Shields & Talbot
Shields & Talbot is a podcast offering deeply rooted in educational equity and anti-racist transformation in schools for the benefit of all students; particularly youth of color. Episodes will consist of student and educator voices, co-conspirators and resources for all. Co-host Harold Shields has been an educator since his sophomore year of high school (Sunday school teacher, camp counselor, juvenile teacher, etc.). He taught Mastering Our Cultural Identity: African American Male Image and AVID 7 at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Middle School in San Francisco. Harold holds a B.A. in Psychology from California State University Dominguez Hills; and M.A. in Politics and Education from Columbia University. Harold is committed to defining and securing the full range of resources, supports, and services necessary for all children, especially children in poverty and children of color, to succeed. His goals include working with state legislatures to develop transformative education reform. He believes as professor and attorney Michael Rebell does: “that a suitable education should be the constitutional right of every child regardless of the child’s wealth or place of birth.” Co-host Kassandra (Kassi) Talbot has been an educator for the past seven years. She teaches Middle School Social Studies and High School Spanish. Kassandra is a doctoral candidate and holds an M.A. in Education, Equity and Social Justice; concentration in how Critical Whiteness Pedagogy informs anti-racist teaching. Her ultimate goals include capitalizing on the opportunity her local context offers: using her position in the community to transform its current school system into one that serves all students equitably. She hopes her former students will come back to their community to continue the fight, lead and support future generations in her hometown, Kassandra is part of the municipal advisory board, a Red Cross First Aid Instructor, Trauma Informed Instructor and local radio host. Harold & Kassi and partners in love, support, friendship, life-goals and–from time to time–content. On June 15, 2020, during the global pandemic, they co-founded United Front LLC. United Front is an Equity-centered Professional Development and Educational Consulting firm specializing in coaching educators and assisting administrators with developing a site-specific strategy to create liberating and inclusive school communities for students of color. ”A liberating and equitable education is the right of every child.” unitedforequity.com
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SHIELDS & TALBOT
This pod exists as a division of United Front;
an Equity-centered Professional Development and Educational Consulting firm specializing in coaching educators and assisting administrators with developing a site-specific strategy to create liberating and inclusive school communities for students of color.
A liberating and equitable education is the right of every child.
Episodes
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
After hot sauce #6 at the conclusion of part 1, Harold and Kassi had to take a bathroom break. Upon return—it gets real. Shameless shout outs: Hot Ones host Sean Evans, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, YG, Eminem, 2pac, E-40, President Obama and the angelic, incomparable Pat Talbot. Why did we do this again?
UNITED FRONT
Harold John's music
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Summer 2020: Paying homage to their favorite pandemic show Hot Ones and host Sean Evans—Kassi and Harold made their own episode. For supposedly "educated" people, this was not a smart decision (but it was big fun). Listen and laugh at us.
UNITED FRONT
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Oakland's native son—Carlton Williams—is the Founder and Owner of New Life CA; a socially conscious cannabis brand focused on uplifting local urban communities that have been negatively impacted by the war on drugs. On January 13, 2022, he graciously and humbly gave his testimony to an audience on the steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento, California. Buckle up, People.
UNITED FRONT
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
This is an interview with local director of Puente de la Costa Sur, Rita Mancera and her offerings regards the 2020 Supreme Court decision. The Court delivered its opinion on June 18, 2020. In the 5–4 decision, the Court's majority determined that the decision to rescind the DACA program was "arbitrary and capricious," under the APA, and thus reversed the order. The purpose of DACA is to protect eligible immigrant youth who came to the United States when they were children from deportation. DACA gives young undocumented immigrants: 1) protection from deportation; and 2) a work permit.
UNITED FRONT
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Kassi narrates the Bilingual (english/Spanish) contributions of 8th grade scholars at Pescadero Middle School. These are valued and appreciated offerings of students' takeaways, connections and insights after reading Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning.
UNITED FRONT
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Hector is a social justice warrior, co-conspirator and educator in the Bay Area. He holds a M.A. in Education, Equity and Social Justice from San Francisco State University and uniquely teaches middle school Social Studies. In his free time he is a kick-ass bass player for his band Trash Vampires (Check them out on bandcamp and spotify).
UNITED FRONT
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Pescadero, CA's KPDO 89.3 FM’s Coastside Conversations host Catherine Peery interviews equitable, local educator Kassandra (Kassi) Talbot.
UNITED FRONT
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Pescadero KPDO 89.3 FM’s Coastside Conversations host Catherine Peery interviews transformative Bay Area educator Harold Shields. Co-star Kassandra (Kassi) Talbot.
June 17, 2020; Pescadero, CA.
UNITED FRONT
Harold John's music
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
June 7, 2020: Rural areas are typically not known for progress/struggle for racial justice...until now. You can read a detailed description of event here: Half Moon Bay Review article
UNITED FRONT
We, the People
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