Frank and funny conversations about race, hosted by Rebekah Henderson and Dr. Gregory Diggs.
Off Color is still on hiatus, due to pandemic. Sorry! But Rebekah aka the Tan Tigress is recovering from the traumas of the past year and has begun work on some new and dope projects including partnership with Culturs Magazine! This minisode is an interview with Korean adoptee and artist A.D. Herzel.Ā
The 2020 Election is almost over and with all the anxiety in the air we took some time to sit down and reflect on 2016. Rebekah and Janece didn't know it then, but Trump's victory was the catalyst that would bring them together on Off Color. We also spoke to Dr. Tania and Emma Teng about being first time voters in this historic election.
In 2016 Kaepernick took a knee as a protest for racial justice and eventually lost his job in the NFL. Today, players on almost every major sports team are kneeling and wearing gear branded with messages about Black Lives Matter and ending racism in America. What happened and how much work is there still left to do?
Special Guests
Bisi Johnson - NFL Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver
Justin Adams - CBS 4 Denver Sports and News Reporter
Being a parent is tough, being a parent during a pandemic is torture. On this episode we interviewed moms and a dad at various points on the privilege spectrum to ask how they are holding up now that (virtual) school is back in session.
The 2020 election will be here before we know it and itās time to talk about vote shaming, third party candidates, party loyalists and progressive youth āradicalsā. Not to mention that complications of voting during a pandemic and systematic dismantling of our postal service. Get ready kids, this one is going to be a wild ride.Ā
Special Guests:
Saira Rao- Former Democrat candidate for US House and now registered Independent
Hashim Coates - Vice Chair of AAICD and ācard carrying Democrat loyalistā
A very personal and intimate conversation about intersectionality in the activist community including anti blackness, conflict between black and brown organizers and LGBTQIA issues. We get face to face with the the pervasive sentiment in minority activist communities that "We show up for THEM, but they never show up for US!" But at the end of the day, we are oppressed in the same ways with different impacts and as soon as we acknowledge that the sooner we can fight together against a common oppressor.
Special Guests:
Lorena Garcia - Community Organizer, Former Candidate for US Senate,
Tezcatli Diaz - Director of Youth Civic Engagement at Student Voice, Student Vote
Elizabeth Torwudzo - Veteran, March Organizer,Ā
Brianna Hall - Employee at American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Shenika Carter - Actionist, Accountant, President of Caravan for Racial Justice
2: 30 - Guest Intos
12:30 - Why is it ok for allies to be in positions of power in some minority and activist organizations and not in others?
17:30 - I have never been asked āhow do you identifyā before.
19:00 How do we do it all?
20:40 - We show up for THEM but they donāt show up for US!
29:40 - What in the world is Black Lives Matter?
32:30 - We donāt know what each otherās struggles look like
35:30 - Caravan for Racial Justice
36:40 - Just Show up!
38:10 - Iām preaching to the choir
40:00 The bridges need maintenance
44:00 - Spending time together beyond the marches and protests
45:20 - Compassion and Humanity
47:00 - Simple doesnāt mean easy
48:30 - Closing thoughts, hopes for the future
59:10 - Surprise call in guest
Part one was WILD! In part two we get a little more serious in a powerful conversation with a former veteran and public health worker about what gun rights mean to minorities that have seen authoritarian oppression first hand. We discuss the Patriot Act, 4 year olds with swords, cancer, prep-ers and using the military's tactics against them.
Special Guests: Charlie Watkins - Army Vet and NRA certified pistol instructor Nami Thompson- Public Health Planner, Mother and gun owner
Content Links: https://www.redneckrevolt.org/ https://www.facebook.com/AIODefense
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America loves guns! When New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the civil lawsuit against the NRA we decided to find some gun owners and ask what they thought about it. This episode is part one of two. Special Guests: Comedian and podcaster Christie Buchele, Food Truck and Army Veteran Damon Tobias and Tai Chi Instructor Brother Sha Bazz
A short bonus episode that expands on our discussion in Episode 3 about going back to school during a pandemic. Covid has teachers and students worried about their physical and mental health, but there are still opportunities and reasons for hope.
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A Facebook LIVE conversation about the new name for the neighborhood formerly known as Stapleton in Denver, Colorado. What does it mean to be neutral in a white supremacist culture and how can we move towards anti-racism? Special Guests include, Dr. Apryl Alexander and Vince Bowen of Black Lives Matter 5280, JC Futrell the grandson of John and Edna Mosley, Kim Brewer from #RenameStapleton, and Brian Diggs.
A discussion about what public education means in the United States of America during a global pandemic, recorded on July 18th, 2020. Listen as we get schooled by Vice President of the Denver Public Schools Board and Colorado House of Representatives District 7 Candidate, Director Jennifer Bacon. Then Dr. Tania Reis, Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus gives us insight into being a scientist, immigrant and mother of two DPS students during these unprecedented times.Ā
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2:50 - Dr. Tania Reis introduction
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5:00 - Director Jennifer Bacon introduction
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10:00 - Public schools make rocket scientists
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12:00 - How opening decisions were made
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19:35 - The ārona is amplifying inequitiesĀ
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20:40 - What about the teachers?
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24:00 - How Portugal handled the data
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26:30 - Quaran-team pods
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29:00 - What schools do for this city
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32:30 - āI know whatās at stake!ā
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37:30 - āOur mind set would have to shiftā
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39:00 - Antibacterial vs Antiviral memo
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41:00 - Cultural shift away from meritocracy and individualism
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42:30 - Neighborhood schools
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47:20 - We all need to eat, even if itās not the perfect diet
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50:00 - Portugalās Pie in the Sky
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53:30 - All kids can learn, what differentiates them is access and āthingsā
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56:40 - Local Elections Matter!
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59:00 - School is not the salvation we think it will be
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1:00:00 - We learned these same lessons with AIDs
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1:04:20 - The great equalizer
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