Black And Highly Dangerous

For today’s episode, Tyrell and Daphne welcome Dr. Sean J. Drake, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and a Senior Research Associate at the Maxwell Center for Policy Research. They begin the conversation by discussing Dr. Drake’s background and interest in studying race and inequality in schools (39:30). They then tackle myths and misconceptions about racialized educational inequality (49:50). Next, they turn their attention to Dr. Drake’s book , Academic Apartheid (57:10), and the evolution of school segregation over the past 60 years (1:04:40). They close by discussing potential solutions to racialized inequality in education (1:11:50) and Dr. Drake’s upcoming project (1:17:00).  Other Topics Include:  00:30 - Check in with Tyrell and Daphne  05:40 - BhD “Oh Lawd” News  36:50 - Introduction of the Topic   1:27:30- Tyrell and Daphne Reflect on the Interview  Resources: BhD Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/bhdpodcast  Sean Drake - https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/cpr_about.aspx?id=15247