Dr. Alex Gee

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S9 E186: “I Want To Restore Respect To This Population,” Dr. Carey Gleason, M.D. And Dr. Fabu Carter Talk Madison’s Cutting Edge, Culturally Innovative Alzheimer’s Research

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This is the second in a series on Alzheimer’s on both a personal and medical research level, focused on the impact on Black and Indigenous people. Hear about Dr. Gee’s collaboration with University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Alzheimer’s Research Department, including his guests Dr. Carey Gleason, MD and Dr. Fabu Carter.

Dr. Carey Gleason shares the science behind Alzheimer’s and the need for a diverse population of research participants. Dr. Fabu Carter discusses reaching out to the community and in particular the Black community.

Also, don’t miss a special cross-cultural Black Ice Breakers segment with the week’s guests.

UW-Madison – Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) https://www.adrc.wisc.edu/about

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S9 E185: “We Made A Decisions To Make Memories And Laugh… ‘Cause We’d Have The Rest Of Lives To Mourn.”: Dr. Gee And Rev. Lilada Talk About Losing Their Mom To Alzheimer’s Disease

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This is the first in a series on Alzheimer’s on both a personal and medical research level, focused on the impact on Black and Indigenous people. Rev. Lilada and Dr. Alex Gee share funny stories about their mother after the effects of Alzheimer’s. They discuss some of the signposts of Alzheimer’s for others dealing with those in their lives

They also tell about the process of discovering Alzheimer’s with their mother and her journey, including finding home for assistance. Plus, Lilada finally gets in on the Black Ice Breakers.

Read an article Dr. Gee wrote about when he discovered his mother had Alzheimer’s: https://www.alexgee.com/my-mom-has-alzheimers-disease/

Help create the Verline Gee Senior Center: https://givebutter.com/xieAH6

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S9 E183: “I Didn’t Understand How Incredibly White and Segregated Madison Was”: Andrea Dearlove Talks About Her Allyship Journey With Justified Anger

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Justified Anger had drastically shifted the experiences and thinking of the white people who have become connected through the educational opportunities. Andrea Dearlove was an early attendee of Justified Anger’s Black History for a New Day course and it drastically transformed her personal and professional priorities. She discovered that when white people step back in their power and influence, they are actually enriched and enlarged in their personal life.

Andrea’s allyship journey has led her to a new perspective on racial dynamics in her community and also the state of DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) efforts in civic and organizational arenas. Dr. Gee discusses the system change efforts of Justified Anger and his experience with systemic racism.

Learn more about Justified Anger’s leadership development.

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S9 E182: “What The Hell Are You Doing Working On These White People”: The Complexity Of Dealing With Racism As A Social Entrepreneur With Consultant Jim Bower

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Dr. Gee talks with the experienced consultant, Jim Bower, about empowering visionary leaders to actually create the social change that they envision. Listen in on the ongoing conversation these two men have about how to approach the cross-cultural work of addressing racism in a local community, in particular through their work in developing The Center for Black Excellence and Culture.

Jim responded to the call to get to work on improving racial disparities in the community as a result of the original Justified Anger article.  He helped approach the issues in the community as Complex Adaptive problems compared to technical problems. Racism is a problem that without a quick fix and eliminating racism requires a multi-layered approach, not just addressing one factor of the issue.

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S9 E181: Awareness Of White People Will Have To Shift: 11,000 Court Cases With The Court Observer’s Sandi Reinardy and Aaron Hicks

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Sandi Reinardy discusses how she and the Court Observer team have developed the program with the goal of holding the court accountable and advocating for a just system. Hear how it is unavoidable to see the impact of race in the courtroom and sentencing process. Sandi shares how the data they collect is used and how the system responds to information they gather. She also explains some of the biggest issues for those encountering a courtroom and what changes she would mandate for judges.

Aaron informs the conversation with his experience of being in front of a judge and having the decision impact the rest of his life. He shares passionately about the disparity in how bail is used to maintain class and race lines, where some are privileged over others. They also brainstorm how they can all build on what they are already doing and use their resources and networks to create systemic change.

Learn more about the Court Observers

Learn more about the Justified Anger Black History for a New Day Course

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S9 E180: The World I Believed In Never Existed: Creating And Sustaining Justified Anger Change With Rev. Lilada Gee and Harry Hawkins

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What was it like to try to create systemic change after the release of Dr. Gee’s Justified Anger article? Hear how the article was encroaching on white people’s territory with pushback to maintain the system from guests Rev. Lilada Gee and Harry Hawkins. 

Mr. Hawkins provides perspective on the release of the Justified Anger article from someone who had just moved to Madison and was seeing the environment with fresh eyes. They also discuss how language matters in race relations because it frames the issues and who has the power. Dr. Gee breaks down why he got labeled a “Black” leader and not just a community or civic leader. 

Read Justified Anger’s Our Madison Plan

The Center for Black Excellence and Culture

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