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Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns

By: Dr. David J. Johns & Thomas Cunningham IV
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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.

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Episodes
  • The Constitution Does Not Coronate Kings

    The Constitution Does Not Coronate Kings
    Jul 22 2025
    State Senator Shevrin Jones and Representative Michele Rayner take us inside "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's controversial immigration detention center, sharing firsthand accounts of what they witnessed. From the Supreme Court's dismantling of the Department of Education to the political takeover of HBCUs, these two trailblazing Black queer legislators reveal how Florida has become a testing ground for authoritarian policies spreading nationwide. With raw honesty, they discuss leading while broken, the power of walking in your convictions, and why "the Constitution does not coronate kings." A urgent conversation about resistance, democracy, what it means to sacrifice in service of the people and why Florida’s cruelty is coming for everyone.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Fire Fueled Tears w/Brittany Packnett Cunningham

    Fire Fueled Tears w/Brittany Packnett Cunningham
    Jul 15 2025
    Dr. David J. Johns sits down with activist, educator, and UNDISTRACTED host Brittany Packnett Cunningham—not just as colleagues, but as family. Fresh from her address to 20,000 members of Delta Sigma Theta and her leadership of the multi-day "State of the People" telethon, Brittany breaks down how we're navigating this political moment where children are detained in facilities nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" and climate disasters meet federal abandonment.From the intersection of immigration and Black liberation to teaching the next generation about democracy defense, this is an urgent conversation about connection, community care, and what it takes to build the world our children deserve. Plus: rapid-fire questions including the most crucial choice between Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages."
    • State of the People www.stateoftheppl.com
    • Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (book)


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    54 mins
  • Fighting for Health Equity in Dark Times

    Fighting for Health Equity in Dark Times
    Jul 8 2025
    We are so excited to have our sister Caya Lewis Atkins, stopping by the class today. Caya is the founding principal of global DC Strategies and her resume reads like a masterclass of health equity Advocacy. Her early days at NAACP Health Division to literally being in the room where the Affordable Care Act was drafted and implemented to her more recent work as Chief Advisor for Policy and Strategy at Health and Human Services, office of Global Affairs. At the Global Fund fighting hiv, aids, tuberculosis, and malaria and zombie, and other places throughout the world, this sister has been moving mountains for our community.
    • Protect Our Care https://www.protectourcare.org/join-the-movement/
    • Kaiser Family Foundation https://www.kff.org/tracking-the-medicaid-provisions-in-the-2025-budget-bill/
    • Black Women’s Health Imperative https://bwhi.org/
    • NAACP http://naacp.org/issues/health-wellbeing


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    51 mins
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