Best Aaminah Norris Podcasts (2024)

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In Conversation with Abiola Agoro, Entrepreneur, Mental Health, and Racial Justice Activist 30:20

3y ago30:20

30:20

In this conversation, Abiola discusses the importance of discomfort in racial justice work, the connection between politics and design, and what she calls white comfort. I promise you will learn a lot. Subscribe to our podcast. Listen, Learn, and Amplify with Us!

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In Conversation with José Ramón Lizárraga, Artist, Scholar, Activist and Parent of Webby Award-winning @RuPawl_Official 44:12

3y ago44:12

44:12

Join the conversation as Dr. José Ramón Lizárraga explains what pride means for him and celebrates their Webby win.

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Episode 33 In Conversation with Dominique Williams 21:56

3y ago21:56

21:56

This is the final episode of Season 1. We celebrate our one-year anniversary in conversation with Ethnic Studies teacher Dominique Williams. She discusses what she learned and how she has grown in the past year as we mark the anniversary of George Floyd's assassination. Like this episode. Subscribe to the podcast. Listen, Learn, and Amplify with us…

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Episode 32 Resistance in Solidarity with Dr. Natalee Kehaulani Bauer 30:08

3y ago30:08

30:08

Join our conversation with activist and scholar Natalee Kehaulani Bauer as she describes resistance work in solidarity. Subscribe to our podcast. Like this episode. Listen, learn, and amplify with us.

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Episode 31: Look to the Teachers featuring Black Woman STEM EducatorAmber Clark 12:18

3y ago12:18

12:18

Please hit the subscribe button and click the bell for notifications. Listen, Learn, and amplify with us. Use this link to see the work that Amber and other fellows created during the Centering Black Women Teachers Fellowship. https://csus.instructure.com/courses/78367

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Episode 30 In Conversation with Dr. Aaminah Norris' cousin Husain Goode 52:47

3y ago52:47

52:47

In this episode, Husain talks about the importance of strength, determination, and family. Listen, learn, and amplify with us.

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Episode 29 Happy Birthday Mom, Brenda Harker! 57:41

3+ y ago57:41

57:41

This episode is a celebration of my mother, Brenda Harker, a veteran professor and the person who is responsible for teaching me to value family and education. During my interview with her, she reveals her experience of growing up in segregated Atlantic City. We travel back in time to the 1950s and by the end of our conversation. Please listen, lea…

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Episode 28 Episode 28 Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales Standing Against AAPI Hate 41:39

3+ y ago41:39

41:39

This episode is an encore presentation of Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales speaking against AAPI hate. From the 27th Annual Multicultural Education Conference. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jDENFw6MFiiwcoia3luEA or listen to (Un)Hidden Voices on Apple, Anchor, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Closed Caption text is here.…

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Fearing the Covid Vaccine with Nurse Faye 26:03

3+ y ago26:03

26:03

Dr. Norris met Nurse Faye when she got her first dose of the COVID Vaccine 💉 Don’t miss our conversation about the fear of it in the Black community. She gives vital info about what to do before, during, and after you’re vaccinated. Subscribe to this podcast. Listen, Learn, and Amplify this episode.

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(Un)Hidden Voices on School Reopening 21:55

3+ y ago21:55

21:55

Dr. Norris spoke about the impact of #schoolreopening on Black and Brown students on KPFA Radio on UpFront. Headline: Teachers are not the enemy, COVID is. We need vaccines. Listen to the interview. Follow us UnHidden Voices @Unhiddenvoices on IG and @aaminahm and visit www.unhiddenvoices.org to learn more. Also, leave us a voicemail message. https…

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Episode 26: Look to the Artist with Nalya Rodriguez and Ominira Mars 55:42

3+ y ago55:42

55:42

YouTube Watch Party 🎉 or listen to (Un)Hidden Voices Podcast on Anchor, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us @UnHiddenVoices on IG and FB and @aaminahm on Twitter. Find the transcript here.

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Look to the Artist Series: Featuring Special Guest, JaNay Brown-Wood, Ph.D, Educator and Children's Book Author 44:03

3+ y ago44:03

44:03

Greetings (Un)Hidden Voices Family, Join the conversation with our second guest in the “Look To The Artist” series, educator and children’s book author JaNay Brown-Wood, Ph.D. Like and Subscribe to our podcast here and on YouTube to learn more about JaNay and her work with creating books that represent children who look like her. Follow us @(Un)Hid…

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Episode 24 Look to the Artists: featuring Raina Leon, Educator, Writer, and Coach 55:07

3+ y ago55:07

55:07

Happy Black History Month (Un)Hidden Voices Family! We are officially launching our “Look to the Artists” series. Our first guest is educator, writer, and coach Raina León! Join our YouTube watch party to hear some of Raina’s poetry and learn more about the series. https://youtube.com/channel/UC3jDENFw6MFiiwcoia3luEA or listen on Anchor, Spotify, A…

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Centering Black Women Teachers Fellowship 59:50

3+ y ago59:50

59:50

This episode is dedicated to the Centering Black Women Teachers in Teaching Learning and Research Fellowship. Listen to learn all about the 25 fellows, the fellowship opportunity, and their upcoming presentation at the Multicultural Education Conference (MCE), a free virtual conference on March 20, 2021, from 9-4 with keynote Speaker Dr. Bettina Lo…

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In Conversation with Tanishia Littlejohn, mom of a 5th grader 25:31

3+ y ago25:31

25:31

This episode is a real joy. I speak to my niece, Tanishia "Pooh" Littlejohn about the impact of COVID 19 on her family. She talks about what it is like to homeschool her son during the pandemic. Listen, Learn, and Amplify with us!

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Stay Safe (Un)Hidden Voices Family 4:36

3+ y ago4:36

4:36

Greetings (Un)Hidden Voices Family, Sending out words of love and support to all of you during this difficult time. Stay safe and healthy. We will have a new episode next week. In the meantime, please watch episode 11, my interview with Sis. Amelah El Amin https://youtu.be/y9MNVmOLgNM

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Episode 21: Georgia on My Mind featuring Drs. Usree Bhattacharya Haddad and Jonathan Haddad 1:40:56

3+ y ago1:40:56

1:40:56

Greetings (Un)Hidden Voices Family, My special guests Drs. Usree Bhattacharya Haddad and Jonathan Haddad experienced Georgia's discriminatory voter suppression laws. They are two of the millions of voters who helped flip Georgia blue and overcame voter suppression to cast their votes in the 2020 election. They are loving parents to a beautiful four…

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Episode 20: In Conversation with my cousin, Vicki Cosby Jefferson 1:52:23

3+ y ago1:52:23

1:52:23

This episode is dedicated to our paternal grandparents Johnny and Ida Mae White, their eldest son Jimmy (Vicki's father) and Aunt Gene (Vicki's mother), and their youngest son, Musa (my Dad) and Brenda (my mom). Because of them, we are. Vicki and I discuss difficult topics including suicide and mental illness. I am grateful to her for sharing her s…

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Episode 19: In Conversation with Marvin Reed, 3rd Grade Teacher 1:04:03

3+ y ago1:04:03

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Greetings (Un)Hidden Voices Family, You do not want to miss this interview with Marvin Reed, the only Black male elementary school teacher in his district. He talks about helping students learn online, building community with them, and the importance of racial justice in teaching and learning. Please listen and share your thoughts on this episode i…

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Episode 18 In Conversation with Dr. Dale Allender, Teacher Educator, Sacramento State University 1:30:13

3+ y ago1:30:13

1:30:13

This episode is a continuation of a dialogue that Dale and I began during last spring when the Coronavirus first caused a shut down at Sacramento State. We discuss the impact of racism and antiblackness on us and our families and ways that we can work as co-conspirators to keep each other alive. It is a powerful and healing conversation. If you lik…

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Episode 17 "A woman can do it all. And a Black woman can do even more" Featuring my youngest daughter, Aasiya 1:21:30

3+ y ago1:21:30

1:21:30

My youngest daughter Aasiya and I interview each other. Our conversation is an intimate mother-daughter discussion of our identities as Black women. It is funny. It is healing. It is joy. You'll get to hear from Aasiya what it is like to be a college student during the COVID 19 and antiblackness pandemics, and during the current election cycle. Als…

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Episode 16 "Follow my dreams and don't give up" 41:39

4y ago41:39

41:39

This episode is exciting because it is an opportunity to listen to my cousin Dina and her youngest daughter Kiara speak about racism in the South. Dina has two daughters, London and Kiara. Dina and Kiara sat down with me to discuss the experiences they have living, working, and going to school in North Carolina. They candidly about their experience…

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Episode 15: Master Class with Special Guest Amir Sundiata Al Rashid 2:12:16

4y ago2:12:16

2:12:16

This episode is the opportunity to hear from my brother, Sundiata Al Rashid. He is Amir of the Lighthouse Mosque located in Oakland, California, a manager of a housing facility for the homeless, and a doctoral student at the Graduate Theological Union. He studies the history of Black American Muslims as descendants from West and North Africa. In ou…

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Episode #14 "One thing I stress to my generation of our family is y'all we got to step it up" 1:04:17

4y ago1:04:17

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This episode is a real treat because I sit down with my cousin, Randal "Randy Croudy, stage manager, essential worker, and beautiful example of a young Black man in America. During my interview with Randy, he describes what it means to grow up as a Black boy in different parts of the United States, to work in the entertainment industry, and to be a…

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Episode 13 "It's not a revolution, it's an evolution" 49:27

4y ago49:27

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This episode has a special guest introduction by my mother Brenda Harker. It features my cousin, Designer, and Professor, Wanda Croudy as she discusses the role of art and the artists in documenting the movement for Black lives. Wanda is also the host of @Itbeginswithpassion an Instagram which gives space and opportunity for the deeply felt passion…

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Episode 12 "A Black Man Leads by Example" the Reboot 1:09:18

4y ago1:09:18

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This episode is a reboot of one of our most beloved episodes. It is an interview with my cousin Matin Abdel-Qawi, Principal, father, friend, and mentor. You will learn a lot from him about what it means to be a Black man in America and a part of a family. Listen, learn, and amplify with us. The transcript for this episode can be found here.…

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Episode 11 Part 1 and 2 "There are Many Shades of Black and Black Does Crack" 56:43

4y ago56:43

56:43

Trigger warning. This is a two-part episode that is an open-hearted conversation with my dear Sister Amelah El Amin, Co-Founder of Mu'eed Inc. Sister Amelah is a humanitarian and eating rights activist. We talk about her motivation to feed the hungry, the generational trauma that has impacted our families, and our community. We discuss the uniquene…

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Episode 10 Parts 1 and 2 COVID 19 and Antiblackness Have Out Raged Us 1:46:38

4y ago1:46:38

1:46:38

In this special two-part episode, my friends and colleagues from Sacramento State University's Teaching Credential program, Drs. Margarita Berta Avila, Jose Cintron, Mimi Coughlin, Dale Allender, and I draw on ancestors like James Baldwin to show us the importance of rage as an emotion for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). We discuss the …

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Episode 9 Parts 1 and 2 Reimagining School with Special Guests Drs. Raina Leon and Mary Raygoza 2:02:55

4y ago2:02:55

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Greetings (Un)hidden Voices, family welcome to episodes 9 parts 1 and 2. These next two episodes were filmed in one long 2-hour conversation that I had with my friends and co-authors of Humanizing Online Teaching, Raina Leon and Mary Raygoza. These women are faculty at Saint Mary's College of California in the Single Subject Teacher Education Progr…

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Episode 8 A Black Man Learns from the Mistakes of Others 45:48

4y ago45:48

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This episode features my cousin Sharn Collins who is the youngest cousin in my Mom's generation. Even though he is from Mom's generation, we claim him in mine. Sharn and I differ in our understanding of police brutality and violence. He urges Black people to not defy the police because they see themselves as authority figures. He also points out th…

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Episode 7 "A Black Woman Respects Herself!" with Special Guest Aneesah Abdel-Qawi 43:58

4y ago43:58

43:58

This episode features Aneesah Abdel-Qawi, a future chef, and strong young Black woman. She describes her experiences with colorism and discrimination from Black people and other people of color. She also discusses the importance of being a voice in the movement for Black lives and how each of us has a role to play in fighting racism and discriminat…

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A Black Man Leads by Example with Special Guest Matin Abdel Qawi 1:09:18

4y ago1:09:18

1:09:18

I got a chance to speak to and learn from my mentor, big brother cousin, Oakland High School Principal Matin Abdel Qawi. He is a well-respected educator and one of the founding members of the African American male achievement program in Oakland, California. We talked about everything from raising children, valuing family, addressing racism, experie…

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Episode 5 Black Women Educators and Best Friends Make the World a Better Place 1:03:24

4y ago1:03:24

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Dr. Malika Hollinside and Dr. Carmen Johnston have been best friends since junior high school in the 1980s. We sat down over zoom and enjoyed an inspiring conversation about how we survive the protracted struggle as Black women, the work of supporting our families, what humanizing education means for our students, and what we need from our allies. …

4y ago52:13

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On June 12, 2020, Rayshard Brooks was shot in the back in front of Wendy’s in Atlanta, GA the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martlin Luther King jr was born there and Rayshard Brooks was murdered there by Atlanta police. Setting buildings on fire is a “fight” response to the complex trauma experienced because of state-sanctioned murder. T…

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