https://www.13blacktownstour.com https://studio.youtube.com/video/5Phj93CKxjs/edit These are intense times, with battles being fought in school districts over how and what today’s students should be learning about this country’s history. Many of us are waking up to the fact that parts of this country’s history, the parts about which no one can feel any pride, have been and continue to be buried, withheld, and intentionally covered up. One of the many things I found most fascinating about conversation with Derrick Smith, the Young Black Mayor, is his positive and constructive approach to turning things around for everyone’s benefit… and by everyone, I mean all Americans, whatever the color of their skin. Education is how we become stronger as a nation… and Derrick is committed to education that not only informs but also entertains. Derrick has a big-hearted and worthwhile vision for how his community can independently grow and thrive, and I loved talking with this wise and creative gentleman. See if you agree about the positive value of his ideas and his vision. Thank you for joining me on this the One White Woman podcast. My name is Nini White and this podcast is my way to learn and grow, by sharing my learning journey, one conversation at a time to move out of the cluelessness in which I’ve been swimming my entire life, and I want to breathe the clean fresh air of unaltered facts, because as James Baldwin famously said, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” Thank you again for sharing these conversations with me. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/onewhiteteacher/message