Children see race. We want to learn more about what that means. Hear parents, scholars, illustrators, artists, and more explore how race impacted them as a child and how it affects their lives today. In My Skin is a production of P.R.I.D.E. -- Positive Racial Identity in Early Education -- a University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development program.
How Parents and Teachers Can Nurture Black Children
Why is culture such a critical component of nurturing Black Children? Parent, author, and founder of BrownMamas.com Muffy Mendoza explains at the 2019 P.R.I.D.E. Speaker Series event on May 2, 2019.
2 May 2023
Freedom Schools with Tamanika Howze, Part 2
Part 2 of the Freedom School - In My Skin Podcast. We have as our guest a beloved local hero here in Pittsburgh, Miss Tamanika Howze. On this episode, we explore the fundamental question of what it takes to reach, engage, affirm and teach black children primarily through the lens of Freedom Schools. The Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools Program originates from the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964, first developed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, otherwise known as SNCC. It brought college students from around the country to Mississippi to secure justice and voting rights for black citizens. These early Freedom schools aimed to keep black children and youth safe and give them rich educational experiences not offered in Mississippi's public schools. In a variety of makeshift settings, college student volunteers provided instruction in reading, writing, humanities, mathematics and science, along with subjects not taught in Mississippi public schools such as black history and constitutional rights.
2 May 2023
Freedom Schools with Tamanika Howze, Part 1
Today on the In My Skin Podcast, we have as our guest a beloved local hero here in Pittsburgh, Miss Tamanika Howze. On this episode, we explore the fundamental question of what it takes to reach, engage, affirm and teach black children primarily through the lens of Freedom Schools. The Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools Program originates in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964, first developed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, otherwise known as SNCC. It brought college students from around the country to Mississippi to secure justice and voting rights for black citizens. These early Freedom schools aimed to keep black children and youth safe and give them rich educational experiences not offered in Mississippi's public schools. In a variety of makeshift settings, college student volunteers provided instruction in reading, writing, humanities, mathematics and science, along with subjects not taught in Mississippi public schools such as black history and constitutional rights.
16 Jun 2022
Dr. Aisha White and Jamilla Rice, Part 2
In part 2 of their conversation, new host Medina Jackson continues her conversation with two champions for Black children's education, identity and justice, Dr. Aisha White, Director of The PRIDE Program, and her daughter, Jamilla Rice, a voracious reader, writer, social justice focused educator and recipient of the 2009 Milken Family Foundation Teacher of the Year Award for the state of Pennsylvania.
16 Jun 2022
Dr. Aisha White and Jamilla Rice, Part 1
In part 1 of 2, new host Medina Jackson speaks with two champions for Black children's education, identity and justice, Dr. Aisha White, Director of The PRIDE Program, and her daughter, Jamilla Rice, a voracious reader, writer, social justice focused educator and recipient of the 2009 Milken Family Foundation Teacher of the Year Award for the state of Pennsylvania.
8 Sept 2020
How Implicit Bias Affects Children: Introduction
Part one of our four-part series on implicit bias starts by asking: what is implicit bias? Listen along as colleagues take the Harvard Implicit Association Test and we begin to learn how bias affects children.
8 Sept 2020
How Implicit Bias Affects Children: Punishment
How does implicit bias affect punishment of children in school? Listen to part 2 of our 4-part series on implicit bias, featuring Yale scholar Dr. Walter Gilliam.
8 Sept 2020
How Implicit Bias Affects Children: Language
How do we choose what languages we value in school? In part 3 of our series on implicit bias, we look at language -- specifically, AAVE -- and the bias against home language.
8 Sept 2020
How Implicit Bias Affects Children: Solutions
Solving the problem of implicit bias is a monumental task. We examine one solution in the final episode of our 4-part series on bias.
26 Apr 2019
What is a Racially Responsive Community?
This bonus podcast features Dr. Valerie Kinloch, dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, addressing how to build and sustain racially responsive communities. This was the keynote speech in the Spring 2018 P.R.I.D.E. Speaker Series.
11 Apr 2019
Children are not Colorblind
For years, the prevailing notion was that children do not see color. But as Dr. Erin Winkler explains, it is clear that children are not colorblind. Listen to Dr. Winkler's speech from the Fall 2018 P.R.I.D.E. Speaker Series.
4 Apr 2019
Representing African Countries in Illustrations
The Africa that Elizabeth Zunon saw as a child was often different than the one she saw depicted in books. So now, she creates art that shows the beauty and power of countries throughout Africa. Says Zunon, "I want to represent different cultures of the world in a positive light."
28 Mar 2019
Centering Race Conversations on Children
How do you guard against defensiveness when having conversations about race? For early education scholar Petrea Hicks, it starts with focusing the conversation on children.
21 Mar 2019
"Over time, I recognized I was Black."
As a child, Iheoma Iruka bounced between the United States and Nigeria, struggling to find a place to belong. Today, she is a one of the foremost scholars on race and young children, in particular young Black boys. But she is also a mother to young children. In this episode of In My Skin, we talked about how her childhood informed her view of race and how she balances her role as a parent with that of being an expert on race and young children.
14 Mar 2019
“I can still remember what it was like as a child. I believe that’s a gift”
Floyd Cooper is one of the most prolific artists and illustrators working today, having illustrated more than 100 books, many of which feature Black children. That's not by accident either. Cooper's work is rooted in race.
7 Mar 2019
"How can we work towards social change?"
Growing up in a loving Trinidadian household helped fuel Dr. Kerry Ann Escayg's passion for bringing an antiracism lens to early childhood learning. As she puts it, "The ideologies of race serve as a legitimating glue to condone and to perpetuate many forms of racial injustices." Dr. Escayg is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
28 Feb 2019
“There’s no universal character of a Black kid.”
Illustrator and artist Frank Morrison almost had his gift for art stymied as a young child. But with a little inspiration – and some break dancing – he persevered, creating imagery that depicts young Black children with a blend of musicality, rhythm, and love.
18 Feb 2019
Mamie Clark, before the Doll Study
Before Mamie Clark and her husband Kenneth became known for their groundbreaking study on race and childhood, she was Mamie Phipps, a child in a small Arkansas town acutely aware of her own race.
The first full episode of In My Skin debuts on Thursday, February 28.
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