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Youth Empowerment School reflections

Youth Empowerment School reflections

Written by: Charles Snyder
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This is a series of conversations between former students and colleagues of mine at Oakland's Youth Empowerment School, which was closed down in 2011 by OUSD. The conversations are meant to be personal while also drawing to the surface many of the challenges that lay under the banner term of systemic racism. This is not your made for Hollywood movie, this is a deeper dive into dissecting the blueprint of a machine that's designed to fail.© 2023 Charles Snyder Social Sciences
Episodes
  • E12: Antoinette Cooper

    E12: Antoinette Cooper
    Sep 11 2021

    Ms. Cooper talks about her journey and we reflect on teaching at YES and in Oakland.  And she reflects on her TED talk, endometriosis, and issues in health and medicine that black women experience.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • E11: Chloe talks about being a Mom

    E11: Chloe talks about being a Mom
    Jun 6 2021

    Chloe was the first student in my class on my first day of teaching and a very important one to me.  We reflect on YES and what the world is like these days, Chloe also talks about her journey as a student and also what I was like back in my early years.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • E10: Marquis in the state of Maine

    E10: Marquis in the state of Maine
    Jun 6 2021

    Marquis talks about going to Maine to play college basketball and his role now mentoring and teaching at a middle school.  He also talks about how he found his way to YES as a freshman.
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    52 mins
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