{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Feveryday-dope.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Feveryday-dope-with-joshua-dickerson-tqYczVLL","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Everyday Dope with Joshua Dickerson ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d480589c-a841-4b56-b4fc-537a1059ce36/11972149-2dd1-4f5f-8655-6cf91c10abc6/1.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Joshua Travis Dickerson Sr. is a proud graduate of Griffin High School and\nGeorgia State University. He went on to become an educator in the DeKalb\nCounty School system and was award 2007-2008 DeKalb County Teacher of\nthe Year for Jolly Elementary. He is currently serving as Executive Director with a non-\nprofit organization in Metro Atlanta.\nHe has created several programs to empower youth and has helped to create chess\nand robotic clubs at various programs in Atlanta. Mr. Dickerson uses his experience and\nlove for kids to train teachers and administrators on different ways to incorporate literacy\ninto daily educational activities.\nHis poem “Cause I Ain’t Got a Pencil”, has sparked conversation around the world.\nAs a proud father of four children: Destiny, Joshua II, Justice, and Skylar Dickerson, he\nknows all too well how important a positive role model is in every child’s life.\nHe is a passionate writer and author. His poem “Cause I Ain’t Got a Pencil”, has\nsparked conversation around the world.\nMr. Dickerson stand strong on his belief that though no one person can do everything, but each person can do something."}