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Eli Steenlage

S7 Ep152: Educate To Activate: Two Married University DEI Professionals At Harvard & Wisconsin Offer Real Talk About Diversity And Belonging In College With Drs Sherri & LaVar Charleston

June 14, 2022 by Eli Steenlage

To listen on Apple Podcasts, click here, Spotify, click here. To view on YouTube, click here.

Dr. Alex Gee welcomes LaVar Charleston, PHD and Sherri Charleston to the show for a new series on Black power couples. Their conversation covers the evolution of the Chief Diversity Officer in higher education and understanding that a strategic approach to DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) in institutions is essential. The Charleston’s demonstrate how being a couple that are also “thought partners” makes them better at their jobs.

LaVar J. Charleston, Ph.D., is the deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In this role he serves as the chief diversity officer for the university as well as the Elzie Higginbottom vice provost and director of the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA).

Sherri Ann Charleston serves as the first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO) at Harvard University. She is one of the nation’s leading experts in diversity and higher education, and assumed her role in August 2020.

Dr. Charleston is a historian trained in U.S. history with a focus on race, women, gender, citizenship, and the law, and an attorney with a specialization in constitutional and employment law. Most recently, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Chief Affirmative Action Officer at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison. She was responsible for evaluating progress toward the goals of a campus-wide strategic diversity plan. During her leadership, she also oversaw the Office of Employee Disability Resources and undergraduate scholarship programs focused on recruiting and retaining students from historically underrepresented communities.

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Filed Under: Black Like Me, Season 7

S7 Ep151: “Their own little utopia”: Edith Hilliard Traces Back 200+ Years Of Her Black Family’s Roots In Baraboo, WI

May 31, 2022 by Eli Steenlage

To listen on Apple Podcasts, click here, Spotify, click here. To view on YouTube, click here.

Dr. Gee has a conversation with Edith Hilliard, a Black elder in Madison. Hilliard’s family is one of the longest-living Black families in Wisconsin and Madison. Her stories and family anecdotes reveal a rich history of Black culture and heritage in a predominately white state. Edith Hilliard reveals differences in racial dynamics between now and her childhood.

Oral History Interview with Edith Hilliard

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Filed Under: Black Like Me, Season 7

S7 Ep150: “We Think This Is The Wave Of The Future”: A Somber Reflection On What Just Happened In Buffalo, NY By Dr. Gee

May 17, 2022 by Eli Steenlage

To listen on Apple Podcasts, click here, Spotify, click here. To view on YouTube, click here.

On this episode Dr. Alex Gee responds to the racially motivated shooting in Buffalo, NY with a reflection on what this incident means for the country. You won’t want to miss Dr. Gee’s raw reaction to a direct attack on the Black community.

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Filed Under: Black Like Me, Season 7

S7 Ep149: Fasting From Whiteness During Lent: White Pastor Rev. John Edgerton Labeled A Race Traitor and Starts A National Conversation Copy

May 17, 2022 by Eli Steenlage

To listen on Apple Podcasts, click here, Spotify, click here. To view on YouTube, click here.

Rev. Jon Edgerton wanted to guide his Illinois faith community through a thoughtful consideration of racial representation in their worship music, but ended up starting a national conversation on white allyship and faith. Dr. Gee and Rev. Edgerton explore how faith, the Black experience, and social justice inform racial justice action. Listen in to the thoughtful but bold conversation about breaking down barriers. 

Read more about the topic:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/4/8/23016850/oak-park-pastor-fasting-whiteness-lent-race-diversity

Check out Rev. John Edgerton’s church community: www.firstunitedoakpark.com

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Filed Under: Black Like Me, Season 7

S7 Ep149: Fasting From Whiteness During Lent: White Pastor Rev. John Edgerton Labeled A Race Traitor and Starts A National Conversation

May 3, 2022 by Eli Steenlage

To listen on Apple Podcasts, click here, Spotify, click here. To view on YouTube, click here.

Rev. Jon Edgerton wanted to guide his Illinois faith community through a thoughtful consideration of racial representation in their worship music, but ended up starting a national conversation on white allyship and faith. Dr. Gee and Rev. Edgerton explore how faith, the Black experience, and social justice inform racial justice action. Listen in to the thoughtful but bold conversation about breaking down barriers. 

Read more about the topic:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/4/8/23016850/oak-park-pastor-fasting-whiteness-lent-race-diversity

Check out Rev. John Edgerton’s church community: www.firstunitedoakpark.com

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Filed Under: Black Like Me, Season 7

S7 Ep148: Black Plus Poverty Does Not Equal Violence: Entrepreneur Lance Davis Talks About His 20+ Years Of Leading African-Americans Home To Ghana’s Door Of Return

April 19, 2022 by Eli Steenlage

To listen on Apple Podcasts, click here, Spotify, click here. To view on YouTube, click here.

Dr. Gee and Lance Davis connect over their shared experience of time in Ghana. Lance Davis talks about his long journey back to Ghana and the old but paradigm-shattering truths he found along the way. Now for over 20 years, Davis has done work with villages, water, and gold in Ghana. Hear what it means to lead African-Americans back home.

In 2003, Bishop Lance Davis established New Zion Christian Fellowship, now New Zion Covenant, in Dolton, Illinois. In addition to these ministries, Bishop Davis is the founder and Executive Director of Building Our Own Community (BOOC), Inc. which is established in the United States and in Ghana, West Africa. Bishop Davis also established Sankofa Ventures Management, Inc., an international company operating in Ghana, West Africa to create job opportunities for men and women locally and abroad. 

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Filed Under: Black Like Me, Season 7

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