UNtenurED

UNmaksED

Episode 20 ~ Dr. Michelle Chanda Singh aka The Disengagement Doctor ! We're closing out with a BOLD BLACK BANG! Our Season 2 finale is called UNmaskED—and we came with blueprint energy, brilliance, and a little beautiful disruption. 🎙️✨ Inspired by the spirit of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s iconic “We Wear the Mask,” this episode pulled the mask off systems, stories, and silence. The Disengagement Doctor didn’t just join the conversation—she diagnosed it, named it, and helped us see what it takes to re-engage hearts systems tried to quiet. From AI in classrooms to Black joy in leadership spaces, Insecure or Girlfriends SEL for teachers and more, spades or UNO this wasn’t content—it was cultural correction. And tune in for some “firsts” in this Season 2 closing guest discussion—moments we’ve never had on the mic before, and shifts we didn’t just talk about, but lived in real time. Because when community, critique, and care sit together… disengagement doesn’t stand a chance. 🖤

UNderestimatED

Episode 19 ~ Camille Joy aka THE Audacious Autism Advocate ! In this neuro-affirming conversation, we sit with Camille Joy, author of Moments of Joy: 90 Days of Encouragement for Parents of Children with Special Needs to explore Black AUTISTIC joy to center inclusivity. Sometimes the world underestimates people… until they speak. In this episode we honor National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and Women’s History Month—two reminders that the voices history tried to overlook are often the ones carrying the most wisdom. This conversation is about power, advocacy, motherhood, identity, and the beauty of seeing brilliance where systems once saw limits. Because being underestimated? Sometimes that’s just the prelude to changing the narrative. This episode is an invitation to level up your autism acceptance AND advocacy. Come for the insight. Stay for the affirmation. Leave remembering that Black joy is strategy, language is liberation, and our stories are sacred!

UNleashED

Episode 18 ~ Kleaver Cruz aka THE Dominican Diaspora Dreamer ! In this powerful and soul-centered conversation, we sit with Kleaver Cruz, author of The Black Joy Project, to explore Black joy not as a trend—but as a tool of resistance, a strategy for survival, and a declaration of power. Kleaver, a community organizer and founder of The Black Joy Project, has dedicated his work to uplifting stories that remind us that Black life is not solely defined by struggle—but by brilliance, creativity, tenderness, and triumph. Through their storytelling and organizing, they reframe joy as political, intentional, and deeply rooted in collective memory. Together, we unpack the power of language—how the words we use shape narratives, movements, and even our self-concept. We reflect on the hidden figures of the Black movement—the everyday organizers, cultural architects, artists, and elders whose names may not make headlines but whose impact reshapes generations. We talk Benito Bowl, tostones or maduro, their favorite word, whether they'd go a lifetime without travel or a lifetime without books....and MORE! This episode is an invitation to reimagine resistance. To understand that joy is not a distraction from the work—it is the work. That naming ourselves is power. That remembering our hidden figures is legacy. And that choosing joy, especially in the face of erasure, is one of the most radical acts available to us. Come for the insight. Stay for the affirmation. Leave remembering that Black joy is strategy, language is liberation, and our stories are sacred.

UNshakeable

Episode 17 ~ Evalaurene Jean-Charles aka Mrs. Resistance Rooted Revolutionary! Y'all ready?!? This one is a masterclass in rigor, joy, and righteous resistance. From breaking down Kai Cenat’s reading journey to centering real student voice, Eva reminds us that education done right is liberation in motion. She names what’s straight trash in the system, drops wisdom on staying fulfilled (not fried), and delivers iconic clapbacks in our “They Say / You Say” segment. Find out if spades or uno is her "go to", her Mount Rushmore of revolutionaries, her blueprint for building classrooms rooted in love and power, and proof that teaching is activism when done with intention. This episode kicks off Black History Month with movement-making energy, fearless truth, and receipts. Tap in. Take notes. Stay UNshakeable!

UNentitlED

Episode 16 ~ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah aka Mr. In Action! We're still on the east coast ya'll with another dope soul who centers identity work. Most recently, he was named one of the top 50 Trailblazing Educators by The Educator’s Room for their 2026 Cohort. He's schooling our listeners on going from inaction to in action and his journey of the slow consistent grind where EVERYTHING was earned, hence why he's UNentitlED! Another real one who is a published author/consultant is hitting our Untenured Pod mic. Find out the artist who's swag matches his educational vibe, what has him sayin' "Oh Hell No", whether he's a spades or uno cat, his take on cognitive development, why he challenges and examines the culture of whiteness and if he'd rather teacher the teachers or coach the coaches. You'll also learn one of the books that built him and which historical figure gives him forever inspo on his professional/personal journey. So get ready for another conscious convo for the culture - he'll have you saying I'm ready to learn to RElearn!