Marc and Nick enthusiastically welcome back Dr. Tracey A. Benson, founder of the Anti-Racism Leadership Institute and co-author of Unconscious Bias in Schools, just weeks before the release of his new book, Antiracism Phobia: Overcoming the Fear and Getting to Work (Harvard Education Press). Dr. Benson shares his take on Nikole Hannah-Jones’s essay about her daughter’s education, a school funding experiment no one has tried yet, and why, even now, he refuses to lose his optimism about the future of America.
Guest Links:
- antiracisminstitute.com
- Antiracism Phobia at Harvard Education Press
- Unconscious Bias in Schools on Amazon
- Research to Practice podcast
Mentioned in This Episode:
- Nikole Hannah-Jones, “In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?” (New York Times Magazine, 2026)
- Nikole Hannah-Jones, “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City” (2016)
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