Black Children & Identity Formation in American Public Schools
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What a delightful conversation filled with research, real and laughter. This is an educational conversation around identity formation and African-American children. Another conversation that can extend beyond this episode due to the depth of the conversation. A little about my guest -
Darnell Leatherwood is an award winning speaker, educator, and businessman. A doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago, he has authored peer reviewed scholarly articles in a variety of academic journals, serves as a founding member of Thrive Chicago’s & President Barack Obama’s My Brother's Keeper Alliance Action Team in Chicago, and serves as a Young Scholar on The Journal of Negro Education Editorial/Advisory Board out of Howard University in Washington DC. Additionally and maybe most notably, Darnell is the founder and CEO of Black Boys Shine, a campaign to illuminate the character and contributions of Black boys and men nationally and internationally (www.BlackBoysShine.com). Darnell and his work has been featured in various media outlets nationally. To learn more about Darnell and his work click here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/darnell-leatherwood-660b3021) and follow him on IG @therealdarnellleatherwood.
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