Using Power to Bring More Power to People: Education for Freedom and Justice with Mia Henry
Mia Henry connects common threads between her training as an educator, the 29 Civil Rights tours she organized and led over the past 10 years, and her current work developing educational curriculum on resistance and social justice as the founder and CEO…
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Looking The Beast In The Face: Unlearning to Relearn with Yusef Bunchy Shakur
Dr. Yusef Bunchy Shakur names his experiences navigating systemic oppression, his time in prison, and the people who invested in him in his life as pivotal moments that activated his commitment to social justice. His storytelling affirms the power of…
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Thank You For Listening: SJOS 2024
That’s a wrap for this year. Many thanks to the storytellers who have contributed to this project and helped to give it life through their sharing. And thank you for listening, watching, and sharing their stories. Let’s hold our people close. Remember…
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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…
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Unpacking the Box of Shame with Arc Telos Saint Amour
Arc Telos “Tay” Saint Amour (they/them) shares the roots of their social justice origin story, discussing experiences including the impact of childhood abuse, violence, abandonment, and systemic oppression on them as a trans, queer, and neurodivergent…
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Holding Space: The Transformative Power of Being Witnessed and Supported with Leticia Peguero
From her early experiences watching the women in her family to discovering the writings of James Baldwin through his book 'Another Country' and the awakening that followed, and the emotional impact of hearing Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mountaintop…
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Visibility, Power, and Centering Queer Black Stories with Monique Alicia Gamble
Dr. Monique Alicia Gamble, a Southerner, a Queer Black woman, a digital storyteller, and an assistant professor of political science at a public HBCU in Washington, D.C., shares the significance of storytelling in her academic and creative work, focusing…
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Working in Cooperation and Opposition for the Greater Good with Courtney Holland
DEI Practitioner, Health Equity advocate, Educator, and lover of STEM Courtney Holland shares how her experiences spending Saturdays at a union hall for auto workers with her father in Detroit and her academic and cultural awakening after taking an…
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These Stories Are For You, Too
I’m starting Social Justice Origin Stories because I believe in the liberating effects of social justice education. I also want to support justice-seekers in finding community and feeling less alone in the face of relentless oppressive systems. I hope…
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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…
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