Know Your Rights Camp Podcast - Black Men & The College Dilemma
04/23/25 • 32 min
In this powerful episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, Amir Whitaker and Diana Barbadillo explore the persistent challenges Black male students face in the education system. Amir shares personal stories and revealing statistics to expose the systemic barriers that push Black boys and young men out of classrooms and away from college campuses. They discuss how early school experiences—often shaped by bias and exclusion—can derail futures, and how the lack of support and representation takes a deep emotional toll. More than a conversation, this episode is a call to action, spotlighting what’s at stake when Black male voices are silenced in education.
#KnowYourRightsCamp, #AmirWhitaker, #DianaBarbadillo, #BlackEducationMatters, #BlackMaleStudents, #EducationalEquity, #SystemicBarriers, #RacialJusticeInEducation, #YouthAdvocacy, #EducationPodcast, #CallToAction, #BlackVoicesMatter, #SchoolToPrisonPipeline, #RepresentationMatters, #SocialJustice
Read More + References [Link]:
[Link]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/us/black-men.html
[Link]: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/2024/01/19/ways-create-sense-belonging-black-male-students-opinion#:~:text=Black%20male%20students%20received%20just,such%20a%20sense%20of%20belonging
[Link] https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15679140/disparities-of-african-american-men-and-obtaining-a-college-education#:~:text=African%20American%20communities%20have%20historically,or%20deserving%20of%20academic%20success
[Link] https://aibm.org/research/hbcus-at-a-crossroads-addressing-the-decline-in-black-male-enrollment
In this powerful episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, Amir Whitaker and Diana Barbadillo explore the persistent challenges Black male students face in the education system. Amir shares personal stories and revealing statistics to expose the systemic barriers that push Black boys and young men out of classrooms and away from college campuses. They discuss how early school experiences—often shaped by bias and exclusion—can derail futures, and how the lack of support and representation takes a deep emotional toll. More than a conversation, this episode is a call to action, spotlighting what’s at stake when Black male voices are silenced in education.
#KnowYourRightsCamp, #AmirWhitaker, #DianaBarbadillo, #BlackEducationMatters, #BlackMaleStudents, #EducationalEquity, #SystemicBarriers, #RacialJusticeInEducation, #YouthAdvocacy, #EducationPodcast, #CallToAction, #BlackVoicesMatter, #SchoolToPrisonPipeline, #RepresentationMatters, #SocialJustice
Read More + References [Link]:
[Link]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/us/black-men.html
[Link]: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/2024/01/19/ways-create-sense-belonging-black-male-students-opinion#:~:text=Black%20male%20students%20received%20just,such%20a%20sense%20of%20belonging
[Link] https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15679140/disparities-of-african-american-men-and-obtaining-a-college-education#:~:text=African%20American%20communities%20have%20historically,or%20deserving%20of%20academic%20success
[Link] https://aibm.org/research/hbcus-at-a-crossroads-addressing-the-decline-in-black-male-enrollment
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On this episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, host Amir Whitaker sits down with civil rights lawyer Kamilah Moore for a raw and urgent conversation about the deep-rooted economic exploitation within the U.S. prison system—especially in the world of private prisons. With passion and precision, Moore exposes how Black Americans, particularly those behind bars, are trapped in a system that profits from their suffering, forcing them into labor under the false guise of justice. The discussion dives into the unsettling reality of political figures with financial stakes in private prisons, the relentless lobbying efforts to keep incarceration rates high, and the devastating reversal of executive orders aimed at curbing the use of private facilities. Moore brings her personal journey into the conversation, recounting her days as a student activist at UCLA, where she fought—and won—her battle to push the University of California to divest from private prisons.
Read More + References [Link]:
[Link] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jbrewer/2021/02/25/are-you-unknowingly-investing-in-private-prisons/
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The latest episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast features a powerful conversation between host Amir Whitaker and Adam Cain, a formerly incarcerated advocate now working with Initiate Justice. Their discussion dives deep into the exploitation of prison labor, focusing particularly on how incarcerated individuals are used to fight California’s largest wildfires for shockingly low wages. Adam shares his personal journey from incarceration to activism, emphasizing the urgent need for fair pay and real rehabilitation opportunities inside prisons. He explains the impact of Proposition 57, which offers incarcerated people the chance to reduce their sentences through educational and self-improvement programs, and outlines his efforts to push for broader policy changes.
Read More + References [Link]:
https://www.knowyourrightscamp.org/post/state-may-grant-inmate-firefighters-higher-pay
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