Season 3

Oct. 21, 2022

S3 Ep 10 Lets Recap Season 3

In this episode, Lissette and Maurice look back at season 3 and look forward to the future of BBB and their new business venture.

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July 8, 2022

Correcting the History of Black and Latinx people with Dr. Paul Ortiz

Dr. Paul Ortiz is a 1st generation college student and 3rd generation military veteran. He is a Professor of History and Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida. He is the author of "A...

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June 21, 2022

Natural Talent vs Discipline

Lissette and Maurice discuss what is the key to being successful, having natural talent or discipline and focus?

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June 7, 2022

Decolonizing the Speech Language Therapy Profession with Warda Farah

Warda Farah is a Speech and Language Therapist From London, England and Founder of Language Waves. Language Waves specializes in using an array of methods to provide culturally diverse therapeutic input for schools and local ...

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May 17, 2022

Curriculum and Equity

In this episode, Lissette and Maurice discuss why good equity work needs to be included in school curriculum.

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April 24, 2022

Roasting: The Cultural Nuance of Showing Love

In this hilarious episode, Lissette and Maurice dive into the cultural nuance of how black and brown communities show love by making fun of each other.

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April 11, 2022

Navigating White Spaces, Black Nerdom, and an Archnemesis with Jordan…

In this episode, Maurice’s archnemesis and educator Jordan Lanfair talks about a variety of topics surrounding education, black nerdom, navigating predominantly white spaces, and grapples with how to tell his story.

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April 11, 2022

NIU's Social Justice Camp with Dr. Joe Flynn and Dr. James Cohen

Returning BBB alumni Dr. James Cohen and Dr. Joe Flynn discuss the past, present and future of NIU’s upcoming Social Justice Camp. This three-day event is designed to bring together educators to investigate multicultural and ...

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March 14, 2022

Joy Uprising with Gabby Rivera

Lissette and Maurice interview Gabby Rivera to talk about joy, writing, and everything in between!

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March 1, 2022

Teacher shortage, DIVERSIFY Act, and Rep. Chuy Garcia

Lissette and Maurice interview Rep. Chuy Garcia about the DIVERSIFY Act, as well as the teacher shortage and more!

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