Episodes
Friday Oct 04, 2024
S5E3: Open your Heart with Mary Zinn
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
In this episode, we talk with Mary Zinn about strategies for having difficult conversations and about how engaging in conflict can help us learn and grow. She's been involved in conflict resolution for well over 30 years as an activist, educator, and mediator. Mary Zinn is also a member of the Well That Went Sideways! production team.
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
S5E2: Love and Justice with Dr. Durryle Brooks
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
In this episode, we talk with Durryle Brooks about centering love in racial justice work, and about how he approaches diversity and social justice learning opportunities for leaders through his organization, Love and Justice Consulting. He's also the author of Reconceptualizing Love: Moving Towards a Critical Theory of Love in Education for Social Justice. We spoke with Durryle Brooks at the 2024 White Privilege Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
S5E1: The Power of the N-Word with Antonio C. Williams
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
In this episode, we talk with Antonio Williams about the power of the N-word. He is the founder and president of Leaders at Work Consulting. Antonio Williams has worked in education for over 25 years as a teacher, a department chair, and a senior administrator. We spoke with him at the 2024 White Privilege Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
This episode contains the use of the N-word in its entirety, a known racial slur and derogatory language to refer to African Americans or people who are identified as Black. Please note that this racial slur could be potentially disturbing content for listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
Sunday Jun 02, 2024
S4E13: Comadre Speakers Collaborative with Cynthia Pesantez
Sunday Jun 02, 2024
Sunday Jun 02, 2024
In this episode, we talk with Cynthia Pesantez about the https://comadrespeakers.com/. It's a different kind of speakers group. They use speaker events to leverage sustained community action. We spoke with Cynthia Pesantez at the 2024 White Privilege Conference.
Friday Mar 15, 2024
S4E12: Rebuild your Mind with Marchell Taylor
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
In this episode, we talk with Marchell Taylor about his journey through childhood trauma, an undiagnosed brain injury, and incarceration. His story highlights the need for proper diagnosis and treatment for individuals in the criminal justice system. It's a need Marchell Taylor responded to himself by developing programs for inmates and by his work as a screener for TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, and as a peer specialist for WellPower, a mental health services provider in the Denver, Colorado area.
Friday Mar 01, 2024
S4E11: Positive Change Through Love with Natalie J. Thoreson
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
In this episode, we talk with Natalie Thoreson about centering love in the work of social justice and conflict resolution. They're a consultant and facilitator who works with individuals and organizations to bring about positive social change through love, compassion, and community. We spoke with Natalie Thoreson at the 2023 White Privilege Conference.
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
S4E10: Racial Justice & Spiritual Development with Natarsha Prince Sanders
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
In this episode, we talk with Natarsha Prince Sanders about racial justice and spiritual development. She's a speaker, teacher, and community pastor, as well as a doctoral student at Columbia Theological Seminary.
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
S4E9: Equity in Education with Dr. Shemariah Arki
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Shemariah Arki about building community and promoting institutional equity in education. She is an educator, an activist, an organizer. She currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Africana Studies as well as the director of the Center for Pan African Culture, both at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Arki is also the founder and program director of the Ellipsis Institute for Women of Color in the Academy. We spoke with her at the 2023 White Privilege Conference in Mesa, Arizona.
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Friday Dec 15, 2023
S4E8: I’m a Good Person, Right? with Debby Irving
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
In this episode, we talk with Debby Irving about white privilege. She's a racial justice educator and author of the book, Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race. We spoke with Debbie Irving at the 2023 White Privilege Conference in Mesa, Arizona.