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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

3 Ways to Confront Racial Micro-aggressions in Schools

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #029 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares what racial micro-aggressions are, their impacts on students and what you can do to confront them. 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 16, 202329 minEp. 29

5 Ways to Center Youth in Racial Justice Work

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #028 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares five ways to center Youth in Racial Justice 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 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. Dilemma Consultancy Protocol is HERE . Support the show...

Mar 11, 202331 minEp. 28

Why People Resist Racial Justice Work & How to Respond (Part 2)

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #027 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares some reasons why people resist racial justice and equity work and how you might respond. 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...

Mar 04, 202322 minEp. 27

How to Navigate Resistance to Racial Justice & Anti-Racism Work (Part 1)

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #026 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares his framework to understand and identify the 4 primary types of resistance to racial justice and equity 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 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. Support the show...

Feb 17, 202327 minEp. 26

Practicing Anti-Racist Leadership in Schools w/Dr. Mark Gooden

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #25 - Special guest, Dr. Mark Gooden, Endowed Professor of Educational Leadership at Teachers College Columbia, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Mark discuss what antiracist leadership is, how it might be taken up in schools and the importance of racial autobiographies as a tool of systemic inquiry. And we discussed so much more. You can learn more about Dr. Gooden's work HE...

Jan 27, 202346 minEp. 25

8 Racial Justice Questions to Ask at the End-of-the-Year

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #024 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 8 racial justice questions that you individually and collectively can ask at the end of the (calendar) year. 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...

Dec 27, 202228 minEp. 24

6 Ways That Racism Can Show Up In the Name of Equity

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #023 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green discusses 6 ways that racism can show up in the name of equity. 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...

Dec 18, 202233 minEp. 23

The Power of Conducting Equity Audits

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #022 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green discusses the Power of Conducting Equity Audits. He specifically shares: What are equity audits and their history 3 Questions that every team needs to consider before and during their equity audit What is needed to conduct equity audits 3 Reasons why you should frequently conduct equity audits I hope you enjoy this episode and join our community at: www.raciallyjustschools.c...

Dec 09, 202229 minEp. 22

3 Ways To Respond To Disappointment In Your Racial Justice Work

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #021 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 ways to respond to disappointment in your racial justice 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 Tips to Make Your Racial Justice Work Better. Support the show...

Oct 28, 202212 minEp. 21

How To Make Your Professional Learning Community (PLC) Racially Just

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #020 - In this special Office Hours episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 ways to make your professional learning community (PLC) racially just. For a list of the 6 questions, that Terrance shares in the podcast, they are HERE in this blog post . 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...

Oct 15, 202233 minEp. 20

Cultivating & Celebrating Black Joy in Schools w/Dr. Tyrone Howard

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #19 - Special guest, Dr. Tyrone Howard, Endowed Professor of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the Racially Just Schools Podcast. Terrance and Tyrone discuss the importance of schools getting real about race and racism, some indicators of what schools that affirm Black youth’s identities might be doing (i.e., Black Joy). We also talked about what districts might do to attract and ...

Oct 02, 202237 minEp. 19

The Power of Centering Black Possibility in Education w/Dr. Chezare Warren

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #18 - Special guest, Dr. Chezare Warren, Associate Professor of Equity and Inclusion in Education Policy at Vanderbilt University, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the Racially Just Schools podcast. Terrance and Chezare discuss the importance of starting from a place of Black possibility in schools, how teachers might take up more critical forms of empathy in their work, how district and school leaders might thin...

Sep 16, 202248 minEp. 18

The Radical Possibilities of Community Responsive Education (Part 2) w/Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #17 - Special guest, Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Professor of Latina/Latino Studies and Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the podcast. Terrance and Jeff discuss the promises and possibilities of community responsive education, its relation to culturally responsive teaching and culturally relevant pedagogy. We also talk about some of the lessons that he's ...

Aug 20, 202256 minEp. 17

3 Practices Every Educator Should Do During The Summer

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #16 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 Practices Every Educator Should Do During The Summer. 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...

Aug 04, 202219 minEp. 16

3 Ways That Racial Justice Work Can Become Watered Down & What You Can Do About It

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #15 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 Ways that Racial Justice Work Can Become Watered Down and What You Can Do About It. 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...

Jul 23, 202219 minEp. 15

Radically Rethinking the Foundations of Schooling (Part 1) w/Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #14 - Special guest, Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Professor of Latina/Latino Studies and Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the podcast. Terrance and Jeff discuss why districts need to radically rethink schooling, how schools might become an institution of prevention to build a just and well society, and how districts might respond to the impacts of COVID-1...

Jul 12, 202234 minEp. 14

How To Know When It's Time To Leave Your District Or School (Ask Dr. Green Episode)

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #013 - In this special Office Hours episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 5 ways to know if you can do racial justice work in the school or district where you work, and if it's time for you to leave. 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 04, 202222 minEp. 13

Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline and Nexus

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #12 - Special guest, Morgan, Craven, National Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement at Intercultural Development Research Association (or IDRA), joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the podcast. Professor Green and Morgan discuss what exactly is the school to prison pipeline and nexus, what we know from research about what happens when police are in schools. They also discuss how important it is to c...

Mar 04, 202237 minEp. 12

How to Practice Opportunity-Centered Teaching In the Pursuit of Racial Justice w/Dr. Rich Milner

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #11 - Special guest, Dr. Rich Milner, Professor at Vanderbilt University in the Department of Teaching and Learning, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green (he/him) on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Milner discuss how teachers can take up what Professor Milner calls opportunity-centered teaching in their work everyday. Also, during our conversation, Dr. Milner offered some ideas for how educators might maintain their critica...

Feb 05, 202234 minEp. 11

Why We Need A Hard Re-Set in Education w/Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #10 - Special guest, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Emerita Professor in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Ladson-Billings discuss why schools need to engage in what she calls the "hard re-set." We also talk about the power of asking a different question as a means to do profound work in schools. Finally, we talk about critica...

Dec 27, 202135 minEp. 10

How to Support Youth's Mental Health in Contexts of Racial Injustice & During COVID-19 w/Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #009 - Special guest, Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Anderson discuss mental health and trauma and specifically racial trauma. We also talk about how people working in schools might help youth process COVID-19. In doing so, Dr. Anderson shares some strategies on how to check in...

Dec 17, 202148 minEp. 9

How to Practice Radical Care in Schools w/Dr. Rosa Rivera-McCutchen

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #008 - Special guest, Dr. Rosa Rivera-McCutchen, Associate Professor in the Graduate Leadership Program at City University of New York (CUNY) Lehman College, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Rivera-McCutchen discuss what limiting care is and how it can get in the way of doing racial justice work in schools. We also talk about what radical care is and how you can start practicing it tod...

Nov 26, 202148 minEp. 8

3 Ways That Racism Shows Up in Anti-Racism Work & What You Can Do About It

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #007 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 3 Ways that Racism Shows Up in Anti-Racism Work and What You Can Do About It thorough offering some critical questioning. These are some initial questions that you'll definitely want to bring back to your leadership team, professional learning community (PLC), grade level team, or any other school-based team that you're part of. You can access the resources and the li...

Nov 06, 202130 minEp. 7

What To Do When Your Racial Equity Work Seems Stuck w/Dr. Decoteau Irby

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #006 - Special guest, Dr. Decoteau Irby, Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Irby discuss some key concepts from his book "Stuck Improving: Racial Equity and School Leadership" such as Black and Brown Influential Presence and Curated White Racial Discomfort. We also talk about the difference betwee...

Oct 29, 202158 minEp. 6

How School Boards Can Advance Equity & Justice w/Dr. Heather Bennett

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #005 - Special guest, Dr. Heather Bennett, who serves as the Director of School Equity for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Bennett talk about why school boards are essential for advancing equity and justice, why policy is a critical lever for equity in a school district, and how school boards might think about writing equity-based policies. ...

Oct 01, 202155 minEp. 5

How to Practice Culturally Responsive School Leadership w/Dr. Muhammad Khalifa

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #004 - Special guest, Dr. Muhammad Khalifa, renowned educational leadership scholar and Professor of Educational Administration at the Ohio State University, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green and Dr. Khalifa talk about what culturally responsive school leadership is, how it differs from other forms of leadership and how it might be practiced. Dr. Khalifa also talks about why it is not enough to...

Sep 19, 202152 minEp. 4

Staying Focused on What Matters Most in Education with Dr. Pedro Noguera

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #003 - Special guest, Dr. Pedro Noguera, internationally renowned education scholar and the Dean of the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, joins Dr. Terrance L. Green on the podcast. Professor Green asks Dr. Noguera about what he sees as some of the greatest opportunities in the field of education right now, Dr. Noguera also discusses the importance of clarifying our values of fairness...

Sep 04, 202122 minEp. 3

7 Questions to Help Teach Critically Despite Attacks on Critical Race Theory

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. #002 - In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green shares 7 questions that can help you teach critically despite the attacks on anti-racism education and critical race theory. These are some initial questions that you'll definitely want to bring back to your leadership team, professional learning community (PLC), grade level team, or any other school-based team that you're part of. You can access the resources and the list o...

Sep 04, 202126 minEp. 2

Welcome to the Racially Just Schools Podcast

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. 001- Racially Just Schools is a podcast hosted by Dr. Terrance L. Green. Professor Green will take you on a journey to help you build racially just schools, diving deep into topics that people who care about racial justice, like you, can use to build racially just schools. Along the way, he will be having very real and candid conversations with people “doing the work” of racial justice in schools to share their insights...

Aug 14, 202118 minEp. 1
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