Episode 33: No Country For Black Men (feat. Dr. Kimberly Underwood & Dr. Eddie Moore Jr.)

by Ed Post Staff

Oct 2, 2019 4:00 am

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Kimberly Underwood and Dr. Eddie Moore Jr. about the lack of black male educators in American classrooms. You’ll learn about the historical and systemic causes for the lack of black male educators, the negative impact it has on students of color, and the steps that are being taken to improve the situation. [spp-player url=http://traffic.libsyn.com/voices4ed/33_-_Education_Post_-_No_Country_For_Black_Men.mp3] [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“Future teachers, doctors, lawyers: they have to develop in a diversified environment and teaching is that profession that best helps them do that.” – Dr. Kimberly Underwoodu0022] u003ch1u003eEpisode Details:u003c/h1u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eWhy we need more black male educatorsu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow teacher preparation programs are failing to prepare teachers for student diversityu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhy there are so few black male educatorsu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow to care for black teachers burdened with the responsibility of coaching and disciplining students of coloru003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e u003ch1u003eLinks Mentioned:u003c/h1u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://research.phoenix.edu/users/kimberly-underwoodu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eKimberly Underwoodu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.eddiemoorejr.comu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eEddie Moore Jr.u003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.phoenix.edu/content/dam/uopx/doc/external/having-our-say.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eHaving Our Sayu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“It’s not like black people just decided to disappear from the education of kids of color. There has been legislation and policies involved with the absence of black people in the classroom.” – Eddie Moore Jr.u0022]