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Education Chat: Elevating Black Student Voices

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Season 1. Episode 5.

This Black History Month, our co-hosts Alysha and Alyssa are joined by guest speakers to help elevate Black student voices. We hear from Aurene Carey, Jeanette Spiler, Joseph Love, and Kameron Pyant as they share their unique experiences as Black men and women in the education system.

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Education Chat tells the stories of students in the Inland Empire by cultivating meaningful discussions about lived experiences, successes, and opportunities for growth. Join GIA Interns Alysha Paulino and Alyssa Silva as they engage in candid conversations with students throughout the region. The show is produced by Growing Inland Achievement, a collective impact organization in the Inland Empire with a mission to increase economic prosperity in the region by increasing educational attainment. 

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