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S8 E158: Pass the Mic Series: True Power Is Creating Space For Others To Flourish With Dr. Tony Chambers

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The Pass the Mic leadership series continues with the return of Dr. Tony Chambers to the podcast. Dr. Gee and Dr. Chambers exchange stories and insights on their leadership values. In their conversation, Dr. Gee digs into the circumstances that led him to write the Justified Anger article in 2013 and recalls the exact moment that he felt the American dream fade. Dr. Chambers also brings the idea of gratitude into the role it plays in leading others.

Listen to Dr. Tony Chambers’ first appearance on Black Like Me in Season 3.

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S8 E157: Pass the Mic Series: Know And Die For Your Mission Before You Sell Your Vision With Harry Hawkins

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Dr. Alex Gee is kicking off his new Leadership series with the Executive Vice President of his non-profit organization, Nehemiah. Harry Hawkins has studied Transformational Leadership like Dr. Gee and of how this powerful style of leadership has played out first-hand in their relationship. 

The two leaders discuss the difference between a Black leader and a leader who is Black. Harry Hawkins brings his experience in DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) training to the conversation and what they both have learned in this developing business setting. Listen in as these two leaders discover stories together that they have never shared before.

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S8 E156: Mic Check – Pass the Mic Leadership Series

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Season 8 is here! Dr. Alex Gee is starting the season off with another mic check to set the tone for what is to come. Get a glimpse into what is on Dr. Gee’s mind and heart right now, and why the Pass the Mic Series is going to be so special.

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Black Voters & The Power To Shift An Election with Supervisor Shelia Stubbs

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Dr. Alex Gee sits down with County Supervisor Shelia Stubbs to her story of community leadership and how she sees the power of Black voters changing politics. Shelia is currently running for State Assembly in a historic race, with the primary on August 14. Hear how she plans to be the first person of color to be elected to the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shelia will inspire you to be involved in your community and be civically engaged in order to make a difference locally. Dr. Gee and Shelia discuss the recent American political climate and how black voters are positioned to shift the vote.

As an advocate, a neighborhood organizer, and an elected official Shelia Stubbs has helped enact criminal justice reform, created programs to involve young people in social change, championed initiatives to clean up Madison’s lakes and streams, fought for safer neighborhoods where all children thrive, increased funding for services for seniors and people with disabilities, worked to elect strong progressive candidates to office, and collaborated to bring expertise from the University of Wisconsin into the broader community. Shelia has been re-elected six times as the Dane County Supervisor.

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Lisa Sharon Harper & The “Little” White Lie That Has Divided Our Country

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Dr. Alex Gee welcomes Lisa Sharon Harper to the show to talk about her genealogy research and her commitment to speak truth into American history. You don’t want to miss Ms. Harper’s passionate insight into our current political and religious landscape.

A prolific speaker, writer and activist, Ms. Harper is the founder and president of FreedomRoad.us, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by convening forums and experiences that bring common understanding, common commitment, and common action toward a just world.

Ms. Harper is the author of several books, including: Evangelical Does Not Equal Republican…or Democrat (The New Press, 2008), Left Right and Christ: Evangelical Faith in Politics (Elevate, 2011), Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith (Zondervan, 2014), and the critically acclaimed, The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong can be Made Right (Waterbrook, a division of Penguin Random House, 2016).

Remembering Alzheimer’s with Guest Fabu Carter

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Join Dr. Gee on a personal journey through his families experience of Alzheimer’s. For the first time, Dr. Gee openly shares about his mother’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. To understand more about the disease, Dr. Gee talks with Outreach Specialist with The Alzheimer’s Disease and Research Center, Fabu Carter. They discuss the importance of awareness around the disease and especially the research needed among the African American community.

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For more from Fabu, check out these links:

Fabu Carter: The Poetry of Alzheimer’s Disease Outreach

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