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Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns

Dr. David J. Johns & Thomas Cunningham IV

On Teach the Babies with Dr. David J. Johns, we’re examining the intersection of education, access, race, and how government impacts the teaching of our babies. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teach-the-babies-w-dr-david-j-johns--6173854/support.

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33:54

How Vouchers Are Destroying Public Schools with Fred...

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/04/07

Vouchers aren't new—they're the same resistance to integration we've been fighting since 1954.Fred Jones (Southern Education Foundation) joins the class to trace a direct line from Brown v. Board of Education to today's federal tax credit voucher program. The history is ugly: after Brown, Southern states created 450 laws to block desegregation. They funneled public money to "segregation academies"—and 300 still exist today.Now it's happening again. The 2026 federal voucher program lets families

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34:14

Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis on DEI, Public Schools, and...

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/03/31

In this conversation, Dr. David Johns welcomes back a colleague, a co-conspirator, and a genuine friend from their Obama White House days—Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis—for an honest, urgent, and surprisingly joyful conversation about the state of public education in America and what it demands of all of us, in spite of this moment.Zakiya brings her full toolkit: the policy precision of a former Senior Advisor on the White House Domestic Policy Council and U.S. Department of Education, the grounded clarity

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45:09

The White People Whisperer: On Authenticity with Maya...

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/03/24

What does it really cost to be yourself in America—and who gets to decide if you're "real" enough? In this class session, Dr. David J. Johns sits down with political strategist, presidential campaign trailblazer, and debut author Maya Rupert to dig into The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic—a book written not just for people who've lived the cost of inauthenticity, but for the people unconsciously sending the bill. From Lisa Turtle to Kamala Harris, Candace

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27:25

Take Up Space, Y'All w/Tess Holliday

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/03/17

When was the last time you gave yourself permission to just exist? Not shrink, not apologize, not mold yourself into what somebody else needs—but to simply take up space?Dr. David Johns sits down with trailblazer Tess Holliday—one of the world's most recognized plus-size models, the first of her size to be signed to a major agency, and creator of the viral "Eff Your Beauty Standards" campaign. Today's conversation centers on her latest work: Take Up Space, Y'All: Your Bold and Bright Guide to

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30:35

Black Girls Deserve More Than Resilience with Dr....

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/03/10

Dr. David J. Johns sits down with fellow TIME Magazine 2025 "Closer" Dr. Monique Couvson, President and CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color. Dr. Couvson has moved over $26 million to more than 400 organizations by putting young people at the decision-making table. She challenges us to transform schools from places that demand endless resilience into locations for healing, and shares why bringing your whole self to inquiry—whether through research, documentary film, graphic novels, or

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30:43

The Decline of Learning is a National Emergency-...

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/03/03

Dr. Christina Grant returns to Teach the Babies with an urgent message: the decline of learning in America should be considered a national emergency. From her work leading the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard to serving on the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Dr. Grant breaks down what's actually working in education recovery—and what we're missing in the chaos. She challenges us to rethink everything from AI in the classroom to how we assess our children,

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34:55

Fighting for Reparations Integrity with Dr. Marcus...

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/02/24

What happens when the process meant to deliver justice becomes part of the problem?Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter, author of Radical Reparations and professor at UCLA, was denied even the chance to compete for Washington State's groundbreaking reparations study—not because his proposal wasn't strong enough, but because it allegedly got lost in malware. No portal. No receipt. No accountability. And when he pushed back, he was denied a required debriefing—twice.Dr. Hunter breaks down what went wrong in

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43:32

Minneapolis Teaches Us to Fight Back with Robin Wonsley

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/02/17

What does leadership look like when your city is under federal occupation? When ICE agents are killing civilians in your streets? When thousands of your neighbors are being hunted, arrested, and deported—and you're the one people are looking to for answers?In this urgent conversation, Dr. David Johns sits down with Minneapolis City Council Member Robin Wonsley, the council's Minority Leader and the first Democratic Socialist to hold leadership on the council. Robin represents Ward 2, home to one of

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45:43

Will Democrats Act- With Dr. Jason Johnson

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/02/10

On January 7, 2026, ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and poet, in Minneapolis. One week earlier, an off-duty ICE agent killed Keith Porter Jr., a Black father of two, on New Year's Eve in Los Angeles. No charges have been filed in either case.Dr. Jason Johnson—professor, MSNBC contributor, and political analyst—argues that Democrats should make abolishing ICE central to their 2026 midterm campaigns. His case isn't just moral—it's political. Polling

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43:19

Know Your Rights with Allen Orr

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/02/03

In this urgent conversation, immigration attorney Allen Orr—the first Black president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and founder of Orr Immigration Law Firm—breaks down what's really happening with ICE enforcement across the country.We discuss:The truth behind "Operation Metro Surge" and mass raidsWhy 75,000 people with NO criminal record were arrestedWhat happened to the 2 US citizens killed in MinneapolisChildren are being detained and separated from their familiesThe profit

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28:38

Racism K*lls: Dr. Chris Pernell on Health, Vaccines,...

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/01/27

Dr. Chris Pernell joins the class for a conversation that is equal parts urgent and tender. As a public health physician, strategist, and NAACP Fellow, Dr. Pernell breaks down the Black maternal health crisis with unflinching clarity: racism kills. She unpacks how the medical industrial complex fails Black mothers, offers practical advocacy tools for birthing people and their loved ones, and navigates the dangerous terrain of vaccine misinformation in the current political climate.But this

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22:05

Preston Mitchum on Revolutionary Love

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/01/20

Preston Mitchum returns fresh from a wedding that was equal parts celebration and declaration. He opens up about the revolutionary act of Black men loving Black men, what it means to center abundance and joy, and how chosen family showed up in full force.As a policy advocate working at the intersections of race, sexuality, and gender, Preston also breaks down what's at stake in the 2026 midterms—voting rights, trans liberation, Title IX. He shares where he finds inspiration, how mutual aid sustains

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66:12

The 4 Cs of Love with Amari Ice

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/01/13

What does healthy love look like for Black people navigating a world that doesn't always welcome our relationships? In this powerful conversation, Prince Amari—the first certified Black gay matchmaker in the love industry—breaks down the four essential components of lasting love and why representation in relationships matters just as much as representation in media. From his journey as a dancer at Howard to becoming a matchmaker, dating coach, and hypnotherapist, Amari shares why community is

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5:23

2026 New Year, Same Mission

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2026/01/06

This isn't just a podcast. This is us doing the work of protecting our babies—their minds, their futures, their right to learn truth and to live free.”The stakes are high. But so is our resolve. We're not done. We're just getting started.This year, we're going to keep building. Keep learning. Keep pushing. Keep getting free.#TeachTheBabies #TeachTheBabies Podcast. Listen. Like. Subscribe. ShareBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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58:00

Dr. Raquel Martin on Liberation Psychology

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2025/12/30

"We Were Short on Cash, Not on Love: Liberation Psychology for the Holidays"Dr. Raquel Martin returns to the class to break down how families can resist capitalism's grip on the holiday season while building real community care. As a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in liberation psychology, Dr. Martin doesn't just help people cope—she helps them fight back.In this conversation, she gets brutally honest about raising Black boys in the South, why "I prescribed activism as much as I

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42:53

Accountability Rooted in Love, Not Control

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2025/12/23

Real accountability isn't comfortable—but it's how we all get free. In this powerful third conversation of our Million Man March 30th Anniversary series, Dr. David J. Johns brings together three organizers whose work centers the intersections that harm Black communities the most: Kenya Hutton (CEO of the Center for Black Equity), Oluchi Omeoga (who leads the Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project), and Preston Mitchum (Black queer-loving lawyer, strategist, and advocate).Together, they name what Black men

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33:44

Juliette Stanley is Getting into Good Trouble Through...

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2025/12/16

Chemistry teacher turned law student. Editor-in-Chief of the Howard Law Journal. Juliette Stanley is getting ready to get into some good, necessary trouble—and she's teaching the babies how to do it too.In this powerful conversation, Dr. David J. Johns sits down with Juliette to explore the moment a flying ruler in her classroom changed everything. From teaching 10th graders chemistry in under-resourced Title I schools to leading one of the nation's most prestigious law journals, Juliette's journey

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63:19

Mentoring Into Liberation - Million Man March 2

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2025/12/09

Welcome to Event 2 of our Million Man March 30th Anniversary extended dialogue series: "Mentorship & World-Building."Thirty years after the Million Man March, we're asking: How do we mentor the next generation into liberation rather than conformity? How do we build radical brotherhood that includes ALL Black men across sexuality and gender expression?Hosted by Dr. David J. Johns, this conversation brings together Emmy Award winner Dyllon Burnside (Pose, P-Valley, creator of Burnside Artist

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58:02

Gutting the Voting Rights Act w/ Cliff Albright

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2025/12/02

The Supreme Court just heard arguments in Louisiana v. Callais—a case that could dismantle what's left of the Voting Rights Act and eliminate up to 19 majority-Black congressional districts nationwide. Cliff Albright, co-founder and executive director of Black Voters Matter Fund, was there on the front lines.In this urgent and essential conversation, Cliff takes us from his journey in Selma, Alabama—witnessing the 2000 mayoral election that finally ousted the mayor who presided over Bloody Sunday—to

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49:53

Black Women's Political Power w/Glynda Carr

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns ·

2025/11/25

In this conversation, Glynda Carr—co-founder, president, and CEO of Higher Heights—joins Dr. David J. Johns to discuss Black women's unwavering commitment to democracy, even as their political power faces unprecedented attacks. From the Brooklyn café where Higher Heights was born to the dungeons of Ghana where ancestors dreamed of freedom, Glynda traces the through-line of Black women's political organizing across generations.Glynda breaks down why Black women voters feel their power decreasing

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