misconception about Black geeks/blerds/cosplayers: "the love of their fanverse is obsession" </p> <p>Channing Scott Sherman, Co-Founder <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dcblackgeeks/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Black Geeks of DragonCon</a> Biggest misconception about Black geeks/blerds/cosplayers:</p> <p>"We are all the same. There are MANY ways to be a blerd."</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailybordercrossings/message
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