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This week we close out our discussions around Black education in the pandemic, but before we do, we take a brief moment to reflect on our educational experiences as a whole—and how they differ across public versus private schools.

This weeks episode involves another interview with a student who's transition into higher education has been complicated by the pandemic. We discuss the intricacies of going to college during the pandemic and how that has impacted many students' freshman experience.

About a year ago today, students all over the United States had their school year put on hold. What was suppossed to be an extra week of spring break turned into an extended absence from the classroom due to safety concerns. This week we bring a few students forward to tell us about their experience with the pandemic and how they're maneuvering through this difficult year.

Today's episode features a close friend of the show and an exceptional teacher in the Atlanta area. Lila Grant, a Spelman Alumni and first year teacher, gives us a little insight on the challenges of teaching in a pandemic. She discusses some of the challenges and some of the bright spots of her first year experience, and where she sees learning going from here.

In today’s episode, we discuss “the urgency intersectionality”—the term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 to describe the unique discrimination that can occur from both race and gender bias. We are also extremely excited to welcome our first ever guest: Robert Brown, an Atlanta-based Real Estate and Finance Law attorney and Adjunct Professor at Morehouse College. As a 1996 Morehouse graduate, Robert Brown decided to take up a personal call to action and teach a social justice and communications course at Morehouse. It was in this class that Professor Brown introduced the students to Crenshaw’s lens of intersectionality. To see Crenshaw’s explain the origins of the term—watch her TEDTalk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality/up-next?language=en.

Happy Valentine's Day! On today's podcast we discuss what is Black love, what today means to us, and give a little insight into our own love lives.