The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators
The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators aims to document and honor the lived experiences of Black educators who have decided to leave the profession. Rooted in archival justice, the podcast elevates their stories as a powerful form of truth-telling, healing, and resistance. It serves as an oral history archive capturing the experiences of Black educators across the U.S. By highlighting Black voices and their reasons for leaving or staying, it ignites important conversations about wellness, racial battle fatigue, and what is needed to transform educational spaces into environments where Black educators can thrive.
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The Tax We Pay with Kelly Mitchell
Kelly Mitchell's journey through education is a crash course in recognizing when systems are working exactly as designed...not for us. From stumbling into teaching via Craigslist after the 2009 recession, to middle school math teacher, to high school dean managing 350 students, to state workforce d…
A Love Letter to the Bronx with Kai-Ama Hamer
Kai Hamer's journey from aspiring rapper to special education teacher to parent engagement director is a love letter to the Bronx. Starting in shelters and after-school programs, she spent 10+ years teaching in her own neighborhood, collecting kids from behind soda machines, visiting grandmothers w…
Hustle, Heart & HBCU Love with Latoya Turner
This conversation is a testament to how classroom teaching can birth movements that extend far beyond what we could ever imagine.In this episode, Dr. Asia sits down with Latoya Turner, M.A., a Detroit-born educator, author, and filmmaker who spent 13 years in the classroom before pivoting to crea…
Saying No To Unconditional Service with Dr. Jessica Reed-Thomas
Her closing words? Joy chaser. And she means it.Born in Anchorage, raised to become a lawyer, and fully resistant to the classroom, Jessica Reed-Thomas, Ed.D., fought off teaching for years. Then, a mentor, a university employee with good intuition and an air-conditioned education building at T…
"All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk" with Nye Trusty
Nye Trusty brings a candid, layered, and deeply necessary conversation about identity, belonging, and why representation without inclusion is just window dressing.She's worn many names and even more hats: teacher, coach, doctoral student, and now nonprofit founder. In this episode, she gets raw a…
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Saying No To Unconditional Service with Dr. Jessica Reed-Thomas
When Black Educators Lose The Fight
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What Black Women Tell Me Off Mic
Saying No To Unconditional Service with Dr. Jessica Reed-Thomas
“My Mom Was Right”: What Families Know About Teaching That We Ignore
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When Black Educators Lose The Fight
There’s a moment when a Black educator realizes they are not just tired…they have exhausted all of their options.I heard that moment in real time during a recent conversation on The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators.…
What Black Women Tell Me Off Mic
What Black Women Tell Me Off MicThe Overlooked Role Some Black Men Play In Pushing Black Women Out of EducationAfter years of listening to Black women educators across the country, I noticed a truth we cannot keep ignoring.After years of recor…
“My Mom Was Right”: What Families Know About Teaching That We Ignore
Before she became a teacher, Kelly Mitchell’s mom questioned her decision. And later, after everything Kelly experienced in education, she said plainly, "My mom was right." That moment didn’t surprise me, but it sat with me. Because I of…
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