Trailer: Come Sit at the Blackboard
Trailer: Come sit at the Blackboard
The Blackboard Podcast is a space to talk honestly about what’s happening in early childhood education—and what should be happening instead.
In this trailer episode, Dr. DeJohnette introduces the purpose and vision behind The Blackboard Podcast, inviting educators, families, students, and community members into conversations that move beyond surface-level discussions of equity. This podcast brings research out of the academy and into community, making it accessible, relevant, and actionable.
The Blackboard Podcast brings together scholarship, lived experience, and real stories to challenge harmful narratives and center the experiences of Black children in early learning spaces.
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About the host
Dr. Michelle DeJohnette is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Studies at Cal Poly Pomona. Her work focuses on preparing early childhood educators to teach critically and responsibly through anti-racist and social justice frameworks. Drawing on critical theories and culturally responsible pedagogy, her research interrogates how systems of discipline, punishment, and surveillance reproduce inequities and anti-Blackness in Black children’s early learning experiences.
Across her teaching, research, and public scholarship, Dr. DeJohnette is committed to building inclusive, liberatory learning spaces where all children and families are seen, valued, and supported.
Credits
- Cover art by: Emporium Designs; Podcast Branding
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Welcome to the Blackboard Podcast, where we are rewriting the narrative in early childhood education. I'm Dr. Michelle DeJonnette, an assistant professor of Early Childhood Studies.My work focuses on the inequities and anti blackness shaping Black children's earliest learning experiences.Early learning spaces should be filled with joy and justice, but too often Black children experience surveillance and punishment instead of the freedom to play and learn. Research helps explain why this happens, but too often that knowledge stays within academic circles and out of reach for people who need it most.This podcast is here to bridge that gap.Each episode brings together scholars, educators and families to share stories, challenge harmful systems and make the data make sense as we center the brilliance of Black children. If you're an early educator, a parent, a student or someone committed to building liberatory classrooms, this space is for you.Follow the Blackboard Podcast on Instagram and join us as we uplift voices, expose injustice and imagine liberated futures for our children.
