https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/23297e0a-60fc-4596-b5ed-438bea87bd3c Guest Dr. Dawn Hicks Tafari is a native New Yorker, Dr. Tafari is passionate about the arts, culture, education, and translating theory into practice. She earned her her Master of Arts in Teaching with Certification in Elementary Education from The Johns Hopkins University; and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies and her Ph.D in Educational Studies with a Specialization in Cultural Studies from The University of North Carolina Greensboro. Dr. Tafari has served as an elementary school teacher in Brooklyn, New York and in Baltimore, Maryland; and as a curriculum facilitator in High Point, North Carolina. Dr. Tafari currently serves as an educational consultant for Guilford County Schools and as the Interim Coordinator for the Birth through Kindergarten Education program in the Department of Education at Winston-Salem State University. She is also co-founder of the Greensboro Kwanzaa Collective, a grassroots organization that organizes Greensboro’s citywide 7-day Kwanzaa celebration. Dr. Tafari is a scholar activist and Hip-Hop Feminist whose research focus includes studies Black male students and teachers, Hip-Hop culture’s influence on identity development, culturally relevant teaching, and critical race theory. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:02:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/23297e0a-60fc-4596-b5ed-438bea87bd3c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.