Today@Dal

From CBC's "Ideas" program.

There are about 50,000 PhD candidates in Canada, toiling away for years in relative obscurity. This is the second of an occasional series which attempts to turn their research into an hour of radio. In this episode, producers Tom Howell and Nicola Luksic follow the work of PhD student Kimberley Tavares. Initially driven to understand why a disproportionate number of black male youth disengage from the school system, she turns to the experiences of black women teachers and the lessons they hold for improving educational outcomes for all marginalized youth.

Episode features Afua Cooper, Poet and historian. Founder and chair of the Black Canadian Studies Association;  James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at Dalhousie University. 

Listen to the full episode online.