This episode is full of love and features an interview with the co-founder of Run DSM and Movement 515, Emily Lang. This Des Moines-based program offers opportunities for students to demonstrate leadership skills and mentorship through an anti-racist, student-centered lens.  We talk to Emily and the other guests about the importance of creating brave, safe spaces for students to explore expressing their voices, identities, and opinions. The episode also features the creative works of DMPS students and graduates Champagne Harrington, Victor Caldwell, and Tierre Turner who have all had experience in DMPS and Movement 515. This episode is full of love, joy, and inspiration. Listen to learn more about the power of spoken word poetry in and out of the classroom. Enjoy!

The episode contains a clip from Anderson Cooper's interview with Amanda Gorman on CNN.