The Grey of Social Issues, Part 2 of 2 - Interview with Dr. Tracey Benson
This week Steve finishes up a 2 part series of the The Grey of some social issues. This week, we talk race with Dr. Tracey Benson, co-author of the book, Unconcious Bias in Schools and founder of the Anti-Racist Leadership Academy. Please listen with an open mind to this important conversation!
More about Tracey - https://traceyabenson.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-race-racism-and-unconscious-bias-in-schools/id1036167679?i=1000473775303
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44788053-unconscious-bias-in-schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVrA24Kkoto
Links from info from the podcast:
https://www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/StudentPlacement/PlanningServices/Documents/2021-22_School%20Diversity%20Report.pdf
https://universitycitypartners.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/5-Research-UCity-Demographics.pdf
Dr. Tracey A. Benson
Author, Academic-Activist, Social Justice Advocate
Dr. Tracey A. Benson is the founder of the Anti-Racist Leadership Institute and co-author of the book Unconscious Racial Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism. He received his doctorate in Education Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and his Masters of School Administration from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
His research focuses on addressing structural and systemic racism in K-12 school systems. He has committed his career to leading for change, courageously addressing entrenched practices that impede lifetime outcomes of students of color, and coaching leaders towards implementing anti-racist, anti-bias policies and curriculum in K-12 schools.
