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We Gon’ Learn Today: Educational Inequity with Zakiya Naema Jackson

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Truth's Table

Religion & Spirituality

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Our “We Gon’ Learn Today” series is back! Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Zakiya Naema Jackson to talk about educational inequity. Zakiya is the Vice President of Advocacy for the Expectations Project, where she oversees advocacy campaigns and executes learning experiences on education equity, emphasizing systemic policy changes. She also engages in strategic planning for faith communities and clergy to utilize their experience as they advocate for change. Zakiya loves to help people grow, heal and transform their pursuit of justice and equity. Working in public schools, nonprofits and corporations for over 16 years, Zakiya believes in addressing systemic problems individually and corporately. She started her career as a preschool teacher and social worker, went on to get her MBA and now works extensively with communities of faith and. generally with people of color addressing justice issues. Based in Washington DC, Zakiya loves taking long walks, supporting local business, visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture and otherwise enjoying her community. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Follow Zakiya Naema Jackson: Twitter: @Zakiyanaemajack @expectproject Instagram: @ladyzlove Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable Merchandise: https://teespring.com/shop/truthstable?pid=46&cid=2742 Truth’s Table Discount on the Dwell Bible App: To get started with Dwell, go to [dwellapp.io/truthstable] to get 10% off a yearly subscription, or 33% off Dwell for life. 33% off means you save $50, so make sure to visit [dwellapp.io/truthstable] and commit to scripture for the rest of this year—or for life. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:35.5

Hey y'all, welcome to Truths Table. Midwives of Culture for Grace and Truth. I'm a

0:39.6

committee and I'm Christina. This table is built by black woman and four black women. So

0:44.4

welcome to the table. See how you're doing, girl. Well, I'm I'm living out here in and

0:50.4

else's castle from um from the movie Frozen. That's how I'm doing. How are you doing? I did not

0:57.6

move to the selfless. Okay. That's why I left the midwives. Stop it. Stop it. Hey, I'm I am good.

1:06.4

I am good. You know, yes, I mean, I don't know. I'm not an else's, you know,

1:10.8

cast but you know, but you know, let's call this. There's a little snow on the ground, but you know,

1:16.8

it's all right. I'm grateful for shelter. Yes. Okay. You're living in my part of the country.

1:21.9

Come on. It's a it's a it's a peaceable place. A piece of that place.

1:29.7

And I'm just really, really, um, first of all, I'm just excited about this series. So we

1:34.8

go learn about it. Um, and I am just so excited about who we have at the table. We have our friends

1:42.6

the key at Jackson at the table with us. Hey, is it? Yeah. Happy to look girl. Hey, hey, I'm doing

1:49.2

great. I'm thinking about the people in the south. Yes, please think about them and pray for them.

1:55.3

Yes, all. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. We're so glad to have you at the

2:01.2

table and y'all, um, just in case you don't know what we've been to talk about today. We are in

2:07.1

the series. We're going to learn today. And the topic on the table is educational inequity,

2:13.6

which is why we have our brilliant sisters, the key at Jackson at the table. And let me tell you a

2:18.8

little something about this sister. Okay. The key is the vice president of advocacy for the

2:24.2

expectations project where she oversees advocacy campaigns and executes learning experiences on

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