Author and Educator Yaritza Villalba joins the podcast this week to take listeners on an exciting journey with her heroine, McKenzie! Yaritza's latest book, “McKenzie and the Secret Library of Banned Books,” explores themes such as identity, culture, diversity, censorship, and empowerment.

Join Yaritza as she leads listeners on a journey of African heroes and their courageous stance against injustice. Plus, discover how Yaritza is also spearheading global collaborative education initiatives, bridging the gap between 800 classes spanning 60 countries. Tune in for a dose of inspiration!

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Yaritza Villalba is an Education Consultant currently leading professional learning opportunities centered on culturally responsive sustaining education (CRSE) and project-based learning to an international network of educators. With thirteen years of experience in urban education, Yaritza supplies many effective strategies and resources for educating and supporting BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) students and families.

Over her career, Yaritza became an Assistant Principal of an Expeditionary Learning School, CEO and Founder of McKenzie's Adventures LLC, and an Author of culturally relevant children's books.

Follow Yaritza on LinkedIn and Twitter and get her book on Amazon.

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