Welcome to the TeachHER Podcast Powered by The Innocent Brown Girl Project. Our mission is to convey strategies for Grit & Grace with educators and advocates of African American and Latina Girls. Thank you for joining us today.

Today, our guest is St. Clair Detrick-Jules. St. Clair is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, author, activist, and public speaker. She captures personal stories and intimate moments centering Black liberation, immigrant justice, and women's rights. An Afro-Caribbean artist who remains rooted in her community, St. Clair grounds her work in radical love, joy, and the knowledge that a more just world is possible.

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St. Claire Detrick-Jules (Website)

Books Mentioned:

My Beautiful Black Hair

My Hair Is Like The Sun

Welcome to the TeachHER Podcast Powered by The Innocent Brown Girl Project. Our mission is to convey strategies for Grit & Grace with educators and advocates of African American and Latina Girls. Thank you for joining us today.

Today, our guest is Derrin Moore. Derrin Moore has coached gymnastics for over 25 years, including numerous State, Regional, and National Champions. She is the owner of In Flight Gymnastics & Circus in Decatur, GA. She had a goal to reach the underserved communities of Metro Atlanta by providing gymnastics and circus to youth of color. Her goal was reached and is still thriving through her nonprofit Take Flight (official partner of Cirque du Soleil's Cirque du Monde Program). In addition to her gymnastics career, Coach Derrin is also the Director of ELEMENT circus + entertainment (a professional circus troupe that performs throughout the Southeast) and the founder of Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (an advocacy organization helping to guide Black and brown gymnasts through their acrobatic careers).

She is also the owner of CooperRose™- an eco-friendly baby brand advocating for natural parenting in communities lacking support. While searching for cloth diapers, Derrin realized there was a completely new world of alternatives to grandma’s diapers and huge diaper pins. However, the folks in her community knew nothing about them. She founded CooperRose™ as a means of providing information, resources, and products to parents who may not otherwise be aware of their options. Through the successes of CooperRose™, she founded Mama SoKo Collective: Black Owned Natural Parenting Companies, curating events to promote entrepreneurship and healing in our communities.

Each of Derrin Moore’s companies began with a burning desire to share knowledge and fill a need. She saw a need and blazed a trail to meet it, clearing a path for others in the process. Whether coaching gymnasts or encouraging moms, Derrin is always ready to fight the good fight. Community engagement, advancement, and advocacy remain at the forefront of her endeavors.

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Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (Instagram)

Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (Facebook)

Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (Twitter)

HBCU Gymnastics Alliance (Instagram)

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Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (Website)

Welcome to the TeachHER Podcast Powered by The Innocent Brown Girl Project. Our mission is to convey strategies for Grit & Grace with educators and advocates of African American and Latina Girls. Thank you for joining us today.

Today, our guest is Amber Wilson. Amber has over 20 years of non-profit experience as a direct service provider, managing community-based programs, and leading department-wide culture improvement, training, and retention efforts. Her advocacy, change management, management roles, training, and team building/connecting experience motivated her to transition from nonprofit manager to coach and consultant.

Amber graduated from the Illustrious Dillard University in 2008 with a BA in Mass Communications. In 2012, she received an MPA from the University of New Orleans with a concentration in Non-Profit Leadership.

Today, Amber supports nonprofit and social service organizations in optimizing personal and organizational success through human-centered, compassionate, authentic, and transformative coaching. Amber’s work focuses on transformative journeys toward self-discovery and growth that support an individual’s professional and personal lives.

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Coach Amber (E-Mail)

Welcome to the TeachHER Podcast Powered by The Innocent Brown Girl Project. Our mission is to convey strategies for Grit & Grace with educators and advocates of African American and Latina Girls. Thank you for joining us today.

Today, our guest is Jasmyn Williams. Jasmyn is a proud inner-city educator whose mission is to change the narrative and teaching practices associated with urban school districts. She currently serves as an instructional coach and dean in East Cleveland, Ohio. She is ruthless in her pursuit of raising awareness and accountability for the quality of care and instruction that students receive. Jasmyn loves supporting Black children and feels that prioritizing teacher wellness and development directly impacts student well-being and achievement. In addition to working in the school building, she is an educational consultant and founder of The Urban Edu. Through speaking engagements, professional development facilitation, and coaching, she works to create meaningful learning opportunities to allow educators to learn, unlearn, and thrive. In all, she is committed to empowering teachers and school leaders to foster a restorative school culture, elevate student experience and achievement, and catalyze healing and transformation within their practice.

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The Urban Edu (Instagram)

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The Urban Edu (Website)

Books Mentioned:

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (Amazon)

Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls (Amazon)

Cultivating Joyful Learning Spaces for Black Girls: Insights into Interrupting School Pushout

Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community (Amazon)

Welcome to the TeachHER Podcast Powered by The Innocent Brown Girl Project. Our mission is to convey strategies for Grit & Grace with educators and advocates of African American and Latina Girls. Thank you for joining us today.

Today, our guest is Kyonna Hardy. Kyonna is a former high school teacher who taught for almost 10 years and then transitioned to behavioral support services for another 7. She most recently started her own consulting business that focuses primarily on Restorative Practices. Her book Humans 1st Students 2nd was recently released.

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Restorative Recipes (Instagram)

Restorative Recipes (Facebook)

Restorative Recipes (TikTok)

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Restorative Recipes (Website)

Humans 1st, Students 2nd: Cultivating & Sustaining Meaningful Relationships through Restorative Practices (Amazon)

Welcome to the TeachHER Podcast Powered by The Innocent Brown Girl Project. Our mission is to convey strategies for Grit & Grace with educators and advocates of African American and Latina Girls. Thank you for joining us today.

Today, our guest is Stacey Allen. Stacey Allen is an award-winning performance artist, curator, and advocate for arts education, all while being a wife and mother to three beautiful children. Maintaining her artistic practice while navigating Motherhood has come with challenges, but integrating the art of mothering with her insistence on telling Black stories through movement and material culture has been worth the while. She is the founder of Nia's Daughters Movement Collective and also serves as the Director of Artistic Programming at Anderson Center for the Arts. The Fairytale Project” premiered Summer 2022 and toured in Summer 2023. Nia’s Daughters Movement Collective received Congressional Recognition for their work telling stories of Freedom in August 2023.

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Stacey Allen (Instagram)

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Stacey Allen (Website)

Welcome to the TeachHER Podcast Powered by The Innocent Brown Girl Project. Our mission is to convey strategies for Grit & Grace with educators and advocates of African American and Latina Girls. Thank you for joining us today.

Today, our guest is Dr. Brandi Clay.  As an accomplished, visionary leader in education with years of teaching, leading, and program development experience, Brandi Clay, Ed.D has significantly contributed to the 21st century education system. Dr. Clay, has been an educator in Title 1 schools since graduating from Dillard University in 2012. Her expertise lies in curriculum writing, teacher development, as well as piloting educational and community outreach initiatives with academic boards and community stakeholders. The goal driven educator possesses the passion necessary to improve the quality of education for all students, as she continues to contest the systemic challenges that plague today’s educational system. As a recent Baylor University graduate, Dr. Clay, desires to improve the educational experiences of minority students as she continues to develop The Educational Dreamer (non – profit) and The Ed.D. Series.

When she is not enlightening her students or challenging the educational system, Brandi enjoys shopping, traveling, and being an active member of her beloved sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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The Educational Dreamer (Facebook)

The Educational Dreamer (Instagram)

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The Educational Dreamer (Website)

Welcome to the TeachHER Podcast Powered by The Innocent Brown Girl Project. Our mission is to convey strategies for Grit & Grace with educators and advocates of African American and Latina Girls. Thank you for joining us today.

Today, our guest is Paige Woods. Paige serves as the Chief of Staff for Black Girls Smile, working closely with the entire BGS team to synchronize efforts toward the wellness needs of Black girls and women. As a trained ethnographer, Paige values the story and experiences of people, while her policy background keeps her focused on innovative interventions that increase equity for marginalized communities. She attended Harvard College for her undergraduate degree and received her Master of Science in Comparative Social Policy from the University of Oxford. Paige has worked in social justice spaces that center equity as their guiding praxis throughout her career.

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Black Girls Smile (Instagram)

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Paige Woods (Instagram)

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Black Girls Smile (Website)

Black Girls Smile (Linkedin)

Paige Woods (Linkedin)