Abolitionist education: Creating liberatory spaces (Part One)

We speak with Swarthmore’s Dr. Edwin Mayorga, who explains how abolitionist classrooms and schools create “freedom as a place” in contrast to racial capitalism. Teachers are the lead inquirers and try to “move at the speed of trust,” helping to create classrooms full of joy. Edwin describes Philadelphia’s Kensington Health Sciences Academy as a school where teaching and learning are based on establishing  relationships of mutual respect.   Overview 00:00-00:42 Intros00:42-02:20 Abolitionist education02:20-04:44 “Freedom as a place”04:44-08:03 Critical racial ethnic studies; the Sankofa bird08:03-15:27 Decolonizing education; relationships in the process between colonized and colonizer15:27-22:21 Intersections of race and class22:21-26:27 Racial capitalism’s impact in the classroom26:27-33:20 Kensington Health Sciences Academy (KHSA)33:20-36:16 Teacher as lead inquirer36:16-38:25 Moving at the speed of trust38:25-40:13 Modeling trustworthiness for students40:13-42:55 How did KHSA become a school focused on trust?42:55-44:30 Outro Transcription Click here to see the full transcription of this episode.  References Click here to listen to the second part of this conversation. Bettina Love Ruth Wilson Gilmore

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