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Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
The Community of Practice: A Story to Tell w/ Shimon Cohen MSW, Dr. Marquitta Dorsey, and Dr. Jonathan Singer
There is a clear reason that storytelling is one of the oldest forms of communication. Stories create an unparalleled sense of connection between storyteller and listener. Fast forward to today, podcasting has emerged as a new vehicle to promote inclusion by valuing and unearthing real, honest, and personal experiences beyond our own. Today we join Dr. Marquitta Dorsey, Shimon Cohen, and Dr. Jonathan B. Singer to learn more on how their own experience podcasting has been used to inspire questions, speak authentically, and challenge their listeners to consider other pathways to social justice.
Keep in touch and connect with our speakers:
Shimon Cohen’s Twitter: @ShimonDCohen
Shimon Cohen’s Podcast: Doin’ The Work
Doin’ The Work Podcast Instagram: Doin’ The Work
Dr. Marquitta Dorsey’s Podcast: From Girls to Women
Dr. Jonathan Singer’s Twitter: @SocWorkPodcast
Dr. Jonathan Singer’s Podcast: The Social Work Podcast
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Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Decolonizing education goes beyond changing the content of curricula and it's not just about adding different voices. It begs us to question the production of knowledge and relearning the way we understand these perspectives. Who is the narrator? Who is being painted as the savior? Who is being othered? All of these questions should be considered as we empower students to embrace other knowledge systems and to not apologize for their own knowledge. Today we join Jonathan Wesley to talk about the process of decolonizing education as a means to decenter whiteness and other dominant identity groups, unpacking intersectionality and how religion has been a tool in his work.
LinkedIn: Jonathan Wesley
Twitter: @SpeakWes
Instagram: @JustJWesley
Facebook: Jonathan Wesley
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Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
With more incidents of police brutality against Black and brown Americans, and more colleges contending with their racist legacies by renaming campus buildings and removing statues that memorialize white supremacists, it's clear that colleges and universities must take a bold stance on the importance of becoming anti-racist institutions. But do students feel comfortable reporting racism? And how effective are the systems in place? Today we join Dr. Branden Elmore, Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Maryland, Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education to discuss how academic institutions can eradicate the culture of silence around racism, regularly assess student's sense of belonging and support their employees of color.
Keep in touch with Dr. Elmore
LinkedIn: Branden D. Elmore, Ph.D
To view Dr. Elmore’s Dissertation Abstract please click here.
Learn more about the University of Maryland, Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education:
Twitter:@UMDcdihe
Website: Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
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Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
A wide range of disciplines address the historic and ongoing manifestations of racial inequality and injustice in the curriculum. Many educators are working to equip students to analyze, understand, and intervene systems of oppression in order to advance #equity. Despite the commitment of many to bring a critical analysis of racial injustice many still encounter challenges in teaching this content effectively. Today we join Dr. Frederick V. Engram Jr, Disruptor and Assistant Professor to discuss the way racism, white supremacy and white privilege display themselves in higher education and how an anti-racist lens can be part of the solution to uproot these ills.
Keep in Touch with Dr. Engram:
Twitter: @VanCarlito2003
Instagram:@Dr.Engram19
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Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
The United States health care delivery system has historically engaged in the systematic segregation and discrimination of patients based on race and ethnicity, the effects of which persist to this day. This issue has resulted in inequities in access to and quality of health care and are major contributors to racial and ethnic health disparities. Today we join Dr. Magdala Chery, Dr. Sabrina Gard, and Dr. Jessica Isom, to discuss the disparate impacts of COVID-19 on Black and Brown communities, and how as a collective, the #NotJustABlackBody campaign is calling for systemic change in the healthcare system.
Keep in Touch and Connect with Not Just A Black Body
Twitter: @NotJustABlkBody
Instagram:@NotJustABlackBody
The Not Just A Black Body website can be found here.
Dr. Magdala Chery Twitter: @DrMagdalaChery
Dr. Magdala Chery Instagram: @DrMagdalaChery
Dr. Jessica Isom Twitter: @DrJessIsomMDMPH
Dr. Jessica Isom Instagram: @DrJessIsomMDMPH
Dr. Sabrina Gard Twitter: @DoctaGard
Dr. Sabrina Gard Instagram: @Meet.Brina
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Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Even with the best healthcare in top-notch clinical facilities, accidents, infections and other unwanted outcomes sometimes happen. According to the World Health Organization, globally as many as 4 out of 10 patients experience safety issues in primary and ambulatory care settings. Today we join Dr. Bryan O. Buckley, Program Director at the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety, to discuss disparities and inequities in patient safety, what lessons we can learn from COVID-19, and the tools available to healthcare to disrupt this problem.
Keep in Touch with Dr. Buckley:
LinkedIn: Bryan O. Buckley, DrPH, MPH
Twitter: @bryanobuckley
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Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Every day, gun violence takes lives from communities all across the country in the form of suicides, unintentional shootings and interpersonal conflicts that become fatal due to easy access to guns. It is an urgent, complex, and multifaceted problem that requires evidence-based, multifaceted solutions. Today we join Dr. UniQue C. Starks, Jarrell Daniels, and Shakira Bolden, JD, to discuss the myths behind "black on black crime" as a form of gun violence, and how they are using grassroot organizing to change policies and laws in New York.
Keep in Touch and Connect with our Speakers
Collective Social Media: Citizens Against Capitalism
Dr. UniQue Starks Instagram: @UniQueCStarks
Dr. UniQue Starks LinkedIn: UniQue C. Starks
Kira Bolden Instagram: @Kira__Bee
Kira Bolden LinkedIn: Kira B.
The Columbia Center for Justice can be found here.
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Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
About 100,000 American have sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited disorder marked by sickle-shaped blood cells that can lump together, causing blockages of blood vessels, strokes, anemia, and early death. As a group, people with sickle cell disease experience worse health outcomes compared to other diseases and have access to fewer health resources. Today, we join André Marcel Harris, sickle cell disease advocate to discuss the current standard of care for SCD, and some of the structural barriers that interfere with access and treatment.
Keep in Touch and Connect with André
Facebook: André Marcel Harris
Twitter: @Andreharris89
Instagram: @AndreMarcelHarris
LinkedIn: André Marcel Harris
Join Black Men in Social Work or Black Men in Public Health on Facebook.
To learn more about Sickle Cell Disease please visit Sickle Cell Disease Association of America website here.
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Regardless of what type of social work you practice, we all have opinions and all have an opportunity to contribute to the public discourse. This doesn’t always have to be public speaking, and in many cases an opinion editorial is more than enough. Today, we join Algeria Wilson, the Director of Public Policy at the National Association of Social Workers Michigan Chapter to discuss how she has adopted a firm position on Black lives, managing the criticism that comes with her work, and how policy can be a tool for improving outcomes in society.
Twitter: @AlgeriaWilson
NASW Michigan Instagram: @NASWMI
NASW Michigan Twitter: @NASWMI
Algeria’s On Black Death Article can be found here.
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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Continuing education is an opportunity for lifelong learning that expands your thinking, strengthens your practice, and helps to shape social work and related professions to meet the needs of the 21st century. Today we join Gina Tremonti Gembel, Director of Continuing Education at Michigan State University to discuss her role in continuing education that includes advancing social justice, engaging university partners and her vision for the future of the profession.
Keep In Touch and Connect with our Speaker:
LinkedIn: Gina Tremonti Gembel, MSW
MSU School of Social Work
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