Listeners producer Cecilia Brown talks with Cleo Davis and Kayin Talton-Davis about homeschooling during COVID-19 and reimagining education by challenging the Eurocentric ideals most educational institutions are built upon. The Portland-based artists and designers have long been using art to tell stories about the Black experience and their current project aims to "create a cultural space of memory, advancement, and artistry for Portland's Black Community" at Building Cornerstones. Show notes & links: Building Cornerstones - Please consider donating to Cleo and Kayin's efforts to finish building out the Mayo House, and making it a place for the Black community. Root Shocked - a documentary short about generational loss, racial disparity, and the steps taken by one family to force a city to reckon with its history. This doc was also produced by Cecilia Brown. Rebuilding Cornerstones: Spatial Justice for Portland's Black Diaspora - More about Cleo and Kayin's class at the University of Oregon's College of Design: Design for Spatial Justice. New to the Listeners Podcast? Did the episode pique your interest? Check out the following previous episodes that are peripherally related: #16: August Wilson Red Door Project – Hands Up, Cop Out – Look Within & Evolve #14: Bob McKinnon – Headwinds & Tailwinds

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