Belonging
A podcast about reckoning, reconciliation, and rebuilding. The first season of Belonging follows teachers and students from across the U.S. on a journey to confront their biases and build classrooms where students can bring their full selves. Teachers have the power to affirm students’ identities. Unchecked teacher bias can cause harm.Young people’s perspectives can spark the change needed to build belonging in schools. Featuring original music by high school students in New York City and Chicago. Explore more at www.soundsofbelonging.com
Episodes
9 episodes
Episode 07: Unchained Memory
“How would things have been different if we’d been able to talk about all this sooner?”-Maya WannerDuring a discussion with Erica, Maya Wanner, a documentary film graduate student at Northwestern University, emphasized the significan...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:25
Is It Freedom?
Is It Freedom? is a song featured in Episode 06: Where Do We Go. The song is the result of a unique collaboration between Jorie, Erica’s niece, and Larii, a young Chicago-based artist.
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Season 1
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3:54
Episode 06: Where Do We Go?
Erica‘s quest to advocate for her niece, Jorie, hits a wall when Jorie’s teacher doesn’t respond to an offer to learn about the history of Juneteenth and visit nearby Eatonville, the first all-Black municipality that Erica‘s family established....
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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26:08
Episode 05: The Invisible Child
What happens when students’ identities are not reflected in the curriculum? Erica connects with an Asian American mother concerned with the lack of representation of Asians in the curriculum. The mother questions her own child’s teacher in Broo...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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26:00
Programming Pause
Erica pauses programming and encourages us all to think deeply about Independence Day and what it means to be free.
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Season 1
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2:29
Episode 04: Homeplace
Erica reconnects with her third grade teacher, and tells her that her classroom was the first place she felt she belonged in school. The idea of a “homeplace” is further explored with an educator in Queens who established a Black affinity group...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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23:54
Episode 03: The Problem with Blindspots
This podcast used to have a different name: Blindspots. Erica explores her own biases and responsibility for inclusion by talking to a writing teacher who is blind. A new name for the podcast is born: Belonging.To hold her...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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24:05
Episode 02: Pride and Prejudice
Erica’s classroom was right next door to her wife’s classroom, but nobody at school knew they were married. They built a safe space that allowed them to grow. And they want to hear from others who “have the gall to live their truth.”Eri...
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Episode 2
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25:41