• Conversation Series (3) – Milana Dostanich – Employment Attorney

    TwitchTV , United States

    Milana is an attorney currently practicing employment law. We will discuss her journey to the United States, and how her relationship with a black man was perceived differently in Cyprus versus the United States and her family's reaction to her educational discussions with them about racial barriers. We will also talk about blacklash she received from Black […]

  • Conversation Series (4) – Travis Long – Attorney

    TwitchTV , United States

    Travis has worked on both sides of the criminal justice system and currently works in private practice. In addition to discussing his observations of the justice system from different perspectives, we will discuss racial double standards, the effects of close interracial relationships, and an interesting comment from an undergraduate fraternity party that was broken up […]

  • Conversation Series (5) – Rebecca Marlin – Pet Care Business Owner

    TwitchTV , United States

    Rebecca and I will be discussing how COVID has had an impact on the discussion about racial equity through a radical transformation of our environment. We will discuss the impact of having politicians in power who do not seemingly represent anyone in America. We will also discuss raising a white child in this changing racial […]

  • Conversation Series (6) – Dr. Craig Ottinger – Retired Professor

    TwitchTV , United States

    Craig will discuss his perspective on his own personal white privilege, and how he got into the Civil Rights Movement at age 16. We will converse about how and why the University he worked at decided to recruit more minority students and the issues that arose related to that effort. He will discuss being caught […]

  • Conversation Series (7) – Discussion with ‘Anonymous ‘

    TwitchTV , United States

    Our anonymous guest for this conversation will discuss growing up multi-racial and the car accident that had the potential to derail his academic goals. We will also discuss the consequences of grouping all "minorities" together and our mutual experiences of feeling a sense of not belonging in undergraduate school. Please join us for this live […]

  • Conversation Series (10) – Nick Cotter – Analyst for Allegheny County Dept. of Human Services

    TwitchTV , United States

    Nick does research at the intersection of affordable housing policy and place. He's also a free-lance writer and the creator of the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Project, a street by street exploration of Pittsburgh 90’s neighborhoods that includes data analysis, resident interviews and neighborhood profiles. The goal of the project is to educate Pittsburghers on the causes […]

  • Conversation Series (12) – Noor Ain – Architecture Student

    TwitchTV , United States

    Noor is a budding architect who was inspired to pursue the career after being inspired by a program offered by one of the specialized high schools in NYC. We will discuss the nature of that inspiration, the response to Noor's origin story by professional architects, and the impact of a heavily white male dominated field on the […]

  • Conversation Series (14) – Anonymous

    TwitchTV , United States

    During this conversation with an anonymous applicant, we will discuss shared experiences across different racial groups, what white ally-ship looks like, and play "Do you also feel this way when....?" with your participation in the chat! Please join us for this live conversation on Twitchtv.