Outrageous Love the Podcast: Our Journeys to Responsiveness

Who knew that going down rabbit holes was a thing? Our second rabbit hole is is centered around one question: Is Zendaya (the actress) black? With this question, we are able to explore the intersection of race, ethnicity, and the culture of Hollywood. Don't expect to get a black and white answer (no pun intended). The proverbial deep dive (and fun) is how we come up with an a...

In a if you cannot beat them, join them move, we are totally into the FIFA World Cup 2026. The suspense of the matches, the excitement of the fans from around the world, and the focus on different aspects of culture have been engaging. The level of diversity led Dr. Hollie down  proverbial rabbit hole: To what extent are the teams "authentically" diverse racially and national...

It's July and that means it's time for the FUN episode. The FUN episode is when take a break from usual exciting journeys to responsiveness from outstanding CLR educators. The episode features interviews from participants in our CLR Deep Dive Institutes or as I put, interviews from "dese streets." Each participant was asked the same four questions but they gave completely dif...

Now in video, we culminate the focus on ethnic identity in the context of the so-called racial "whiteness." We look at Italian culture through the lens of seasoned educator and friend of the VABB Nation, Nicole Lusiani. Now educating in Portland, Nicole has over 25 years of experience teaching in the Bay area, in namely the San Lorenzo schools. She has worked as a key team ke...

The opening of season 7 has a lot going on. First, a celebration for a 7th season and nearly 100 episodes. Then, each season opens with Dr. Hollie's annual personal episode, where he brings a guest who knows him personally. Perhaps this year's guest will give us something juicy. The special guest is Professor Marva Cappello, Dr. Hollie's classmate in doctoral studies at USC. ...