Lawyer, Filmmaker, State Rep: Staci Childs on Fighting Texas Curriculum Battles
She just won her primary for Texas State Representative, sits on the State Board of Education, and went viral for standing her ground when a man tried to bring a Confederate flag into a public meeting. Staci Childs pulls up to Black Geek Energy to break down what is actually happening to Texas classrooms right now.
We get into why Texas textbook decisions ripple out to the whole country, the fight over putting the Bible in classrooms, what got stripped from Mexican and Black history curriculum, and the real story behind that viral flag photo. Staci also breaks down how she stays calm against bad faith testimony, why bots are shaping political discourse more than people realize, and what it means to raise Black children in a state actively rewriting their history. Then we run our Legal Superheroes segment, putting Spider-Man, Superman, Daredevil, and Ash Ketchum's questionable childhood on trial, and close with a quickfire round covering Kendrick versus Drake, werewolves versus vampires, and her Hampton clarinet section roots.
If you care about education, representation, or just want to hear someone break down complicated legal and political fights in plain terms, this is your episode. Subscribe, like, and follow Black Geek Energy, and go support Staci's work on the Texas SBOE and her upcoming run for State Representative.
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