Jeanette Taylor and Angela Ross
Recorded
June 4, 2023
Archived
June 4, 2023
45:53 minutes
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Id:
ddb002651
Description
Friends Jeanette "Mz. Beatrice" Taylor (48) and Angela Ross (40) discuss their work in response to a local school closing and the need for changes within schooling systems.Subject Log / Time Code
Angela (A) and Jeanette (J) discuss their childhoods.
J envisions what better schooling would look like.
A compares Chicago Public Schools (CPS) with Suburban schools in their level of preparedness for COVID Pandemic.
J explains her ideology that school incorporates a prison mentality.
A speaks about her neighborhoods' school district and how it has limited her children.
J and A reflect on school closings and how it resulted in children being killed or going to jail.
J speaks about the racism experienced by CPS with regard to funding and support by the City/State.
J describes the variation of circumstances in children's' homes and why they need different types of support.
A talks about the work that she started in response to a local school closing.
J speaks about her hunger strike to save this school that was being closed.
J reflects on her decision to run for office and become Alderperson. She goes on to describe what kind of legislation she works to establish.
J speaks about her connections and lessons learned from Ghana's education system.
A describes what she wants her legacy to be.
J talks about what freedom looks like for her.
J speaks about the need for transparency in how schools are treated, funded, and supported.
J recalls a time being told in school that her mouth would get her in trouble– but upon running into this adult later in life, they took it all back.
Both J and A discuss their battles and victories with the fight for equity in schools.
Participants
- Jeanette Taylor
- Angela Ross