The Equity Experience Karla Manning, PhD

Welcome to Episode # of The Equity Experience Podcast!
In today’s episode, we have an informative and empowering conversation about equity for Black males in K-12 and higher education.  Let’s welcome Dr. Alan Baker, Dr. Dramaine Freeman, and Mr. Nathaniel Smith.   We have an in-depth conversation about:




Defining 'educational equity' and educational equity for black males


Unpacking the lived experiences and challenges (personal and/or professional) of Black men in
higher education


Exploring the barriers of access that Black men may experience in schools


Identifying the assets, strengths, and solutions in the context of Black male academic success  


Discussing accountability and educational equity

 

 

Listen to this episode to receive insights, perspectives, and recommendations to help us create strong educational equity learning spaces for our Black boys. 

 

**GUEST SPEAKERS**

Dr. Alan Baker, a Houston area native, serves as a chief
contributor to the Houston Heath Department’s Health Access and Equity Team. He is both an operational and subject matter point person in the strategic execution, curriculum development, facilitated training, and planning of Health equity coursework.  Having recently defended his dissertation focused on higher education workplace
equity, his existing work involves a critical exploration of the theories of race and gender in the context of higher education and public administration policy and practice in those labor settings. Mr. Baker has designed and
deployed initiatives to advance and create community-wide opportunities for the development of skills in combating bias and promoting belonging and the
development of knowledge about differences, about the importance of cultural competence, and about the needs of uniquely diverse populations.

 

With over two decades of dedicated experience in education, Dr. Dramaine Freeman's rich and diverse
background spans a broad spectrum of roles. These include substitute teaching, classroom instruction, tutoring, counseling, and administration. His educational
journey started with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Computer Technology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
However, his true passion was ignited by his desire to advocate for all students' aspirations, with a particular focus on empowering Black males.

Dramaine firmly upholds the enduring value of continuous learning and has directed his studies into examining the profound impact of educational structures on minority students and school leadership. This commitment moved him to pursue advanced degrees, acquiring a Master's in Education, a Master's in Administration, an Educational
Specialist license, and a doctoral degree from Appalachian State University, with the research focus of exploring the social perceptions of Black males in
society and how those perceptions impact Black male leaders in K-12 spaces.

 

Nathaniel Smith is an ordained minister and lifelong educator recognized for his leadership across New York State, and by UNCF, NAACP, Marquis Who’s Who and
others. A faith-oriented agent for social justice, Nathaniel shares his gifts and expertise to educate, engage, and empower students, institutions, and
organizations in culturally diverse communities. 
Nathaniel is a doctoral student at the University of Colorado Denver under the mentorship of internationally renowned scholar, Dr. Marvin Lynn. He has been accepted into the 2024 scholarly cohort of the prestigious Asa G.
Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore Research Course on African Americans and Education led by Drs. Jerlando Jackson and Chance Lewis. Nathaniel has spoken
at several national conferences and hosted various educational programs as a discussant alongside revolutionary scholars such as Drs. Michael Eric Dyson,
Gloria Ladson-Billings, Marc Lamont Hill, Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Shaun Harper, and Nikki Giovanni.

 

 

Welcome to the Equity Experience Podcast!



On today's episode, Dr. Karla is sharing 6 ways that K-12 school leaders and educators can support and affirm Black students, 365. Here are some tips that K-12 principals and superintendents can keep at the forefront to help support students all year around:⁠ 1) Identify disproportionate outcomes in data specific to black students 

2) Create a racially inclusive school culture that is not anti-black


3) Examine reasons for low recruitment and retainment of Black teachers, principals and staff

4) Diversify classroom and school library with black authors and artists


5) Organize an African American Parent Task Force

6) Conduct a Black Studies Curriculum Audit



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The Equity Experience Podcast is curated and hosted by Dr.

Karla Manning, Founder of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC. We are a team of educators and researchers dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. Schedule a complimentary discovery call today!

https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins






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**3 Ways to Jumpstart Your Equity Journey in 2024 as a
School Leader**

 

You are a superintendent or principal and your school is
making an unapologetic commitment to focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  You all have had conversations about what this work may look like, you all have received approval from your Board members to move forward and the excitement and energy
is there, in full effect.

However, you may not know exactly how you should move
forward.  How do you “start” DEI? Where
do you begin? What are the first steps to be taken?



In this podcast, I’ll share with you three action steps you
and your leadership team can take in order to start your equity journey.

 

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The Equity Experience Podcast is curated and hosted by Dr.
Karla Manning, Founder of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC. We are a team of educators and researchers dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. We take a collaborative, culturally responsive
approach to every project so that we can help our partners identify and adopt inclusive, responsive policies and practices. Schedule a complimentary discovery call today!
https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit
www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

























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Good day and welcome to episode 66 of The Equity Experience Podcast!



In today’s episode, Dr. Karla is providing some fundamental information about equity audits and how they can be used to address disparities and inequities in school districts.



**What is an equity audit? **


An equity audit is a leadership tool used to collect data for the purpose of identifying the presence and absence of equity within school operations.  Equity inquiry assessments identify and analyze barriers that impedefull participation, access, and opportunity for all students to receive an
equitable and excellent education.

 

In this podcast, I break down why equity audits are important, along with 7 key priority areas that school administrators can focus on when conducting an equity audit. I also share some high-level questions that you can consider as you engage in this evaluation process. The 7 areas that I recommend for conducting equity audits are:


Leadership & Policy
Culture & Climate
Family & Community Engagement
Human Resources
Curriculum & Teaching
District Data with Student Performance Outcomes
Finances, Pay Equity, & Budgeting



Tune in to this episode to learn more information about how these 7 priority areas are foundational when conducting a district-wide equity audit.  



ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:


Episode 66 Podcast Learning Resource Guide by Dr. Karla
Manning: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w_3ZPIQ4BhujCPwYSENZ-ttcfwgwgAmq/view?usp=share_link

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The Equity Experience Podcast is curated and hosted by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are
a team of educators and researchers dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. We take a collaborative, culturally responsive approach to every project so that we can help our partners identify and adopt inclusive, responsive policies and practices. We achieve this using a range of tools, including research and data analysis, practitioner knowledge and experience, stakeholder engagement, research-practice partnerships, and other forms of cross-sector collaboration.



Schedule a complimentary discovery call today!
https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.

 

















































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Good day and good day! Welcome to another episode of The Equity Experience Podcast!

On today's episode, I'm happy to share with you all five (5) films that I've used in my teaching practices to help students think through topics about race, identity, justice, and advocacy.  As a teaching strategy, I think films are powerful tools to promote critical thinking based on the director's interpretation of a topic, the use of visual imagery, and powerful narration and storytelling.  

Listen to episode 65 as I share with you five (5) films that you can use in your school district, organization or classroom to have courageous conversations about race, equity, diversity, and inclusion. 

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The Equity Experience Podcast is curated and hosted by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators and researchers dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. The Equity Leadership Group offers customized training, leadership coaching, strategy planning services, and needs assessment services.  Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.


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Good day and good day! Welcome to episode 64 of The Equity Experience Podcast!

In this podcast, we have a conversation with Dr. Kris DeFilippis about the topics of  disproportionality and root cause analysis. One of the common concerns for people committed to educational equity work is resolving disproportionalities.  Dr. Kris does a great job of explaining how disproportionality manifests within schools, along with suggesting resources for school leaders to consider in doing disproportionality work.

We explore the following the topics:


Defining disproportionality and the importance of this concept
The relationship between disproportionality and educational equity/inequity
Ways that school leaders may identify disproportionalities within school data
Strategies and resources for school leaders who are intentional about remedying disproportionalities

Dr. Kris also suggests the following book titles as additional resources: 


The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race  by Derald Wing Sue
Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading by Marty Linsky and Ronald Heifetz
An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization by Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey, & Matthew Miller 
Learning in a Burning House: Educational Inequality, Ideology, and (Dis)Integration by Sonya Douglass Horsford



For additional resources with this podcast, visit the following link:


Episode 64 Podcast Learning Resource Guide by Dr. Karla Manning

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The Equity Experience Podcast is curated and hosted by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators and researchers dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity and inclusion. The Equity Leadership Group offers customized training, leadership coaching, strategy planning services, and needs assessment services.  Schedule a complimentary discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information.


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