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This week on Just, Rob and Jes interview Josephe Feathersone, Vice President of Programs at the https://dci-nc.org/ (Durham Children’s Initiative) about kids returning to school and the impact of the pandemic on learning and education. He shares stories of resilience and explains why he picks up every penny he sees. 0:00 Episode starts  1:28 Jes checks in with Rob 2:53 Rob checks in with Jes 5:58 Jes frames up the conversation 7:24 Jes intros Josephe’s bio 9:04 Josephe joins the conversation 10:11 Jes checks in with Josephe 11:09 Josephe describes his work with DCI 15:10 What barriers were students and families navigating before the pandemic? 19:21 What layers are you seeing in the impact on young people? 23:30 Interlude 23:45 Rob digs in deeper to Josephe’s point about post-Covid change in education 25:48 What lessons have you learned from your students? 27:43 Josephe reflects on George Floyd 32:09 Do we repair within the system or rebuild from the ground up? 36:05 What gives you hope? 36:18 The penny story 39:33 How can listeners show up? 42:23 Josephe leaves the conversation 42:28 Debrief begins 44:40 Jes’s takeaways 46:21 Rob and Jes talk about George Floyd 51:00 Rob talks about entering each other’s stories 52:46 Outro Thank you to DJ Pdogg and Producer Lo Key for our awesome music throughout the show! Follow DJ Pdogg online: http://www.djpdogg.com/ (www.djpdogg.com) https://twitter.com/DJPdogg?s=20 (Twitter) https://www.instagram.com/djpdogg/ (Instagram) Follow Producer Lo Key https://www.instagram.com/producerlokey/ (Instagram) Our sponsors: https://www.recitynetwork.org/ (ReCity Network) https://www.coastal24.com/ (Coastal Credit Union) Our hosts: Jes Averhart, cofounder of https://bwshomecoming.com/ (Black Wallstreet Homecoming) Rob Shields, executive director of the https://www.recitynetwork.org/ (Recity Network.) Our Producer: Ben Azevedo, owner of https://www.bearcaveaudio.com/ (Bear Cave Audio) Our Editor Chris Pappalardo