Carla Williams - Beyond Survival
Black Oxygen
In this powerful episode of Black Oxygen, host Angela Russell sits down with Carla Williams, CEO and founder of The View From Here Wellness Collective, for an intimate conversation about self-care, collective care, and what it means for Black women to move from survival to thriving. Carla shares her Wisconsin story—from her family's journey from Chicago to Madison in a car without floors, to building a life rooted in community and care. She opens up about the heartbreak that sparked The View From Here Wellness Collective and her realization that Black women often build their identities...
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Guest Host Ali Muldrow interviews Angela Russell - Rebroadcast
Black Oxygen
On this week’s episode of Black Oxygen, the tables are turned. Regular Black Oxygen guest Ali Muldrow interviews Angela Russell. The friendship vibes are on thick on this episode as they discuss when Angela first started noticing beauty, her relationship with beauty, and travel the 5 senses of beauty. #BlackOxygenPodcast #BlackInMadison #BlackInWisconsin #Friends #DopeBlackPodcasts #BeautyAllAround #Madison #MadisonWI #Madison365
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Debra Gillispie, Mothers Against Gun Violence
Black Oxygen
Debra Gillispie, founder and CEO-President of Mothers Against Gun Violence, is a women of deep faith, resilience, and extraordinary grace and vision. After losing her son Kirk Jr. to gun violence in 2003, Debra transformed her grief into action, creating an organization dedicated to amplifying the voices of families affected by gun violence. In this conversation, she shares her remarkable journey through restorative justice, including meeting the man who killed her son nearly 21 years after her son’s murder. In this episode we discuss practical solutions for gun violence...
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Emily Raclaw - On Your Marq
Black Oxygen
Emily Raclaw is the Director of Marquette University's "On Your Marq” program—one of the nation's top college support programs for neurodiverse students. In this Black Oxygen episode, Emily shares her personal journey of discovering her own ADHD diagnosis in her 30s, and how it shaped her approach to supporting college-bound neurodiverse students. From her unconventional path through German immersion school and living in Germany to becoming a licensed counselor and special education teacher, Emily brings a unique perspective to neurodiversity advocacy, education, and leadership. Key...
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Black Oxygen, from the Archives: Esther Monroe, A Life Well Lived
Black Oxygen
This episode features my grandfather, Esther Monroe, who I call Daddy Monroe, recorded in the spring of 2023 when he was 96 years old—still driving, still living independently, and still sharing the wisdom of nearly a century on this earth. Today, he’s 98, no longer driving or living independently - but is surrounded by family, friends and health care providers that love him tremendously. What you're about to hear is a legacy—a testament to a life extraordinarily well lived. Daddy Monroe was born during the Great Depression, a Black man in the South who witnessed this country transform...
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Semaj Sconiers - Find your breath
Black Oxygen
Semaj Sconiers is a respected educator, mindfulness and wellness practitioner, and a Racial and Gender Justice Practitioner with the YWCA of Dane County. In this episode of Black Oxygen, Semaj shared her personal journey and experiences with mindfulness practices, including her connection to her grandmother and how she came back to her mindfulness practice while in the intensive care unit during a medical emergency. She shares, “in difficult moments, find your breath … it helps you recalibrate.” In addition, Semaj talks about her work as a race and gender...
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Corinda Rainey Moore, PhD - Boots on the ground
Black Oxygen
Dr. Corinda Rainey Moore is a community steward and leader here in Madison, WI. She is a passionate racial equity advocate who believes in leading by example. In this episode of Black Oxygen, Dr. Rainey Moore and I discuss how UW-Madison brought here to Wisconsin, how love kept her here in Wisconsin, and her passion for all things community related. She provides wonderful advice on how to engage in community leadership in honest and authentic ways and reminds us all that if we’re not happy with something we have the power to change it. #BlackOxygen #BlackOxygenPodcast...
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Michelle Robinson, PhD - Living and Thriving with ADHD
Black Oxygen
This week Dr. Michelle Robinson and I talk about being Black women with ADHD. We discuss growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, being diagnosed as adults, how ADHD presents differently in girls and women compared to the traditional understanding, and shared experiences in perfectionism and executive functioning. During our conversation, Michelle emphasized the importance of neurodiversity as natural variation instead of pathology. We go on a number of ADHD related side-quests and also end up talking about the Tamia Hustle, science, and climate change. #BlackOxygen #BlackOxygenPodcast...
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Keena Atkinson Part 1- Living into my Purpose
Black Oxygen
When Keena Atkinson was in sixth grade she moved to Madison, Wisconsin in hiding. Her mother, escaping domestic abuse, moved Keena and her sister here as a place of refuge and safety. In this episode of Black Oxygen, Keena discusses her experience with domestic violence, the discerning power of Black women, how she’s learned to live into her purpose, the UW-Madison Odyssey Project and so much more. She offers so much wisdom and provides the following advice regarding life and learning, “whatever you learn, teach it.” #KeenaAtkinson #BlackOxygenPodcast...
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Angela Lang and Ali Muldrow - What happened to #TrustBlackWomen?
Black Oxygen
This week on Black Oxygen I’m in conversation with Angela Lang, Executive Director of BLOC of Milwaukee, and Ali Muldrow of the Wisconsin Abortion Fund. In this episode, we discuss what it means to be engaged in democracy locally, the role of Black women in the last presidential election, and the importance of telling our stories in real time so that our legacy and impact are not erased. AND, in addition to all of that we talk about the vision of the creation of a multiracial democracy and connecting it to the film Sinners. Beware, the second half of this episode contains spoilers -...
info_outlineCassaundra Thorpe is the Assistant Director of Career and Leadership for Wisconsin Athletics and is the co-host of the Madison based podcast MTZ Overflow. On this episode we discuss what drew Cassaundra to the Madison area, the intentionality she had to have in creating her community when moving to Wisconsin, her faith, how she has learned to live in her purpose, and some of the challenges that are faced in transitioning from being a student or pro athlete.
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