Championing Black and Brown Voices with Zakiyah Ansari

10/06/20 • 39 min

For over 20 years, Zakyah Ansari has been a champion for Black and Brown voices. As Advocacy Director with the New York State Alliance for Quality Education, the leading organization working to fight for educational equity in New York State, Zakiyah knows that organizing is a long-term game. We chat about how Zakiyah built a career in organizing, how she drives and sustains momentum, and how she has secured a seat at the table for herself and other Black and Brown parents in state politics.

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Topics Covered:

How Zakiyah started organizing
Key factors in successful organizing and momentum building
Defining culturally responsive education and understanding its importance
Suggestions for increasing teacher diversity
Defining school choice and why Zakiyah supports a moratorium on charter schools
The impact of school privatization on communities of color
Reasons Zakiyah started Journey for Justice Alliance and its mission to give Black and Brown voices a platform to be heard
How we can amplify Black and brown voices in education
How Zakiyah raises her daughters to #breakconcrete
How Zakiyah has created a seat at the table amongst politicians, policymakers, and educators

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Find links and show notes at https://breakconcrete.com/bc029

Topics Covered:

How Zakiyah started organizing
Key factors in successful organizing and momentum building
Defining culturally responsive education and understanding its importance
Suggestions for increasing teacher diversity
Defining school choice and why Zakiyah supports a moratorium on charter schools
The impact of school privatization on communities of color
Reasons Zakiyah started Journey for Justice Alliance and its mission to give Black and Brown voices a platform to be heard
How we can amplify Black and brown voices in education
How Zakiyah raises her daughters to #breakconcrete
How Zakiyah has created a seat at the table amongst politicians, policymakers, and educators

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Topics Covered:

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Common dating behaviors and identities
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How to identify and learn from how you show up in intimate relationships
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When you should consider ending a relationship
Identifying deal breakers and essentials in a relationship
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Defining tone policing

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