Most students in U.S. public schools are young people of color. Over 80% of their teachers are white. How do white educators understand and address these dynamics? And how must they evolve to create liberatory learning for their students and themselves? This podcast brings white educators into critical conversation with Dr. Christopher Emdin and sam seidel, co-editors of From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood: Reflections on Race, Culture, and Identity (Beacon, 2024).
From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood
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Most students in U.S. public schools are young people of color. Over 80% of their teachers are white. How do white educators understand and address these dynamics? And how must they evolve to create liberatory learning for their students and themselves? This podcast brings white educators into critical conversation with Dr. Christopher Emdin and sam seidel, co-editors of From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood: Reflections on Race, Culture, and Identity (Beacon, 2024).
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September 1, 2025
Live at SXSW EDU 2025
<p>Podcast co-hosts and co-editors of the book From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood, Dr. Christopher Emdin and sam seidel speak with Isabel Huff and Corey Scholes in front of a live audience at SXSW EDU. Isabel is the Editorial Assistant for From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood. Corey Scholes is a lifelong educator and proud mom. She is also the author of an essay in From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood, titled “Don’t Waste Your White.” At the end of the episode, the editors and author take questions from the audience at SXSW EDU.</p><p><br></p><p>Grab the book and share your thoughts at <a href="http://fromwhitefolks.org/">fromwhitefolks.org</a></p><p><br></p><p>Special thanks to the SXSW EDU team for making this episode possible.</p>
October 17, 2024
The State Trooper is Me
<p>Podcast co-hosts and co-editors of the book <em>From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood</em>, Dr. Christopher Emdin and sam seidel speak with Adam Seidel. Adam is a third-generation educator, a parent (of two humans and many plants), and a partner who lives with his family in his childhood home and roots for the Celtics. He is also the author of an essay in <em>From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood</em>. In the essay, titled “Much Like All of the Last,” Adam takes us into a moment in his career as a school leader when he hears the dashcam recording of Sandra Bland’s traffic stop and recognizes himself in the voice of the state trooper screaming at her. In this podcast episode, Adam talks with Chris and sam about his inspiration for writing the piece, his reflections on it now, and whether or not the piece is hopeful.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Grab the book and share your thoughts at <a href="http://fromwhitefolks.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fromwhitefolks.org</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>This episode was edited by Isabel Huff.</p>
October 9, 2024
Well, All White, Y'all
<p>Podcast co-host and co-editor of the book <em>From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood</em>, sam seidel speak speaks with Marguerite W. Penick and Kyle P. Steele. Marguerite is a professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and a co-editor of several books, including <em>The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys </em>and <em>Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls</em>. Kyle is an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Literacy, and Social Foundations at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. Together, they are the authors of an essay in <em>From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood</em>. In the essay, titled “Whiteness Upon Whiteness,” Marguerite and Kyle share stories and lessons from their work to challenge white and middle-class notions of what K–12 teaching and learning should look like in favor of more inclusive alternatives, and to help the student teachers they train to do the same. In this episode, they talk with sam about their experiences going from being students in largely white schools to teachers in largely BIPOC schools to professors of education in a largely white teacher education program.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Grab the book and share your thoughts at <a href="http://fromwhitefolks.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">fromwhitefolks.org</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>This episode was edited by Isabel Huff.</p>
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