Brittany Packnett Cunningham Is Done Chasing Relevance & Saying Yes to Everything

Brittany Packnett Cunningham has been an activist nearly all her life. With a background in education, today she sits at the intersection of culture, justice, and policy as the Chief Strategy Officer at Children's Defense Fund and host/EP of the The Meteor’s UNDISTRACTED podcast, now in its fourth season. She sits down with Sali to discuss the hard-learned lessons of having your work thrust onto a public stage, the true meaning of integrity, and why every teacher should be a millionaire.

0:00 Introduction

2:56 Getting Personal in Job Interviews

5:07 St. Louis: The Ups and Downs

11:24 Championing Diversity Since High School

15:20 Teaching: Hardest Job I Ever Had

19:27 Origins of of Ms Pac Yetti

21:52 Transition to Activism Career

23:29 The Power of No

28:30 Ferguson 2014: A Turning Point

32:25 Held to an Impossible Standard

34:15 Skill Building in Activism