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Did you miss us? Because we missed you! We have so much to share with you.
If you make it to the bottom of this newsletter, you will also get to see some photos from our pre-conference sessions at the National Conference on Diversity, Race and Learning (NCDRL).
Who Has Been on the Podcast this Summer?
Well, I'm glad you asked. This past summer we had some fantastic guests! We discussed work-life balance, being a lady of leisure, racial literacy, healing racial trauma, Black Business month, DEI advocacy, preventing burnout, advice for entrepreneurs, APA's apology, and so much more!
June 14th Frank C. Worrell: Am I Good Enough? Click Here for the full episode.
Frank C. Worrell , PhD, is a Distinguished Professor in the Berkeley School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he serves as Faculty Director of the School Psychology Program and the Academic Talent Development Program. He also holds an affiliate appointment in the Social and Personality Area in the Department of Psychology. His research interests include at-risk youth, Black education, cultural identities, gifted education/talent development, scale development, time perspective, and the translation of psychological research findings into practice. He is a former editor of Review of Educational Research and a former Member at Large on the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association (APA). Dr. Worrell is a Fellow the American Educational Research Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and six divisions of APA. He is an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology and the National Academy of Education. Dr. Worrell is a recipient of UC Berkeley’s Chancellor’s Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity, the Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, the Distinguished Contributions to Research Award from Division 45 of APA, the Outstanding International Psychologist Award from Division 52 of APA, the Palmarium Award in Gifted Education from the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver, the award for Outstanding Contributions to the Profession of School Psychology from the Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs, and an Honorary Doctorate from Heidelberg University. He was the 2022 President of APA.?
Topics Covered in the Am I Good Enough Episode :
June 28th-Adia Harvey Wingfield: The Gray Areas of DEI. Click Here for the full episode.
Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield is the Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor of Arts & Sciences and Vice Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity at Washington University in St. Louis, where she also co-directs the Program for Public Scholarship. Her most recent book,?Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It,?was named a Library Journal Editor’s Pick and one of Publisher’s Weekly’s best nonfiction books of 2023. In addition to academic outlets like?American Sociological Review?and?Annual Review of Sociology, her work also appears in?The Atlantic,?Slate, and?Harvard Business Review. She is the recipient of multiple awards including the 2019 C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) and the 2022 Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award from the American Sociological Association (ASA).?In 2023, she was elected the 116th?President of the American Sociological Association.
Topics Covered in The Gray Areas of DEI Episode :
July 26th SEASON 2 RECAP-Hosts, Dr. Antija Allen & Justin Stewart. Season 2 Reflections. Click Here for the full episode.
Hosts Justin Stewart and Dr. Antija Allen discuss their second season. Listen in and be moved to laughter at some times and tears at others. They reflect on their guests, common themes, how they have evolved, and engage in candid conversation about the podcast itself. From politics to poetry, DEI to mental health, and everything in between--this is an episode you won't want to miss.
Can you guess what words Justin and Antija say in every episode??? You'll have to listen to the episode to find out. Click here for the full episode.
August 9th SEASON 3 PREMIERE-Damon Rawls. #BUYBLACK. Click Here for the full episode.
Damon Rawls M.A. is a highly accomplished digital marketing strategist, entrepreneur, and community leader with a passion for helping small businesses succeed. With over a decade of experience in the industry, Damon is the Founder of Innovation Digital Agency, where he works tirelessly to help businesses achieve their marketing objectives and increase their return on investment.
Damon is known for his expertise in developing innovative marketing strategies that deliver practical results for his clients. He is committed to staying on top of the latest trends and technologies in the field and uses his knowledge to create tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of each business he works with.
In addition to his work in digital marketing, Damon is a dedicated community advocate. He is the creator of the Knoxville Black Business directory; a website designed to promote and support black-owned businesses in the area. His efforts have earned him recognition for his impact on the community and his commitment to social responsibility.
When he's not working, Damon enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family. He is a devoted husband and father, and his love for his family is evident in everything he does.
FUN FACT & SPOILER ALERT: Shortly before we released this episode Damon was appointed as the Knox County Commissioner for District 1 of Knoxville, TN. Woohoo! Congratulations to Commissioner Rawls!
Topics Covered in the #BUYBLACK Episode :
August 23rd Courtney McCluney. The Art of Work-Life Balance. Click here for the full episode.
Dr. Courtney L. McCluney (she/her) is a Lady of Leisure recovering from cycles of burnout and overwork. She is currently seeking rest and pleasure as she reimagines our relationship with working.
Dr. Courtney is a brilliant PhD, first generation college graduate from High Point, North Carolina who descended from enslaved Black people and dispossessed indigenous tribes. She is a reader of historical fiction and wellness-centered books, writer, student of meditation and yoga, and believer in a liberated Black woman-centric theology.?
Sustaining herself hinges on Dr. Courtney’s capacity to resist overwork and breathe. She is a student of somatic healing and mindfulness and designs her life to cultivate ease. This includes napping , shortening the work week, taking monthly sabbaticals throughout the year, and living in rhythm with her menstrual cycle and the seasons.
Dr. Courtney completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Darden School of Business and the Center for Interprofessional Education ?at the University of Virginia, a PhD in Psychology (Personality and Social Contexts ) at the University of Michigan in 2017 and a BA in Psychology and Interpersonal/Organizational Communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Ronald E. McNair Scholar .?
Topics Covered in The Art of Work-Life Balance Episode :
September 6th Riana Elyse Anderson; Stress to Strength: RACE Space, Inc. Click here for the full episode.
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Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson is an Associate Professor at Columbia University’s School of Social Work. She earned her PhD in Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Virginia and completed a Clinical and Community Psychology Residency at Yale University's School of Medicine and a Fellowship in Applied Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. On the whole, Dr. Anderson aims to facilitate healing in Black families with practical applications of her research and clinical services, as well as through public engagement, teaching, mentorship, and policy recommendations. Dr. Anderson uses mixed methods to study discrimination and racial socialization in Black families and apply her findings to help families reduce their racial stress. She is particularly interested in how family-based interventions help to improve Black youth’s psychosocial well-being and health-related behaviors. Dr. Anderson is the developer and director of the EMBRace (Engaging, Managing, and Bonding through Race) intervention and CEO and Founder of RACE Space Inc., and loves to translate her work for a variety of audiences, particularly those whom she serves in the community, via blogs, video, and literary articles. Additionally, for her early career accomplishments, Dr. Anderson has been the recipient of over twenty awards, including national awards from SRA, SRCD, APS, and FABBS. Finally, Dr. Anderson was born in, raised for, and returned to Detroit and is becoming increasingly addicted to cake pops.
Topics Covered in the Stress to Strength: RACE Space, Inc. Episode :
You can find all of our summer episodes and any other episodes you may have missed on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , and anywhere else podcasts are found.
Photos from our Two Pre-conference Workshops at the National Conference on Diversity, Race and Learning (NCDRL)
We had an amazing time presenting two workshops on Belonging at the NCDRL held at the Ohio State University in May 2024. It was standing room only in both sessions and we are so very grateful to have had the opportunity to meet so many awesome people. Many thanks to those who attended and shared their experiences with us! Want to book us to join you virtually on in-person? Click here to schedule an intro meeting with us!
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