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Black Minds Matter class introduction

Aired 8/3/17 on KPBS Midday Edition

Black Lives Matter Movement Inspires SDSU Class On Black Minds In Education

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J. Luke Wood, Ph.D., professor of community college leadership, San Diego State University

A flyer for the San Diego State University course, Black Minds Matter.

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Beginning this fall, San Diego State University professor Luke Wood will teach a free online public course titled "Black Minds Matter: A Focus on Black Boys and Men in Education." Wood said the Black Lives Matter movement inspired him to develop the course curriculum.

"The Black Lives Matter movement has shed light on two invariable facts. First, that black boys and men are criminalized in society and second that their lives are undervalued by those who are sworn to protect them," Wood said in a video introducing the class.

Wood said that criminalization spills over to the classroom where black boys and men are undervalued.

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The class will be held weekly each Monday, beginning Oct. 23 through Dec 11. The free portion of each class will be available via a live webstream from 4:30 to 5:30 pm Pacific Time. The hour will include discussions with experts in the field including educators and activists like Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullers.

Wood joins Midday Edition Thursday to discuss what he hopes students will take away from the class.

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