Come help me choose a video or two on YouTube to review and learn from together. Give your suggestions in the chat or contact me through my website. You can also reply to my Instagram posts with links/videos you want me to give my commentary on. Hit me up, and during this stream we could […]
Ian is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Pear Deck and has worked in various roles at various companies in the tech industry for several years. We will discuss his appearance as a panelist for The Contraband Wagon's The Intersection of Race and Tech Event, his personal experience as a tech professional of color, the […]
I noticed some great content in Gavin's tweets and decided to reach out to him to be on the show. We will discuss his upbringing in Charleston, WV, pre-Jim Crow discrimination history that many are unaware of, Gavin's personal story of evolving race consciousness, some universal experiences of POC, and what makes America so good […]
Aaron is a long time friend of Contraband. We will discuss Aaron's evolution of race consciousness through violent encounters and growing up in an integrated neighborhood, his problem with the idea of colorblindness, the African American Resource Group at his job, what it's like for him to travel to all white neighborhoods, and much more! […]
This event is open to a maximum of 10 participants. We will have a round robin discussion on race where each participant gets a chance to voice a thought about race, pass, or continue from a previous speaker's thoughts. If you're looking for a private and safe space to have an honest conversation about race, […]
Tanissia is a BLMLA activist, artist, stand-up comedian, and actor. She is currently presenting her work in an exhibit at the Museum of Social Justice in Los Angeles. We will talk about her work as a BLM activist, her many types of art and how race intersects with or informs her art, and personal questions […]
During this event, I will be LISTENING to the former employees of Frankie's Fun Park. They will be given this platform to tell their story of the sexism and racism they experienced on the job, the lack of action that was taken in response to their experience, how it impacted them, and what parts of […]
Our anonymous guest for this event has written (and continues to write) a free book on the brutality and genocidal nature of American slavery. We will discuss the controversial contents of the book and what the author's research findings can inform us about the present state of America's racial environment.
This event is open to a maximum of 10 participants. We will have a round robin discussion on race where each participant gets a chance to voice a thought about race, pass, or continue from a previous speaker's thoughts. If you're looking for a private and safe space to have an honest conversation about race, […]
Mike has taken an interest in race based on his personal experiences and finds the recent developments interesting and alarming! Is fighting systemic racism "chasing ghosts"? How do Mike's life experiences correlate to the racial justice movement? Why do Mike's Black friends feel racism is not an issue for them? Is there a victim mentality […]
