The urgency is measurable. According to the National Science Foundation's 2026 State of U.S. Science and Engineering, only 47 percent of Black public-high-school students attended schools offering the full range of mathematics, science and computer-science courses examined by the agency, compared with 55 percent of White students and 69 percent of Asian students. Black students constituted 15 percent of high-school enrollment but only 8 percent of AP science enrollment and 6 percent of AP mathematics enrollment. These and other facts matter.
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What does it mean to prepare young people for a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, connected technologies, automation and rapidly evolving digital systems—while ensuring they understand that their relationship to science and technology did not begin with the modern technology industry?
This edition of Profound Conversations ThoughtCast™ brings engineering educator and Conscious Ingenuity creator Dr. Oya Adwoa Ma’at into dialogue with psychologist Dr. Mwata Sankara Khairi to examine technological preparation for young Black students, through the interconnected lenses of STEM education, African-centered education (ACSE), identity, critical thinking and human development.
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14 Aug 2026
Beyond Mainstreet:
Economic transformation rarely begins inside government policy or corporate boardrooms. More often, it begins in trusted community spaces where people gather, exchange ideas, solve local challenges, and build relationships capable of creating lasting institutions.
This episode of Profound Conversations examines what it takes to build an economy that is locally rooted, technologically sophisticated, and globally connected. Rather than viewing neighborhood development, artificial intelligence, food systems, and international trade as separate conversations, this dialogue explores them as interconnected components of a new architecture for community wealth and self-determination.
Joining the discussion are three nationally respected innovators whose work represents different points along the same continuum.
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19 May 2026
The Architecture of Extraction:
The Architecture of Extraction:
Private Equity State Capitalism and the Sacred Economics of Human Resilience
Jerome Paige reintroduces the framework from his recent book—"private equity state capitalism"—describing it as an attempt to define the disturbing contemporary system of governance, one that prioritizes the extraction and concentration of value, often at the expense of marginalized communities. Out of this context, Jerome Paige and his brother offer the concept of “African Americanism”—a living tradition, distilling the everyday strategies and survival skills passed down through Black history. The premise: to move Black history from mere remembrance to active application, useful “24/7, 365” as a toolkit for resilience and change.
African Americanism, as Jerome Paige outlines, offers a “fourfold path,” beginning with the courage to “testify, talk truth to power, and say what’s real.” In a climate that obstructs open expression and collective organization, this first step is both radical and essential.
Profound Conversations is written and produced by the AALIANETWORK; Technical Production by Erika Christie; Associate Producer Wanda Belle; Moderator/ Navigator Dr. Mwata Sankara (Kevin Washington).
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