Podcasts about Bill Strickland

Pittsburgh has a strong connection to the world of jazz; in fact, you might say it is sacred ground for this music genre. Many of the legends of jazz - like Billy Eckstine, Billy Taylor, Ray Brown, George Benson, Stanley Turrentine, Mary Lou Williams, Ahmad Jamal, Art Blakey and dozens more - are from this Pennsylvania “burg.”   In this episode, we talk with co-founder and executive producer of MCG Jazz, Marty Ashby, about how MCG Jazz grew out of the organization founded in the 1960's by Bill Strickland as Manchester Craftsman Guild. What started as Strickland's dream to serve and give back to the community, has since grown into a powerhouse program.  As a Craftsman Guild, MCG initially provided a space to develop ceramics, photography and digital design education for urban youth. In the late 80's, Strickland joined forces with jazz guitarist Ashby. Together as co-founders, they started MCG Jazz, where Ashby also continues to grow this legacy program as its executive producer.  Our conversation begins with Marty Ashby telling me about the backstory to this incredible organization, its history, present projects and their vision for the future of keeping Jazz alive for generations to come

6/3/24: UMass prof Amilcar Shabazz reflects on Bill Strickland & recent arrests of protesters. Northampton Mayor Gina Louise Sciarra: the school budget. Mary Cowhey & Kat Brow: Families with Power. Megan Zinn w/ poets Jen Jabaily-Blackburn ("Girl in a Bear Suit') & Amanda Shaw/ ("It Will Have Been So Beautiful").

6/3/24: UMass prof Amilcar Shabazz reflects on Bill Strickland & recent arrests of protesters. Northampton Mayor Gina Louise Sciarra: the school budget. Mary Cowhey & Kat Brow: Families with Power. Megan Zinn w/ poets Jen Jabaily-Blackburn ("Girl in a Bear Suit') & Amanda Shaw/ ("It Will Have Been So Beautiful").

6/3/24: UMass prof Amilcar Shabazz reflects on Bill Strickland & recent arrests of protesters. Northampton Mayor Gina Louise Sciarra: the school budget. Mary Cowhey & Kat Brow: Families with Power. Megan Zinn w/ poets Jen Jabaily-Blackburn ("Girl in a Bear Suit') & Amanda Shaw/ ("It Will Have Been So Beautiful").

6/3/24: UMass prof Amilcar Shabazz reflects on Bill Strickland & recent arrests of protesters. Northampton Mayor Gina Louise Sciarra: the school budget. Mary Cowhey & Kat Brow: Families with Power. Megan Zinn w/ poets Jen Jabaily-Blackburn ("Girl in a Bear Suit') & Amanda Shaw/ ("It Will Have Been So Beautiful").

4/22/24:  Atty John Pucci: the Trump trial. Prof Amilcar Shabazz: the passing of civil rights icon Bill Strickland. George Kohout, Pres, & Alena Huisman, VP, Friends of N'hmpton Trails: the cleanup. Treehouse Fndn Founder Judy Cockerton & Bd Chair Sarah Carlan: running the runway for foster care.

4/22/24:  Atty John Pucci: the Trump trial. Prof Amilcar Shabazz: the passing of civil rights icon Bill Strickland. George Kohout, Pres, & Alena Huisman, VP, Friends of N'hmpton Trails: the cleanup. Treehouse Fndn Founder Judy Cockerton & Bd Chair Sarah Carlan: running the runway for foster care.

4/22/24:  Atty John Pucci: the Trump trial. Prof Amilcar Shabazz: the passing of civil rights icon Bill Strickland. George Kohout, Pres, & Alena Huisman, VP, Friends of N'hmpton Trails: the cleanup. Treehouse Fndn Founder Judy Cockerton & Bd Chair Sarah Carlan: running the runway for foster care.

4/22/24:  Atty John Pucci: the Trump trial. Prof Amilcar Shabazz: the passing of civil rights icon Bill Strickland. George Kohout, Pres, & Alena Huisman, VP, Friends of N'hmpton Trails: the cleanup. Treehouse Fndn Founder Judy Cockerton & Bd Chair Sarah Carlan: running the runway for foster care.

This week's guest, Bill Strickland, executive chairman and founder of Manchester Bidwell and creator of the HopeCAT education model, joins the show to discuss HopeCAT, his vision for students and how he continues to inspire others to succeed in life.

S5 EP17 What's up world, Join host Brandon Avery in an inspiring conversation with the multifaceted individual, Bill Strickland. In this episode, Bill, who wears many hats as an editorial director, writer, cyclist, and father, delves into his life's journey, transcending from small talk about weather to profound discussions that resonate deeply. From navigating a traumatic childhood, a prolonged academic pursuit spanning nine years, grappling with homelessness by sleeping in his car, to his global travels and the apprehensions of fatherhood, Bill shares his intimate experiences. He discusses how these trials culminated in his highly acclaimed book, "10 Points," which not only serves as a testament to his resilience but also offers insights into overcoming adversity and pursuing one's dreams. Hailing from Gary, Indiana, Bill's narrative unfolds from humble beginnings, where he found solace in crafting stories without knowing the trajectory of his future. Notably, in the sixth grade, he authored "The Human Beans,” a book co-created with his mother who contributed illustrations, marking the initial steps of his creative journey. Concluding with this powerful takeaway: This is a conversation you don't want to miss—a compelling journey through trials, triumphs, and the unwavering resilience of the human spirit. Don't be selfish, SUBSCRIBE, SUPPORT, & SHARE THIS! Your continued support is needed to keep us going.

What better book to talk about on this show than one called Growing Up Yinzer: Memories from Beloved Pittsburghers? Tressa sits down for a fun and fabulous chat with author Dick Roberts, illustrator Rob Rogers, and comedian/actor/Pittsburgh personality Jim Krenn, who is one of the yinzers featured in the book. About the book: Pittsburgh's undeniable impact on the character and life of those who grew up there has shaped iconic figures of American sports, entertainment and culture. Legends of the gridiron such as Jim Kelly, Tony Dorsett, Dan Marino and Joe Namath forged their football prowess in Western Pennsylvania. Business pioneers including Mark Cuban, Ray Werner and Bill Strickland were ingrained with the value of hard work in the Steel City. Music and movie stars like Jeff Goldblum, George Benson and Billy Gardell found creative inspiration in Pittsburgh that led to new heights. Author Dick Roberts presents profiles, interviews and memories from some of the most famous and adored Pittsburghers. Yinz Are Good (Live) Christmas Show Monday, Dec. 11th | 7:00pm Click HERE for tickets. Growing Up Yinzer: Memories from Beloved Pittsburghers Available on Amazon Yinzer Cards: https://yinzercards.com/ Jim Krenn: http://www.jimkrenn.com/ Rob Rogers: https://robrogers.com/ In Case Yinz Missed It - PIT PAWS application: www.flypittsburgh.com Yinz Are Good https://www.yinzaregood.com/ Instagram: @yinzaregood Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

Back in the mid-1960s Bill Strickland was a directionless public school student in Pittsburgh who didn't really see a path for success for him or his fellow lower class, minority student friends. Then, one day he walked past a classroom and saw a teacher sitting at a pottery wheel — and that moment, and how he responded to it, changed his life. And since then has changed the lives of countless young people not only in Pittsburgh, but around the country and beyond. Manchester Bidwell Corporation (MBC) takes seemingly disparate elements — adult career training, youth arts education, jazz presentation and botanical sales (they grow orchids) — and combines them into a program with a proven record of positively changing the lives of underserved populations. Bill has helped start an additional 13 centers, including five in Pennsylvania, 6 in other US states, 1 in Puerto Rico, and 1 in Israel.

Who says you can't make a living doing what you love? Today, we're sitting down with Rich Brown, a full-time potter who has managed to turn his passion for clay into a thriving business. However, for Rich, pottery is far more than just a source of income - it's a way of building and nurturing relationships within his community, fostering connections that are as enduring as the pottery pieces themselves.  Prepare yourself for an intimate look at Rich's unique journey, starting from his decision to commit to pottery full-time. Through his unwavering determination and the support of his friends and pottery companies, he has been able to navigate the challenges posed by the pandemic and embark on a dream tour to meet potters across the United States. You'll be inspired to hear how this journey, despite its initial postponement, has deepened his belief in the importance of community and personal intentionality in his work. However, this episode isn't just about pottery and passion; it's also about practical approaches to building a successful pottery business. Rich shares incredibly insightful tips on how to effectively sell pottery and the role of small conversations and relationships in business growth. You'll also hear stories from his experiences with students, his artist residency, and his enlightening chat with Bill Strickland, a community-focused potter. So, sit back, relax, and let Rich's story inspire you to build a life around your passion, value your relationships, and be present for your loved ones. You can learn more about Rich by checking out his instagram here @pottery32 Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Rich Brown emphasizes the importance of building relationships for the growth of a business. He shares that small conversations can lead to bigger conversations and how these interactions can be leveraged to help sell pottery. He urges aspiring potters to reach out and connect with people, not just within the pottery community but beyond it. 2. Rich provides insight into how he successfully turned his passion for pottery into a full-time career. He highlights the role of determination, community support, and intentional focus in his journey. He also shares how his work has allowed him to spend more time with his family and how his energy and intention are imbued in each pottery piece he creates. 3. Rich shares practical tips on how to effectively sell pottery. He discusses the importance of finding a market, ensuring the price point is reasonable for the time spent creating each piece, and understanding the feasibility of your work as your only source of revenue. He also emphasizes the importance of being genuine and authentic in conversations, rather than focusing solely on sales. and so much more Resources Take this Free Quiz to see how close you are to finding your pottery voice click here to take the quiz shapingyourpottery.com/quiz   

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Bill Strickland was in cast and Dance Captain in Hello Hollywood Hello in Reno, Nevada. He was also in the fabulous Broadway tours of Sophisticated Ladies and 42nd Street. NEW WEBSITE www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Join us for an interview with Steve O'Brien, SVP of Talent at Syneos Health. He shares his left-brain, right-brain approach to catalyzing change. He shares concrete steps about the importance of bringing people on the journey. "If you win the argument but lose the person, you've still lost." He also talks about the importance of leveraging the power of beauty as a key component to creating change. If you're curious about the power of leveraging a philosophy degree in business, this conversation is sure to expand your mind. Books that were referenced in this podcast: Adam Grant's Give and Take and Bill Strickland's Making the Impossible Possible.  Original music by Lynz Floren.

Marty Lewis, Bill Strickland, Michael Shepherd and Narvelle McGee join Sheri to share about what it was like to be in the black line in Hello Hollywood Hello. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Marty Lewis, Bill Strickland, Michael Shepherd and Narvelle McGee join Sheri to share about what it was like to be in the black line in Hello Hollywood Hello. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Bill Strickland is the founder of Manchester Craftmen's Guild and Bidwell Corporation. He's also a MacArthur Fellow. Sharif Bey is an artist and professor, whose work is focused on the visual heritage of Africa, Oceana, and contemporary African American Culture. He's also the winner of The United States Artist fellowship. Bey got his start at Strickland's Craftman's Guild, and counts Strickland as one of his earlier and most influential mentors. These two master ceramicists join together for a wide-ranging discussion on the beauty of clay, the value of mentorship, and the power of art to “heal cancer of the human spirit.”

Ever fantasize about living on an Island in the middle of an ocean? At some point you probably talked yourself out of it, believing that it would be too isolated, too expensive and too hot. According to Bill Strickland and Sam Palmer, the Portuguese island of Madeira, off the African coast, is none of those. Bill and Sam retired to the city of Funchal on Madeira in 2021 without ever having stepped foot on the island. The couple described Funchal as having the feel of an old European city, even though it is on an island and surrounded by beautiful mountainous land. It is no surprise that this archipelago has been called the Hawaii of Europe. Find out more about how Bill and Sam found their paradise, on Episode 89 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.  

Our guest this week is William "Bill" Strickland, Jr. of Pittsburg, PA, a John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Genius Fellow, founder of Bidwell Training Center and Manchester Craftsman's Guild, an author, and a former pilot. Bill is the quintessential social entrepreneur. Through his love of the arts and specifically pottery, Bill has been offering welfare moms, out of work steel workers and at-risk youth vocational training in the arts and culinary worlds. Bill Strickland and his work offers new hope to displaced and underemployed workers around the country and we're proud to have him be our guest for this 200th Special Father Network Dad to Dad Podcast. Personal website - http://www.bill-strickland.com/home.html Email - wstricklandjr@mcg-btc.org Website - https://www.manchesterbidwell.org TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/speakers/bill_strickland Harvard Video - https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/voices/events/strickland/ Book - Make the Impossible Possible - https://www.amazon.com/Make-Impossible-Possible-Crusade-Inspire/dp/B00126MVLC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PZ884T8PH292&keywords=Make+the+Impossible+Possible&qid=1651808547&s=audible&sprefix=make+the+impossible+possible+%2Caudible%2C414&sr=1-1 Special Fathers Network - SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 500+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations. Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/about-the-special-fathers-network/Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA Please support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/

Richard McManus is the owner of The Fluency Factory, a PT learning lab in Massachusetts, and has been a Precision Teacher for more than 4 decades. In this episode, Richard recounts his life experience, beginning with his father's early influence, and his progressive use of inclusivity. He also talks about the individuals that have inspired him to advocate for the underprivileged. With his courage and resilience, Richard has influenced so many teachers, parents, and students. He firmly believes that we can make the impossible possible if we put our hearts into what we do and have the highest of expectations for the learners we work with and advocate for.   Join our The ABA and PT Podcast Facebook Group to get access to the following resources: Facebook group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/397478901376425 Check out the podcast on your favourite platform! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aba-and-pt-podcast/id1538336498 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ieqLjFH8ekw2DA0VTWJno Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RoZWFiYWFuZG90cG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLnhtbA== Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-aba-and-ot-podcast Podbean: https://theabaandotpodcast.podbean.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abaandptpodcast   HIGHLIGHTS 2:32 Richard's major influences. 8:41 Why he left the English department after freshman year. 12:40 Working with people with developmental disabilities at a big state institution. 37:51 Richard talks about his experience doing training for parents of kids with autism. 39:40 The Fluency Factory. 49:41 The challenge of recruiting people. 52:47 Encouraging teachers to have a career trajectory within precision teaching.   RESOURCES Breaking the Code The Fluency Factory Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary by Bill Strickland (*book) Behavior in Public Places: Notes on the Social Organization of Gatherings by Ervin Goffman (*book)   QUOTES 39:12 “You don't really have a behavior problem. What you have is kids who aren't learning, and kids who aren't learning are not happy. So, you've got to create a learning environment, otherwise, you're going to have behavior problems.” 55:15 “Most of the children we see like my little guy from two years ago, who have problems with reading also have problems with their behavior.” 57:07 “We're going to have to figure out how do we embed the chart into things? Because without that, most of these programs that people are clinging to are just mumbo jumbo, they're not going to be very effective.” 59:03 “You really have to have high expectations, that is the key to any kind of progress your students are going to make.”

Bill Strickland, founder and executive chair of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, joins us to talk about his journey to support learners by manufacturing places of hope.

Bill Strickland, founder and executive chair of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, joins us to talk about his journey to support learners by manufacturing places of hope.

Back in the 1960s, Bill Strickland was a listless teenager but life as he knew it was about to change forever. One afternoon, while skipping class, something caught his eye - the door to one of the art rooms was ajar and he could hear the whirring of a potters wheel. Stopping a moment to take a look, Bill beheld a sight that would change the course of his life. At the wheel was a ceramics teacher, Mr Frank Ross, spinning a lump of clay into a beautiful bowl. He was witnessing a profound metaphor - he could make his life into something beautiful as Mr Ross made bowls from clay. Mr Ross had lit a fuse within Bill. He went onto university and eventually set up the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, an afterschool arts programme in his neighbourhood of North Side, Pittsburgh. The programme is designed to intercept the often difficult lives of teenagers in the area, to put them on a path toward a positive future with the help of inspirational teachers. And it works. Thousands of kids come through the programme each year and Bill's work has been recognised by the White House, among others. Matthew Syed explores how teachers have the power to transform the world, one student at a time. It's a big responsibility taken seriously by the likes of history teacher Shalina Patel. Shalina goes beyond the textbooks to engage her students. Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains why adolescence is such a formative time in terms of brain development and suggests we reconsider the way we talk about and teach teenagers. Presenter: Matthew Syed Producer: Claire Crofton Series Editor: Katherine Godfrey Music, Sound Design & Mix: Rob Speight Theme music by Ioana Selaru A Novel production for BBC Radio 4

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In this episode, Georgie discusses cat calling/catcalling that is done both to humans and to cats. In short, we just shouldn't do it.  Conscious Content Consumption discussed on this episode is Making the Impossible Possible by Bill Strickland.Follow on Instagram @longhairdocarepodcast.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/longhairdocare) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode, me and Peter welcome back one of our first guests to the podcast, Dr. Zebulon Miletsky, professor of Africana studies at Stony Brook University. Me and Peter had the privilege of listening in on a fascinating and comprehensive conversation featuring Zebulon and a panel of his graduate students entitled “The Black Family & The American Dream”.   Notes: Africa Unite - Bob Marley https://open.spotify.com/album/09Df7mUZBQwbDYgvE0t30r?highlight=spotify:track:2qmHhaOmlcKDeGfipGhF1j The Autobiography of Malcolm X / With The Assistance of Alex Haley ; foreword by Attallah Shabazz ; introduction by M. S. Handler ; epilogue by Alex Haley ; afterword by Ossie Davis https://discover.livebrary.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4992530__SThe%20Autobiography%20of%20Malcolm%20X__Ff%3Afacetcollections%3A5%3A5%3ABrentwood%3A%3A__Orightresult__U__X7?lang=eng&suite=cobalthttps://discover.livebrary.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4992530__SThe%20Autobiography%20of%20Malcolm%20X__Ff%3Afacetcollections%3A5%3A5%3ABrentwood%3A%3A__Orightresult__U__X7?lang=eng&suite=cobalt The Sword and the Shield : The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. / Peniel E. Joseph https://discover.livebrary.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb5477791__SThe%20Sword%20and%20the%20Shield__Orightresult__U__X7?lang=eng&suite=cobalt Waiting 'Til The Midnight Hour : A Narrative History of Black Power in America / Peniel E. Joseph https://discover.livebrary.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3815333__SWaiting%20%27Til%20the%20Midnight%20Hour%3A%20A%20Narrative%20History%20of%20Black%20Power%20in%20America__Orightresult__X4?lang=eng&suite=cobalt "Malcolm X: The Theoretician We Never Knew", Prof. Bill Strickland, 2011 Malcolm X Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-trIwEm7tY Malcolm X : A Life of Reinvention / Manning Marable https://discover.livebrary.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4293654__SMalcolm%20X%3A%20A%20Life%20of%20Reinvention__Orightresult__U__X4?lang=eng&suite=cobalt Set The World On Fire : Black Nationalist Women And The Global Struggle For Freedom / Keisha N. Blain https://discover.livebrary.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb5223699__SSet%20the%20World%20on%20Fire%3A%20Black%20Nationalist%20Women%20and%20the%20Global%20Struggle%20for%20Freedom__Orightresult__X4?lang=eng&suite=cobalt Black Power ; The Politics of Liberation in America / [by] Stokely Carmichael & Charles V. Hamilton https://discover.livebrary.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3006337__SBlack%20Power%3A%20The%20Politics%20of%20Liberation__Orightresult__U__X4?lang=eng&suite=cobalt Notes on Negro American Influences on the Emergence of African Nationalism / George Shepperson https://www.jstor.org/stable/180247?seq=1 COINTELPRO - https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor https://discover.livebrary.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb5555608__SFrom%20%23Blacklivesmatter%20to%20Black%20Liberation__Orightresult__U__X7?lang=eng&suite=cobalt

Creating a perfect solution is a team effort. Such is the case when it comes to shading solutions and partnership between Draper® and Phifer, a third-generation, family-owned-and-operated textile weaver and manufacturer based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. On this episode of Engineering Value, Jeff Miller, Director of Architectural Shading Solutions at Draper, and Bill Strickland, National Market Manager for Sun Control Products at Phifer Incorporated, explain how this relationship generates winning products and solutions.

Bill Strickland has enjoyed many careers, from botany to performing as a dancer/singer/actor, to becoming a lawyer working in the banking and philanthropic sectors. He shared two stories with a common thread about how something that was once an irritant became a gem, a pearl. The inquiry was to reflect on what irritants we may have, and what gem do they bring to us? How does empathy shift our perceptions? Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!  

Bill Strickland is a fixture in the cycling industry. Over the decades he and his team have contributed to how we look at cycling at large including setting an example for promoting diversity within work and also amplifying the voices of people from all different backgrounds in his publications. This conversation gets pretty heavy when we spoke about his childhood and his relationship with his abusive father. But we also spoke about his relationship with Lance from the 90s all the way up to his confession of doing in 2013. This episode is incredible. You’re really going to enjoy this!

This is part of our Special Series on Malcolm X and Black Nationalism. In this series, we delve into the background of Malcolm X's action and thought in the context of Black Nationalism, correcting the fundamentally mistaken notion that Malcolm X was a civil rights leader. He certainly did not see himself in that way, and explicitly argued otherwise. This helps us place the Afro-American struggle in its dimensions beyond the current American nation-state, including the Black Atlantic, and beyond. Today, our guest is Jared Ball, co-editor of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X (Black Classic Press, 2012). A Lie of Reinvention is a response to Manning Marable’s biography of Malcolm X, A Life of Reinvention. Marable’s book was controversially acclaimed by some as his magnum opus. At the same time, it was denounced and debated by others as a worthless read full of conjecture, errors, and without any new factual content. In this collection of critical essays, editors Jared Ball and Todd Steven Burroughs lead a group of established and emerging Black scholars and activists who take a clear stance in this controversy: Marable’s biography is at best flawed and at worst a major setback in American history, African American studies, and scholarship on the life of Malcolm X. In the tradition of John Henrik Clarke’s classic anthology “William Styron’s Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond,” this volume provides a striking critique of Marable’s text. In 1968, Clarke and his assembled writers felt it essential to respond to Styron’s fictionalized and ahistorical Nat Turner, the heroic leader of one of America’s most famous revolts against enslavement. In A Lie of Reinvention, the editors sense a different threat to an African American icon, Malcolm X. This time, the threat is presented as an authoritative biography. To counter the threat, Ball and Burroughs respond with a barbed collection of commentaries of Marable’s text. The essays come from all quarters of the Black community. From behind prison walls, Mumia Abu-Jamal revises his prior public praise of Marable’s book with an essay written specifically for this volume. A. Peter Bailey, a veteran journalist who worked with Malcolm X’s Organization for Afro-American Unity, disputes how he is characterized in Marable’s book. Bill Strickland, who also knew Malcolm X, provides what he calls a “personal critique” of the biography. Younger scholars such as Kali Akuno, Kamau Franklin, Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, Christopher M. Tinson, Eugene Puryear and Greg Thomas join veterans Rosmari Mealy, Raymond Winbush, Amiri Baraka and Karl Evanzz in pointing out historical problems and ideological misinterpretations in Marable’s work. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is part of our Special Series on Malcolm X and Black Nationalism. In this series, we delve into the background of Malcolm X's action and thought in the context of Black Nationalism, correcting the fundamentally mistaken notion that Malcolm X was a civil rights leader. He certainly did not see himself in that way, and explicitly argued otherwise. This helps us place the Afro-American struggle in its dimensions beyond the current American nation-state, including the Black Atlantic, and beyond. Today, our guest is Jared Ball, co-editor of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X (Black Classic Press, 2012). A Lie of Reinvention is a response to Manning Marable's biography of Malcolm X, A Life of Reinvention. Marable's book was controversially acclaimed by some as his magnum opus. At the same time, it was denounced and debated by others as a worthless read full of conjecture, errors, and without any new factual content. In this collection of critical essays, editors Jared Ball and Todd Steven Burroughs lead a group of established and emerging Black scholars and activists who take a clear stance in this controversy: Marable's biography is at best flawed and at worst a major setback in American history, African American studies, and scholarship on the life of Malcolm X. In the tradition of John Henrik Clarke's classic anthology “William Styron's Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond,” this volume provides a striking critique of Marable's text. In 1968, Clarke and his assembled writers felt it essential to respond to Styron's fictionalized and ahistorical Nat Turner, the heroic leader of one of America's most famous revolts against enslavement. In A Lie of Reinvention, the editors sense a different threat to an African American icon, Malcolm X. This time, the threat is presented as an authoritative biography. To counter the threat, Ball and Burroughs respond with a barbed collection of commentaries of Marable's text. The essays come from all quarters of the Black community. From behind prison walls, Mumia Abu-Jamal revises his prior public praise of Marable's book with an essay written specifically for this volume. A. Peter Bailey, a veteran journalist who worked with Malcolm X's Organization for Afro-American Unity, disputes how he is characterized in Marable's book. Bill Strickland, who also knew Malcolm X, provides what he calls a “personal critique” of the biography. Younger scholars such as Kali Akuno, Kamau Franklin, Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, Christopher M. Tinson, Eugene Puryear and Greg Thomas join veterans Rosmari Mealy, Raymond Winbush, Amiri Baraka and Karl Evanzz in pointing out historical problems and ideological misinterpretations in Marable's work. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

This is part of our Special Series on Malcolm X and Black Nationalism. In this series, we delve into the background of Malcolm X's action and thought in the context of Black Nationalism, correcting the fundamentally mistaken notion that Malcolm X was a civil rights leader. He certainly did not see himself in that way, and explicitly argued otherwise. This helps us place the Afro-American struggle in its dimensions beyond the current American nation-state, including the Black Atlantic, and beyond. Today, our guest is Jared Ball, co-editor of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X (Black Classic Press, 2012). A Lie of Reinvention is a response to Manning Marable’s biography of Malcolm X, A Life of Reinvention. Marable’s book was controversially acclaimed by some as his magnum opus. At the same time, it was denounced and debated by others as a worthless read full of conjecture, errors, and without any new factual content. In this collection of critical essays, editors Jared Ball and Todd Steven Burroughs lead a group of established and emerging Black scholars and activists who take a clear stance in this controversy: Marable’s biography is at best flawed and at worst a major setback in American history, African American studies, and scholarship on the life of Malcolm X. In the tradition of John Henrik Clarke’s classic anthology “William Styron’s Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond,” this volume provides a striking critique of Marable’s text. In 1968, Clarke and his assembled writers felt it essential to respond to Styron’s fictionalized and ahistorical Nat Turner, the heroic leader of one of America’s most famous revolts against enslavement. In A Lie of Reinvention, the editors sense a different threat to an African American icon, Malcolm X. This time, the threat is presented as an authoritative biography. To counter the threat, Ball and Burroughs respond with a barbed collection of commentaries of Marable’s text. The essays come from all quarters of the Black community. From behind prison walls, Mumia Abu-Jamal revises his prior public praise of Marable’s book with an essay written specifically for this volume. A. Peter Bailey, a veteran journalist who worked with Malcolm X’s Organization for Afro-American Unity, disputes how he is characterized in Marable’s book. Bill Strickland, who also knew Malcolm X, provides what he calls a “personal critique” of the biography. Younger scholars such as Kali Akuno, Kamau Franklin, Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, Christopher M. Tinson, Eugene Puryear and Greg Thomas join veterans Rosmari Mealy, Raymond Winbush, Amiri Baraka and Karl Evanzz in pointing out historical problems and ideological misinterpretations in Marable’s work. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is part of our Special Series on Malcolm X and Black Nationalism. In this series, we delve into the background of Malcolm X's action and thought in the context of Black Nationalism, correcting the fundamentally mistaken notion that Malcolm X was a civil rights leader. He certainly did not see himself in that way, and explicitly argued otherwise. This helps us place the Afro-American struggle in its dimensions beyond the current American nation-state, including the Black Atlantic, and beyond. Today, our guest is Jared Ball, co-editor of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X (Black Classic Press, 2012). A Lie of Reinvention is a response to Manning Marable’s biography of Malcolm X, A Life of Reinvention. Marable’s book was controversially acclaimed by some as his magnum opus. At the same time, it was denounced and debated by others as a worthless read full of conjecture, errors, and without any new factual content. In this collection of critical essays, editors Jared Ball and Todd Steven Burroughs lead a group of established and emerging Black scholars and activists who take a clear stance in this controversy: Marable’s biography is at best flawed and at worst a major setback in American history, African American studies, and scholarship on the life of Malcolm X. In the tradition of John Henrik Clarke’s classic anthology “William Styron’s Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond,” this volume provides a striking critique of Marable’s text. In 1968, Clarke and his assembled writers felt it essential to respond to Styron’s fictionalized and ahistorical Nat Turner, the heroic leader of one of America’s most famous revolts against enslavement. In A Lie of Reinvention, the editors sense a different threat to an African American icon, Malcolm X. This time, the threat is presented as an authoritative biography. To counter the threat, Ball and Burroughs respond with a barbed collection of commentaries of Marable’s text. The essays come from all quarters of the Black community. From behind prison walls, Mumia Abu-Jamal revises his prior public praise of Marable’s book with an essay written specifically for this volume. A. Peter Bailey, a veteran journalist who worked with Malcolm X’s Organization for Afro-American Unity, disputes how he is characterized in Marable’s book. Bill Strickland, who also knew Malcolm X, provides what he calls a “personal critique” of the biography. Younger scholars such as Kali Akuno, Kamau Franklin, Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, Christopher M. Tinson, Eugene Puryear and Greg Thomas join veterans Rosmari Mealy, Raymond Winbush, Amiri Baraka and Karl Evanzz in pointing out historical problems and ideological misinterpretations in Marable’s work. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is part of our Special Series on Malcolm X and Black Nationalism. In this series, we delve into the background of Malcolm X's action and thought in the context of Black Nationalism, correcting the fundamentally mistaken notion that Malcolm X was a civil rights leader. He certainly did not see himself in that way, and explicitly argued otherwise. This helps us place the Afro-American struggle in its dimensions beyond the current American nation-state, including the Black Atlantic, and beyond. Today, our guest is Jared Ball, co-editor of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X (Black Classic Press, 2012). A Lie of Reinvention is a response to Manning Marable’s biography of Malcolm X, A Life of Reinvention. Marable’s book was controversially acclaimed by some as his magnum opus. At the same time, it was denounced and debated by others as a worthless read full of conjecture, errors, and without any new factual content. In this collection of critical essays, editors Jared Ball and Todd Steven Burroughs lead a group of established and emerging Black scholars and activists who take a clear stance in this controversy: Marable’s biography is at best flawed and at worst a major setback in American history, African American studies, and scholarship on the life of Malcolm X. In the tradition of John Henrik Clarke’s classic anthology “William Styron’s Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond,” this volume provides a striking critique of Marable’s text. In 1968, Clarke and his assembled writers felt it essential to respond to Styron’s fictionalized and ahistorical Nat Turner, the heroic leader of one of America’s most famous revolts against enslavement. In A Lie of Reinvention, the editors sense a different threat to an African American icon, Malcolm X. This time, the threat is presented as an authoritative biography. To counter the threat, Ball and Burroughs respond with a barbed collection of commentaries of Marable’s text. The essays come from all quarters of the Black community. From behind prison walls, Mumia Abu-Jamal revises his prior public praise of Marable’s book with an essay written specifically for this volume. A. Peter Bailey, a veteran journalist who worked with Malcolm X’s Organization for Afro-American Unity, disputes how he is characterized in Marable’s book. Bill Strickland, who also knew Malcolm X, provides what he calls a “personal critique” of the biography. Younger scholars such as Kali Akuno, Kamau Franklin, Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, Christopher M. Tinson, Eugene Puryear and Greg Thomas join veterans Rosmari Mealy, Raymond Winbush, Amiri Baraka and Karl Evanzz in pointing out historical problems and ideological misinterpretations in Marable’s work. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is part of our Special Series on Malcolm X and Black Nationalism. In this series, we delve into the background of Malcolm X's action and thought in the context of Black Nationalism, correcting the fundamentally mistaken notion that Malcolm X was a civil rights leader. He certainly did not see himself in that way, and explicitly argued otherwise. This helps us place the Afro-American struggle in its dimensions beyond the current American nation-state, including the Black Atlantic, and beyond. Today, our guest is Jared Ball, co-editor of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X (Black Classic Press, 2012). A Lie of Reinvention is a response to Manning Marable’s biography of Malcolm X, A Life of Reinvention. Marable’s book was controversially acclaimed by some as his magnum opus. At the same time, it was denounced and debated by others as a worthless read full of conjecture, errors, and without any new factual content. In this collection of critical essays, editors Jared Ball and Todd Steven Burroughs lead a group of established and emerging Black scholars and activists who take a clear stance in this controversy: Marable’s biography is at best flawed and at worst a major setback in American history, African American studies, and scholarship on the life of Malcolm X. In the tradition of John Henrik Clarke’s classic anthology “William Styron’s Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond,” this volume provides a striking critique of Marable’s text. In 1968, Clarke and his assembled writers felt it essential to respond to Styron’s fictionalized and ahistorical Nat Turner, the heroic leader of one of America’s most famous revolts against enslavement. In A Lie of Reinvention, the editors sense a different threat to an African American icon, Malcolm X. This time, the threat is presented as an authoritative biography. To counter the threat, Ball and Burroughs respond with a barbed collection of commentaries of Marable’s text. The essays come from all quarters of the Black community. From behind prison walls, Mumia Abu-Jamal revises his prior public praise of Marable’s book with an essay written specifically for this volume. A. Peter Bailey, a veteran journalist who worked with Malcolm X’s Organization for Afro-American Unity, disputes how he is characterized in Marable’s book. Bill Strickland, who also knew Malcolm X, provides what he calls a “personal critique” of the biography. Younger scholars such as Kali Akuno, Kamau Franklin, Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, Christopher M. Tinson, Eugene Puryear and Greg Thomas join veterans Rosmari Mealy, Raymond Winbush, Amiri Baraka and Karl Evanzz in pointing out historical problems and ideological misinterpretations in Marable’s work. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is part of our Special Series on Malcolm X and Black Nationalism. In this series, we delve into the background of Malcolm X's action and thought in the context of Black Nationalism, correcting the fundamentally mistaken notion that Malcolm X was a civil rights leader. He certainly did not see himself in that way, and explicitly argued otherwise. This helps us place the Afro-American struggle in its dimensions beyond the current American nation-state, including the Black Atlantic, and beyond. Today, our guest is Jared Ball, co-editor of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X (Black Classic Press, 2012). A Lie of Reinvention is a response to Manning Marable’s biography of Malcolm X, A Life of Reinvention. Marable’s book was controversially acclaimed by some as his magnum opus. At the same time, it was denounced and debated by others as a worthless read full of conjecture, errors, and without any new factual content. In this collection of critical essays, editors Jared Ball and Todd Steven Burroughs lead a group of established and emerging Black scholars and activists who take a clear stance in this controversy: Marable’s biography is at best flawed and at worst a major setback in American history, African American studies, and scholarship on the life of Malcolm X. In the tradition of John Henrik Clarke’s classic anthology “William Styron’s Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond,” this volume provides a striking critique of Marable’s text. In 1968, Clarke and his assembled writers felt it essential to respond to Styron’s fictionalized and ahistorical Nat Turner, the heroic leader of one of America’s most famous revolts against enslavement. In A Lie of Reinvention, the editors sense a different threat to an African American icon, Malcolm X. This time, the threat is presented as an authoritative biography. To counter the threat, Ball and Burroughs respond with a barbed collection of commentaries of Marable’s text. The essays come from all quarters of the Black community. From behind prison walls, Mumia Abu-Jamal revises his prior public praise of Marable’s book with an essay written specifically for this volume. A. Peter Bailey, a veteran journalist who worked with Malcolm X’s Organization for Afro-American Unity, disputes how he is characterized in Marable’s book. Bill Strickland, who also knew Malcolm X, provides what he calls a “personal critique” of the biography. Younger scholars such as Kali Akuno, Kamau Franklin, Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, Christopher M. Tinson, Eugene Puryear and Greg Thomas join veterans Rosmari Mealy, Raymond Winbush, Amiri Baraka and Karl Evanzz in pointing out historical problems and ideological misinterpretations in Marable’s work. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are thrilled to kick off the week with Bill Strickland, President and CEO of the non-profit Manchester Bidwell Corporation, which he formed in 1968 to focus on art, education and music. He is a winner of the MacArthur Genius Award and the 2011 Goi Peace award. An internationally acclaimed speaker, author, artist and community builder, Bill has remained active locally, but simultaneously internationally, as he expanded his work around the world. Bill will talk about Pittsburgh, the state of our world now through his eyes and experience, paired with his continued passion to build social enterprises around the world based upon his original vision that emanated from Pittsburgh's North Side organization in Manchester.

In this very special guest episode of Wisdom of Wyse Women Podcast, I have astrologer and teacher Kelsey Rose with me to talk about the extreme times we are finding ourselves in. She shares her own experience of awakening to her purpose and leaving a life of teaching in formalized education behind in order to pursue the life that is truly meant for her. She shares the cosmic + complex workings of the universe as processed and described through the practice of astrology, so we get a clearer sense of what is happening in our micro and macro worlds. She acknowledges that these are hard + dark times and we need light workers to bring us through, and help us by acting as doulas for change as we bring in a new world. We riff on the breakdown of systems + structures that we are witnessing and actively taking part of as the repressed ugliness of the collective culture and programming rises strongly to the surface to be purged. This is part of the Plutonian energy in interaction with Capricorn and Saturn as the planets reached conjunction back in January. Many years and happenings have been leading up to this time. We have reached the apocalypse, or ‘the lifting of the veil', which is the end of “time” as we know it. Ancient Greek has two words for time: chronos, which is chronological time that capitalism uses to keep us on the wheel and under its control; and chiros, which is the quality of time that encourages us to live in our natural rhythms and be in the free flow of our desires + talents to do things our own way. We discuss the possibility of the apocalypse as being the end of chronos, clearing the way for the beginning of chiros. She gives us a deep dive into the symbols and interpretations of astrology, pertaining to this current period of time in particular, and of its meaning and validation for our lives as individuals. We come full circle with her words of wisdom that “everything leads to the next thing, and you don't need to know exactly where you're going, to go.” Our conversation is a strong reminder that the human experience is complex and messy! And it's ok to let it be that way. We do not always need to have the answers. And we talk about resting and allowing as processes that encourage+ allow for more abundance of everything we actually want in our lives. Join us for this jam, it's powerful and strong and so very real when it comes to life as we have known it. Show Notes: Book she references is called “Making the Impossible” by Bill Strickland. Astrology teacher she mentions is Acyuta-bhava Dasa of Nightlight Astrology, astrology podcasts mentioned are Holds to Heavens with Sumner , and The Astrology Podcast with Chris Brennan. Where to find Kelsey & Inner Sense: @kelseyrosetort (IG) kelseyrosetort.com @innersensehealingarts (IG) innersensehealingarts.org Where to find this podcast and my work: @resonance_restorative (IG) www.resonancerestorative.com Check out my 4 module self-guided online program, Restore Your Relationships on the website

Planned giving expert Cathy Sheffield and nonprofit marketing specialist Claire Meyerhoff introduce you to Bill Strickland, Planned Giving Officer with the California Community Foundation.You can sit back and enjoy their conversation about philanthropy in the City of Angels, Los Angeles, California where actors, athletes and everyday philanthropists are making their community a better place. In this interview, Claire & Cathy ask Bill about CCF's response to Covid-19 and they take a deep dive into a hot topic -- Donor Advised Funds. Bill shares his love for philanthropy and discusses working with the many professional advisors who are helping their clients with philanthropic solutions.  You can also hear Bill's stories about his original career as a professional singer and dancer, before he went to law school, worked as a trust officer for Bank of America and started his planned giving career with the Nature Conservancy.This is the full episode of Charitable Chit Chat with Cathy & Claire for May 2020 and includes two additional segments: Ask Cathy and Creative with Claire. Ask Cathy focuses on gift acceptance policies and Creative with Claire features tips for nonprofit fundraisers just getting started with planned giving.Learn more by visiting CharitableChitChat.comCharitable Chit Chat with Cathy & Claire. We're more than a podcast. We're your friends in planned giving.

We ask planned giving specialist Cathy Sheffield about the need for a nonprofit to have gift acceptance policies.  She gets an assist from another expert, Bill Strickland, Planned Giving Officer with the California Community Foundation in Los Angeles.Learn more by visiting CharitableCharitableChitChat.comCharitable Chit Chat with Cathy & Claire. We're more than a podcast. We're your friends in planned giving.May 2020

 In this episode, planned giving expert Cathy Sheffield and nonprofit marketing specialist Claire Meyerhoff introduce you to Bill Strickland, Planned Giving Officer with the California Community Foundation.This episode is just the interview with Bill Strickland.You can sit back and enjoy their conversation about philanthropy in the City of Angels, Los Angeles, California where actors, athletes and everyday philanthropists are making their community a better place. In this interview, Claire & Cathy ask Bill about CCF's response to Covid-19 and they take a deep dive into a hot topic -- Donor Advised Funds. Bill shares his love for philanthropy and discusses working with the many professional advisors who are helping their clients with philanthropic solutions.  You can also hear Bill's stories about his original career as a professional singer and dancer, before he went to law school, worked as a trust officer for Bank of America and started his planned giving career with the Nature Conservancy.Charitable Chit Chat with Cathy & Claire is the essential radio show for philanthropy professionals. We're more than a podcast. We're your friends in planned giving.Learn more by visiting CharitableChitChat.com

This week we take on Daylight Saving Time and sleep. Selene talks about her coming trip to Oklahoma for The Mid-South (formerly Land Run), and a quote from her boss, Bill Strickland, about suffering. Patrick admits that what passes for winter in Northern California has exited stage left and spring...

One of the influences behind Leading With Nice is social entrepreneur, Bill Strickland. He wrote a book, Make the Impossible Possible, where he tells the story of how the non-profit he founded, The Manchester Bidwell Corporation, came to be. It's a great example of gratitude in practice.

Today we are having a special episode in honor of our 2nd annual L3 One Day Conference that is coming up on Friday, March 13th, 2020. Today, you'll get to hear a talk from L3 One Day 2019 by my friend and mentor, Matt Keller, Pastor of Next Level Church in Ft. Myers Florida. He kicked off our first conference with a talk called, "The Leader that Succeeds today." It's incredible. I want you to hear it so you can get a preview of the kind of talks that will be at L3 One Day 2020. We have an incredible lineup of speakers for you this year at L3 One Day: we have Jeff Henderson, Author of the Book "For" who works at Northpoint Church for Andy Stanley and worked at Chik-fil-a corporate prior that. We have Laura Ellsworth who is the Partner in Charge of Global Community Service Initiatives at Jones Day and is one of the best speakers I've heard. Bill Strickland, Founder and Chairman of the Bidwell Training Center here in Pittsburgh, Greg Weimer, Partner of Confluence Financial, and more. I believe you are one idea and one connection away from changing your destiny and the destiny of your organization. Leaders get into the room! You have no idea what you miss when you're not in the room. I love what Gerald Brooks said about being in the room: "Leadership can be taught, but it has to be caught. When you're in a room with high-level leaders, you feel it. It's not the lesson you need, it's the life of a leader you need."I know for me, the life of the leaders I've been able to connect with has meant everything for my growth. Please join us! We're offering a special discount for podcast listeners. Go to http://www.L3oneday.com/register and use the Promo Code: Podcast to get 10% off of your ticket. About Matt Keller: Matt Keller is the founding pastor of Next Level Church in Fort Myers, Florida. Known for his passionate and humorous communication style, Matt travels and speaks frequently, inspiring and teaching leadership both inside and outside of the church world. Matt writes frequent articles on his website, www.mattkelleronline.com and can be found on Twitter @matthewkeller. Matt & his wife Sarah have two boys, Will & Drew. Matt’s favorite candy continues to be Skittles.Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/l3-leadership-podcast-leadership-entrepreneurship-business/id495751888?mt=2 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CBHbRL6rJtSXwpKBaamNo?si=8ZllK41EQnaKHcqNkNUj5wListen on Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes495751888/l3-leadership-podcastListen on Tunein: http://tun.in/piVUO Subscribe to our podcast on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/learning-to-lead-podcast Subscribe on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iehhmsctsgmvmoyvhxsv6yfzoiu https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iehhmsctsgmvmoyvhxsv6yfzoiu Our Vision: L3 Leadership exists to build and develop a community of leaders that grow to their maximum potential, develop the courage to pursue their dreams, and to become great leaders in their families, communities, cities, nations, and their world. If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/l3leadership)

Bill Strickland has spent over half a century teaching kids and training adults. It started on the North Side of Pittsburgh, the neighborhood where he grew up and would name the organization he built: Manchester. In 1968, Bill was a student at the University of Pittsburgh when he founded the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild as an arts program for inner city youth. A few years later, he was building a career training center that, along with the arts program, became a model embraced by cities all over the country. Today, he has the Key to the City – Pittsburgh’s highest civilian award – and travels the world building new partnerships and centers.

Start your journey with E. E. Cummings who said, “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” Then invite Samuel Johnson to join your trek. He is the one who said, “There lurks, perhaps, in every human heart a desire of distinction, which inclines every man first to hope, and then to believe, that Nature has given him something peculiar to himself.” You should let Friedrich Nietzsche come along too, for he said, “At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth, and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.” Julius Charles Hare also has some advice qualifying him to serve as your traveling companion, “Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.” It was your fellow traveler, Samuel Johnson, who said, “Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep.” With that in mind, find room in your party for John Mason. You need his wisdom, “You were born an original. Don't die a copy.” “Rabbi Zusya said on the Day of Judgment that, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, but why he had not been Zusya.” (Walter Kaufmann) Just be sure you are not asked why you hadn't been you. … . . . . . According to Orson Scott Card, “This is how humans are. we question all our beliefs, except for the ones we really believe, and those we never think to question.” Wonder if this is true If so, there are things you believe just because you believe it and others that you believe simply because you've never given any thought to not believing. Add this to Felix Cohen's observation, “Generally the theories we believe we call facts, and the facts we disbelieve we call theories,” and you are left with a discouraging conclusion. Most of what you think is true and factual, most of what you really believe, is little more than one more theory, just another personal opinion. There is an important glitch here. Most everyone else also chooses belief over non-belief, subscribes to one more theory, another personal opinion. That then becomes their belief, the principle according to which they live. Of course, since you really believe, you are right and they are wrong. The way you choose to live is good and right, and the way they choose to live is wrong and unjust. Here is a suggestion that might lessen the tendency to discount everyone else's perspective. Pick one principle you use to govern your life. Assume you are wrong, that this cherished principle is invalid. How would that change your world, your perception of you and your actions? While you are contemplating this alternative reality, keep in mind most of the people in the world are certain that your valued principle, your most cherished belief is wrong. . . . . . “The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets.” Christopher Morley's point is certainly worth pondering, for as the famous Anon. observed, “It would not be at all strange if history came to the conclusion that the perfection of the bicycle was the greatest incident of the nineteenth century. It is as Iris Murdoch argued, “The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.” “When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. Here, for once, was a product of man's brain that was entirely beneficial to those who used it, and of no harm or irritation to others. Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle.” (Elizabeth West) Should you doubt, consider this from Bill Strickland,

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Episode 9: Spiritual Leadership   In this episode, our focus is on Spiritual leadership. Many of today’s leaders, incorporate elements of spirituality into their leadership principles. Terms such as: compassion, implied honor, respect, and global consciousness are part of a responsibility and accountability philosophy. During difficult times, these philosophies many not be easy to place into practice. Bill Strickland is a social innovator, community leader, author, CEO and President of the non-profit Manchester Bidwell Corporation based here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bill has spent most of his adult life transforming the lives of thousands of individuals through Manchester Bidwell Corporation, the community arts program and training center he founded.   In his book entitled; Make the Impossible Possible, Bill shared his amazing life story, and how his attitude and beliefs helped him to reach his fullest potential and achieve the impossible. Bill is the recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship “Genius” Award and Goi Peace Award.    Guest: William (Bill) Strickland, Jr. Author, President & CEO Manchester Bidwell Corporation  www.mcg-btc.org     Music: Numinous Artist: George Skaroulis www.georgeskaroulis.com   Production Team:       Andrew Conte, Director at Center for Media Innovation  Tonia Caruso, Executive Producer  Lillie Leonardi, Producer, Host  Maria Pisano, Director  Alex Elnicki, Producer  Amy Philips-Haller, Producer  J.J. Nicholas, Assistant Producer  Angela Altieri, Advertising Assistant  Ariel Jackson, Marketing Assistant    This episode of Are You Intuit was made possible by:  Michele Conti, Attorney At Law June Esser, Mental Health Practitioner Julia Kramer, Financial Literacy Educator & Coach Wendy Long, Solutions for Independence Lois Vitti, Attorney At Law   To learn more about Lillie & her works: www.lillieleonardi.com  

Beauty surrounds us, draws us in, gives joy and creates conflict. In this hour, TED speakers conjure up beauty both ancient and modern, and suggest reasons why humans are hardwired to crave and respond to beauty. Guests include the late philosopher Denis Dutton, psychologist Nancy Etcoff, fashion model Cameron Russell, community activist Bill Strickland, and designer Richard Seymour. (Original broadcast date: April 19, 2013)

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear Doug Smith interview with Bill Strickland, Founder of the Bidwell Training Center. To see the notes and ways to connect with Bill, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode150 Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/l3leadership)

For our 20th episode we bring in Bill Strickland from East Grand Rapids High School to discuss the upcoming changes to the AP world history exam. The acronyms come fast and furious as we go through the SAQs, DBQs, and LEQs and discuss a variety of teaching strategies. We also discuss the infamous “Western penetration” DBQ, Dungeons and Dragons, mapping the Roman Empire, and AP training videos. Recommendations are: Dave – AHA Digital History Reviews by John RosinbumBill – HistoryHaven.com by John HendersonMatt – The Economic Role of Women in World History, 600-1914 by Linda Black

If you subscribe to the belief that environment shapes people’s lives, then you’ll be impressed with what happens at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center. Equally impressive, is the man who crafted this environment from clay and the formation of one thought…lives matter. More on my conversation with Bill Strickland, right here on Hustle & Heart TV with Darieth Chisolm. For advertising and show sponsorship call 412-692-1600 or email us at info@Dariethchisolm.com  Are you considering starting your own Podcast? Schedule a Complimentary Coaching Session  to talk with Darieth about ways Podcasting & Video Podcasting can help you build your Brand, Influence & Income!  Go to https://www.FreeCallwithDarieth.com to schedule.

Speakers at Connecting for Change (2013) As president-CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and its subsidiaries, Bill Strickland builds partnerships to help the disadvantaged build a better future. Strickland is nationally recognized as a visionary leader who authentically delivers educational and cultural opportunities to students and adults within an organizational culture that fosters innovation, creativity, responsibility […] The post Tens of Thousands of Role Models appeared first on Future Primitive Podcasts.

What makes a 40-year-old man take up bike racing? Jack Thurston talks with Bill Strickland, American cycling journalist, author of a clutch of cycling books including a memoir, Ten Points, which tells of how his quest to make a mark on his local amateur bike racing scene helped him come to terms with his own inner demons caused by the torture he suffered as a child at the hands of an abusive father. Bill also talks about the fallout from the disgrace of Lance Armstrong, the state of doping in today's pro peloton and his #CapsNotHats campaign. Plus Jon Spencer tells of his journey to become a Super Randonneur. Continue reading →

Bill Strickland: A Poverty Antidote Goes Global. Strickland's recently published memoir, Make the Impossible Possible, describes his life and his basic recipe to enable success: a mix of high standards, the opportunity to develop unexplored talents and the message that no matter how difficult the circumstances, everyone has the potential to live a rich, satisfying life. Strickland's world-class arts centers and high-level job-training programs have changed the lives of thousands of disadvantaged urban teens, displaced steelworkers and struggling welfare mothers. Now he hopes to foster similar programs around the world. www.manchesterbidwell.org

Bill Strickland, a previous Catalyst speaker, is the President and CEO of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center, an extraordinary jobs training center and community arts program. He and his staff work with corporations, community leaders, and schools to give disadvantaged kids and adults the opportunities they need to build a better future.

Bill Strickland shares how he created a profitable venture by following his passion, developing deep and sustainable relationships, and always telling his story instead of making a "pitch".

On Pittsburgh's gritty north side, just down the street from where he grew up, Bill Strickland has created a youth development and adult training center like no other. In this audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Strickland talks about the environment he has melded over more than 40 years surrounded by stunning art, the sounds of jazz, beautiful orchids, and brilliant architecture, with programs that get kids into college and adults a job with a future. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/bill_strickland_-_globeshakers