On education, Black excellence and meritocracy from a teacher's perspective

Episode 6 February 15, 2022 00:35:52
On education, Black excellence and meritocracy from a teacher's perspective
Black Then, Black Now
On education, Black excellence and meritocracy from a teacher's perspective

Feb 15 2022 | 00:35:52

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Show Notes

Antonia speaks with Isaiah M. Wellington about education from the perspective of a student and an academic.

Isaiah is 'on a mission to tell stories about people.' He is a UCL graduate, Amos Bursary Scholar and London Interdisplinary School founding faculty member. He is currently doing a PhD in Oxford. Antonia met him while she was beta-testing his university.

Black Then, Black Now is a podcast produced by four young black Londoners aged 18 to 24, with the support of the Voltage Revolution. Each episode is a conversation between one young person and an elder, providing an intergenerational take on topics such as identity, music, education and love.

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