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Terri Y. Payne, M.Ed, Ed.S.

Interview Spotlight with Professionals and their take on Educational Issues. 

Episodes

  1. 10/18/2020 ·  Bonus

    Season 1 Special Episode: The Danger of An Educated Black Woman

    Join me  as I converse with Educated Black Females  and their take on their obstacles during their journey as Educators.  Stephanie Spivey, New Orleans, LA native  and Toi Robinson-Trice, New York native and Atlanta transplant who both currently reside in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have had the honor of working with them to change generations of our children. Educators by heart, yet passionate and vocal about impacting systemic change to build bridges out of poverty. "So my passion is moving or, related to that bridge out of poverty and impacting  systemic change.  I like to think of myself as an activist and that is what I do. [I am] not linked to a specific organization--it's just who I am." Stephanie Spivey, Educational  Administrator & EC Educator Community Activist Educated Black Woman "[What Power means...] Basically, [it can be used] in a negative way or positive way.  You can have the power to make changes, to make decisions, to influence them or to, even to blackmail them. You know, so if [they] don't do this a certain way, give them the ultimatum. [To use power] on the positive side you can be that trailblazer for the person and set things in order for them." Toi Robinson-Trice, EC Educator Super Mom, Wife, Encourager & Motivator Educated Black Woman For more information on the Culture of Power in Education, read this article by Lisa Delpit.  The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People's Children  And if you are interested in helping with us organize a National Black Woman's Day Off contact us at www.welcometopaynesville.com.

  2. 09/19/2020

    Season 1 Chapter 3: Bally Boys to Men: A Lesson in Growth & Survival Part 1

    Join us as we stroll down Memory Lane with two members of the Bally Boys crew, Sie "Tito" Singleton in Las Vegas, Nevada and Derrick Dickerson in Ypsilanti, Michigan as we discuss school, growing up in the late 80's, and social issues. "Looking back now, you know, as I'm raising [my children], I understand. And the importance parental advising as well as participation. They were really into our education, and my mother and I speak a lot about that till this day. My mother sometimes looks back at it and thinks, "Was I too rough on you all and this and that?" I'm like Mama, you [have] your baby girl [she] is a lawyer and doing something at America Bank in Ann Arbor, your baby boy, my little brother's a school teacher in Ann Arbor Public Schools system, [the] same system that helped raise us--[with] his Master's Degree." Derrick Dickerson Trailblazer in the Automotive Industry "I tell everyone, and I'm not just saying this I'm on the phone with y'all, but the people that I met in Ann Arbor were probably some of the most quality people I've ever experienced in my life. Just my whole demeanor was different. When I was living in Ann Arbor, I did better in school. Jail wasn't my bag--it wasn't my thing. I tell people I [have] a relationship with God on my own. I had to go to church as a kid and all that.  Until I became an adult and saw that prayer works and just talking to God about a situation that you may be going through and you start to slowly, gradually can see changes and I just believe in you get what you get.  If you're just putting bad energy out into the atmosphere, you're going to get back bad energy." Sie "Tito" Singleton Low-Volt Electrician by Trade Sneaker King Extraordinaire ***This episode will be continued in Bally Boys to Men Part 1-2.***  Stay Tuned

  3. 09/07/2020 ·  Bonus

    Chapter 2 Black Lives Matter in the Era of Colorblindness Bonus Episode

    Owner & Founder of KingVillz music, my former student Dionte' Villia' is doing it big!  Excelling academically, accomplished athlete, and fighting social injustice.  Listen as he gives his take on Black Lives Matter & what needs to be done in order to make real change. "That's what Black Lives Matter is--that fight for people to understand, because there's some ignorant people that don't want to, they don't want to open their eyes to the reality that we have to face.  Black Lives Matter is just  educating those people. It's that continuous fight.  For me, at least it was always an understanding that because of the color of my skin, I would always be at a disadvantage and it didn't matter what I did. So if I walked in the street, police would be looking towards me who's not really doing anything, versus a white person across the street that's actually committing a crime just because of the color of my skin. It's created the vibe of having this negative stereotype that black people are evil, manipulative problem makers, and it gives this privilege towards people with lighter skin tone. It's a difficult fight. Because as a young black man growing up in America, your faced with [a lot], you're already in a ruthless environment 99% of the time, because of the poverty stricken places, you probably grew up in. I grew up in New Orleans. The murder rate was insanely high, especially after Katrina.  We actually have to work 10 times harder than the average person just to get to where we need to be."

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Interview Spotlight with Professionals and their take on Educational Issues.