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Students Deserve Better (with Kerry Washington and Julián Castro)

Students Deserve Better (with Kerry Washington and Julián Castro)

FromPod Save the People


Students Deserve Better (with Kerry Washington and Julián Castro)

FromPod Save the People

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Nov 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss college admissions, standardized testing, NCAA student athletes, and diversity in the suburbs. DeRay talks to actress Kerry Washington about her work on Netflix's "American Son". Then, DeRay and presidential candidate Julián Castro chat by phone briefly to discuss Castro's police reform plan.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/us/democrats-republicans-suburbs.html?smid=tw-nytnational&smtyp=cur
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/a-civil-rights-challenge-to-testing-joins-the-college-admissions-battle
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-27/what-if-everyone-applied-to-college
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/ncaa-had-cut-student-athletes-better-deal/601036/

https://www.upstart.com/People
Released:
Nov 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Sam Sinyangwe, Kaya Henderson, and De’Ara Balenger. Then he sits down for deep conversations with experts, influencers, and diverse local and national leaders. New episodes every Tuesday.