Centering Identity in Education With Kwame Sarfo Mensah

🎙 Welcome to Conscious Pathways!
In today’s episode, host Brittney Carey sits down with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah, founder of Identity Talk Consulting and author of Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
✅ The power of centering student identity in the classroom.
✅ How to create inclusive, culturally affirming educational spaces.
✅ Practical steps for incorporating anti-bias and anti-racist practices.
✅ Why reflective practice is key to addressing biases.
✅ Kwame’s vision for an education system where students have real input.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Conscious Pathways
00:30 Meet Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
01:51 Kwame's Journey into Education
06:31 Transition to Consulting and Professional Development
10:28 Culturally Responsive and Anti-Bias Practices
20:19 The Importance of Reflection in Education
21:20 Unpacking Biases and Stereotypes
23:31 The Role of Therapy and Community
25:04 Learning to Relearn: A Personal Journey
27:11 Teaching Anti-Bias to Young Children
31:19 The Power of Children's Books
36:18 Reimagining Education
43:27 Final Thoughts and Takeaways
📚 Mentioned in the episode:
👉🏾 Kwame’s book: Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom: bookshop.org/a...
👉🏾Visit Identity Talk Consulting: identitytalk4e...
Connect with Kwame:
INSTAGRAM - @kwam_the_identity_shaper
BLUESKY - @kwamesarfomensah.bsky.social
LINKEDIN - / kwame-sarfo-mensah
PATREON - / kwamesarfomensah
TH-cam - / @kwamesarfo-mensah5785
WEBSITE - identitytalk4e...
PODCAST - podcasts.apple...
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Conscious Pathways is the leading education consulting agency dedicated to supporting educators, parents, and supportive adults with the tools to build a brighter future together starting with early childhood.
A conscious approach to education views students as active participants in their learning rather than recipients of knowledge. Conscious Pathways is a mindful approach to reimagining education for social equity, justice, and innovation.