For our first mother son duo on The Contraband Wagon, Trystan will talk about a negative experience he had during his middle school lunch period and the effect it had on his school experience and self-image. Then, his mother Heather will talk about the experience from her perspective and we will rehash the follow-up from […]
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 me directly!
Our anonymous guest is a man who was convicted of a nonviolent felony at a young age. He will talk with us about how that conviction has affected his life ever since, and how as a white man who has been through the criminal justice system what unique perspective he has developed about the intersection […]
Short Stories by Black Authors: "A Summer Tragedy" by Arna Bontemps and "Thank You M'am" by Langston Hughes. "Four Hundred Souls" excerpts: "Tobacco" by DaMaris B. Hill (1634 - 1639) and "Black Women's Labor" by Brenda E. Stevenson (1639 - 1644).
Dr. Rod Graham is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University. We will discuss how we became acquainted via Twitter, his writings that can be found on his website, the rise of Black conservatism and what it means for the Antiracist movement, plus the intersection of race and education. Come […]
HBCU graduate, Zeta, model, and educator Kienia Green-Murindagomo will discuss African American relations as well as the intersection between race and education. Come engage in the conversation by typing into the chat. We hope to see you there! Twitter1 & Instagram: @kieniam Twitter2: kmginstech
We will continue trying to unravel the message in and motivations behind Glenn Loury and John McWhorter's anti-anti-racism stance. Join me as we watch and dissect one of their latest videos and I give my commentary. Join in and share your own opinions in the chat.
Our anonymous guest and I will be discussing some Clubhouse conversations on race and possibilities for The Contraband Wagon to get into this new platform. I will also pose some questions about the recent media coverage of the increase in racially motivated attacks on Asians. Come engage in the conversation by typing into the chat. […]
Short Stories by Black Authors: "The Guilded Six-Bits" by Zora Neale Hurston and "The Revolt of the Evil Fairies" by Ted Poston. "Four Hundred Souls" excerpts: "Anthony Johnson, Colony of Virginia" by Maurice Carlos Ruffin (1644 - 1649) and "The Black Family" by Heather Andrea Williams (1649 - 1654).
Dr. Haysbert is a career educator who will discuss her perspective on liberating teaching and learning by bringing a cultural element into reading education. You can find out more about the program she has developed on her website, Reading Our Way. Come engage in the conversation by typing into the chat. We hope to see […]
