BeyondColorBlind Podcast

The Beyond Color Blind Podcast is designed to discuss the impact of racism in the United States of America. We will address topics such as white allyship, systematic racism, and strategies to end racism.

Jared Karol_A Conversation with A White Guy Confronting Racism 12/06/2021

Jared Karol_A Conversation with A White Guy Confronting Racism In this episode, I chat with Jared Karol, author of, "A White Guy Confronting Racism." Jared and I talk about the importance of White people engaging in conversations to eliminate racism in the United States and we talk about his "Why." /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/21388109

Civil Rights Pilgrimage Part 2_Will, Robert and Drew_A Journey to Alabama 08/24/2021

Civil Rights Pilgrimage Part 2_Will, Robert and Drew_A Journey to Alabama In this episode, I sit down with Robert Egleston and Drew Hancock; two men that I have gotten to know a deeper level during our Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama. We chat about our personal reflections on seeing the historic sites where epic battles for Civil Rights took place throughout the state of Alabama. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/20249162

Civil Rights Pilgrimage Part 1: _Will and Claire_ The Greensboro Sit-Ins 08/24/2021

Civil Rights Pilgrimage Part 1: _Will and Claire_ The Greensboro Sit-Ins In this episode, I sit down with Claire Tuttle, a great friend and a solider in the fight for justice. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/20246105

Dr. Carlos Medina_ Success Tips for Aspiring Chief Diversity Officers 07/25/2021

Dr. Carlos Medina_ Success Tips for Aspiring Chief Diversity Officers In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Carlos Medina, former Systems Vice Chancellor for Diversity ,Equity, and Inclusion for the State University of New York (SUNY) and current higher education talent acquisition consultant. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/19923320

Dr. Russell Smith_ The Impacts of Redlining 07/25/2021

Dr. Russell Smith_ The Impacts of Redlining In this episode, I chat with Dr. Russell Smith, Professor of Geography and Faculty Lead for the Spatial Justice Studio at Winston Salem State University. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/19923155

Dr. William Harris_ The Purpose of Civil Rights Museums in the United States 07/19/2021

Dr. William Harris_ The Purpose of Civil Rights Museums in the United States In this session, I talk with Dr. William (Will) Harris, Professor, University of Pennsylvania and Principal Scholar, International Civil Rights Center & Museum Greensboro, N.C. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/19862630

Dr. Carol Henderson_ Working as a CDO in the COVID-19 and George Floyd Era 07/19/2021

Dr. Carol Henderson_ Working as a CDO in the COVID-19 and George Floyd Era In this session, I chat with Dr. Carol E. Henderson Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer and Adviser to the President at Emory University. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/19862570

Interview with Dr. Becky DesRoches_ A Brave Song _WE ARE 07/19/2021

Interview with Dr. Becky DesRoches_ A Brave Song _WE ARE In this interview, I chat with Dr. Becky DesRoches, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Regis College of School of Health Sciences, about why she wrote her song "We Are!" /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/19862276

Chi-Cheng- Huang_The Color of COVID 04/15/2021

Chi-Cheng- Huang_The Color of COVID In this interview, I chat with Dr. Chi-Cheng-Huang, Executive Medical Director of General Medicine and Hospital Medicine Shared Services, Wake Forest Baptist Health System, about the Color of COVID-19. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/18737354

Pastor Chris Leab_ Christianity and Race 02/27/2021

Pastor Chris Leab_ Christianity and Race In this episode, I chat with Pastor Chris Leab, Executive Director of the Dream Center of Forsyth County. Using Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail as the backdrop, Pastor Chris and I discuss the complicated relationship between Christianity and Race. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/18115445

Jorge Zellabos _ Black and Brown Conversation 02/25/2021

Jorge Zellabos _ Black and Brown Conversation In today’s episode of the Beyond Color Blind Podcast, I chat with my LatinX brother, Jorge Zellabos, a fellow diversity and inclusion thought leader and expert. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/18084764

Dr. Russell Smith_ Spatial Justice_Highways Going Through Black Communities 02/02/2021

Dr. Russell Smith_ Spatial Justice_Highways Going Through Black Communities In today’s episode of the Beyond Color Blind Podcast, I chat with Dr. Russell Smith, Professor of Geography and Faculty Lead for the Spatial Justice Studio at Winston Salem State University /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/17782982

Assistant Police Chief William Penn_ Bias in Policing 01/28/2021

Assistant Police Chief William Penn_ Bias in Policing In this interview, I sit down with Assistant Police Chief William Penn, of the Winston Salem Police Department, NC. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/17721416

Marybeth Gasman _Where Is Your Commitment To Equity? 11/15/2020

Marybeth Gasman _Where Is Your Commitment To Equity? In this episode, I site down with Marybeth Gasman, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education & Director of the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity and Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions, Rutgers University. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/16813775

Fabi Preslar_Hard Work Does Not Equal Equity 09/30/2020

Fabi Preslar_Hard Work Does Not Equal Equity In this episode, I sit down with my colleague, Fabi Preslar, Owner and of President Spark Publications. Fabi and I chat about how hard work and her skin color opened doors for her that are otherwise closed to many people of color. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/16217999

Sharilyn Owens_A Good Work Ethic 09/16/2020

Sharilyn Owens_A Good Work Ethic In this episode, I sit down with my good friend, Sharilyn Owens, Department Chair of Math at Forsyth Tech Community College. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/16034216

Karen Barnes_Growing Up With Jesse 08/19/2020

Karen Barnes_Growing Up With Jesse In this episode, I sit down with Karen Barnes, a good friend of mine and of my family. Karen and I chat about her relationship with Jesse, her grandparents housekeeper. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/15673514

Jon Howle_Becoming an Ally 08/18/2020

Jon Howle_Becoming an Ally In the episode, I sit down with Jon Howle, Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at Forsyth Tech Community College. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/15665636

Paula Dibley_Different Tracks 08/18/2020

Paula Dibley_Different Tracks In this episode, I sit down with Paula Dibley, Associate Vice President, Marketing & Recruiting at Forsyth Technical Community College. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/15665480

Jon Abercrombie_Sitting at the Back of the Bus 08/01/2020

Jon Abercrombie_Sitting at the Back of the Bus In this episode, I sit down with my good friend, Jon Abercrombie to discuss his growing up in the segregated South, white privilege and his life commitment to activism. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/15440381

Lydia Dishman_ Advocating for Inclusion 07/31/2020

Lydia Dishman_ Advocating for Inclusion In this episode, I sit down with Lydia Dishman, Contributing Editor, Fast Company, and we talk about white privilege and the work she has done to advocate for equity and justice. /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/15429188

Growing up Southern__Kate Reece 07/19/2020

Growing up Southern__Kate Reece In this episode, I site down with Kate Reece to discuss white privilege, racial identity development, white allyship, growing Southern, and the "mammy culture." /episode/index/show/beyondcolorblind/id/15260906

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