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Racially Just Schools

Dr. Terrance L. Greenraciallyjustschools.com

Racially Just Schools is where courageous leaders learn how to turn equity from theory into action. Hosted by Dr. Terrance L. Green, researcher, professor, and leadership coach to some of the nation’s most forward-thinking school districts, this show equips you to lead schools and systems that are racially just, community-rooted, and structurally sound.

Whether you’re building an equity-centered leadership team or navigating school closures with care, every episode delivers frameworks, real-world stories, and proven tools that support bold, justice-driven decisions.

If you’re a superintendent, principal, or policy leader ready to move from good intentions to lasting impact, welcome, you’re in the right place.

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Episodes

The 5 Most Dangerous Myths About Equity in 2025

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #59—In this episode, Dr. Green discusses the 5 most dangerous myths about equity in 2025 and how to reframe them. Get my FREE Strategic Resistance Checklist HERE . Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send y...

May 18, 202526 minEp. 59

Navigating School Board Politics: How To Advance Equity in Hostile Climates w/Dr. Carrie Sampson

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #58 - Special guest, Dr. Carrie Sampson, associate professor at Arizona State University, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Carrie talk about how school boards might advance equity despite efforts to undermine it, how school boards might build authentic collaborations with communities, families, and youth, and so much more. Get my FREE Strategic Resistance Checklist HERE . Le...

Apr 19, 202529 minEp. 58

Al, Equity, And The Role Of Technology In Schools: What You Need To Know w/Dr. Sepehr Vakil

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #57 - Special guest, Dr. Sepehr Vikal, associate professor at Northwestern University, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Sepehr talk about AI in education, it's possibilities and limitations to advance more just and equitable futures, how educators might make more equitable learning environments, and how people working in schools might approach AI in learning. Get my FREE Str...

Mar 29, 202531 minEp. 57

Practical Ways To Recruit and Support Black Teachers w/Dr. Travis Bristol

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #56 - Special guest, Dr. Travis Bristol, associate professor of education at University of California, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Travis talk about how to recruit and support Black teachers, how to create the conditions for Black teachers to thrive, the Black studies curriculum in California, and so much more. Get my FREE Strategic Resistance Checklist HERE . Learn mor...

Mar 18, 202535 minEp. 56

3 Practical Ways To Stay Grounded In Uncertain Education Times

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #55- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 ways to practice groundedness during uncertain education times. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial J...

Mar 09, 202520 minEp. 55

How To Practice Strategic Resistance Despite Efforts To Undermine Equity

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #54- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 ways to practice strategic resistance during times when equity being undermined. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to M...

Mar 02, 202527 min

How To Teach Black History During Restrictive Times: 4 Approaches

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #53- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 4 approaches to teaching Black History during restrictive times. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Ju...

Feb 20, 202527 minEp. 53

When Talk Isn’t Cheap: How To Make Equity Conversations Really Matter

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #52- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares three pathways and trajectories that conversations for racial justice and equity might take to be fruitful and really matter. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, ...

Feb 14, 202523 minEp. 52

What Happens to Equity When It's Under Attack?

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #51- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares his new framework on the Mainstream Equity Cycle. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Bett...

Feb 07, 202529 minEp. 51

How To Be A Reflective Practitioner For Equity & Justice

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #50- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares some practical strategies for how to be a reflective practitioner for equity and justice. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Ti...

Dec 30, 202419 minEp. 50

How To Handle Equity Work When It Feels Impossible

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #49- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 practices for handling times when it feels like racial justice & equity work feels impossible. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE vi...

Dec 07, 202421 minEp. 49

4 Reasons Why Dismantling The U.S. Department of Education Would Be Disastrous

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #48- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 4 reasons why dismantling the U.S. Department of Education Would Be Disastrous. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make...

Nov 15, 202443 minEp. 48

How To Plan For Equity-Focused Instruction: 5 Questions To Ask

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. What if the traditional methods of teaching are inherently flawed and perpetuating inequality in our education system? In this episode #47, join Dr. Terrance L. Green, as he discusses the transformative Equity-Responsive Instruction Framework, which is designed to create racially just classrooms. You’ll learn why the outdated banking model of education fails to consider students' unique lived experiences. Moving from th...

Aug 31, 202428 minEp. 47

3 Reasons Why Most Equity Professional Developments Fail

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #46- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 reasons why most equity PDs fail. He also discusses what you can do tomorrow to make them significantly better and more systemic. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the commu...

May 28, 202425 minEp. 46

How to Identify Your Team's Approach to Racial Justice and Equity

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #45- In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 common types of approaches to racial justice and equity work. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Jus...

May 01, 202417 minEp. 45

How To Equitably Support Immigrant Youth in Schools w/Dr. Sophia Rodriguez

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #44 - Special guest, Dr. Sophia Rodriguez, associate professor of education, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Sophia talk about how to support immigrant youth, what educators should know now and do to support immigrant youth, the biggest misconceptions about immigrant youth, and so much more. Learn more about Dr. Rodriguez's work HERE. And follow her on Twitter HERE . Grab m...

Mar 02, 202449 minEp. 44

How to Teach Black History All Year

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #43 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 4 simple yet important ways to teach Black History All Year. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justi...

Feb 10, 202424 minEp. 43

How To Support and Retain Educators of Color w/Dr. Andrea Terrero Gabbadon

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #42 - Special guest, Dr. Andrea Terrero Gabbadon, professor, professional learning designer and facilitator, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Adrienne how to support Educators of Color, getting clear on why schools and districts want to hire more Educators of Color, how schools and districts might repair harm they have caused to Educators of Color, and so much more. Learn mo...

Dec 15, 202352 minEp. 42

Critical Race Theory In Education: What Is, Is Not, And What You Need To Know w/Dr. Adrienne Dixson

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #41 - Special guest, Dr. Adrienne Dixson, the Executive Director of the Education and Civil Rights Initiative, and a Professor of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Adrienne discuss the context in which Critical Race Theory (CRT) emerges, what CRT is not, and what CRT is and what CRT in education is. We also talk ab...

Dec 08, 202344 minEp. 41

How To Teach Science For Social & Racial Justice Transformation w/Dr. Danny Morales-Doyle

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #40 - Special guest, Dr. Danny Morales-Doyle, associate professor of science education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Danny discuss the differences between traditional western science education and more critical and social justice forms of science education. We also talk about justice centered science pedagogy and what it might loo...

Sep 30, 202356 minEp. 40

How To Lead Within Systems of Inequity In Education w/Dr. Mary Rice-Boothe

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #39 - Special guest, Dr. Mary Rice-Boothe, author is bestselling Book Leading Within Systems of Inequity in Education: A Liberation Guide for Leaders of Color, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Mary discuss how to hold both rage and love. We also talk about how to build coalitions and how to do your work in this current racial and political moment and we talk about so much mo...

Sep 10, 202356 minEp. 39

Demystifying Affirmative Action: What You Need To Know Across The P-20 Education System w/Liliana Garces

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #38 - Special guest, Dr. Liliana Garces, Professor and Legal Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Liliana discuss what is affirmative action and the history that shapes its current iteration. We also talk about the U.S. Supreme Court's most recent ruling on affirmative, what is means, and how stakeholders in higher education, as well...

Sep 02, 202354 minEp. 38

4 Things Every Educator Should Do Before The Start Of A New School Year

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #37 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 4 simple yet important things every educator should do before the start of a new school year. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on...

Aug 18, 202324 minEp. 37

How To Conduct Community-Based Equity Audits: Everything You Need To Know

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #36 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares everything you need to know in order to conduct a Community-Based Equity Audit with your team. Grab my FREE e-book "3 Essential Questions Every Equity Team Must Ask: Equity Audits That Make Real Change." Get your copy HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video o...

Aug 06, 202332 minEp. 36

How To Center Environmental Justice in Racially Just Schools w/Arielle King

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #35 - Special guest, Arielle King, JD, Environmental Justice Educator, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Arielle discuss environmental racism, its history, and how it shows up in schools. We also talk about how schools can center environmental justice in their work, and we discuss just climate futures, and so much more. I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at:...

Jun 27, 202346 minEp. 35

3 Substantive Ways that Schools Can Celebrate Juneteenth All Year Long

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #34 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 ways that schools can celebrate Juneteenth all year long. I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. Support the show...

Jun 19, 202326 minEp. 34

How to Approach Community-Based Equity Audits in Your Work

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #33 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares the first of two episodes on Community-Based Equity Audits. In this first episode, he talks about the history of community-based equity audits, what makes them different, and how people should approach them in their work. I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3...

Jun 17, 202330 minEp. 33

The Possibilities & Promises of District-Level Equity Leadership (Part 2) w/Dr. Ann Ishimaru & Dr. Decoteau Irby

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #32 - Special guest, Dr. Ann Ishimaru, Professor at the University of Washington, and Dr. Decoteau J. Irby, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, join Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the Racially Just Schools podcast for the second part of their conversation about K-12 Equity Leadership. To learn more about our research on K-12 Equity Directors and District-Level Equity Leadership visit our web...

Jun 08, 202338 minEp. 32

The Power of District-Level Equity Officers & Leadership (Part 1) w/Dr. Ann Ishimaru and Dr. Decoteau Irby

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #31 - Special guest, Dr. Ann Ishimaru, Professor at the University of Washington, and Dr. Decoteau J. Irby, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, join Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the Racially Just Schools podcast. Terrance, Ann and Decoteau talk about the work they've been doing with district-level equity leadership with a specific focus on equity directors and offices for the last six year...

May 19, 202340 minEp. 31

How To Strategically Do Racial Justice Work While Working In A Racist Organization

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #030 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 6 entry points into practicing creative insubordination. I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.com . When you join the community, I will send you a FREE video on 3 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. Support the show...

Apr 30, 202344 minEp. 30
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