Black Excellence: Connie Williams

During Black History Month, we here at Great School Voices are recognizing the SoBEO Black Excellence Awards honorees.  These folks and organizations have made an indelible imprint on changing the State of Black Education both in Oakland and nationally. We want to provide you all with opportunities to support their work in any way you…


Access Denied Ep. 3: Racism, Redlining and the Digital Divide in Oakland

When 15 million students in this country can’t even get online to access their distance learning materials, something needs to change. Welcome to “Access Denied,” where host Dirk Tillotson covers the movement to provide internet access to all students regardless of family income.  In episode 3, Dirk welcomed Oakland school board member Jumoke Hinton Hodge…