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Black Like Me with Dr. Alex Gee is a podcast that invites you to experience the world through the perspective of one Black man, one conversation, one story, or even one rant at a time.
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Dr. Alex Gee has a boldly honest conversation with his sister Lilada Gee about their experiences in Ghana for the Year of Return trip. Lilada brings a female perspective to their journey to Africa and reflecting on the 400 years since the beginning of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. You won’t hear the authenticity of this kind of discussion anywhere else.
Lilada Gee’s Artwork: society6.com/Lilada
Dr. Alex Gee relates ten thoughts of reflection on his recent trip to Ghana in remembrance of 400 years of the first Africans enslaved. It was a powerful, insightful, and emotional experience for Dr. Gee. If you have listened to The Black Like Me [Gee]nealogy series about Dr. Gee’s ancestry, then you will want to hear more about his African heritage in this episode.
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Dr. Alex Gee has a conversation with University of Wisconsin student, Eric Washington Jr. about his prospects of going into education in a white school system. Eric relates his experience of student teaching and being shut down for expressing his Black cultural heritage. You will want to hear about this young man’s vision for his future in education.
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On this episode, Dr. Alex Gee takes you behind the scenes of the podcast for a discussion with two members of the white crew, Jeremy Holiday and Eli Steenlage. They share their perspective on being a part of producing the show and what they have learned about race relations through the conversations on and off the show.
As always, Dr. Gee facilitates some of the most authentic and honest conversations around the experience of being Black in America.
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Dr. Alex Gee introduces a new segment that features fun and raw conversations between Black friends on current events. On this episode, Dr. Gee is joined by his sister Lilada Gee and lifelong friend David Smith. They discuss everything from scandals (college admission, R. Kelly, Epstein), Madison generational changes, racism in schools to the 2020 election.
*Note: This episode was recorded prior to the death of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Dr. Alex Gee speaks with three women that have stepped up to learn and advocate for people in the court system. You won’t want to miss hearing about their journeys and how this volunteer work has transformed their perspective on the criminal justice system. Betsey Day, Mary Kateada, Sandi Reinardy, and Karen Reece recommend that people just keep showing up to support the African American community and fighting racism.
Dr. Gee also shares about his experience sitting alongside a local judge for a day in order to get a perspective on the court system.
Here is a link for a Channel 3000 news story on this Court Observer Program: https://www.channel3000.com/news/crime/racial-disparities-in-dane-county-court-local-group-studies-cases-aimed-at-seeking-justice/973492097
For more information on this programming, or to sign up to be an observer, email justifiedanger@nehemiah.org.