For the Love of….- XAVIER HENDERSON

Xavier Henderson, MEd, is the co-founder and chief development officer of For Oak Cliff, which works liberate Oak Cliff from systemic oppression. Xavier is tied to the neighborhood being born in raised in South Oak Cliff and Pleasant Grove. Previously, Xavier was a Teach For America corps member and taught at a school on the same street where he grew up in South Oak Cliff. He was drawn to education because of his experience with limited resources in his community and as a Dallas public school student. While teaching, Xavier got a closer look at the barriers families faced in accessing resources, inspiring him to co-found For Oak Cliff. He works to ensure resources are accessible to the predominantly Black neighborhood he grew up in and still calls home. He received a master’s in education from Southern Methodist University and a bachelor’s in communication studies from the University of North Texas.

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For the Love of….- XAVIER HENDERSON is an episode from THE TAPESTRY by Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew.

This episode is 00:30:32 long.

This episode was published on Feb 28, 2023.

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