Learning & Teaching in a Panorama: Amplifying Black Youth & Educator Voices

Black Gaze

Dr. Bertrand & Dr. Porcher, co-host with Ariana Bertrand, Reniya Johnson, Ms. Stacey Joy & Mrs. Marian Dingle about their experiences teaching and learning during both pandemics of racism and Covid-19; specifically going back into the school building after remote learning.

Ariana Bertrand is a 15 year old proud black girl. She enjoys listing to music and reading a good book. She inspires to be a lawyer and live out her dream of traveling the world. Right now she into fashion and Steve lacy.

Reniya Johnson is 17 years old. She is currently a senior at DePaul Cristo Rey High School and has been accepted into over 30 schools and has gotten over $200,000 in scholarships. She loves to dance and have fun. She is ready for college! Her one hope that you get from this podcast is that her one voice can only do so much. If we continue to stick together that’s when real changes will occur.

Stacey Joy is a National Board Certified Teacher, Google Certified Educator, and a former L.A. County Teacher of the Year. Stacey has been an elementary school educator for 37 years in Los Angeles Unified. Currently, she teaches 5th grade at Baldwin Hills Pilot and Gifted Magnet School. In addition to teaching her Joyteam scholars, she also mentors novice teachers, and is a teacher leader within her school community.

Marian Dingle was a classroom elementary educator for twenty-two years. Her early career involved local advocacy for marginalized students and families, while her later work involved national activism through publications, presentations and leadership in educational organizations. Realizing that she could no longer accept current schooling structures, she left classroom teaching nearly a year ago to work with an organization devoted to better social and emotional outcomes for Black and Latinx learners. She speaks from the heart and strives to lead with authenticity, determined to leave the world better than she found it.