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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Breonna Taylor's case represents one of the most transparent miscarriages of justice in modern American history. With the advent of technology, the public has been privvy to all of the tactics law enforcement officials and prosecutors can use to create a legal outcome of their choosing. During this live stream, I will be walking through the facts of […]
Tom will be the very first stranger to appear as a guest on the show. "As a cop, I killed someone. Then I found out it happens more often than we know." This article is what inspired me to reach out to Tom. We will discuss how we met and decided to collaborate. Within that […]
Jessika is a writer, a wife, and a mother. Her writing takes place in the fantastic world of Airion. (Links to her books available on Amazon are available below.) We will discuss how a Facebook friend sent Jessika into a tailspin and led to this discussion. We will also discuss the differences Jessika noticed between […]
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 […]
A solo stream where I will be to discussing some of the barriers to the kind of unity that is being recommended by public personalities and other organizations post-2020 election. Two of the videos that I will be discussing: The Daily Wire: 2020 Election LIVE Coverage Uncomfortable Conversations with A Black Man - Karens & […]
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 […]
During our sixth Speaker Series event, we will focus on the intersection of race and religion. There is a long history between race and religion filled with both unity and division. Regardless, these two ideas have always been intertwined, and this event is meant to explore that relationship. What role can religion play in […]
