In My Skin The University of Pittsburgh P.R.I.D.E. Program

Today on the In My Skin Podcast, we have as our guest a beloved local hero here in Pittsburgh, Miss Tamanika Howze. On this episode, we explore the fundamental question of what it takes to reach, engage, affirm and teach black children primarily through the lens of Freedom Schools. The Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools Program originates in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964, first developed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, otherwise known as SNCC. It brought college students from around the country to Mississippi to secure justice and voting rights for black citizens. These early Freedom schools aimed to keep black children and youth safe and give them rich educational experiences not offered in Mississippi's public schools. In a variety of makeshift settings, college student volunteers provided instruction in reading, writing, humanities, mathematics and science, along with subjects not taught in Mississippi public schools such as black history and constitutional rights.

Part 2 of the Freedom School - In My Skin Podcast.  We have as our guest a beloved local hero here in Pittsburgh, Miss Tamanika Howze. On this episode, we explore the fundamental question of what it takes to reach, engage, affirm and teach black children primarily through the lens of Freedom Schools. The Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools Program originates from the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964, first developed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, otherwise known as SNCC. It brought college students from around the country to Mississippi to secure justice and voting rights for black citizens. These early Freedom schools aimed to keep black children and youth safe and give them rich educational experiences not offered in Mississippi's public schools. In a variety of makeshift settings, college student volunteers provided instruction in reading, writing, humanities, mathematics and science, along with subjects not taught in Mississippi public schools such as black history and constitutional rights.

In part 1 of 2, new host Medina Jackson speaks with two champions for Black children's education, identity and justice, Dr. Aisha White, Director of The PRIDE Program, and her daughter, Jamilla Rice, a voracious reader, writer, social justice focused educator and recipient of the 2009 Milken Family Foundation Teacher of the Year Award for the state of Pennsylvania.

In part 2 of their conversation, new host Medina Jackson continues her conversation with two champions for Black children's education, identity and justice, Dr. Aisha White, Director of The PRIDE Program, and her daughter, Jamilla Rice, a voracious reader, writer, social justice focused educator and recipient of the 2009 Milken Family Foundation Teacher of the Year Award for the state of Pennsylvania.

Part one of our four-part series on implicit bias starts by asking: what is implicit bias? Listen along as colleagues take the Harvard Implicit Association Test and we begin to learn how bias affects children.

How does implicit bias affect punishment of children in school? Listen to part 2 of our 4-part series on implicit bias, featuring Yale scholar Dr. Walter Gilliam.