Educational Segments

Explainer episodes on social justice concepts, historical context, and current events. Storytellers in this segment provide breakdowns of specific topic areas and their impact from the perspective of work and lived experience. Ex: supporting listeners in better understanding redlining, health disparities, the school-to-prison pipeline, or some other area of interest to the storyteller.

Educational Segments

Sankofa Bird: Affirming Blackness From The Start of Early Childhood Education with Anissa L. Eddie

Educational Segments

Jim Crow 2.0: How Anti-DEI Laws Are Rooted In Systemic Anti-Black Racism with Darryl B. Rice

2024

Educational Segments

Shifting Organizational Culture: Trauma-Informed, Identity-Conscious Supervision with Chelsea Pratt

Chelsea Pratt, a scholar and practitioner in higher education focusing on inclusive and sustainable organizational cultures, workplace well-being, and addressing workplace trauma, discusses the profound impact of trauma and identity in the workplace. She speaks on the traumatic effects of ignoring harmful identity-based incidents both inside and outside our workplaces, especially for people who live at the intersection of multiple forms of oppression.

December 10, 2024
Educational Segments

The Experiences of Black Chief Diversity Officers at Predominantly White Institutions with O’Juan Edwards

In this episode, Relando is joined by longtime friend, Dr. O’Juan Edwards, who, in describing his journey to complete his Ph.D, shares a heartfelt memory of how a chance meeting with Coretta Scott King profoundly influenced his social justice journey. In his storytelling, Dr. Edwards weaves connections to how her life and the legacy of the King family continue to inspire and inform his approach to equity leadership, including the creation of his new business, The Outstanding One Solutions, LLC. He also discusses how that chance encounter influenced his decision to complete his dissertation research, which focused on the experiences of Black Chief Diversity Officers at predominantly white institutions during the anti-Critical Race Theory movement.

October 3, 2024
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Student Solidarity as Praxis: Popular Education in Action with Tony Nelson

Tony Nelson, explores his development from his rural Michigan upbringing to becoming an active participant in progressive movements and education. Tony revisits the significance of his time as an undergraduate student at Grand Valley State University, recalling how attending a campus presentation by Jane Elliott served as a starting point for his emerging consciousness and involvement as a student on campus.

October 1, 2024
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Educational Segments

Resisting Oppression by Building Trust and Connection with Amber Banks

Dr. Amber Banks shares her personal journey into activism and social justice work. She speaks on the complexities of trust, how personal and cultural experiences shape trust, and the intersection of trust with race and power. Dr. Banks discusses the importance of creating spaces where individuals can feel seen and heard and stresses the critical nature of repair in the trust-building process. Her storytelling also touches on the necessity of rest and self-care in sustaining activism and promoting resilience against systemic oppression.

October 1, 2024