62 - Chase Moore - More Than An Athlete; Why Testifying To The SBOE, With Dreads, Matters

Summary: After growing up in Los Angeles and playing football at the University of Texas, Chase Moore found himself in front of the Texas State Board of Education testifying on behalf of adding African American history as a required component of TEA graduation standards. His video immediately went viral as a testament to the need for what he argued. In this episode, Chase shares his story of growing up in LA, why culturally relevant pedagogy matters to everybody, and why wearing dreads as he testified to the SBOE was a conscious decision. Find him on social media at @i_ChaseMoore.