EP 02 | Virtual and Anti-racist Initiatives. D&I in Today's Context, with Brendon Jobs

Brendon and Natalia chatted the day after George Floyd was murdered. They chatted with heavy hearts and the conversation naturally centered around what advocates of diversity and inclusion can do in this moment given the current state of Black life in America and given the surrounding context of the pandemic.

For many of us in the diversity and inclusion space, this time has been both personally and professionally taxing. Brendon's reflective and thoughtful energy shines through this podcast in full force. Hopefully, it will give you both the pause and the fuel to keep going.

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Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity - https://nationalseedproject.org/

• The White Privilege Knapsack - https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf

• Imani Perry - https://aas.princeton.edu/people/imani-perry

• Mark Bracket - https://www.marcbrackett.com/

• Calendly - https://calendly.com/

• The Pandemic is A Portal - https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca

• George Floyd's Murder in Minneapolis - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html

• Birder in Central Park - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/nyregion/amy-cooper-christian-central-park-video.html

• Building Anti-Racist White Educators - https://barwe215.weebly.com/

• Stamped from the Beginning - https://www.amazon.com/Stamped-Beginning-Definitive-History-National/dp/1568585985

• America's Racial Contract is Showing, The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/americas-racial-contract-showing/611389/

• Stamped from the Beginning - https://www.amazon.com/Stamped-Beginning-Definitive-History-National/dp/1568585985

• Building Anti-Racist White Educators - https://barwe215.weebly.com/

Featured Guest Bio

Brendon Jobs (he/him) promotes equity and inclusion as Director of Diversity & Inclusion at the Haverford School for Boys. A veteran educator of the Philadelphia School District, Brendon has taught for over 13 years. The first six with scholars at The Philadelphia High School for Girls (Girls' High) before three with the musician scholars at the Girard Academic Music Program (GAMP). He now teaches Modern World History and Modern Black Lives as a member of the Upper School Faculty. His development as an educator has been largely self-directed, but indelibly shaped by experiences as a James Madison Fellow, Lehrman Fellow, a National Constitution Center Annenberg Fellow, an Education Pioneer with the SEED Foundation in Washington D.C., and an active member of Philadelphia’s teacher leader community via work with Teacher Action Group (TAG).

In Depth training with Penn GSE's Racial Empowerment Collaborative and the Race Institute informs his approach to building inclusive communities. Brendon also adjuncts history methods at Penn GSE with the Independent School Residency Program. He believes in the power of mentorship and the urgent need for diversification of America's Teacher Workforce. As an on-site consultant for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he wrote "Diversity in the Teacher Workforce: The Demographic Imperative & Talking about Race in Schools." In 2014, he published the chapter "Productive Mistakes: Teacher Mentorship & Teach for America" in the book Teach For America Counter-Narratives: Alumni Speak Up and Speak Out. Brendon holds a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University and M.S.Ed. in Teaching, Learning & Curriculum from the University of Pennsylvania.

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