The state of Florida is once again trying to push Black people back to Jim Crow era South . Florida is recreating its role from the 1954-1964 era when it joined southern states in resisting desegregation. Banning books, attempting to criminalize protests, bastardizing education, and gerrymandering are all in play. In addition, the governor has … Fighting Voter Disenfranchisement in Florida
The issues on availability of housing in Black and Brown communities continues to be significant. During our first season we first highlighted how COVID impacts Black home ownership. Then, we followed up with an episode on the banking systems complicates loss of housing. Now, Professor Audrey McFarland focused on gentrification, which is a significant issue … Resources on Surviving Gentrification
In our first year of the podcast, Pam Taylor talked with us about declining Black home ownership. Two years later, we are coming back to the issue from a different angle. The cohesiveness of many Black communities are being destroyed yet again! But this time, it’s through gentrification. Professor Audrey McFarland from the University of … Can Black Culture Survive Gentrification
As always , we like to provide our readers with additional information on our podcast topics. Resources on Black Mental Health accompanies our wonderful talk with Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson from the Morehouse School of Medicine. If you are interested in seeing more of Dr. Vinson’s work, she is the co-editor of SOCIAL (In) JUSTICE … Resources on Black Mental Health
On our last episode, Dr. Alicia Christy talked about the difference between reproduction rights and reproductive justice. As usual, this is our post to give readers additional information and there’s a lot to talk about. We offer: Resources for Reproductive Justice. What exactly happened to take us here Everyone anticipated the Supreme Court would use … Resources for Reproductive Justice
In this episode we welcome back three prior guests. Mary Nelson, Glennon Threatt and Dr. Janice Herbert Carter to talk to us about Voting Challenges for Election 2022. Mary Nelson is a lawyer and worked in the administration of the last Democratic Governor in Missouri. She was on the election round table from 2020. Glennon, … Voting Challenges for Election 2022
We are on a roll for this season. We are very privileged to have Mark Hugo Lopez, GS ’96 join us to talk about his work at the Pew Research Center. Mark is the director of race and ethnicity research at Pew, where he leads planning of the Center’s research agenda focused on chronicling the … Diversity Among Latino Communities
Hope you enjoyed our episode, Learning About Our Allies: Asian Americans with Pat Eng (AAPIP). Pat was sharing so much knowledge. Some of the information was about the history of violence against Asians in the U.S. And, some delved into the history of the cooperation between Asians and African Americans. Most of us don’t learn … Resources for Asian American Information
Our two part conversation with Janella Hinds and David Adams explored issues of educational equity. Educational systems in every state are remarkably complex. The amount of funding school systems receive can contribute to inequities. Where does the funding come from and how is it distributed? Political views on the value of certain types of education … Resources for Bringing Equity and Inclusion
Welcome to all our listeners. Our last episode featured the first part of our conversation with Janella Hinds and David Adams. For those who follow us on line, we are happy to post Conclusion: Bringing Equity & Inclusion. Both Janella and David bring extensive expertise, dedication and enthusiasm to their work. Yet, it’s clear from … Conclusion: Bringing Equity & Inclusion