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BIO:The Reverend Dr. Starlette Thomas is a poet, practical theologian, and itinerant prophet for a coming undivided “kin-dom.” She is the director of The Raceless Gospel Initiative, named for her work and witness and an associate editor at Good Faith Media. Starlette regularly writes on the sociopolitical construct of race and its longstanding membership in the North American church. Her writings have been featured in Sojourners, Red Letter Christians, Free Black Thought, Word & Way, Plough, Baptist News Global and Nurturing Faith Journal among others. She is a frequent guest on podcasts and has her own. The Raceless Gospel podcast takes her listeners to a virtual church service where she and her guests tackle that taboo trinity— race, religion, and politics. Starlette is also an activist who bears witness against police brutality and most recently the cultural erasure of the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. It was erected in memory of the 2020 protests that brought the world together through this shared declaration of somebodiness after the gruesome murder of George Perry Floyd, Jr. Her act of resistance caught the attention of the Associated Press. An image of her reclaiming the rubble went viral and in May, she was featured in a CNN article.Starlette has spoken before the World Council of Churches North America and the United Methodist Church's Council of Bishops on the color- coded caste system of race and its abolition. She has also authored and presented papers to the members of the Baptist World Alliance in Zurich, Switzerland and Nassau, Bahamas to this end. She has cast a vision for the future of religion at the National Museum of African American History and Culture's “Forward Conference: Religions Envisioning Change.” Her paper was titled “Press Forward: A Raceless Gospel for Ex- Colored People Who Have Lost Faith in White Supremacy.” She has lectured at The Queen's Foundation in Birmingham, U.K. on a baptismal pedagogy for antiracist theological education, leadership and ministries. Starlette's research interests have been supported by the Louisville Institute and the Lilly Foundation. Examining the work of the Reverend Dr. Clarence Jordan, whose farm turned “demonstration plot” in Americus, Georgia refused to agree to the social arrangements of segregation because of his Christian convictions, Starlette now takes this dirt to the church. Her thesis is titled, “Afraid of Koinonia: How life on this farm reveals the fear of Christian community.” A full circle moment, she was recently invited to write the introduction to Jordan's newest collection of writings, The Inconvenient Gospel: A Southern Prophet Tackles War, Wealth, Race and Religion.Starlette is a member of the Christian Community Development Association, the Peace & Justice Studies Association, and the Koinonia Advisory Council. A womanist in ministry, she has served as a pastor as well as a denominational leader. An unrepentant academician and bibliophile, Starlette holds degrees from Buffalo State College, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and Wesley Theological Seminary. Last year, she was awarded an honorary doctorate in Sacred Theology for her work and witness as a public theologian from Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of "Take Me to the Water": The Raceless Gospel as Baptismal Pedagogy for a Desegregated Church and a contributing author of the book Faith Forward: A Dialogue on Children, Youth & a New Kind of Christianity.  JennyI was just saying that I've been thinking a lot about the distinction between Christianity and Christian supremacy and Christian nationalism, and I have been researching Christian nationalism for probably about five or six years now. And one of my introductions to the concept of it was a book that's based on a documentary that's based on a book called Constantine Sword. And it talked about how prior to Constantine, Christians had the image of fish and life and fertility, and that is what they lived by. And then Constantine supposedly had this vision of a cross and it said, with this sign, you shall reign. And he married the church and the state. And ever since then, there's been this snowball effect of Christian empire through the Crusades, through manifest destiny, through all of these things that we're seeing play out in the United States now that aren't new. But I think there's something new about how it's playing out right now.Danielle (02:15):I was thinking about the doctrine of discovery and how that was the creation of that legal framework and ideology to justify the seizure of indigenous lands and the subjugation of indigenous peoples. And just how part of that doctrine you have to necessarily make the quote, humans that exist there, you have to make them vacant. Or even though they're a body, you have to see them as internally maybe empty or lacking or less. And that really becomes this frame. Well, a repeated frame.Jenny (03:08):Yep. Yeah. Yeah. And it feels like that's so much source to that when that dehumanization is ordained by God. If God is saying these people who we're not even going to look at as people, we're going to look at as objects, how do we get out of that?Danielle (03:39):I don't know. Well, definitely still in it. You can hear folks like Charlie Kirk talk about it and unabashedly, unashamedly turning point USA talk about doctrine of discovery brings me currently to these fishing boats that have been jetting around Venezuela. And regardless of what they're doing, the idea that you could just kill them regardless of international law, regardless of the United States law, which supposedly we have the right to a process, the right to due process, the right to show up in a court and we're presumed innocent. But this doctrine applies to people manifest destiny, this doctrine of discovery. It applies to others that we don't see as human and therefore can snuff out life. And I think now they're saying on that first boat, I think they've blown up four boats total. And on the first boat, one of the ladies is speaking out, saying they were out fishing and the size of the boat. I think that's where you get into reality. The size of the boat doesn't indicate a large drug seizure anyway. It's outside reality. And again, what do you do if they're smuggling humans? Did you just destroy all that human life? Or maybe they're just fishing. So I guess that doctrine and that destiny, it covers all of these immoral acts, it kind of washes them clean. And I guess that talking about Constantine, it feels like the empire needed a way to do that, to absolve themselves.Danielle (05:40):I know it gives me both comfort and makes me feel depressed when I think about people in 300 ad being, they're freaking throwing people into the lion's den again and people are cheering. And I have to believe that there were humans at that time that saw the barbarism for what it was. And that gives me hope that there have always been a few people in a system of tyranny and oppression that are like, what the heck is going on? And it makes me feel like, ugh. When does that get to be more than just the few people in a society kind of society? Or what does a society need to not need such violence? Because I think it's so baked in now to these white and Christian supremacy, and I don't know, in my mind, I don't think I can separate white supremacy from Christian supremacy because even before White was used as a legal term to own people and be able to vote, the legal term was Christian. And then when enslaved folks started converting to Christianity, they pivoted and said, well, no, not all Christians. It has to be white Christians. And so I think white supremacy was birthed out of a long history of Christian supremacy.Danielle (07:21):Yeah, it's weird. I remember growing up, and maybe you had this experience too, I remember when Schindler's List hit the theaters and you were probably too young, but Schindler's listed the theaters, and I remember sitting in a living room and having to convince my parents of why I wanted to see it. And I think I was 16, I don't remember. I was young and it was rated R and of course that was against our values to see rated R movies. But I really wanted to see this movie. And I talked and talked and talked and got to see this movie if anybody's watched Schindler's List, it's a story of a man who is out to make money, sees this opportunity to get free labor basically as part of the Nazi regime. And so he starts making trades to access free labor, meanwhile, still has women, enjoys a fine life, goes to church, has a pseudo faith, and as time goes along, I'm shortening the story, but he gets this accountant who he discovers he loves because his accountant makes him rich. He makes him rich off the labor. But the accountant is thinking, how do I save more lives and get them into this business with Schindler? Well, eventually they get captured, they get found out. All these things happen, right, that we know. And it becomes clear to Schindler that they're exterminating, they're wiping out an entire population.(09:01):I guess I come to that and just think about, as a young child, I remember watching that thinking, there's no way this would ever happen again because there's film, there's documentation. At the time, there were people alive from the Great war, the greatest generation like my grandfather who fought in World War ii. There were other people, we had the live stories. But now just a decade, 12, 13 years removed, it hasn't actually been that long. And the memory of watching a movie like Schindler's List, the impact of seeing what it costs a soul to take the life of other souls like that, that feels so far removed now. And that's what the malaise of the doctrine of Discovery and manifest destiny, I think have been doing since Constantine and Christianity. They've been able to wipe the memory, the historical memory of the evil done with their blessing.(10:06):And I feel like even this huge thing like the Holocaust, the memories being wiped, you can almost feel it. And in fact, people are saying, I don't know if they actually did that. I don't know if they killed all these Jewish peoples. Now you hear more denial even of the Holocaust now that those storytellers aren't passed on to the next life. So I think we are watching in real time how Christianity and Constantine were able to just wipe use empire to wipe the memory of the people so they can continue to gain riches or continue to commit atrocities without impunity just at any level. I guess that's what comes to mind.Jenny (10:55):Yeah, it makes me think of, I saw this video yesterday and I can't remember what representative it was in a hearing and she had written down a long speech or something that she was going to give, and then she heard during the trial the case what was happening was someone shared that there have been children whose parents have been abducted and disappeared because the children were asked at school, are your parents undocumented? And she said, I can't share what I had prepared because I'm caught with that because my grandfather was killed in the Holocaust because his children were asked at school, are your parents Jewish?(11:53):And my aunt took that guilt with her to her grave. And the amount of intergenerational transgenerational trauma that is happening right now, that never again is now what we are doing to families, what we are doing to people, what we are doing to children, the atrocities that are taking place in our country. Yeah, it's here. And I think it's that malaise has come over not only the past, but even current. I think people don't even know how to sit with the reality of the horror of what's happening. And so they just dissociate and they just check out and they don't engage the substance of what's happening.Danielle (13:08):Yeah. I tell a friend sometimes when I talk to her, I just say, I need you to tap in. Can you just tap in? Can you just carry the conversation or can you just understand? And I don't mean understand, believe a story. I mean feel the story. It's one thing to say the words, but it's another thing to feel them. And I think Constantine is a brilliant guy. He took a peaceful religion. He took a peaceful faith practice, people that literally the prior guy was throwing to the lions for sport. He took a people that had been mocked, a religious group that had been mocked, and he elevated them and then reunified them with that sword that you're talking about. And so what did those Christians have to give up then to marry themselves to empire? I don't know, but it seems like they kind of effed us over for eternity, right?Jenny (14:12):Yeah. Well, and I think that that's part of it. I think part of the malaise is the infatuation with eternity and with heaven. And I know for myself, when I was a missionary for many years, I didn't care about my body because this body, this light and momentary suffering paled in comparison to what was awaiting me. And so no matter what happened, it was a means to an end to spend eternity with Jesus. And so I think of empathy as us being able to feel something of ourselves in someone else. If I don't have grief and joy and sorrow and value for this body, I'm certainly not going to have it for other bodies. And I think the disembodiment of white Christian supremacy is what enables bodies to just tolerate and not consider the brutality of what we're seeing in the United States. What we're seeing in Congo, what we're seeing in Palestine, what we're seeing everywhere is still this sense of, oh, the ends are going to justify the means we're all going to, at least I'll be in heaven and everyone else can kind of figure out what they're going to do.I don't know, man. Yeah, maybe. I guess when you think about Christian nationalism versus maybe a more authentic faith, what separates them for youAbiding by the example that Jesus gave or not. I mean, Jesus was killed by the state because he had some very unpopular things to say about the state and the way in which he lived was very much like, how do I see those who are most oppressed and align myself with them? Whereas Christian nationalism is how do I see those who have the most power and align myselves with them?(16:48):And I think it is a question of alignment and orientation. And at the end of the day, who am I going to stand with even knowing and probably knowing that that may be to the detriment of my own body, but I do that not out of a sense of martyrdom, but out of a sense of integrity. I refuse. I think I really believe Jesus' words when he said, what good is it for a man to gain the world and lose his soul? And at the end of the day, what I'm fighting for is my own soul, and I don't want to give that up.Danielle (17:31):Hey, starlet, we're on to not giving up our souls to power.The Reverend Dr.Rev. Dr. Starlette (17:47):I'm sorry I'm jumping from one call to the next. I do apologize for my tardiness now, where were we?Danielle (17:53):We got on the subject of Constantine and how he married the sword with Christianity when it had been fish and fertile ground and et cetera, et cetera. Yeah, that's where we started. Yeah, that's where we started.Starlette (18:12):I'm going to get in where I fit in. Y'all keep going.Danielle (18:14):You get in. Yeah, you get in. I guess Jenny, for me and for you, starlet, the deep erasure of any sort of resemblance of I have to look back and I have to be willing to interrogate, I think, which is what a lot of people don't want to do. I grew up in a really conservative evangelical family and a household, and I have to interrogate, well, one, why did my mom get into that? Because Mexican, and number two, I watched so slowly as there was a celebration. I think it was after Bill Clinton had this Monica Lewinsky thing and all of this stuff happened. My Latino relatives were like, wait a minute, we don't like that. We don't like that. That doesn't match our values. And I remember this celebration of maybe now they're going to become Christians. I remember thinking that as a child, because for them to be a Democrat in my household and for them to hold different values around social issues meant that they weren't necessarily saved in my house and my way because they hadn't fully bought into empire in the way I know Jenny muted herself.(19:31):They hadn't fully bought into empire. And I slowly watched those family members in California kind of give way to conservatism the things that beckoned it. And honestly, a lot of it was married to religion and to what is going on today and not standing up for justice, not standing up for civil rights. I watched the movement go over, and it feels like at the expense of the memory of my grandfather and my great-grandfather who despised religion in some ways, my grandfather did not like going to church because he thought people were fake. He didn't believe them, and he didn't see what church had to do with being saved anyway. And so I think about him a lot and I think, oh, I got to hold onto that a little bit in the face of empire. But yeah, my mind just went off on that rabbit trail.Starlette (20:38):Oh, it's quite all right. My grandfather had similar convictions. My grandmother took the children to church with her and he stayed back. And after a while, the children were to decide that they didn't want to go anymore. And I remember him saying, that's enough. That's enough. You've done enough. They've heard enough. Don't make them go. But I think he drew some of the same conclusions, and I hold those as well, but I didn't grow up in a household where politics was even discussed. Folks were rapture ready, as they say, because they were kingdom minded is what they say now. And so there was no discussion of what was going on on the ground. They were really out of touch with, I'm sending right now. They were out of touch with reality. I have on pants, I have on full makeup, I have on earrings. I'm not dressed modestly in any way, shape, fashion or form.(21:23):It was a very externalized, visible, able to be observed kind of spirituality. And so I enter the spaces back at home and it's like going into a different world. I had to step back a bit and oftentimes I just don't say anything. I just let the room have it because you can't, in my experience, you can't talk 'em out of it. They have this future orientation where they live with their feet off the ground because Jesus is just around the corner. He's right in that next cloud. He's coming, and so none of this matters. And so that affected their political participation and discussion. There was certainly very minor activism, so I wasn't prepared by family members to show up in the streets like I do now. I feel sincerely called. I feel like it's a work of the spirit that I know where to put my feet at all, but I certainly resonate with what you would call a rant that led you down to a rabbit hole because it led me to a story about my grandfather, so I thank you for that. They were both right by the way,Danielle (22:23):I think so he had it right. He would sit in the very back of church sometimes to please my grandmother and to please my family, and he didn't have a cell phone, but he would sit there and go to sleep. He would take a nap. And I have to think of that now as resistance. And as a kid I was like, why does he do that? But his body didn't want to take it in.Starlette (22:47):That's rest as resistance from the Nat Bishop, Trisha Hersey, rest as act of defiance, rest as reparations and taking back my time that you're stealing from me by having me sit in the service. I see that.Danielle (23:02):I mean, Jenny, it seems like Constantine, he knew what to do. He gets Christians on his side, they knew how to gather organically. He then gets this mass megaphone for whatever he wants, right?Jenny (23:21):Yeah. I think about Adrian Marie Brown talks a lot about fractals and how what happens on a smaller scale is going to be replicated on larger scales. And so even though there's some sense of disjoint with denominations, I think generally in the United States, there is some common threads of that manifest destiny that have still found its way into these places of congregating. And so you're having these training wheels really even within to break it down into the nuclear family that James Dobson wanted everyone to focus on was a very, very narrow white, patriarchal Christian family. And so if you rehearse this on these smaller scales, then you can rehearse it in your community, then you can rehearse it, and it just bubbles and bubbles and balloons out into what we're seeing happen, I think.Yeah, the nuclear family and then the youth movements, let us, give us your youth, give us your kids. Send us your kids and your youth to our camps.Jenny (24:46):Great. I grew up in Colorado and I was probably 10 or 11 when the Columbine shooting happened, and I remember that very viscerally. And the immediate conversation was not how do we protect kids in school? It was glorifying this one girl that maybe or maybe did not say yes when the shooters asked, do you still believe in God? And within a year her mom published a book about it. And that was the thing was let's use this to glorify martyrdom. And I think it is different. These were victims in school and I think any victim of the shooting is horrifying. And I think we're seeing a similar level of that martyrdom frenzy with Charlie Kirk right now. And what we're not talking about is how do we create a safer society? What we're talking about, I'm saying, but I dunno. What I'm hearing of the white Christian communities is how are we glorifying Charlie Kirk as a martyr and what power that wields when we have someone that we can call a martyr?Starlette (26:27):No, I just got triggered as soon as you said his name.(26:31):Just now. I think grieving a white supremacist is terrifying. Normalizing racist rhetoric is horrifying. And so I look online in disbelief. I unfollowed and blocked hundreds of people on social media based on their comments about what I didn't agree with. Everything he said, got a lot of that. I'm just not interested. I think they needed a martyr for the race war that they're amping for, and I would like to be delivered from the delusion that is white body supremacy. It is all exhausting. I don't want to be a part of the racial imagination that he represents. It is not a new narrative. We are not better for it. And he's not a better person because he's died. The great Biggie Smalls has a song that says you're nobody until somebody kills you. And I think it's appropriate. Most people did not know who he was. He was a podcaster. I'm also looking kind of cross-eyed at his wife because that's not, I served as a pastor for more than a decade. This is not an expression of grief. There's nothing like anything I've seen for someone who was assassinated, which I disagree with.(28:00):I've just not seen widows take the helm of organizations and given passion speeches and make veil threats to audiences days before the, as we would say in my community, before the body has cooled before there is a funeral that you'll go down and take pictures. That could be arguably photo ops. It's all very disturbing to me. This is a different measure of grief. I wrote about it. I don't know what, I've never heard of a sixth stage of grief that includes fighting. We're not fighting over anybody's dead body. We're not even supposed to do it with Jesus. And so I just find it all strange that before the man is buried, you've already concocted a story wherein opposing forces are at each other's throats. And it's all this intergalactic battle between good and bad and wrong, up and down, white and black. It's too much.(28:51):I think white body supremacy has gotten out of hand and it's incredibly theatrical. And for persons who have pulled back from who've decent whiteness, who've de racialize themselves, it's foolishness. Just nobody wants to be involved in this. It's a waste of time. White body supremacy and racism are wastes of time. Trying to prove that I'm a human being or you're looking right at is a waste of time. And people just want to do other things, which is why African-Americans have decided to go to sleep, to take a break. We're not getting ready to spin our wheels again, to defend our humanity, to march for rights that are innate, to demand a dignity that comes with being human. It's just asinine.(29:40):I think you would be giving more credence to the statements themselves by responding. And so I'd rather save my breath and do my makeup instead because trying to defend the fact that I'm a glorious human being made in the image of God is a waste of time. Look at me. My face is beat. It testifies for me. Who are you? Just tell me that I don't look good and that God didn't touch me. I'm with the finger of love as the people say, do you see this beat? Let me fall back. So you done got me started and I blame you. It's your fault for the question. So no, that's my response to things like that. African-American people have to insulate themselves with their senses of ness because he didn't have a kind word to say about African-American people, whether a African-American pilot who is racialized as black or an African-American woman calling us ignorance saying, we're incompetence. If there's no way we could have had these positions, when African-American women are the most agreed, we're the most educated, how dare you? And you think, I'm going to prove that I'm going to point to degrees. No, I'll just keep talking. It will make itself obvious and evident.(30:45):Is there a question in that? Just let's get out of that. It triggers me so bad. Like, oh, that he gets a holiday and it took, how many years did it take for Martin Luther King Junior to get a holiday? Oh, okay. So that's what I mean. The absurdity of it all. You're naming streets after him hasn't been dead a year. You have children coloring in sheets, doing reports on him. Hasn't been a few months yet. We couldn't do that for Martin Luther King. We couldn't do that for Rosa Parks. We couldn't do that for any other leader, this one in particular, and right now, find that to beI just think it just takes a whole lot of delusion and pride to keep puffing yourself up and saying, you're better than other people. Shut up, pipe down. Or to assume that everybody wants to look like you or wants to be racialized as white. No, I'm very cool in who I'm, I don't want to change as the people say in every lifetime, and they use these racialized terms, and so I'll use them and every lifetime I want to come back as black. I don't apologize for my existence. I love it here. I don't want to be racialized as white. I'm cool. That's the delusion for me that you think everyone wants to look like. You think I would trade.(32:13):You think I would trade for that, and it looks great on you. I love what it's doing for you. But as for me in my house, we believe in melanin and we keep it real cute over here. I just don't have time. I think African-Americans minoritized and otherwise, communities should invest their time in each other and in ourselves as opposed to wasting our breath, debating people. We can't debate white supremacists. Anyway, I think I've talked about that the arguments are not rooted in reason. It's rooted in your dehumanization and equating you with three fifths of a human being who's in charge of measurements, the demonizing of whiteness. It's deeply problematic for me because it puts them in a space of creator. How can you say how much of a human being that's someone? This stuff is absurd. And so I've refuse to waste my breath, waste my life arguing with somebody who doesn't have the power, the authority.(33:05):You don't have the eyesight to tell me if I'm human or not. This is stupid. We're going to do our work and part of our work is going to sleep. We're taking naps, we're taking breaks, we're putting our feet up. I'm going to take a nap after this conversation. We're giving ourselves a break. We're hitting the snooze button while staying woke. There's a play there. But I think it's important that people who are attacked by white body supremacy, not give it their energy. Don't feed into the madness. Don't feed into the machine because it'll eat you alive. And I didn't get dressed for that. I didn't get on this call. Look at how I look for that. So that's what that brings up. Okay. It brings up the violence of white body supremacy, the absurdity of supremacy at all. The delusion of the racial imagination, reading a 17th century creation onto a 21st century. It's just all absurd to me that anyone would continue to walk around and say, I'm better than you. I'm better than you. And I'll prove it by killing you, lynching you, raping your people, stealing your people, enslaving your people. Oh, aren't you great? That's pretty great,Jenny (34:30):I think. Yeah, I think it is. I had a therapist once tell me, it's like you've had the opposite of a psychotic break because when that is your world and that's all, it's so easy to justify and it makes sense. And then as soon as you step out of it, you're like, what the what? And then it makes it that much harder to understand. And this is my own, we talked about this last week, but processing what is my own path in this of liberation and how do I engage people who are still in that world, who are still related to me, who are, and in a way that isn't exhausting for I'm okay being exhausted if it's going to actually bear something, if it's just me spinning my wheels, I don't actually see value in that. And for me, what began to put cracks in that was people challenging my sense of superiority and my sense of knowing what they should do with their bodies. Because essentially, I think a lot of how I grew up was similar maybe and different from how you were sharing Danielle, where it was like always vote Republican because they're going to be against abortion and they're going to be against gay marriage. And those were the two in my world that were the things that I was supposed to vote for no matter what. And now just seeing how far that no matter what is willing to go is really terrifying.Danielle (36:25):Yeah, I agree. Jenny. I mean, again, I keep talking about him, but he's so important to me. The idea that my great grandfather to escape religious oppression would literally walk 1,950 miles and would leave an oppressive system just in an attempt to get away. That walk has to mean something to me today. You can't forget. All of my family has to remember that he did a walk like that. How many of us have walked that far? I mean, I haven't ever walked that far in just one instance to escape something. And he was poor because he couldn't even pay for his mom's burial at the Catholic church. So he said, let me get out of this. And then of course he landed with the Methodist and he was back in the fire again. But I come back to him, and that's what people will do to get out of religious oppression. They will give it an effort and when they can. And so I think it's important to remember those stories. I'm off on my tangent again now because it feels so important. It's a good one.Starlette (37:42):I think it's important to highlight the walking away from, to putting one foot in front of the other, praying with your feet(37:51):That it's its own. You answer your own prayer by getting away from it. It is to say that he was done with it, and if no one else was going to move, he was going to move himself that he didn't wait for the change in the institution. Let's just change directions and get away from it. And I hate to even imagine what he was faced with and that he had to make that decision. And what propelled him to walk that long with that kind of energy to keep momentum and to create that amount of distance. So for me, it's very telling. I ran away at 12. I had had it, so I get it. This is the last time you're going to hit me.Not going to beat me out of my sleep. I knew that at 12. This is no place for me. So I admire people who get up in the dead of night, get up without a warning, make it up in their mind and said, that's the last time, or This is not what I'm going to do. This is not the way that I want to be, and I'm leaving. I admire him. Sounds like a hero. I think we should have a holiday.Danielle (38:44):And then imagine telling that. Then you're going to tell me that people like my grandfather are just in it. This is where it leaves reality for me and leaves Christianity that he's just in it to steal someone's job. This man worked the lemon fields and then as a side job in his retired years, moved up to Sacramento, took in people off death row at Folsom Prison, took 'em to his home and nursed them until they passed. So this is the kind a person that will walk 1,950 miles. They'll do a lot of good in the world, and we're telling people that they can't come here. That's the kind of people that are walking here. That's the kind of people that are coming here. They're coming here to do whatever they can. And then they're nurturing families. They're actually living out in their families what supposed Christians are saying they want to be. Because people in these two parent households and these white families, they're actually raising the kind of people that will shoot Charlie Kirk. It's not people like my grandfather that walked almost 2000 miles to form a better life and take care of people out of prisons. Those aren't the people forming children that are, you'reStarlette (40:02):Going to email for that. The deacons will you in the parking lot for that one. You you're going to get a nasty tweet for that one. Somebody's going to jump off in the comments and straighten you out at,Danielle (40:17):I can't help it. It's true. That's the reality. Someone that will put their feet and their faith to that kind of practice is not traveling just so they can assault someone or rob someone. I mean, yes, there are people that have done that, but there's so much intentionality about moving so far. It does not carry the weight of, can you imagine? Let me walk 2000 miles to Rob my neighbor. That doesn't make any sense.Starlette (40:46):Sounds like it's own kind of pilgrimage.Jenny (40:59):I have so many thoughts, but I think whiteness has just done such a number on people. And I'm hearing each of you and I'm thinking, I don't know that I could tell one story from any of my grandparents. I think that that is part of whiteness. And it's not that I didn't know them, but it's that the ways in which Transgenerational family lines are passed down are executed for people in considered white bodies where it's like my grandmother, I guess I can't tell some stories, but she went to Polish school and in the States and was part of a Polish community. And then very quickly on polls were grafted into whiteness so that they could partake in the GI Bill. And so that Polish heritage was then lost. And that was not that long ago, but it was a severing that happened. And some of my ancestors from England, that severing happened a long time ago where it's like, we are not going to tell the stories of our ancestors because that would actually reveal that this whole white thing is made up. And we actually have so much more to us than that. And so I feel like the social privilege that has come from that, but also the visceral grief of how I would want to know those stories of my ancestors that aren't there. Because in part of the way that whiteness operates,Starlette (42:59):I'm glad you told that story. Diane de Prima, she tells about that, about her parents giving up their Italian ness, giving up their heritage and being Italian at home and being white in public. So not changing their name, shortening their name, losing their accent, or dropping the accent. I'm glad that you said that. I think that's important. But like you said though, if you tell those stories and it shakes up the power dynamic for whiteness, it's like, oh, but there are books how the Irish became White, the Making of Whiteness working for Whiteness, read all the books by David Broer on Whiteness Studies. But I'm glad that you told us. I think it's important, and I love that you named it as a severing. Why did you choose that word in particular?Jenny (43:55):I had the privilege a few years ago of going to Poland and doing an ancestry trip. And weeks before I went, an extended cousin in the States had gotten connected with our fifth cousin in Poland. We share the fifth grandparents. And this cousin of mine took us around to the church where my fifth great grandparents got married and these just very visceral places. And I had never felt the land that my ancestors know in my body. And there was something really, really powerful of that. And so I think of severing as I have been cut off from that lineage and that heritage because of whiteness. And I feel very, very grateful for the ways in which that is beginning to heal and beginning to mend. And we can tell truer stories of our ancestry and where we come from and the practices of our people. And I think it is important to acknowledge the cost and the privilege that has come from that severing in order to get a job that was not reserved for people that weren't white. My family decided, okay, well we'll just play the part. We will take on that role of whiteness because that will then give us that class privilege and that socioeconomic privilege that reveals how much of a construct whitenessStarlette (45:50):A racial contract is what Charles W. Mills calls it, that there's a deal made in a back room somewhere that you'll trade your sense of self for another. And so that it doesn't, it just unravels all the ways in which white supremacy, white body supremacy, pos itself, oh, that we're better. I think people don't say anything because it unravels those lies, those tongue twisters that persons have spun over the centuries, that it's really just an agreement that we've decided that we'll make ourselves the majority so that we can bully everybody else. And nobody wants to be called that. Nobody wants to be labeled greedy. I'm just trying to provide for my family, but at what expense? At who else's expense. But I like to live in this neighborhood and I don't want to be stopped by police. But you're willing to sacrifice other people. And I think that's why it becomes problematic and troublesome because persons have to look at themselves.(46:41):White body supremacy doesn't offer that reflection. If it did, persons would see how monstrous it is that under the belly of the beast, seeing the underside of that would be my community. We know what it costs for other people to feel really, really important because that's what whiteness demands. In order to look down your nose on somebody, you got to stand on somebody's back. Meanwhile, our communities are teaching each other to stand. We stand on the shoulders of giants. It's very communal. It's a shared identity and way of being. Whereas whiteness demands allegiance by way of violence, violent taking and grabbing it is quite the undoing. We have a lot of work to do. But I am proud of you for telling that story.Danielle (47:30):I wanted to read this quote by Gloria, I don't know if you know her. Do you know her? She writes, the struggle is inner Chicano, Indio, American Indian, Molo, Mexicano, immigrant, Latino, Anglo and power working class Anglo black, Asian. Our psyches resemble the border towns and are populated by the same people. The struggle has always been inner and has played out in outer terrains. Awareness of our situation must come before interchanges and which in turn come before changes in society. Nothing happens in the real world unless it first happens in the images in our heads.(48:16):So Jenny, when you're talking, you had some image in your head before you went to Poland, before it became reality. You had some, it didn't start with just knowing your cousin or whatever it happened before that. Or for me being confronted and having to confront things with my husband about ways we've been complicit or engaged in almost like the word comes gerrymandering our own future. That's kind of how it felt sometimes Luis and I and how to become aware of that and take away those scales off our own eyes and then just sit in the reality, oh no, we're really here and this is where we're really at. And so where are we going to go from here? And starlet, you've talked from your own position. That's just what comes to mind. It's something that happens inside. I mean, she talks about head, I think more in feelings in my chest. That's where it happens for me. But yeah, that's what comes to mind.Starlette (49:48):With. I feel like crying because of what we've done to our bodies and the bodies of other people. And we still can't see ourselves not as fully belonging to each other, not as beloved, not as holy.It's deeply saddening that for all the time that we have here together for all the time that we'll share with each other, we'll spend much of it not seeing each other at all.Danielle (50:57):My mind's going back to, I think I might've shared this right before you joined Starla, where it was like, I really believe the words of Jesus that says, what good is it for someone to gain the world and lose their soul? And that's what I hear. And what I feel is this soul loss. And I don't know how to convince other people. And I don't know if that's the point that their soul is worth it, but I think I've, not that I do it perfectly, but I think I've gotten to the place where I'm like, I believe my interiority is worth more than what it would be traded in for.(51:45):And I think that will be a lifelong journey of trying to figure out how to wrestle with a system. I will always be implicated in because I am talking to you on a device that was made from cobalt, from Congo and wearing clothes that were made in other countries. And there's no way I can make any decision other than to just off myself immediately. And I'm not saying I'm doing that, but I'm saying the part of the wrestle is that this is, everything is unresolved. And how do I, like what you said, Danielle, what did you say? Can you tune into this conversation?Jenny (52:45):Yeah. And how do I keep tapping in even when it means engaging my own implication in this violence? It's easier to be like, oh, those people over there that are doing those things. And it's like, wait, now how do I stay situated and how I'm continually perpetuating it as well, and how do I try to figure out how to untangle myself in that? And I think that will be always I,Danielle (53:29):He says, the US Mexican border as like an open wound where the third world grates against the first and bleeds. And before a scab forms it hemorrhages again, the lifeblood of two worlds. Two worlds merging to form a third country, a border culture. Borders are set up to define the places that are safe and unsafe to distinguish us from them. A border is a dividing line, a narrow strip along a steep edge. A borderland is a vague and undetermined place created by the emotional residue of an unnatural boundary is it is in a constant state of transition. They're prohibited and forbidden arts inhabitants. And I think that as a Latina that really describes and mixed with who my father is and that side that I feel like I live like the border in me, it feels like it grates against me. So I hear you, Jenny, and I feel very like all the resonance, and I hear you star led, and I feel a lot of resonance there too. But to deny either thing would make me less human because I am human with both of those parts of me.(54:45):But also to engage them brings a lot of grief for both parts of me. And how does that mix together? It does feel like it's in a constant state of transition. And that's partly why Latinos, I think particularly Latino men bought into this lie of power and played along. And now they're getting shown that no, that part of you that's European, that part never counted at all. And so there is no way to buy into that racialized system. There's no way to put a down payment in and come out on the other side as human. As soon as we buy into it, we're less human. Yeah. Oh, Jenny has to go in a minute. Me too. But starlet, you're welcome to join us any Thursday. Okay.Speaker 1 (55:51):Afternoon. Bye. Thank you. 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Reality and Faith Prompts1. What are the formations or structures for how you know you are in reality in regards to your faith? Do you have indicators? Internal senses? External resources? 2. Who are you in active dialogue with in regards to your faith? Who that is living and who that is passed on? 3. When you encounter dissonance with your reality of faith, how do you stay grounded in your experience?TranscriptsDanielle (00:00):To my computer. So thank you Starlet. Thank you Tamis for being with me. I've given already full introductions. I've recorded those separately. So the theme of the conversation and kind of what we're getting into on this podcast this season is I had this vision for talking about the themes have been race, faith, culture, church in the past on my podcast. But what I really think the question is, where is our reality and where are our touchpoints in those different realms? And so today there's going to be more info on this in the future, but where do we find reality and how do we form our reality when we integrate faith? So one of the questions I was asking Tamis and Starlet was what are the formations or structures for how you know are in reality in regards to your faith? Do you have indicators? Do you have internal senses? Do you have external resources? And so that's where I want to jump off from and it's free flow. I don't do a whole lot of editing, but yeah, just curious where your mind goes when you hear that, what comes to mind and we'll jump from there.Starlette (01:12):I immediately thought of baptism, baptismal waters. My baptismal identity forms and shapes me. It keeps me in touch with my body. It keeps me from being disembodied. Also, it keeps me from being swindled out of authority over my body due to the dangerous irrationalism of white body supremacy. So that's one thing. Protest also keeps me grounded. I have found that acts of defiance, minor personal rebellions, they do well for me. They keep me spiritually that I feel like it keeps me in step with Jesus. And I always feel like I'm catching up that I'm almost stepping on his feet. So for me, baptismal identity and protesting, those are the two things come to me immediately.Tamice (02:04):Whoa, that's so deep. Wow, I never thought about that. But I never thought about protests being a thing that groundsBecause I mean I've just been, for me I would say I've been working on the right so, and y'all know me, so I got acronyms for days. But I mean I think that the radical ethical spirituality that's tethered to my tradition, that's a rule of life, but it's also a litmus test. So for me, if you can't tell the truth, we don't have conversations about non-violence and loving enemies. I don't get to ethical spirituality unless you come through the front door of truth telling and truth telling in that sense of the r. And the rest arrest mix tape is radical. Angela Davis says radical and that's grasping stuff at the root. So before we have conversations about forgiveness for instance, or Jesus or scripture or what is right and what is moral, it's very important that we first tell the truth about the foundations of those realities and what we even mean by those terms and whose those terms serve and where they come from. I talk about it asking to see the manager. We need see the manager(03:24):Me that grounds me is now if something comes in and it calls me to move in a different way or corrects me or checks me in a certain way, I say yes to it if it comes through the door of truth telling because it means I also got to be true and tell the truth to myself. So that keeps me grounded. That kind of acronym is kind of how I move, but it's also how I keep toxic ways of doing religion out. And I also have come back into relationship with trees and grass and the waters and that's been really powerful for moving down into different types of intelligence. For me, the earth has been pulling me into a different way of knowing and being in that part brings me to ancestors. Just like you starlet my ancestors, I keep finding them in the trees and in the water and in the wind. So it's like, well I need them real bad right now. So that's where I'm kind of grounding myself these days.But to your point about grounding and protest, I feel most compelled to show up in spaces where the ground is crying out screaming. I feel like it beckons me there. And we talked about the most recent news of Trey being found and you talked about truth telling and what resonated immediately. And it didn't sit right with me that African-American people, people of African descent know not to take their lives in that way because of the traumatic history that when you say things like you don't suspect any foul play, it sounds like what has historically been named as at the hands of persons unknown where that no one is held responsible for the death of African-American people. That's what ties it in for me. And I feel like it's an ancestral pool that they didn't leave this way, they didn't leave in the way that they were supposed to, that something stinks and that they're crying out to say, can you hear me? Come over here Terry a while here. Don't leave him here. Don't let up on it because we didn't call him here somebody. So I love that you said that you are, feel yourself being grounded in and call back to the earth because I do feel like it speaks to us,But there are telltale signs in it and that the trees will tell us too. And so I didn't have a hand in this. It was forced on me and I saw it all come and talk to me. Put your hand here, put your head here and you can hear me scream and then you can hear me scream, you can hear him scream. He was calling out the whole time. That's what I believe in. That's how I test reality. I tested against what the earth is saying like you said, but I think we have to walk the ground a bit. We have to pace the ground a bit. We can't just go off of what people are saying. Back to your point about truth telling, don't trust nobody I don't trust. I don't trust anybody that's going to stop because you can't fix a lie. So if you're going to come in with deception, there's not much else I can do with you. There's not much I can say to you. And I find that white body supremacy is a supreme deception. So if we can't start there in a conversation, there's nothing that I can say to youTamice (06:46):That's facts. It's interesting that you talked about baptism, you talked about grounding and I had this story pop up and while you were talking again it popped up again. So I'm going to tell it. So we are not going to talk about who and all the things that happened recently, but I had made some comments online around that and around just the choice to be blind. So I've been talking a lot about John nine and this passage where it is very clear to everyone else what's happening, but the people who refuse to see, refuse to see.So in that, I was kind of pulled into that. I was in Mississippi, I was doing some stuff for the book and this lady, a chaplain, her name is Sally Bevin, actually Sally Bevel, she walked up to me, she kept calling me, she was like, Tam me, she want to come. I have my whole family there. We were at the Mississippi Book Fair and she kept saying, Tam me, she want to come join, dah, dah, dah. Then my family walked off and they started to peruse and then she asked me again and I was like, no, I'm good. And I was screaming. I mean I'm looking in the screen and the third time she did it, it pulled me out and I was like, this woman is trying to pull me into being present. And she said to me, this is funny, starlet. I said, I feel like I need to be washed and I need a baptism because this phone feels like so on right now and the wickedness is pulling me. So she poured, she got some ice, cold water, it was 95 degrees, poured cold water on my hands, had me wash my hands and she took the cold water. She put a cross on my forehead. And you know what she said to me? She said, remember your baptism?She said, remember your baptism? And when I was baptized, even though it was by a man who will not also be named, when I was baptized the wind, there was a whirlwind at my baptism. It was in 2004, that same wind hit in Mississippi and then I felt like I was supposed to take my shoes off. So I walked around the Mississippi Festival with no shoes on, not knowing that the earth was about to receive two people who did not deserve to be hung from trees. And there's something very, I feel real talk, I feel afraid for white supremacy right now in the name of my ancestors and I feel like I'm calling on everything right now. And that's also grounding me.Starlette (09:36):I was with Mother Moses last week. I went to Dorchester County just to be with her because the people were here. Take me. I said, I'll leave them all here. I know you said there are a few here, but give me the names, give me the last names of the people because I don't have time for this. I see why she left people. I see why she was packing. So to your point, I think it's important that we talk to the ancestors faithfully, religiously. We sit down at their feet and listen for a bit about how they got over and how they got through it and let them bear witness to us. And she does it for me every time, every single time she grounds, she grounds meDanielle (10:23):Listening to you all. I was like, oh wait. It is like Luke 19 where Jesus is coming in on the show and he didn't ride in on the fanciest plane on a donkey. And if you're familiar with that culture that is not the most elevated animal, not the elevated animal to ride, it's not the elevated animal. You don't eat it. Not saying that it isn't eaten at times, but it's not right. So he rides in on that and then people are saying glory to God in the highest and they're praising him and the Pharisees are like, don't do that because it's shameful and I don't remember the exact words, but he's basically be quiet. The rocks are going to tell the story of what happened here. He's walking his way. It kind of reminds me to me. So what you're saying, he's walking away, he's going to walk and he's going to walk that way and he's going to walk to his death. He's walking it in two scenarios that Jesus goes in to talk about. Your eyes are going to be blind to peace, to the real way to peace. It's going to be a wall put around you and you're going to miss out. People are going to destroy you because you missed your chance.Starlette (11:50):Point again creation. And if you're going to be a rock headed people, then I'll recruit this rock choir. They get ready to rock out on you. If there's nothing you're going to say. So even then he says that creation will bear witness against you. You ain't got to do it. You ain't got to do it. I can call these rock. You can be rock headed if you want to. You can be stony hearted if you want to. I can recruit choir members from the ground,Tamice (12:16):But not even that because y'all know I'm into the quantum and metaphysics. Not even that they actually do speak of course, like words are frequencies. So when you hold a certain type of element in your hand, that thing has a frequency to it. That's alright that they said whatever, I don't need it from you. Everything else is tapped into this.Starlette (12:39):Right. In fact, it's the rocks are tapped into a reality. The same reality that me and this donkey and these people throwing stuff at my feet are tapped into.You are not tapped into reality. And so that's why he makes the left and not the right because typically when a person is coming to Saka city, they head towards the temple. He went the other direction because he is like it was a big fuck. I don't use power like this. And actually what I'm about to do is raise you on power. This is a whole different type of power. And that's what I feel like our ancestors, the realities that the alternative intelligence in the world you're talking about ai, the alternative intelligence in the world is what gives me every bit of confidence to look this beast in the face and call it what it is. This isTamice (13:52):And not going to bow to it. And I will go down proclaiming it what it is. I will not call wickedness good.And Jesus said, Jesus was so when he talks about the kingdom of heaven suffering violence and the violence taken it by force, it's that it's like there's something so much more violent about being right and righteous. Y'all have to use violence because you can't tell the truth.Danielle (14:29):Do you see the split two? There's two entirely different realities happening. Two different kingdoms, two entirely different ways of living in this era and they're using quote J, but it's not the same person. It can't be, you cannot mix white Jesus and brown Jesus. They don't go together. TheyStarlette (15:00):Don't, what is it? Michael O. Emerson and Glenn e Bracy. The second they have this new book called The Religion of Whiteness, and they talk about the fact that European Americans who are racialized as white Tahi says those who believe they are white. He says that there's a group of people, the European Americans who are racialized as white, who turn to scripture to enforce their supremacy. And then there's another group of people who turn to scripture to support and affirm our sibling.It is two different kingdoms. It's funny, it came to me the other day because we talk about, I've talked about how for whiteness, the perception of goodness is more important than the possession of it.You know what I mean? So mostly what they do is seek to be absolved. Right? So it's just, and usually with the being absolved means I'm less bad than that, so make that thing more bad than me and it's a really terrible way to live a life, but it is how whiteness functions, and I'm thinking about this in the context of all that is happening in the world because it's like you cannot be good and racist period. And that's as clear as you cannot love God and mammon you will end up hating one and loving the other. You cannot love God. You cannotStarlette (16:29):Love God and hate your next of kin your sibling. Dr. Angela Parker says something really important During the Wild Goose Festival, she asked the participants there predominantly European American people, those racialized as white. She said, do you all Terry, do you Terry, do you wait for the Holy Spirit? Do you sit with yourself and wait for God to move? And it talked, it spoke to me about power dynamic. Do you feel like God is doing the moving and you wait for the spirit to anoint you, to fill you, to inspire you, to baptize you with fire? You Terry, do you wait a while or do you just the other end of that that she doesn't say, do you just get up? I gave my life to Jesus and it's done right handed fellowship, give me my certificate and walk out the door. You have to sit with yourself and I don't know what your tradition is.I was raised Pentecostal holiness and I had to tear all night long. I was on my knees calling on the name of Jesus and I swear that Baba couldn't hear me. Which octave do you want me to go in? I lost my voice. You know them people, them mothers circled me with a sheet and told me I didn't get it that night that I had to come back the next day after I sweat out my down, I sweat out my press. Okay. I pressed my way trying to get to that man and they told me he didn't hear me. He not coming to get you today. I don't hear a change. They were looking for an evidence of tongues. They didn't hear an evidence, a change speech. You still sound the way that you did when you came in here. And I think that white body supremacy, that's where the problem lies with me. There's no difference. I don't hear a change in speech. You're still talking to people as if you can look down your nose with them. You have not been submerged in the water. You did not go down in the water. White supremacy, white body supremacy has not been drowned out.Terry, you need to Terry A. Little while longer. I'll let you know when you've gotten free. When you've been lifted, there's a cloud of witnesses. Those mothers rubbing your back, snapping your back and saying, call on him. Call him like you want him. Call him like you need him and they'll tell you when they see evidence, they'll let you, you know when you've been tied up, tangled up. That's what we would say. Wrapped up in Jesus and I had to come back a second night and call on the Lord and then they waited a while. They looked, they said, don't touch her, leave her alone. He got her now, leave her alone. But there was an affirmation, there was a process. You couldn't just get up there and confess these ABCs and salvation, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. Why do you think they'll let you know when you got it?Danielle (18:56):Why do you think that happened? Why? I have a question for You'all. Why do you think that became the reality of the prayer in that moment? And we're talking about Africans that have been brought here and enslaved. Why do you think that happened on our soil that way? Why question?Tamice (19:12):I mean I'm wondering about it because when stylists talk and I keep thinking the Terry in and of itself is a refusal. It says what I see is not real. What's in front of me is not right. I'm going to wait for something else.I'm saying, the slave Bible, them taking stuff out of the Bible and it's like, but I feel like the ground, there was something about the ground that indigenous people, that indigenous people were able to help them tap into over here. It was waiting on that.Starlette (19:49):We didn't have punishment. We had a percussion session. So they ring shouted me. I didn't know what it was at the time. We didn't have all the fancy stuff. Everybody had put me in key. We didn't have, we had this and feet them people circled around me. We don't do that no more.Danielle (20:06):We don't do that no more. But don't you think if you're a person that is, and I believe Africans came here with faith already. Oh yes, there's evidence of that. So put that aside, but don't you think then even if you have that faith and it's not so different than our time and you're confronted with slave owners and plantation owners also preaching quote the same faith that you're going to have to test it out on your neighbor when they're getting saved. You're going to have to make sure they didn't catch that bug.Don't you think there's something in there? Block it. Don't you think if you know faith internally already like we do and run into someone that's white that's preaching the same thing, we have to wait it out with them. Don't you think our ancestors knew that when they were here they were waiting it out. I just noticed my spirit match that spirit. We have to wait it out. Yes, because and let's say they didn't know Jesus. Some people didn't know Jesus and they met Jesus here for whatever reason, and your example is still the white man. You have to wait it out to make sure you're not reflecting that evilness. I mean that's what I'm thinking. That's it's the absolutelyStarlette (21:20):Truth. There's a book titled Slave Testimony, and I know this because I just read about it. There's a testimony of an enslaved African-American, he's unnamed. It was written on June 26th, 1821. He's talking to Master John. He said, I want permission to speak to you if you please. He talked about, he said, where is it? Where is it? A few words. I hope that you will not think Me too bull. Sir, I make my wants known to you because you are, I believe the oldest and most experienced that I know of. He says in the first place, I want you to tell me the reason why you always preach to the white folks and keep your back to us is because they sit up on the hill. We have no chance among them there. We must be forgotten because we are near enough. We are not near enough without getting in the edge of the swamp behind you. He was calling him to account. He said, when you sell me, do you make sure that I'm sold to a Christian or heathen?He said, we are charged with inattention because of where their position. He said it's impossible for us to pay good attention with this chance. In fact, some of us scarce think that we are preached to it all. He says, money appears to be the object. We are carried to market and sold to the highest bidder. Never once inquired whether you sold to a heathen or a Christian. If the question was put, did you sell to a Christian, what would the answer be? I can tell you, I can tell what he was, gave me my price. That's all I was interested in. So I don't want people to believe that Africans who were enslaved did not talk back, did not speak back. They took him to task. He said, everybody's not literate. There's about one in 50 people who are, and I'm one of them and I may not be able to speak very well, but this is what I want to tell you. I can tell the difference. I know that you're not preaching to me the same. I know that when you talk about salvation, you're not extending it to me.Yikes. You need to know that our people, these ancestors, not only were they having come to Jesus meetings, but they were having come to your senses, meeting with their oppressor and they wrote it down. They wrote it down. I get sick of the narratives that we are not our answer. Yes we are. Yes I am. I'm here because of them. I think they called me. I think they call me here. I think the fussing that I make, the anger that I possess this need to resist every damn thing. I think they make me do thatTamice (23:35):Indeed, I think. But I didn't get my voice until they took the MLE off, had an honor with my ancestors and they came and they told me it's time. Take that mle off, MLE off. Shoot. Why Jesus ain't tell me to take no muzzle off. I'm going to tell you that now.Danielle (23:52):That's why I mean many indigenous people said, Jesus didn't come back for me because if that guy's bringing me Jesus, then now Jesus didn't come back for me.Starlette (24:07):Come on.Make it plain. Danielle, go ahead. Go ahead. Walk heavy today. Yeah, I meanDanielle (24:17):I like this conversation. Why Jesus, why Jesus didn't come back for us, the three of us. He didn't come back for us. It didn't come back from kids. He didn't come back for my husband. Nope. And so then therefore that we're not going to find a freedom through that. No, that's no desire to be in that.Tamice (24:33):None. And that's what I mean and making it very, very plain to people like, listen, I actually don't want to be in heaven with your Jesus heaven. With your Jesus would be hell. I actually have one,Starlette (24:47):The one that they had for us, they had an N word heaven for us where they would continue to be served and they wrote it down. It's bad for people who are blio foes who like to read those testimonies. It is bad for people who like to read white body supremacy For Phil. Yeah, they had one for us. They had separate creation narratives known as polygenetic, but they also had separate alon whereby they thought that there was a white heaven and an inward heaven.I didn't even know that. Starla, I didn't even know that because they said they want to make sure their favorite slave was there to serve them. Oh yes, the delusion. People tell me that they're white. I really do push back for a reason. What do you mean by that? I disagree with all of it. What part of it do you find agreeable? The relationship of ruling that you maintain over me? The privilege. White power. Which part of it? Which part of it is good for you and for me? How does it help us maintain relationship as Christians?Danielle (25:47):I think that's the reality and the dissonance we live in. Right?Starlette (25:51):That's it. But I think there needs to be a separation.Are you a white supremacist or not?Tamice (26:03):That's what I'm saying. That's why I keep saying, listen, at this point, you can't be good and racist. Let me just say that. Oh no, you got to pickStarlette (26:12):And I need to hear itTamice (26:13):Both. Yeah. I need you to public confession of it.Starlette (26:19):Someone sent me a dm. I just want to thank you for your work and I completely agree. I quickly turned back around. I said, say it publicly. Get out of my dms. Say it publicly. Put it on your page. Don't congratulate me. Within two minutes or so. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you. You are right. Okay. Okay. Okay. Did he post anything? No. Say it publicly. Denounce them. Come out from among them.Very, very plain. As a white supremacist or na, as a kid, as children. HowDanielle (26:56):Hard is it? I think that's what made this moment so real and it's a kind of a reality. Fresher actually for everybody to be honest, because it's a reality. All certain things have been said. All manner of things have been said by people. This is just one example of many people that have said these things. Not the only person that's lived and died and said these things. And then when you say, Hey, this was said, someone's like, they didn't say that. You're like, no, some people put all their content on the internet receipts. They did it themselves. That's not true. And I went to a prayer vigil. I didn't go. I sat outside a prayer vigil this weekend and I listened in and they were praying for the resurrection like Jesus of certain people that have passed on. I kid you, I sat there in the car with a friend of mine and then my youngest daughter had come with me just to hang out. She's like, what are they praying for? I was like, they're like, they were praying for a certain person to be resurrected from the dead just like Jesus. And I was so confused. I'm so confused how we got that far, honestly. But I told my kid, I said, this is a moment of reality for you. This is a moment to know. People think like this.Starlette (28:13):Also, white bodyDanielle (28:14):Supremacy is heresy. Yes. It's not even related to the Bible. Not at all.Why I steal away. This is why even the mistranslated Bible, even the Bible that you could take,Starlette (28:33):ThisThe version Danielle started. If you wouldn't have said that, I wouldn't have said that. This is exactly why I steal away. This is exactly why I leave. Because you can't argue with people like that. Now we're resurrected. IAll I need, it's like away. This is exactly why, because I can't hear what Howard Thurman calls the sound of the genuine in that. It's just not going to happen.Danielle (29:01):Can you imagine what would've happened if we would've prayed for George Floyd to be resurrected? Listen, what would've happenedStarlette (29:08):That he called the scumbag.Danielle (29:10):Yeah, but what would've happened if we would've played for their resurrection? Adam, Adam Polito. ThatStarlette (29:19):Was foundTamice (29:19):Psychosis.Starlette (29:21):Yeah. What would've happened? See, don't push me now. I feel like I need to pack. As soon as I said fill away, it's like people keep saying, what are you going to do if gets worse? I'm going to leave my, I'll sell all this crapAbout this stuff. This booby trap of capitalism. I'll it all don't about none of it. What matters most to me is my sense of ness. And when you get to talking, I almost said talking out the side of your neck. Jesus God, today, lemme God Jesus of your neck. You just need to know that's a cultural thing. That's going to have to be reevaluated. God. It just came right on out. Oh Lord. When you start saying things that go against my sense of ness that you think that I have to defend my personhood, that you want to tell me that I don't exist as a person. I don't exist as a human. Back to your reality testament. It's time for me to leave. I'm not staying here and fighting a race war or a civil war. You mamas are just violent. It's what you've always been.Tamice (30:28):Why would I stand in the middle? Why would I stand in the middle of what I know is a confrontation with yourself?Starlette (30:36):Oh, okay. Alright. I'm going to justTamice (30:38):You all. What happened last week is it, it is a confrontation with a really disturbed self and they're trying to flip it. Oh yes. They're trying to make it. Yes. But this is like, I'm trying to tell people out here, this is beyond you, Jack, that was a prophetic witness against you because now you see that what you're fighting is the mirror. Keep me out of it. I won't fight your wars. Keep me out of it. Look, James Baldwin said, y'all have to decide and figure out why you needed a nigger in the first place.I'm not a nigger. I'm a man. But you, the white people need to figure out why you created the nigger in the first place. Fuck, this is not my problem. This is a y'all and I don't have anything invested in this. All I'm trying to do is raise my kids, man. Come on. Get out of here with that. I'm sorry.Danielle (31:48):No, you keep going and then go back to starlet. Why do you think then they made her Terry? They had to make sure she doesn't buy into that. That's my opinion.Tamice (32:00):It's funny too because I see, I mean, I wasn't Pentecostal. I feel like who's coming to mind as soon as you said that de y'all know I'm hip hop. Right? So KRS one.Starlette (32:12):Yes. Consciousness.Tamice (32:14):The mind. Oh yes, the mind, the imagination. He was, I mean from day one, trying to embed that in the youth. Like, Hey, the battlefield is the mind. Are you going to internalize this bullshit?Are you going to let them name you?Starlette (32:34):This is the word.Tamice (32:34):Are you going to let them tell you what is real for the people of God? That's That's what I'm saying, man. Hip hop, hip hop's, refusal has been refusal from day one. That's why I trust it.Because in seen it, it came from the bottom of this place. It's from the bottom of your shoe. It tells the truth about all of this. So when I listen to hip hop, I know I'm getting the truth.Starlette (32:57):Yeah. EnemyObjection. What did public enemy say? Can't trust it. Can't trust it. No, no, no, no. You got to play it back. We got to run all that back.Danielle (33:11):I just think how it's so weaponized, the dirt, the bottom of the shoe, all of that stuff. But that's where we actually, that's what got it. Our bodies hitting the road, hitting the pavement, hitting the grass, hitting the dirt. That's how we know we're in reality because we've been forced to in many ways and have a mindset that we are familiar with despite socioeconomic changes. We're familiar with that bottom place.Tamice (33:38):Yeah. I mean, bottom place is where God is at. That's what y'all don't understand. God comes from black, dark dirt, like God is coming from darkness and hiddenness and mystery. You don't love darkness. You don't love GodStarlette (33:56):Talk. Now this bottom place is not to be confused with the sunken place that some of y'all are in. I just want to be clear. I just want to be clear and I'm not coming to get you. Fall was the wrong day. TodayI think it's good though because there's so much intimidation in other communities at times. I'm not saying there's not through the lynchings, ongoing lynchings and violence too and the threats against colleges. But it's good for us to be reminded of our different cultural perspectives and hear people talk with power. Why do you think Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez wrote letters to each other? They knew something about that and knew something about it. They knew something about it. They knew something about why it's important to maintain the bonds. Why we're different, why we're similar. They knew something about it. So I see it as a benefit and a growth in our reality. That is actually what threatens that, that relationship, that bond, that connection, that speaking life into one another. That's what threatens that kingdom that you're talking about. Yeah.You just can't fake an encounter either.When I was tear, no matter what I've decolonized and divested from and decentered, I cannot deny that experience. I know that God was present. I know that God touched me. So when mother even made sister, even made, my grandmother would call me when I was in college, first person to go to college. In our family, she would say before she asked about classes or anything else, and she really didn't know what to ask. She only had a sixth grade education. But her first question was always you yet holding on?Right. She holding on. And I said, yes ma'am. Yes ma'am. Then she would, because it didn't matter if you couldn't keep the faith. There really wasn't nothing else for her to talk to you about. She was going to get ready to evangelize and get you back because you backslid. But that was her first thing. But what I've learned since then is that I can let go.The amazing thing is that the spirit is guiding me. I didn't let go all together. You got it. You got it. If it's real, if you're real, prove it. Demonstrate it. I'm getting chills now talk to me without me saying anything, touch me. I shouldn't have to do anything. Eugene Peterson says that prayer is answering speech. In fact, the only reason why I'm praying is because you said something to me first. It's not really on me to do anything. Even with the tear. I was already touched. I was already called. The reason why I was on my knees and pleading is because I'd already been compelled. Something had had already touched me. FirstThey called Holy Spirit. The hound of heaven. Damn right was already on my heels. I was already filled before I could even refuse. I was like, I don't want this. I'm going to always be star Jonah, get your people. I prefer fish guts. Throw me overboard. I don't like these people. Certified prophet because I don't want to do it. I never want to do it. I'm not interested at all. I have no too much history. I've had to deal with too much white body supremacy and prejudice and racism to want anything to do with the church. I see it for what? It's I'll never join one. By the way, are we recording? Is it on? I'm never joining a church ever. Until you all desegregate.You desegregate. Then we can talk about your ministry of reconciliation. Until then, you don't have one. Don't talk to me about a community day or a pulpit swap. I don't want to hear it. All Your praise. What did he say? A clinging, stumble, put away from me. Your conferences, all your multiracial. I don't want to hear none of it. Desegregate that part desegregate you, hypocrites, woe unto all of you white supremacists. If nobody ever told you that's not God. It's not of God. So I don't, for me, my reality is so above me, I know that Paul, because when I don't want to say anything, somebody is in my ear. Somebody was talking to me this morning. Somebody was writing a note in my ear. I had to get up. I said, please. I'm like, now I'm not even awake all the way. Stop talking to me. You can't fake that as much as I push against the Holy Spirit. You can't fake that. I don't want to do it. I don't want to say it. I'm of saying it. And yet I get up in the morning and it's like, say this, that post that. Write that. Somebody else is doing that. That's not me.As the mothers say, my flesh is weak. My flesh is not willing at all. I want to, all of y'all can go on. I'll pack this up and move somewhere else. Let them fight it to the death. I'm not going to, this is just my flesh speaking. Forgive me. Okay. This Raceless gospel is a calling friends. It's a calling. It's a calling, which means you coming into it. I'm an itinerant prophet. I'm heavy into the Hebrew scriptures. I come up with every excuse. My throat hurts. I got a speech impediment. The people don't like me. I'm not educated. It don't work. You need to know when people come to you and say, y'all need to get together, God speaking to you, the Pendo is coming. That's not like an invitation. That's kind of like a threat whether you want it or not. You're getting together.Everybody up. There's a meal ready, there's a banquet that is set and the food is getting cold and you are the reason why the drinks are watered down. That's go. You don't hear me calling you. ComeWhat I keep hearing. You have to know that God is speaking to people and saying that there's an invitation coming and you better get right. You better get washed up. Tam me said, you better let somebody pour that water over your hands. You better get washed up and get ready for dinner. I'm calling you. Come on in this house. Come on in this house. And this house is for everybody. Martin Luther King called it the world house. Everybody's coming in and you ain't got to like it doesn't matter. Get somewhere and sit down. That's that old church mother coming out of me and lemme just confess. I didn't even want to be on here this morning. I told God I didn't feel like talking. I told the Lord and you see what happened.Promise you. I'm a child. I'm full of disobedience.I was not in the mood. I said, I don't want to talk to nobody. I'm an introvert. I don't want to deal with none of this. Get somebody else to do it and look at it.Tamice (40:39):Yeah. It's funny because I woke up this morning, I was like, I'm not, I forgot. And then after all of the news today, I was like, I just don't have it in you, but this is, wait a minute. And it was three minutes past the time. Come on. And I was like, oh, well shoot. The house is empty. Nobody's here right now. I was like, well, lemme just log on. So this is definitely, it feels like definitely our calling do feel. I feel that way. I don't have time to bullshitSo I can't get out of it. I can't go to bed. I might as well say something. It won't let me go. I cannot do deceit. I can't do it. I can't sit idly by while people lie on God. I can't do that. I can't do it. It won't let up. And I'm trying to get in my body, get in this grass and get a little space. But I'm telling you, it won't let me go. And I feel it's important, Dee, you can't stop doing what you're doing. That's right. I mean is this thing of it is beyond me. It is living out of me. It's coming through me. And there has to be a reason for this. There's got to be a reason for this. And I don't know what it is because I know my eschatology is different, but I feel like, buddy, we got to manifest this kingdom. We have to manifest it until it pushes all that shit back. Come on. I'm telling you. Till it scurries it away or renders it and null and void, I'm talking. I mean, I want the type of light and glory on my being. That wicked logic disintegrate, wicked people drop dead. I mean that just in the Bible. In the Bible where Hert falls, headlong and worms eat em. Y'all celebrate that. Why can't I think about that? It's in your scriptures or daykin and the thing breaks and the legs of this false God break. I want that. I'm here for that. I'm going after that.Danielle (43:14):You think that this is what the definition of Terry is? That we're all Terry serious. I'm rocking the whole time. I'm serious. Right. That's what I told my kids. I said, in one sense, this is a one person of many that thinks this way. So we can't devote all our conversation in our house to this man. And I said in the other sense, because Starlet was asking me before he got here, how you doing? I said, we got up and I took calls from this person and that person and I told my kids, we're still advocating and doing what we can for the neighbors that need papers. And so we're going to continue doing that. That is the right thing to do. No matter what anybody else is doing in the world, we can do this.Tamice (43:56):Yeah, that's a good call. I mean, I'm headed to, I ain't going to say where I'm going no more, but I'm headed somewhere and going to be with people who are doing some innovation, right. Thinking how do we build a different world? How do our skillsets and passions coalesce and become something other than this? So I'm excited about that. And it's like that fire, it doesn't just drive me to want to rebuke. It does drive me to want to rebuild and rethink how we do everything. And I'm willing, I mean, I know that I don't know about y'all, but I feel like this, I'm getting out of dodge, but also I'm seeking the piece of the city. I feel both. I feel like I'm not holding hands with ridiculousness and I'm not moving in foolishness. But also I'm finna seek the piece of the city. My G I'm not running from delusion. Why would I? I'm in the truth. So I don't know how that maps onto a practical life, but we're finna figure it out. Out in it. I mean, the response of leadership to what has happened is a very clear sign where we are in terms of fascism. That's a very clear sign.What else y'all are looking for To tell you what it is.Danielle (45:36):But also we're the leaders. We are, we're the leaders. They're a leader of something, but they're not the leader of us. We're the leaders. We're the leaders. So no matter what they say, no matter what hate they spew, I really love Cesar Chavez. He's like, I still go out and feed the farm worker and I don't make them get on the boycott line because if they're pushed under the dirt, then they can't see hope. So people that have more economic power, a little more privilege than the other guy, we're the leaders. We're the ones that keep showing up in love. And love is a dangerous thing for these folks. They can't understand it. They can't grasp it. It is violent for them to feel love. Bodies actually reject it. And the more we show up, you're innovating. You're speaking Starla, you're preaching. We're the leaders. They're leaders of something. They're not leaders of us. We're leaders of freedom.Tamice (46:31):Come on now. D, we're leaders of give us thisStarlette (46:34):Bomb. We're leaders of compassion. You coming in here with the Holy Ghosts, acting like one of them church mothers. We were in the room together. She put our hand on us. YouDanielle (46:43):We're the ones that can remember Trey. We're the ones that can call for justice. We don't need them to do it. They've never done it. Right. Anyway. They have never showed up for a Mexican kid. They've never showed up for a black kid. They've never done it. Right. Anyway, we're the ones that can do it now. We have access to technology. We have access to our neighbors. We can bring a meal to a friend. We can give dollars to someone that needs gas. We're the the one doing it. We're the one that doing itTamice (47:11):Fill usDanielle (47:12):Up. They cannot take away our love.Starlette (47:15):Receive the benediction.Danielle: Yeah. They can't take it away. I'm telling you, if I saw someone shooting someone I hate, I would try to save that person. I don't own guns. I don't believe in guns, period. My family, that's my personal family's belief.And I would do that. I've thought about it many times. I thought would I do it? And I think I would because I actually believe that. I believe that people should not be shot dead. I believe that for the white kid. I believe that for the Mexican kid. I believe that for the black kid, we're the people that can show up. They're not going to come out here. They're inviting us to different kind of war. We're not in that war. That's right. We have love on our side and you cannot defeat love, kill love. You can'tTamice (48:04):Kill love and you can't kill life. That's the only reason somebody would ask you to be nonviolent. That's the only way somebody would've the audacity to ask that of you. Especially if you're oppressed. If the true is truth is that you can't kill love or life, damn man. It's hard out here for a pimp.Starlette (48:38):Really. Really? Yeah. Because what I really want to say isTamice (49:27):I can't. Your testimony a lie. No. Your testimony. That would be a lie. And like I said, truth telling is important. But there are days where I could be that I could go there, but I witnessed what happened that day. I watched the video. It's just not normal to watch that happen to anybody. And I don't care who you are. And the fact that we're there is just objectively just wow. And the fact that all of the spin and do y'all not realize what just happened? Just as a actual event. Right. What? You know, I'm saying how has this turned into diatribes? Right? We need reform. I, whichDanielle (50:29):Which, okay, so I have to cut us off. I have a client coming, but I want to hear from you, given all the nuance and complexity, how are you going to take care of your body this week or even just today? It doesn't have to be genius. Just one or two things you're going to do. Oh, I'm going toTamice (50:51):Take a nap. Yeah, you taking a nap? Y'all be so proud of me. I literally just said no to five things. I was like, I'm not coming to this. I'm not doing that. I won't be at this. I'm grieving. I'm go sit in the grass. Yeah, that's what I'm doing today. And I have stuff coming up. I'm like, Nope, I'm not available.Starlette (51:14):What about you Danielle? What are you going to do?Danielle (51:16):I'm going to eat scrambled eggs with no salt. I love that. I've grown my liver back so I have to have no salt. But I do love scrambled eggs. Scrambled eggs. That's the truth. Four. Four scrambled eggs.Starlette (51:31):And we thank you for your truth. BIO:The Reverend Dr. Starlette Thomas is a poet, practical theologian, and itinerant prophet for a coming undivided “kin-dom.” She is the director of The Raceless Gospel Initiative, named for her work and witness and an associate editor at Good Faith Media. Starlette regularly writes on the sociopolitical construct of race and its longstanding membership in the North American church. Her writings have been featured in Sojourners, Red Letter Christians, Free Black Thought, Word & Way, Plough, Baptist News Global and Nurturing Faith Journal among others. She is a frequent guest on podcasts and has her own. The Raceless Gospel podcast takes her listeners to a virtual church service where she and her guests tackle that taboo trinity— race, religion, and politics. Starlette is also an activist who bears witness against police brutality and most recently the cultural erasure of the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. It was erected in memory of the 2020 protests that brought the world together through this shared declaration of somebodiness after the gruesome murder of George Perry Floyd, Jr. Her act of resistance caught the attention of the Associated Press. An image of her reclaiming the rubble went viral and in May, she was featured in a CNN article.Starlette has spoken before the World Council of Churches North America and the United Methodist Church's Council of Bishops on the color- coded caste system of race and its abolition. She has also authored and presented papers to the members of the Baptist World Alliance in Zurich, Switzerland and Nassau, Bahamas to this end. She has cast a vision for the future of religion at the National Museum of African American History and Culture's “Forward Conference: Religions Envisioning Change.” Her paper was titled “Press Forward: A Raceless Gospel for Ex- Colored People Who Have Lost Faith in White Supremacy.” She has lectured at The Queen's Foundation in Birmingham, U.K. on a baptismal pedagogy for antiracist theological education, leadership and ministries. Starlette's research interests have been supported by the Louisville Institute and the Lilly Foundation. Examining the work of the Reverend Dr. Clarence Jordan, whose farm turned “demonstration plot” in Americus, Georgia refused to agree to the social arrangements of segregation because of his Christian convictions, Starlette now takes this dirt to the church. Her thesis is titled, “Afraid of Koinonia: How life on this farm reveals the fear of Christian community.” A full circle moment, she was recently invited to write the introduction to Jordan's newest collection of writings, The Inconvenient Gospel: A Southern Prophet Tackles War, Wealth, Race and Religion.Starlette is a member of the Christian Community Development Association, the Peace & Justice Studies Association, and the Koinonia Advisory Council. A womanist in ministry, she has served as a pastor as well as a denominational leader. An unrepentant academician and bibliophile, Starlette holds degrees from Buffalo State College, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and Wesley Theological Seminary. Last year, she was awarded an honorary doctorate in Sacred Theology for her work and witness as a public theologian from Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of "Take Me to the Water": The Raceless Gospel as Baptismal Pedagogy for a Desegregated Church and a contributing author of the book Faith Forward: A Dialogue on Children, Youth & a New Kind of Christianity. Dr. Tamice Spencer - HelmsGod is not a weapon.  Authenticity is not a phase.Meet  Tamice Spencer-Helms (they/she). Tamice is a nonprofit leader, scholar-practitioner, pastor, and theoactivist based in Richmond, Virginia. For decades, Tamice has been guided by a singular purpose: to confront and heal what they call “diseased imagination”—the spiritual and social dis-ease that stifles agency, creativity, and collective flourishing. As a pastor for spiritual fugitives,  Tamice grounds their work at the intersection of social transformation, soulful leadership, womanist and queer liberation theologies, and cultural critique.A recognized voice in theoactivism, Tamice's work bridges the intellectual and the embodied, infusing rigorous scholarship with lived experience and spiritual practice. They hold two master's degrees (theology and leadership) and a doctorate in Social Transformation. Their frameworks, such as R.E.S.T. Mixtape and Soulful Leadership, which are research and evidence-based interventions that invite others into courageous truth-telling, radical belonging, and the kind of liberating leadership our times demand.​Whether facilitating retreats, speaking from the stage, consulting for organizations, or curating digital sanctuaries, Tamice's presence is both refuge and revolution. Their commitment is to help individuals and communities heal, reimagine, and build spaces where every person is seen, known, and liberated—where diseased imagination gives way to new possibilities. Kitsap County & Washington State Crisis and Mental Health ResourcesIf you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call 911.This resource list provides crisis and mental health contacts for Kitsap County and across Washington State.Kitsap County / Local ResourcesResourceContact InfoWhat They OfferSalish Regional Crisis Line / Kitsap Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Call LinePhone: 1‑888‑910‑0416Website: https://www.kitsapmentalhealth.org/crisis-24-7-services/24/7 emotional support for suicide or mental health crises; mobile crisis outreach; connection to services.KMHS Youth Mobile Crisis Outreach TeamEmergencies via Salish Crisis Line: 1‑888‑910‑0416Website: https://sync.salishbehavioralhealth.org/youth-mobile-crisis-outreach-team/Crisis outreach for minors and youth experiencing behavioral health emergencies.Kitsap Mental Health Services (KMHS)Main: 360‑373‑5031; Toll‑free: 888‑816‑0488; TDD: 360‑478‑2715Website: https://www.kitsapmentalhealth.org/crisis-24-7-services/Outpatient, inpatient, crisis triage, substance use treatment, stabilization, behavioral health services.Kitsap County Suicide Prevention / “Need Help Now”Call the Salish Regional Crisis Line at 1‑888‑910‑0416Website: https://www.kitsap.gov/hs/Pages/Suicide-Prevention-Website.aspx24/7/365 emotional support; connects people to resources; suicide prevention assistance.Crisis Clinic of the PeninsulasPhone: 360‑479‑3033 or 1‑800‑843‑4793Website: https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/607/Mental-Health-ResourcesLocal crisis intervention services, referrals, and emotional support.NAMI Kitsap CountyWebsite: https://namikitsap.org/Peer support groups, education, and resources for individuals and families affected by mental illness.Statewide & National Crisis ResourcesResourceContact InfoWhat They Offer988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (WA‑988)Call or text 988; Website: https://wa988.org/Free, 24/7 support for suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, relationship problems, and substance concerns.Washington Recovery Help Line1‑866‑789‑1511Website: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/injury-and-violence-prevention/suicide-prevention/hotline-text-and-chat-resourcesHelp for mental health, substance use, and problem gambling; 24/7 statewide support.WA Warm Line877‑500‑9276Website: https://www.crisisconnections.org/wa-warm-line/Peer-support line for emotional or mental health distress; support outside of crisis moments.Native & Strong Crisis LifelineDial 988 then press 4Website: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/injury-and-violence-prevention/suicide-prevention/hotline-text-and-chat-resourcesCulturally relevant crisis counseling by Indigenous counselors.Additional Helpful Tools & Tips• Behavioral Health Services Access: Request assessments and access to outpatient, residential, or inpatient care through the Salish Behavioral Health Organization. Website: https://www.kitsap.gov/hs/Pages/SBHO-Get-Behaviroal-Health-Services.aspx• Deaf / Hard of Hearing: Use your preferred relay service (for example dial 711 then the appropriate number) to access crisis services.• Warning Signs & Risk Factors: If someone is talking about harming themselves, giving away possessions, expressing hopelessness, or showing extreme behavior changes, contact crisis resources immediately. Well, first I guess I would have to believe that there was or is an actual political dialogue taking place that I could potentially be a part of. And honestly, I'm not sure that I believe that.

This week's guest in the Flamingo Lounge, Anthony Casuccio, is not only the President of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, but he was recently inducted as a member of the Class of 2024. Anthony visited the Lounge on March 10, 2025 for a great conversation on his music and the ins and outs of getting your music noticed.  Anthony Casuccio was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Williamsville East High School in 1987 and went on to pursue his passion for music. Anthony holds a degree in Sound Recording Technology, which he obtained in 1991 from the prestigious Tonmeister program at SUNY Fredonia. He holds a Master of Science degree from Buffalo State College. This solid foundation laid the groundwork for his illustrious career in the music industry. Professor Casuccio began working at Villa Maria College in 2005 and is currently Chairperson of the Music Department.  Anthony Casuccio's solo career is a testament to his passion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to music. As he continues to create, his melodies resonate across continents, leaving an indelible mark on the indie music landscape. And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

This week on “I Got More To Say,” Cato III is joined by the Creator of Buffalo based Hip-Hop Platform “Sneakvibing Media!” Born and Raised in Buffalo, New York, Schondra was born into Hip-Hop with her father being a DJ from The Bronx, New York (The birthplace of Hip-Hop). While studying at Buffalo State College, Schondra started Sneak Vibing to Cover the city's Hip-Hop scene. In the past 11 years, she has interviewed notable artists such as Westside Gunn, Pretty Bulli, and Che Noir. On top of her top notch interviews, she has spoken at multiple Buffalo area schools, educating children on the history of Hip-Hop,  and also coordinates the annual “Ladies First'' Event in Buffalo that highlights female artists in the Upstate area. A true pillar in her community, Tune in to hear Schondra's story of service and community engagement to all of Upstate New York!  Follow Jerrells Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jerellrobinsonn/ Stay Connected With I Got More To Say Using The Linktree Below! Linktree - https://linktr.ee/igotmoretosay I Got More To Say Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/igotmoretosayent/ Host Cato III's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/catothethird/ Tik- Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@igotmoretosay Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556697224478

Hey there, music lovers.  Welcome to Why Music Matters, a podcast where we examine the power and influence that music can wield in our lives.   I'm your host, Jeff Miers. Today on the podcast, I'm happy to welcome former Congressman and current President of Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY, Brian Higgins.  After growing up in Buffalo, and graduating from Buffalo State College and Harvard University, Brian worked his way from the Buffalo Common Council through the New York State Assembly and finally, to the US House of Representatives, where he served as Democratic representative of New York's 26th congressional district for more than a decade. Brian left office in early 2024, citing what he called “a growing dysfunction in Congress” as his reason for moving on.   So why is a career politician a guest on a podcast dedicated to the majesty of music? Well, for as long as I've known him, Brian has been a passionate supporter of music & the arts. And a career in politics did nothing to dull his deep love for music.  Brian remains a true fan, one who speaks of certain concert experiences in his life as nigh on religious events. His career's second act , as the President of Shea's, places him in a position to have significant impact on music and the arts arts in our region's culture. Brian has turned his passion for music into something tangible.  Welcome to Why Music Matters,  Brian Higgins…

Lori was born in suburban Chicago, IL, in 1951. Her family lived in several midwestern states throughout her childhood, including Omaha, NE, Kansas City, MO, and Des Moines, IA. Her father died of a third heart attack when he was 52 years old. She was 16 years old. After his death, her mother decided to move the family to upstate New York, where her family lived. She died a year after they moved. She was 18 years old. She finished high school in Rochester, NY, received a BA in English from Buffalo State College, and an MS in instructional technology from Rochester institute of Technology. She has been a technical writer in the software industry, and moved to northern California to accept a job offer as a technical writer. She lives just north of San Jose, CA, with her cat, Daisy. She loved meat as far back as she can remember, even as a tot. However, she never liked vegetables and wouldn't eat them. No one knew much about nutrition back then, and her mom thought that giving her more potatoes might help. But that only unleashed an attraction to, and later an addiction to, carbohydrates, which was later joined by a love of sugar. Despite these emerging bad eating patterns, she was a thin, energetic, healthy child -- until adolescence. Then, the bad stuff caught up with her. She was having more digestive problems and was gaining weight. The digestive problems worsened and turned into inflammatory bowel disease, which she suffered from for nearly 3 decades. In 2019, her colon was pretty much totally destroyed, and she had a complete procto-colectomy (removal of colon and rectum). She now wears an ileostomy bag. She knew she had to change her eating, and she went through several steps -- low carb, then keto, then ketovore, then to carnivore. (A video from Dr. Berry was a game-changer.) Looking back, it's almost a miracle that she embraced carnivore and has thrown off ALL carbohydrates and ALL sugar. Her diet now comes down to two words: EAT MEAT. She's realized several blessings from the carnivore way of eating -- normalized blood pressure and blood sugar, faster healing from bruises and minor injuries, no more belly fat, no more digestive pain...and best of all, far greater mental clarity. She never believed in a million years that she would ever be able to be free of carbs and sugar! Twitter: lrmeyer747 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CarnivoreCheer-ib7oc Timestamps: 00:00 Trailer. 00:58 Introduction. 05:32 Struggling with body image and societal expectations. 09:24 High blood pressure. 12:08 Comfort eating led to kidney infection. 12:58 Kidney stone led to infection. 16:28 Low-carb, intermittent fasting. 19:14 Demonizing meat. 23:22 Meat digests easily compared to vegetables. 25:54 Ileostomy. 28:05 HDL and triglycerides. 32:35 Managing stress. 34:36 Food-related trauma. 37:09 Never too late to start carnivore diet. 40:21 Carnivore diet accommodations. 42:26 Carnivore breakfast and lunch. 45:07 Where to find Lori. See open positions at Revero: https://jobs.lever.co/Revero/ Join Carnivore Diet for a free 30 day trial: https://carnivore.diet/join/ Carnivore Shirts: https://merch.carnivore.diet Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://carnivore.diet/subscribe/ . ‪#revero #shawnbaker #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #HealthCreation   #humanfood #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach  #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree  ‪

Jacqueline N. Tyes, a Navy veteran served as an educator for 17 years until she retired in 2015. As an educator she taught Pre-K through eighth grade — all subjects including Spanish. She also taught four classes as an Adjunct Professor at Buffalo State College early on in her career. Upon retirement, she began writing— started a blog “theEnCOURAGEr, “ in 2018, coauthored a book with other female veterans entitled “Behind the Rank Vol 2.” This was followed by the release of her children's book, “The Beauty of Black A to Z in 2019. Her goal as an author is to write books that will enlighten, encourage, and empower children of all ages and give them a lifelong love for reading, learning, and self improvement. Website: www.reach3e.com ------------------------- Learn more: @bluimpressionspublishing Get you FREE Gift here: https://yourartisticexpressions.com/ Would you like for us to interview your speakers at your next event? https://www.ctrmedianetwork.com/contact Do you want to start a podcast? Click to purchase this book: https://www.ctrmedianetwork.com/categ... #ctrmedianetwork #thetinaramsayshow #bluimpressionspublishing #litconsc #thepowerofpodcasting

In this special episode of 'Black True Crime,' host Kayla examines the deeply unsettling and unsolved case of Tyler Lewis, a Buffalo State College sophomore who was tragically killed on October 14, 2022. Despite authorities knowing the identity of the killer, Tyler's death remains shrouded in a questionable investigation marred by potential cover-ups, systematic racism, and gross negligence by law enforcement. The episode includes a heartfelt and emotional interview with Tyler's mother, Ms. Roquishia Lewis, who shares her ongoing fight for justice and the shocking details of the case that have been withheld from the public. Listeners are urged to help bring justice to Tyler through awareness and support. Tyler Lewis' Family GoFundMe: CLICK HERE To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. Join US on PATREON: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast⁠ Follow us on INSTAGRAM: @BlackTrueCrimePodcast Subscribe to our YOUTUBE Channel: www.youtube.com/c/blacktruecrimepodcast Join our PATREON for full video episodes and exclusive content: www.patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast For MERCH, visit: www.blacktruecrime.com/shop-merch JOIN OUR FB GROUP:  https://www.facebook.com/blacktruecrimepodcast Intro & Outro music credits: Horror by Paradox Beats Original Beat production ownership is retained by the original producer where applicable. This beat is being used with private/owned leasing rights GRANTED by the producer(s). This audio is 100% free to listen to on this show.

There is a quote by Brene Brown that states “Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn't feel vulnerable, the sharing is probably not constructive.”   Today, we're going to delve into vulnerability, and how it may release your creativity and also lead you to feeling empowered.  I know-- it all sounds paradoxical, but we have a brilliant mind to help us on that journey of understanding ourselves better.   Dr. Tamara McMillan is a problem-solver.  She is a distinguished author, speaker, and an award-winning educator.  Her career spans over 18 years in both corporate world and higher education.  She is the founder of EmpowerMee, an online community for women who want more in life.   A string of letters follow her name, to denote but some of her accomplishments-- MS, CPSC, CLC, PhD.   She holds a master's degree in Student Personnel Administration and a bachelor's degree in political science-- both earned at Buffalo State College. Her commitment to lifelong learning is further evidenced by an advanced Creativity and a Change Leadership certificate from the International Center for Studies in Creativity.   Dr. McMillan's scholarly pursuits culminated in a doctorate from the University of the Virgin Islands, where she conducted groundbreaking research on the profound impact of failure. Notably, she was selected as one of the distinguished speakers for the inaugural TEDx conference in Buffalo, New York, held in December 2012.    Dr. McMillan joins me today via Streamyard on the Forever FAB Podcast to discuss vulnerability, taking risks, confidence, self-development and creativity. Keywords:   Resilience Confidence Authenticity Disruption Leadership Creativity Truth About The Host:   Dr. Shirley Madhere is a NYC-based plastic surgeon and Founder of Holistic Plastic Surgery.  This philosophy is based on a whole-body, mind, and spirit approach to beauty and incorporates wellness, integrative nutrition, functional aesthetics, and complementary medicine.   Dr. Madhere's approach to optimal outcomes in plastic surgery is through a lens of wellness, and is grounded in science and backed by ivy league medical study, research, and extensive surgical training.  View her menu of services at ElementsandGraces.com.  Consultations are available in-office, virtually, and online via Click-lift.com.   Coming soon: Dr. Madhere offers beauty on call services through Jet Set Beauty Rx, a mobile medical aesthetics unit delivering beauty in the privacy of your own home.  Reserve at JetSetBeautyRx.com. About This Podcast:   As a creative outlet and means to broaden the perspective on the “spectrum of beauty,”  Dr. Madhere created Forever F.A.B., a podcast dedicated to Fashion, the Art of living well (i.e., wellness), and all things Beauty.  Visit ForeverFABpodcast.com for past and new episodes: https://www.foreverfabpodcast.com/ .    If you enjoy listening to the Forever F.A.B. podcast, get more audio and visuals with a membership through Patreon.  Choose the Gold, Platinum, or Diamond tier for premium added content, special co-hosts, lifestyle videos, branded merchandise, and private access to Dr. Shirley's Clubhouse by visiting patreon.com/ForeverFAB.   Catch the latest episode of the Forever F.A.B. podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iheartradio, Podbean, Amazon podcasts, and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.  For past episodes featuring guest star interviews, beauty product reviews and innovations in plastic surgery, visit ForeverFABpodcast.com.   Call to Action:    Do you want liberation?   Purchase Dr. McMillan's book-- Liberation Now: 5 Steps to Begin Realizing Your Dreams-- available on amazon.com.   And listen to this: Dr. McMillan also has a podcast.  Tune in to She Disrupts.  Find it on Spotify and on her YouTubechannel, Empower Mee.   And speaking of empowerment, check out Dr. McMillan's YouTube channel or visit empowermee.com.  We Can Be Bold Together. *****   If you liked this episode of the Fifteen Minutes of FAB on the Forever FAB podcast, please share it and subscribe to the feed. Did you learn anything new? Review this episode by writing just one word to describe the value you got from listening today, and give this episode a five-star rating.   In case you missed it, listen to past episodes or check out who's coming up next on foreverfabpodcast.com.   If you enjoy listening to the Forever F.A.B. podcast, get more audio and visuals with a membership through Patreon.  Choose the Gold, Platinum, or Diamond tier for premium added content, special co-hosts, lifestyle videos, branded merchandise, and private access to my Clubhouse by visiting patreon.com/ForeverFAB.   If you are the Founder of or represent a beauty brand and want to be featured on an episode of the Forever FAB podcast segment of Fifteen Minutes of FAB, send me some stuff.  Visit ForeverFABpodcast.com and fill out the Contact form.   For general holistic beauty tips or to set up an appointment with me to discuss your personalized options for leveling up your beauty, go to ElementsandGraces.com and sign up for my newsletter.   And for an online e-consultation on time, anytime and on your time, visit Click-Lift.com for your wellness, plastic surgery, and beauty questions on the go.   And… if you don't want to go anywhere or leave your home, look out for Jet Set Beauty Rx offering mobile aesthetic medical services, such as injectable fillers and multi-vitamin facial treatments.  Jet Set Beauty Rx is coming to your neighborhood soon.   

There is a quote by Brene Brown that states “Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn't feel vulnerable, the sharing is probably not constructive.”   Today, we're going to delve into vulnerability, and how it may release your creativity and also lead you to feeling empowered.  I know-- it all sounds paradoxical, but we have a brilliant mind to help us on that journey of understanding ourselves better.   Dr. Tamara McMillan is a problem-solver.  She is a distinguished author, speaker, and an award-winning educator.  Her career spans over 18 years in both corporate world and higher education.  She is the founder of EmpowerMee, an online community for women who want more in life.   A string of letters follow her name, to denote but some of her accomplishments-- MS, CPSC, CLC, PhD.   She holds a master's degree in Student Personnel Administration and a bachelor's degree in political science-- both earned at Buffalo State College. Her commitment to lifelong learning is further evidenced by an advanced Creativity and a Change Leadership certificate from the International Center for Studies in Creativity.   Dr. McMillan's scholarly pursuits culminated in a doctorate from the University of the Virgin Islands, where she conducted groundbreaking research on the profound impact of failure. Notably, she was selected as one of the distinguished speakers for the inaugural TEDx conference in Buffalo, New York, held in December 2012.    Dr. McMillan joins me today via Streamyard on the Forever FAB Podcast to discuss vulnerability, taking risks, confidence, self-development and creativity. Keywords:   Resilience Confidence Authenticity Disruption Leadership Creativity Truth About The Host:   Dr. Shirley Madhere is a NYC-based plastic surgeon and Founder of Holistic Plastic Surgery.  This philosophy is based on a whole-body, mind, and spirit approach to beauty and incorporates wellness, integrative nutrition, functional aesthetics, and complementary medicine.   Dr. Madhere's approach to optimal outcomes in plastic surgery is through a lens of wellness, and is grounded in science and backed by ivy league medical study, research, and extensive surgical training.  View her menu of services at ElementsandGraces.com.  Consultations are available in-office, virtually, and online via Click-lift.com.   Coming soon: Dr. Madhere offers beauty on call services through Jet Set Beauty Rx, a mobile medical aesthetics unit delivering beauty in the privacy of your own home.  Reserve at JetSetBeautyRx.com. About This Podcast:   As a creative outlet and means to broaden the perspective on the “spectrum of beauty,”  Dr. Madhere created Forever F.A.B., a podcast dedicated to Fashion, the Art of living well (i.e., wellness), and all things Beauty.  Visit ForeverFABpodcast.com for past and new episodes: https://www.foreverfabpodcast.com/ .    If you enjoy listening to the Forever F.A.B. podcast, get more audio and visuals with a membership through Patreon.  Choose the Gold, Platinum, or Diamond tier for premium added content, special co-hosts, lifestyle videos, branded merchandise, and private access to Dr. Shirley's Clubhouse by visiting patreon.com/ForeverFAB.   Catch the latest episode of the Forever F.A.B. podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iheartradio, Podbean, Amazon podcasts, and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.  For past episodes featuring guest star interviews, beauty product reviews and innovations in plastic surgery, visit ForeverFABpodcast.com.   Call to Action:    Do you want liberation?   Purchase Dr. McMillan's book-- Liberation Now: 5 Steps to Begin Realizing Your Dreams-- available on amazon.com.   And listen to this: Dr. McMillan also has a podcast.  Tune in to She Disrupts.  Find it on Spotify and on her YouTubechannel, Empower Mee.   And speaking of empowerment, check out Dr. McMillan's YouTube channel or visit empowermee.com.  We Can Be Bold Together. *****   If you liked this episode of the Fifteen Minutes of FAB on the Forever FAB podcast, please share it and subscribe to the feed. Did you learn anything new? Review this episode by writing just one word to describe the value you got from listening today, and give this episode a five-star rating.   In case you missed it, listen to past episodes or check out who's coming up next on foreverfabpodcast.com.   If you enjoy listening to the Forever F.A.B. podcast, get more audio and visuals with a membership through Patreon.  Choose the Gold, Platinum, or Diamond tier for premium added content, special co-hosts, lifestyle videos, branded merchandise, and private access to my Clubhouse by visiting patreon.com/ForeverFAB.   If you are the Founder of or represent a beauty brand and want to be featured on an episode of the Forever FAB podcast segment of Fifteen Minutes of FAB, send me some stuff.  Visit ForeverFABpodcast.com and fill out the Contact form.   For general holistic beauty tips or to set up an appointment with me to discuss your personalized options for leveling up your beauty, go to ElementsandGraces.com and sign up for my newsletter.   And for an online e-consultation on time, anytime and on your time, visit Click-Lift.com for your wellness, plastic surgery, and beauty questions on the go.   And… if you don't want to go anywhere or leave your home, look out for Jet Set Beauty Rx offering mobile aesthetic medical services, such as injectable fillers and multi-vitamin facial treatments.  Jet Set Beauty Rx is coming to your neighborhood soon.   

Vickie Rubin joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about raising a child with medical complexities and intellectual disabilities, submicroscopic chromosomal deletions, incorporating clippings, news articles, and photographs in memoir, when you feel something is wrong with your child, her career in the helping field, overcoming marriage struggles while raising children with disabilities, advocating for other families and for herself, the gift of a late diagnosis, the decision to move her daughter to a group home, and hew memoir Raising Jess: A Story of Hope.   Also in this episode: -when pediatricians don't listen -journal entries as resources -raising children of siblings with disabilities   Books mentioned in this episode: Left on Tenth Delia Ephron The Shape of Normal by Catherine Shields The Color of Love by Marra Gad   Vickie Schlanger Rubin, M.S Ed. is a three-time award-winning author of the inspiring memoir, Raising Jess: A Story of Hope. She is an experienced public speaker and passionate advocate for families of children with disabilities. Vickie's essays are published in Newsweek (My Turn), Buffalo News Opinion (My View), and guest blogs worldwide. She is a frequent Podcast guest sharing information about raising a child with a disability, inspiring hope, family dynamics, education, and advocacy. Her blog, Vickie's Views (www.vickierubin.com), gives a heartwarming and humorous view of everyday life. Before writing her book, Vickie was the director of the Early Childhood Direction Center (ECDC) for Oishei Children's Hospital, Kaleida Health, a New York State Education Department grant-funded program. During her career, Vickie was a frequent guest speaker at local colleges and universities and was an adjunct teacher in the Exceptional Education Department at Buffalo State College. Vickie holds a master's degree in Exceptional Education from SUNY Buffalo State College and resides in Western New York. She and her husband Mitch celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary, and they have three children, three grandchildren, and two very active dogs.    Connect with Vickie: Vickie's Views- https://vickierubin.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RaisingJessStory Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/raisingjessstory.vickierubin/ X ( Twitter)- https://twitter.com/vickierubin LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickie-rubin-aa1a09177/ Threads- https://www.threads.net/@vickierubin.author Get Raising Jess: https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Jess-Story-Vickie-Rubin/dp/1662407416 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/raising-jess-vickie-rubin/1139804006 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Raising-Jess-A-Story-of-Hope-Paperback-9781662407413/443928331   — Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories. She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and lives in Seattle with her family where she teaches memoir workshops and is working on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com   Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd   Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Are you eager to be a leader who truly connects with your team but not sure how to get there?Many leaders find themselves overwhelmed by the demands of their positions, struggling to connect with their teams and make a positive impact. It's easy to fall into the trap of leading with authority and ego, but this approach often leads to dissatisfaction and disconnection from those we aim to inspire.In this enlightening episode, we dive into the heart of what truly makes a great leader. Joined by Dr. Walter Polka and Dr. John McKenna seasoned leadership experts from Niagara University, we explore the transformative power of leading with empathy, kindness, and genuine care for others. Discover why effective leadership is all about building strong relationships, understanding the needs of your team, and being open to feedback. You'll learn actionable strategies to become more self-aware and reflective, enabling you to embrace vulnerability and foster a culture of teamwork and mutual respect. If you're ready to transform your leadership style and create a more connected, effective team, tune in to this episode. Let's get started!Stay empowered,JenLet's keep the conversation going! Find me at:Jen Rafferty | Instagram, YouTube, Facebook | LinktreeInstagram: @jenrafferty_Facebook: Empowered Educator Faculty RoomAbout Dr. Walter Polka:Dr. Walter Polka has held numerous professional positions throughout his 45 years as an educator. His positions include: high school social studies teacher and advisor for various clubs and organizations as well as an interscholastic coach at Lewiston-Porter High School; Williamsville Central School District social studies/science curriculum coordinator K-12; assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction and superintendent of schools of the Lewiston-Porter School District.Since 1970, Dr. Polka has also served as an adjunct professor at various institutions of higher education including Brockport State College, Buffalo State College, Medaille College, Niagara County Community College, Niagara University, SUNY Buffalo and Loyola University in Maryland. Dr. Polka's full-time university professional responsibilities also included associate professor of educational leadership; doctoral dissertation chair; and doctoral program coordinator in educational leadership at Georgia Southern University. He is currently the leadership and policy doctoral program coordinator and full tenured professor in the professional programs department at Niagara University.wpolka@niagara.eduAbout Dr. John McKenna:Dr. John McKenna joined Niagara University in 2023 as an Assistant Professor in the Leadership Studies Department after a long and distinguished career in public administration. Before coming to Niagara University, Dr. McKenna served as a public school administrator and educator for over 35 years.Dr. McKenna has been recognized for his achievements and contributions to the profession with the SAANYS New York State Outstanding Educator of the Year Award, the NYSPTA Advocate in Action Award, a New York State Senate Proclamation for Outstanding Leadership, and a New York State Senate Resolution for Dedication and Service. Additionally, he was recognized with the SUNY at Buffalo Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award as well as UB's Graduate School of Education Distinguished Alumni Awardmckennaleadership.comJohnMcKenna@McKennaLeadership.com

Ep 57: The Path I Walked with Kathleen Walker, AuthorThe Path I Walked: Then and Now:The journey through the life stories of Kathleen Walker, who grew up in Jamestown, NY who have traversed the intricate landscapes of their pasts to stand firmly in the present.This week we talk with Kathleen Walker as we unravel the threads of a bit of her childhood and the winding roads that led to the remarkable experiences that shaped her into who she is today.In this episode we discuss the resilience, growth, and wisdom gained along the unique paths Kathleen has walked, offering a poignant reflection on the passage of time and the transformative power of personal stories. Kathleen goes beyond nostalgia, delving into the present day, where she discusses how their past experiences have influenced their current paths. She was a sales manager and third generation vice president of her family business. Recently, Kathleen has gotten recognition from her alma mater, Buffalo State College in their 1300 Elmwood  Alumni Magazine, on her book, Swedish Traditions A Smorgasbord Of Scandinavian Recipes in Kathy Walker Books. Her other books include; "Tales of the Family Business Do As I Say Not As I Do" and "Blunders Car Accidents Lawyers Insurance". When purchasing the books there will be a percentage used of the proceeds to build a foundation to assist and be and advocate for families, in the admission of loved ones in to assisted living and nursing homes.Kathleen is  a premier member of NAWBO  (National Association  Women Business Owner) of the Buffalo Niagara Chapter. In November 2023 she received an award from NAWBO for her recognition of being a Gold Sponsor. Kathy Walker Books will focus on three of new books to be published on the recent covid epidemic,  in Assisted Living and Nursing Home Facilities. The three titles of books will be, " The Beginning of covid in Assisted Living and Nursing Homes, Beware of Tender Loving Care In Nursing Homes and Carte Blanche for Non Profit Religious Assisted and Nursing Home. You can find Kathleen Walker here:Instagram: @kathywalkerbooksWebsite: https://kathywalkerbooks.myshopify.com/Facebook: @kathywalkerbooks_________Brought to you by Papercraft Miracles: https://www.papercraftmiracles.com​​​Music provided by Birocratic: http://www.birocratic.bandcamp.com​​​Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/reachthestarsSupport the show

O'Connell was born in Buffalo, New York and attended Buffalo State College. His father is George O'Connell, the City Comptroller who led to effort to save the Shea's Performing Arts Center after it had fallen prey to taxes. His sister is Mary Kate O'Connell, a stage actress and WBBZ-TV host. His son Kevin Jr. is a chef who has operated restaurants and food trucks in Buffalo and Los Angeles.[1] PICTURE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=q4GGAC-VMpE

In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education Podcast, Dr. Matthew Worwood and Dr. Cyndi Burnett are joined by Dr. Camille McKayle, who shares her insights on developing creativity in the higher education system at the University of Virgin Islands in her role as Provost. Camille discusses the importance of teaching Creative Problem Solving (CPS) and promoting a growth mindset to foster creative thinking among students. She highlights the positive impact of these approaches, with students who go through the program achieving higher GPAs in subsequent semesters. Camille also emphasizes the significance of appointing Igniters, individuals who are resourceful and eager to engage with new ideas. The Igniters receive training in Creative Problem Solving (CPS) and offer guidance to units in their problem-solving efforts. She reveals that the university president has shown support for the Creativity Lab, utilizing its services for sessions and involving the CPS process in the development of an innovative building. Throughout the episode, Camille delves into her own journey with creativity, from her fascination with number theory and the thinking process of mathematicians to her realization that everyone has the capacity to be creative. She describes the Boost program at the University of the Virgin Islands, which targets students with a GPA of 2.5 or below and focuses on creative problem solving, growth mindset, and entrepreneurial skills. Overall, this episode delves into the importance of creative thinking in education and how it can empower students to believe in their abilities. The ideas discussed here are not only applicable within the UVI community but also offer valuable insights for educators and institutions worldwide.   About Dr. Camille McKayle: Dr. Camille A. McKayle is Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). As Provost, she led the development of UVI's first PhD program in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change, which graduated its first PhD recipients in 2018. She has also been instrumental in starting a Creativity Lab at UVI, which serves to train faculty, staff and students in creative problem solving, as well as facilitate planning and visioning through a creative approach. Dr. McKayle received her Ph.D. in Mathematics, from Lehigh University. Additionally, she completed a Master's Certificate in Creativity and Change Leadership from Buffalo State College's International Center for Creativity Studies. Her current research interests are in the areas of Creativity Studies, Creativity and Leadership, HBCU Leadership, STEM Education and STEM Leadership. Eager to bring more creativity into your school district? Check out our sponsor Curiosity2Create.org and CreativeThinkingNetwork.com What to learn more about Design Thinking in Education?  Do you want to build a sustained culture of innovation and creativity at your school? Visit WorwoodClassroom.com to understand how Design Thinking can promote teacher creativity and support professional growth in the classroom.  Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!

Real Talk podcast is joined by Hank Nuwer, a renowned anti-hazing journalist, author, and scholar with over four decades of experience. He is known for his unwavering dedication to eradicating hazing culture and has authored many influential books on the subject. Hank maintains a comprehensive database of hazing deaths and continues to be a leading voice in raising awareness and advocating for prevention efforts in colleges and beyond. He is a respected authority on hazing and has conducted extensive research and interviews to shed light on this issue.   Show Notes: ●     Sharing personal experiences with hazing (01:20) ●     Analyzing the role of institutions in hazing prevention (05:10) ●     Highlighting the importance of education and awareness (08:15) ●     Should schools abolish Greek life or fraternity sororities? (10:25) ●     Discussion about different types of hazing (13:00) ●     How to define hazing (13.40) ●     How hazing manifests in different organizations (15:00) ●     Hank discusses his books and plays (19:00) ●     Hank discusses future projects (20:30) ●     Positive turn around stories from institutions (21:52) ●     Experiences at other universities (23:50) ●     How can we get coaches involved (25:00) ●     How lonliness factors into hazing (26:30) ●     Conclusion (28:00) Transcript:   Kristina Supler: Welcome back to Real Talk with Susan Stone and Christina Supler. We are full-time moms and attorneys bringing our student defense legal practice to life with real, candid conversations. Susan Stone: Today's podcast is going to tackle the issue of hazing and what a lot of you out there may not know is that Christina and I have looked at hazing from many different perspectives in our career. We have defended accused of hazing. We've actually been asked to help a Greek organization against accusations of hazing. And we have represented victims of hazing. So we have a real 360, don't Christina? Kristina Supler: We do and we're, as our listeners may know, we're located in Ohio, but we handle cases across the country. And what's interesting is that Ohio has been a real hotbed of this activity, though, of course, it happens in students across the country are dealing with these sorts of issues. So we're excited to jump into this topic today. Susan Stone: I really am too. And I am super excited about the guest we have. I feel very fortunate. I want all our listeners know before we give our name out that we reach out to him or her. And we just kept at it because I really wanted this guest on the podcast. So with that, why don't you do the intro? Kristina Supler: Sure. We are joined today by Hank Newer, who is a renowned anti-hazing journalist, author and scholar, known for his unwavering dedication to eradicating hazing culture. With over four decades of experience, he's authored many influential books. He maintains a comprehensive database of hazing deaths. And he continues to be a leading voice in raising awareness and advocating for prevention efforts in colleges and beyond. Welcome, Hank. We're so happy to have you with us today. Hank Newer: Thank you. I'm very pleased to be here. Susan Stone: And I got to add. We just learned Hank lives in Alaska. So we got a little northern exposure going on here. So I love it. But with Hank, let's kick it off. How did hazing become your career focus? Hank Newer: Not because I was hazed, but because I was at the University of Nevada, Reno. And we had a hazing death that was just off campus. But I had seen the initiation. At that time, hazing was rampant, not against the law in a lot of places. I had seen the initiation on campus. And then at a campus bar, I saw someone passed out at a pool table. He was foaming at the mouth. The organization was called the Sun Downers. And their alumni are some of the leading citizens in Nevada. The initiation consisted of making people drink ever clear. And they would throw a match at their lips. So a lot of people were-- Susan Stone: Oh my gosh. Hank Newer: Yeah, that was supposed to be funny. Kristina Supler: That's shocking. Hank Newer: It was. So the person that was foaming I got them to take him and walk him. But I think if I had called the police or so, they wouldn't have done it another time. And John Davies might still be alive. So they did it one more time. And they did this one, not in public. They went to an Indian reservation. And John Davies died, and another pledge was without oxygen for a while. And so I've done database reporting since the 70s. So I made a database of all the hazing deaths that were out there. And editor friend of mine put me in touch with Human Behavior Magazine. And so in the mid 70s, that first article came out. And I kept the database going ever since. Susan Stone: Wow. I can't even respond. Kristina Supler: I think your database is really an important resource. And tell us more about how you receive information and reports that you put into your database. And how do you verify the accuracy of this information? Hank Newer: It's actually time consuming. I also on the page have a long list of deaths that are not considered hazing deaths, but appeared in the press as deaths. Some of these, in particularly around 1900, were with sensational reporting. And I had to track them to find out if these really did occur. So mostly it's from media reports. But people get in touch all the time. If there's a death, the chances of me talking to the parents within two or three days are very good. They're going to be calling for information. And now I would say it's the most difficult part of doing this job. But it was a lot of time. And it was very expensive in the 70s. I had a pay for Lexus Nexus myself. I paid the New York Times for their database. And I started a list serve in the 80s. And people were sending in information on that list serve, which you still could find some places online. So I just kept that over and over. And the good thing about being so public, if people disagree or want to talk about it, it's all out there with full disclosure, where the information comes from. Kristina Supler: That's the purpose of the database. Hank Newer: Because in the set, as I said before, there were a lot of deaths that did not occur that were listed. People were taking any alcohol related death at all and calling it hazing. And so I was trying to break down the details as much as anything else. The next database I'll do will be all these sexual haze and cases involving athletes. And I hope to have that done next year. Susan Stone I'm sure you're thinking about that because of the Yates versus Northwestern case, am I correct? Hank Newer: You have a lot of phone calls about that. Kristina Supler: And we're seeing a real rise in those sorts of cases in our practice that we handle the issue from all different angles. So I think that's really important work you're doing. Susan Stone: I applaud you. What I want to know in your work because we address this, so I'm going to ask you a very selfish question, because I want to know the answer. But I'm sure Christina does too. So much of hazing is shrouded in secrecy and the members of hazing protect each other. What's the best way for a person who's a victim of hazing to gather the evidence to expose what's going on, especially in a culture of silence? Hank Newer: The way I try to do things is I go to the alums, people who've graduated a year or two earlier. And that's very, very quickly after a death when I'm doing a story. Talking to the alums, yes, some of them will close, you know, shut the phone on you, but others will talk about it. And it's a good way of getting into the middle. I try to talk to the advisors and get information from them. And if you just talk to people on campus, hazing isn't as shrouded in secrecy as you think. People are going to be talking to their significant others. So it's not the secret that fraternity members would like to think that it is. Susan Stone: For sports organizations, correct? Hank Newer: Yeah, for sport, well, one of the big problems is they don't consider it as hazing Kristina Supler: No, we know. We got it. We got it. I just wanted to comment that I think it's also important to point out, and I'd like to hear more of your thoughts. I think often hazing is sort of conceptually conceived of as just happening among young men in fraternities. And in fact, it spans across all student organizations, entities, athletic teams, military groups. And it's also not exclusively a male issue. I mean, Susan and I have plenty of case experiences involving female athletes in hazing. Can you talk a little bit more about what you're seeing in the breakdown? And is there any rise in female hazing in your research? Susan Stone: Generally, what are the trends? Hank Newer: Yeah, I don't really see a rise. I think it's consistent. We've not had a death this year or last year, but we've had so many close calls. So people would like to think that we have a trend of deaths ending. We don't. The people were lucky. Maybe what's happening is they're quicker to call 911 and not to just drop somebody off at the hospital where a few deaths have happened. Susan Stone: Or leave them at the foot of the stairs like at Penn State? Hank Newer: Yeah. Well, that-- he was just left alone there. But several times, members have gotten frightened and taken somebody to the hospital and just dropped them off at the emergency. And it's too late at that particular point. From what I saw in the one case, people went from standing up to being dead drunk and just short amount of time. So they're talking, talking, talking, and then suddenly, it hits them. That case of foaming at the mouth was the most dramatic that I've ever seen. Kristina Supler: I can't imagine. I just can't imagine what that must have been like and how that experience has obviously stayed with you. Hank, I'm curious. I'd like to hear your thoughts on whether you think schools should abolish Greek life fraternity sororities? Or do you think that there's value in these organizations? Hank Newer: With certainty, abolish pledging. Not abolish Greek life. I taught 18 years of Franklin College. We didn't have any incidents. I was the advisor to the honor society there, which is male and female. And we had positive initiations that could not in any way shape or form be considered hazing. And the students brought their parents or grandparents to the ceremony. But for me, it's like a mathematical equation, pledging, becomes hazing as pledging becomes hazing. In terms of sports, get rid of the word rookie and stop this dominant subordinate culture that we have out there. And the other is a lot of the coaches will either turn their heads or say, don't take it too far. And that is very, very common. Now, it's very, very dangerous for coaches to do that. If you say, don't take it too far, and you're allowing it. And if alcohol is involved, it is going to go too far. Susan Stone: Hank, just to kind of turn the question and turn the dial a little differently, there are the extreme cases of alcohol. The one you described you witness is horrific. And we've also worked on some pretty scary cases. But I have to say, we've also worked on cases where activities were labeled as hazing and taken as this serious infraction. I don't know. I didn't think it was so serious. I want to give you an example and get your response. We worked on a case where there was a pledging and when the pledges went active, there was a champagne shower. Like they do after car racing. Kristina Supler:  Yeah, it celebrates. Susan Stone: That was investigated for being hazing. I don't think that's hazing. What do you think? Hank Newer: I broke it out out into criminal hazing and non-criminal hazing. Certainly, with something that you're describing, I would have never gotten into this kind of thing. The hazing that I had as a fraternity member was being dropped off in the country. We knew about it ahead of time and had money to call friends. So when you look at it that way, you don't think it's so bad. But then you look at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. Four pledges were killed and aligned as they were walking. And actually, alcohol wasn't involved for them when they were in the middle of nowhere. So the problem is that what would look like innocent fun, sometimes things go wrong. In that case, it's a hard line between what's hazing and what's an accident. And in talking to fraternity advisors, you can't punish the same way. You can't punish somebody for having a pledge pen, the same way that you would for having them drink a handle of alcohol. But in some cases, hazing is hazing, and it's punished that way. It doesn't make any sense at all. Susan Stone: So how do you define hazing? Hank Newer: And hazing to me would be any activity that's silly, dangerous, or repulsive, that's done to newcomers by veterans in order to bring them into the organization. Susan Stone: Why silly? Kristina Supler:  Is it because you think it's humiliating and embarrassing? Hank Newer: We're talking about the things that you said were not so bad. Like for me, I think it says something about male attitudes toward women when baseball players make each other dress up and go on to play in women's clothing or so on. But what about singing a song? Singing your fight song?  That was in the movie, Paper Lion. Alex Karris was in that particular movie. George Plympton, who I interviewed about it, was pretending to be a player, a quarterback on the Detroit Lions, and he brought out a lot of that. So that kind of culture is still there. The only problem is, and there's no real study on it, our people going to take it farther if you have this kind of dominance. Somehow it got into from singing to tying people up to a goal post. And these are big, burly guys fighting back in people have been injured. Or hockey, it's gotten sexualized as you probably have seen in your research. Susan Stone: We have. Hank Newer: Band is very physical. Look at the death of Robert Champion. And when you were talking about different kinds, so when I'm talking to parents in 2018 in South Carolina, the parents were of a band member, their fraternity members. Interestingly enough, no sorority moms have gotten involved. I don't know exactly why it is, but the activists are the parents of fraternity members. And Kathleen Wyatt, for example, in Ohio is a big actress.  Yeah, yeah, a lot. And before I took Robert Fairbanks, by the way, I was the editor of the Solana paper. Kristina Supler:  Many of our listeners are parents of high school and college students. And so based on your experience and knowledge with this subject, what are some of the warning signs that parents, but also students should be aware of and look out for regarding hazing within organizations? Hank Newer: Well, there's like a personality change, a good way that a young woman put it, who was hazed at DuPau with having cigarettes put between our legs and burnt. Susan Stone: That's torture. Hank Newer: That one was interesting. It was Kappa Kappa Gamma. They were members of a family within the organization. And this happened at Chico State too, where the family has their choice of alcohol. One death, Adrian Hydeman at Chico State, it was brandy. These young women, I can't remember what their alcohol was, but they had to drink that particular liquor. And so with that particular case, the warning signs were that she lost her bubbliness, and that's the best description I could give. That she, the young woman, had been dancing. She grew up with ballet. When I interviewed her, she was working in a pizza parlour. And she had put on a bit of weight with stress. And that was one interview. Another young woman who fought back and later got her PhD in family studies fought back. So people have just different kinds of reactions. Mine with the case of having to go out, I didn't really think that much about it. Because we had somebody pick us up right away. But if somebody had gotten killed on one of those marches, I'd be looking at it differently. If the death hadn't occurred at Nevada Reno, I certainly never would have written about hazing. Susan Stone: You have written four books, is that correct? Hank Newer: Yeah, four books. And then I have a novel which has a hazing of Basques and Chinese in the early United States. Susan Stone: And you've also written a play, correct the broken pludge? Hank Newer: Yes, it was a winner of an Anne Frank Award at Buffalo State University. It used to be Buffalo State College. And I got to put my one man play on. And I put that play on for athletes. And I call it Death Of A Rookie. And then there's the Broken Pledge, which is about fraternity members. But it's pretty much the same. A grandfather, buries his grandson that day, and this overcome with grief, hatred, asking where God was when this occurred, losing his faith, and then turning it around with quotations that were in his son's diary from Martin Luther King. So I hope it's as powerful as I think. Susan Stone: Well, I have to tell you, I watched a lot of it. And I thought it was incredibly poignant. How is it that you keep able to turn out content on this one issue and see so many angles and sides of it? It's impressive. Hank Newer: Yeah, I think part of it is by talking to the parents and experts and people that are in the Greek world, they have the insights too. So I had interviewed Louis Lamore one time and he said, it's not that we're so clever, we're a sponge, we're a filter, and we take all of this in. So I think I have to give credit to other people for their perspective and how they see things, but I do have a good memory. Kristina Supler:  What's next for you, Hank, on the horizon of this project? Hank Newer: Okay, so we'll be doing that database that I told you about with sexual hazing. I have a chapter coming out for the University of Toronto, Cress out in 2024 with my own experiences which will be on athletic hazing. I am putting together in the garage about all these files, putting together all the hazing incidents I can find and to do those as a database as well. It's a little more difficult when you're working as an editor than when you're teaching. The amount of free time is not quite as much. And now it's politics coming up elections. You know, Ohio and Alaska, I won't have as much time at all this weekend, I'll be in that office constantly. Kristina Supler: This is, we've talked a lot, a lot of heavy things and we always like to give our listeners something a little positive as well when, you know, contemplating our various topics. So can you share with us in your experience any success stories of schools, institutions, and specific organizations that have really tackled this issue of hazing and essentially turned a really negative situation into a positive to recreate culture surrounding this issue? Hank Newer: Yes, Alfred University did that. They had the death of Chuck Stenzel, which was the subject of my book Broken Pledges, came out in 1989. But they got rid of the Greek system also. And there were a lot of lawsuits with that.Dr. Norm Pollard and a colleague of his, we were the ones that did the first high school hazing surveys. They also did surveys of fraternity members. I got to help write the questions for that, but they did most of the work. That was a big, big turnaround. And the impetus was not only the death of Chuck Stenzel, they had a bad football hazing. And I don't think they lost the season, but they did suspend the team for a game or two. So yes, that was a turnaround. My personal story is I spoke at Penn State, and not two weeks later at Penn State, I got a phone call from the advisor at that particular time to say that the sorority, not hazing, had a woman take way too much alcohol, near point four BAC. Kristina Supler:  Oh my gosh, wow. Hank Newer: The young women did not want to make the call. And one person who heard the, they all heard the talk, one person insisted, and they saved this young woman's life. Kristina Supler:  And it only takes one person. It only takes one student to reach out for help that by standard intervention to stop something horrific. Hank Newer: And it only takes one idiot in the room, sometimes, who's, especially if that person is physically powerful to cause all these bad things as well. You hear that over and over again. So when there was a death of a lacrosse player at Western Illinois University, the punishment for the players, which was interesting, they were all fraternity members too, was to have a writer come in and go through the hazing with them, not the alcohol related part, which was 15 bottles put on stands, but to go into the river, to go marching through, to go to the house, so I'd be able to write about that. In a way, I felt like I was punished as well, because I did that at my own expense. And then it went into a book. But over and over, what's the point? The point is they kept pointing to the student coach who not only did this, but instigated so that they would get the team credit card and put gas into their own vehicles. And each one had the same story. I thought somebody else would step up. Over and over, I kept hearing that same thing. And guess what? The instigator would not talk to me. He never went to jail, either. The judge did not follow through. But yeah, there was one perpetrator who was the prime mover. Susan Stone: How can we get coaches to get on board? Kristina Supler:  Great question. Hank Newer: Really difficult. So I talked at a Quaker school in Delaware, athletic director, a female, really against all kind of hazing, really working football coach. The veteran comes up to me later and said, yeah, this is all fine, but we're not going to take it too far. I thought, geez, you just heard this whole talk. You saw the pictures of the kids on the screen and you're going to tell me this. And so then also when I was at Regis in Denver, I was talking, the athletic director was very much against it, talking to the different coaches. And I asked the coach, after what would happen if you heard there was hazing on your team, would you punish them? And he said, starter or reserve? Kristina Supler:  I was just going to say, I mean, obviously, in particularly collegiate athletics and big schools, coaches are often evaluated based on their winning record. And so it's decision for them to make when a hazing perpetrator is also a star athlete. We just hope that the coach makes the right choice in terms of promoting student safety versus thinking about wins and losses over truly in the long run, what's best for the team from a cultural perspective and student safety perspective. Susan Stone: I think that especially as kids just went back to school, everybody wants to feel a sense of belonging. People can be a very lonely place, both high school and college. And we have to train people that abuse is not the way to bond. Hank Newer: And here in Fairbanks, there was a case I never heard about until I came here where the football coach called it team bonding to have the players jump into the swimming pool and take off all their clothes to switch it to everything, put them back on while in the pool and there were three near deaths. And he forbid his assistants to jump into the water until it was almost too late. And yes, he lost his job, but I never heard about it because our paper in covering it called it what he called it, a team building or team bonding. Susan Stone: Right. Hank Newer: I've written about that since and called it hazing exactly what it is. Kristina Supler:  It's been a pleasure speaking with you today, Hank. And I think that you're obviously a wealth of knowledge on this topic. So we really appreciate your knowledge and insights and encourage our listeners to check out your wealth of material on the topic as well, your books and your database. You are worth the weight. Susan Stone: You are worth the wait. Really. Thank you so much. Kristina Supler:  Thanks for listening to Real Talk with Susan and Christina. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to our show so you never miss an episode. And leave us a review so other people can find the content we share here. You can follow us on Instagram, just search our handle @StoneSoupler. And for more resources, visit us online at studentdefense.kjk.com. Thank you so much for being a part of our Realtalk community. We'll see you next time. —----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pull Quotes (Try to find a minimum of 4): ·         “I think often hazing is sort of conceptually conceived of as just happening among young men in fraternities. And in fact, it spans across all student organizations, entities, athletic teams, military groups. And it's also not exclusively a male issue. I mean, Susan and I have plenty of case experiences involving female athletes in hazing. Can you talk a little bit more about what you're seeing in the breakdown?” (08:25) ·         “I can't imagine. I just can't imagine what that must have been like and how that experience has obviously stayed with you. Hank, I'm curious. I'd like to hear your thoughts on whether you think schools should abolish Greek life fraternity sororities? Or do you think that there's value in these organizations?” (10:00) ·         “I broke it out out into criminal hazing and non-criminal hazing. Certainly, with something that you're describing, I would have never gotten into this kind of thing. The hazing that I had as a fraternity member was being dropped off in the country. We knew about it ahead of time and had money to call friends.” (12:20) ·         “I think that especially as kids just went back to school, everybody wants to feel a sense of belonging. People can be a very lonely place, both high school and college. And we have to train people that abuse is not the way to bond.” (26:41)  

Katie Grennell, an Accessibility Strategist at Anthology and an adjunct professor at Buffalo State College, talks about the importance of freedom and autonomy in teaching and the need for accessibility to be integrated into every aspect of universal design. She discusses the initiatives taken by higher education to create a more inclusive and diverse environment but notes that accessibility is often left out of these initiatives. The speakers also talk about the importance of digital accessibility specialists beyond the disability services office in schools, and their experiences with accessibility offices in universities. Connect with Katie on Linkedin -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-grennell-phd-87217438/ Visit ⁠Concept3D.com⁠ to learn more about our Interactive Maps, Localist Events Calendar, and 360° Tour solutions

In this post, we will learn from David Merlo, MS, COTA/L, CPRP, ROH. He is an OTP and is managing director of Restoration Society, Inc, a peer-operated community mental health agency Buffalo, NY founded upon the recovery vision that all individuals can lead active lives filled with hope and satisfaction and make valuable contributions to our community. For 8 years prior he was the founding director of the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at Bryant and Stratton College in Rochester, NY. Prior to that he was professor and academic fieldwork coordinator for over 18 years at Erie Community College in Buffalo, NY. Trained through Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, David is a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) in addition to being a licensed COTA. He completed graduate studies in assistive and rehabilitation technology at University at Buffalo OT Department and Center for Assistive Technology (CAT). He earned an MS degree at Buffalo State College, focusing on adult education with emphasis on technology and supporting students with disabilities. David has presented at numerous conferences and co-authored articles on psychiatric rehabilitation, mental health recovery, assistive technology, and the role of occupational therapy assistants in clinical and community practice. He currently services on the board of Haiti Rehabilitation Foundation, an organization that supports the first and only school in Haiti with four-year degree programs in both OT and PT. He serves in a leadership capacity with the Consortium of PsychiatricRehabilitation Educators, an interprofessional community of practice. He is past director of AOTA Board of Directors, and past representative of the AOTA Representative Assembly. He has served in numerous leadership and volunteer capacities within New York State Occupational Therapy Association.Q & A with Dave:Please tell us a little about yourself and some of your favorite occupations:I recently retired from academia to take on a position in community mental health practice. Favorite leisure occupations: Patio and indoor gardening, listening to jazz, traveling, and watching independent, international, and documentary films. What motivated you to contribute to this podcast series?I was invited by fellow members of the NY Mental Health Task ForcePlease describe the UncommonOT work that you do and the setting in which you work, the population you serve, and the needs that you address.I recently retired as founding director of an OTA academic program to assume a director position at a Restoration Society, Inc, a community-based mental health recovery organization in Buffalo, NY (www.RSIWNY.org). I previously served on their board of directors for nearly 30 years and was recently invited to join their administration. The agency is peer-operated (majority of staff, administration, and board are people who identify as recovering from mental illness or addictions). The agency addresses non-clinical recovery needs, and social determinants of health among people with severe mental illness. We operate through a mental health recovery model lens, focusing on building a person's strengths, talents, coping abilities, resources, and inherent values to support their success, satisfaction, and well-being. The agency addresses the "4 dimensions of recovery" as defined by SAMHSA: HEALTH (symptom/wellness self-management and making healthy choices that support physical and emotional well-being), HOME (having a stable and safe place to live), PURPOSE (meaningful daily activities, such as a job, school volunteerism, family caretaking, or creative endeavors, and independence/income/resources to participate in society), and COMMUNITY (having relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship, love, and hope). What inspired you or drew you to this type of OT work?A prior education in horticulture (I was passionate about gardening, landscape design, and our human interactions with our environments) led me to OT. I was intrigued by our local state psychiatric center, discovering that the grounds of the institution were designed by famous landscape architect Fredrick Law Olmsted (he designed Central Park in NYC). His landscape design of the psychiatric center was built around engaging patients in purposeful and meaningful occupations. Orchards, gardens, vineyards were all intended to be "therapeutic" (at least in his original vision). My volunteer work there (described below) led to my discovery of OT.How did you get there? Can you describe your path?I discovered OT over 37 years ago volunteering at Buffalo Psychiatric Center. I had a degree in horticulture so I used that background to engage inpatients in operating a greenhouse and garden on the hospital grounds. While there, I stumbled on OT and recognized my calling. My first job out of OTA school was at a "Clubhouse Model" community mental health agency. The Clubhouse Model is rooted in engage people meaningful roles, occupations, and contexts as a way to focus on personal recovery. I was later included in a training grant to become trained in a new model "Psychiatric Rehabilitation" through Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. As a trained trainer of psych rehab, I realized an interest and joy in teaching. For 27 tears I taught (and eventually directed) OTA programs. I am thrilled to now return to practice; actually returning to the very agency where I began my career in OT (Restoration Society, Inc.)!Please describe a typical day or OT session at your uncommon setting? What OT skills do you utilize?As an administrator, I oversee operations, program development, employee training and support, quality assurance, and strategic planning. My focus is on supporting our employees and programs in maintaining fidelity with our mission, values, and vision. I conduct and participate in meetings, conduct staff training, participate in writing program proposals. I am still new (only about a month in). Can you talk about some recent highs (successes) and lows (challenges) of your current role?RECENT HIGH: Any and all situations involving talking to our employees and clients (we call them customers) about hope, possibility, empowerment, and well-being. A recent conversation with an OT Level II student stands out. She shared with me her interaction with a customer. As we often do, she expressed "Thank God its Friday" to the customer. The customer responded by saying "I hate weekends". Asked why, the customer stated that she has no access to friends or a place to engage in socialization and leisure over the weekend. This OT student suddenly realized how poverty, stigma, inaccessibility, and "social determinants of health" impact quality and access to meaningful human occupation. What a profound realization for this student (and an impactful reminder for me)! This was a huge learning success for this OT student that she will never forget. No lecture could have made such impact. RECENT LOW: Staff turnover in non-profit organizations is a serious issue. Salaries are low and we compete with Aldi's, Home Depot, DoorDash, etc. We operate primarily on funding from our state office of mental health, state vocational rehabilitation agency, HUD, and other government agencies. We cannot afford to employ OTs or even OTAs. We would if we could! We are grateful that we can afford my position and our COO is an OTA. And we are blessed to have an amazing OTR on our board of directors (and hopefully one more OTR joining our board soon)!How do you continue to learn in order to stay on top of things within your role?I continually attend AOTA offerings. So many SIS forums and other meetings are free with membership. I attend AOTA and NYSOTA conferences, as well as interprofessional conferences offered by Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) and New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS). And I am now engaging in numerous workshops offered by our state office of mental health, SAMHSA, and other entities. I am very involved in advocacy, and I participate on committees that focus supporting OTAs in practice and education. I also engage in scholarship by presenting at conferences and co-authoring articles. Can you share a little bit about salary and compensation in this setting? How do OT or the services you provide get funded?Because administrative positions are often agreed upon through negotiation, it would not be appropriate to disclose my specific salary. I will say, however, that a position like mine is within the salary requirements of OTs with several years of experience. Funding is through New York State Office of Mental Health, ACCESS-VR (our state vocational rehabilitation agency), HUD, Medicaid. We are increasingly receiving funding from health insurance companies to address social determinants of health.Any career advice for our followers and listeners on how to get started on this path?Network, join boards, volunteer, and show your passion! I attribute my success to these things. A career is more than at job. It is essential to get past the idea of only working for pay. I view networking, board work, and other volunteer activities as part of my socialization and leisure occupations. Those occupations as energizing and inspiring for me. Attending conferences are more fun than vacations. Maybe I'm odd, but I believe that my passion has brought me great joy and success in life.What's a common myth or misconception about your job/role you'd like to call out or demystify?I have never worked a day in my life in an OT clinical setting. Yet, I have "done OT" throughout my entire career. OT is way more than addressing diseases in injuries. OT is prevention, OT is wellness, OT is engagement. I love our AOTA Vision 2025: "As an inclusive profession, occupational therapy maximizes health, well-being, and quality of life for all people, populations, and communities through effective solutions that facilitate participation in everyday living." That statement says nothing about sickness, injury, or treatment. It says so much more than that! How do we find you, follow you, be in touch with you and promote your unique work?My website (containing my CV and more) is located at http://www.davidmerlo.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidmmerlo Please list any resources you would like me to include with your Show Notes (courses, articles, assessments, tools, etc.)http://www.davidmerlo.com/ (my personal website)https://www.haitirehab.org/ (I'm on the board of Haiti Rehabilitation Foundation) Haiti Rehabilitation Foundation (HRF) is a non-profit, 501c3 organization founded with the mission of educating Haitians in the art and science of Physical and Occupational Therapy.https://cpr.bu.edu/ Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College: Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. This center has led much of the research and development of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Model https://helpinghandsandbeyond.org/ A nonprofit humanitarian organization established and dedicated to educate and promote wellness, by encouraging and stimulating healing and recovery. The organization's primary project is Clinic Du Nazareen which provides general health care services, rehabilitation, community development, and mobile clinics throughout Miragoane, Haiti, and the surrounding villages. My friend Bergson Louis Jacques, OTR, is the director. I've traveled with him several times to Haiti to help with their clinic. https://rsiwny.org/ Restoration Society, Inc. (where I serve as Managing Director). Restoration Society, Inc. programs are peer-empowered rehabilitation communities founded upon the recovery vision that all individuals can lead active lives filled with hope and satisfaction and make valuable contributions to our communityAs always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsotTHANK YOU for LISTENING, FOLLOWING, DOWNLOADING, RATING, REVIEWING & SHARING “The Uncommon OT Series” Podcast with all your OTP friends and colleagues! 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Ginine Capozzi is the Founder and President of KnowledgeForce Consulting, LLC. She is a strategic, dynamic, and pragmatic Learning and Development professional known for her deep business insights and the ability to create learning experiences grounded in the best practices of adult learning theory and cognitive/behavioral research. Ginine has earned a Bachelor of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Master of Science in Education with a focus on Adult Learning from Buffalo State College, in addition to certifications in Articulate Storyline, HBDI®, Whole Brain® Thinking, and Hogan Assessments. She has held various roles in education and training throughout her career, including high school teacher, college professor, training facilitator, instructional designer, and learning solutions architect. In 2012 Ginine founded KnowledgeForce Consulting to support businesses seeking an employee training and development program that goes beyond skill building alone and provides lasting value to learners and organizations. She specializes in helping organizations address change, increase performance and productivity, develop leadership, increase motivation and engagement, and accelerate the pace of learning in the workplace. Her “Putting the S in L&D: Strategy, Scalability, and Sustainability” model is designed to empower learning that measurably impacts organizations and is the foundation of her approach to “Training Reimagined.” In addition to her professional experience, Ginine is also a board member of the Association of Talent Development (Buffalo Chapter) and is a founding organizer of DisruptHR Buffalo. In June of 2022, Ginine marked the 10th anniversary of KnowledgeForce Consulting with the launch of Invest in Your Community, a charitable initiative aimed at elevating the work of local non-profit organizations.

Robin Powers is an expert in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other rare connective tissue disorders. She is a PCORI Ambassador, she is a seasoned advocate for rare diseases and patients with undiagnosed conditions and is also a motivational speaker. She is a researcher and biochemical pharmacologist, earning her degree at Buffalo State College in 2019.

The wave of mass shooter violence continues. Kim Brown discusses this, and talks with the mother of Tyler Lewis, a 19-year-old student who was stabbed to death at Buffalo State College in October 2021. To date, no arrests have been made. Tyler's mother Roquishia Lewis will join Kim to discuss her fight for justice for her son. SUPPORT Tyler Lewis' family: : https://linktr.ee/justice4tylerlewis Call Erie County District Attorney (in charge of the case): Phone: 716-858-2400 | After Hours Phone: 716-858-2424 More on Tyler Lewis' death: https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/mom-college-student-killed-concerned-alleged-suspect-self-defense-claims/71-ff56a8cf-8efb-4f07-b01c-f456ed8dc142 GoFundMe for family of Tyler Lewis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/uvazc-tyler-lewis ​ University of Buffalo Police: 716-645-2222 Kim Brown: Burn it Down With Kim Brown on Youtube | @BurnItDownKB on Twitter SUPPORT Status Coup's ON-THE-GROUND and investigative reporting on the stories the corporate media COVERS UP: https://www.StatusCoup.com/Join --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/statuscoup/support

Susie Anders, owner of Anders Art Conservation, LLC has been conserving three-dimensional objects and sculpture for over twenty years. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and a Master of Arts degree with a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Art Conservation from Buffalo State College.Prior to opening Anders Art Conservation, Susie worked in the conservation departments of The American Museum of Natural History, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art, among others. Over the past 15 years, Anders Art Conservation has served many regional clients, including The Louisiana State Museum, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Mobile Museum of Art, The Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Louisiana Endowment of the Humanities, and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. She holds a Professional Associate status within the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Artifacts (AIC). Ms. Anders lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with her husband David, and their two girls.To learn more about the work of the Foundation, please visit braf.org.

On today's episode, I speak with Coach Greg Margolis from the Buffalo State College Women's Program in New York. We talk about the variety of tournaments he likes to scout. He describes their diverse, urban campus. Lastly, we discuss their high press style of play and how they like to possess with purpose.  https://discovercollegesoccer.com/

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!! Welcome back to Episode 249 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, current professional hockey goaltender, Trevor Micucci! Trevor and I talk about his first pro season so far with the Elmira Mammoth, being prepared to come in for relief duties, creating a bond within the Elmira Mammoth locker room, short stint with the Binghamton Black Bears last season, college hockey experience at Buffalo State College, being involved in the community, development through youth hockey into Juniors, the mindset of goaltending, division I versus division III college hockey and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!! Thank you Trevor for coming on the show! I had a blast!! Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot Sports Get $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.com Living Sisu link: https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/on-the-spot-sports/support

**SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Learn more about this episode's Super-friend, Deidra M. EmEl, at director@wnypeace.org. ~~~~ Hosted by Dr. Carol Penn, DO, & Diem Jones this exciting 10-part Series, now in Season 10, is presented by Penn Global Visions and Dr. Carol's team of Super-friends as we explore the worlds of: weight loss; weight loss maintenance; aging in reverse; heart health; optimizing health and well being. Weightless with Dr. Carol Penn, is designed to assist each participant in the journey of outrageous self-care and how to prioritize themselves on behalf of achieving their best and highest self. Over the course of our show you will learn how to balance your Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous system. Tune in to this episode as we discuss "The Medicine of Embracing Buffalo" with superfriend Deidra M. EmEl. Produced by: Kenya Pope, http://goddess.kenyapope.com ~~~~ Featured Guest: Deidra M. EmEl Deidra EmElis the Executive Director of the Western New York Peace Center. Deidra is also a Trustee, Executive Administrator, and Program Coordinator of theCongregation of Israel (COI) Cultural Center, in which she is a co-founder. She is an educator, counselor, Community Health Worker, Maternal Child Health Specialist, herbalist, urban homesteader/farmer, and doula. She serves her community with grace, integrity, poise, and great appreciation and attention to what's most important. She received her Bachelors of Science in Sociology and a Certificate in AppliedSociology from Buffalo State College(2003). Deidra has been certified as a Childbirth Educator through The International Birth and Wellness Project and TheInternational Childbirth Education Association(2009/2010), Certified Doula-LifeCycles Center(2009), Maternal Child Health Specialist (2014). She has been a birth activist, family advocate, and proponent for International women's rights for over20 years. Deidra has worked hard and kept the WNY Peace Center going in more ways than we can say. She and her husband first became supporters of the Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC) and IFCO/Pastors for Peace. Her son joined Camp Peace prints in 2014 and she became a parent volunteer, every year, since! The administrative, financial, and general functioning aspects over the past many months could not have been accomplished without her. Deidra has inspired and balanced our efforts since she started as Office Manager, come Shero sinceFebruary 2018. She is a wife and mother, caregiver and organizer, hard worker, and peaceful caring being. We couldn't be more grateful to Deidra for all her selfless dedication and vision!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-penn/support

Nate Young brings almost 20 years of strength and conditioning experience to the table. He is currently working privately with remote clients. Previously, Nate was the Head Strength and Conditioning coach for Buffalo State College for 10 years, a public Division 3 college in Western New York where he was responsible for overseeing, designing, and assisting with the implementation of training initiatives related to the 18 varsity teams at the institution. Prior to his role at Buffalo State, Nate spent two years as a civilian musculoskeletal action team coach with the United States Army at Fort Sill in Lawton, OK where he was the subject matter expert in the FM 7-22, the Army's physical training manual. He spent three years as the men's and women's basketball strength and conditioning coach at Murray State University, and three years as an assistant strength coach at Florida International University. He began his professional career as a strength and conditioning intern at Binghamton University. Young competed in track and field as a thrower locally at Canisius College before transferring to Liberty University where he was the Big South shot put conference champion in the year 2000 and also played defensive tackle with the football team for one season. The native of Rome, N.Y. completed his bachelor's in exercise science from Liberty in 2003 and went on to earn his master's in exercise physiology and strength and conditioning from Florida International in 2005. Young is a certified strength and conditioning specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. You can contact me via email: nate_62@yahoo.com or coach.natey@gmail.com Your Body Is Your Business! Shawn and Laura are professionals based out of Atlanta “Trust, respect, passion, & integrity. These core values can be offered on your journey to optimize your lifestyle changes. Our goal is to provide you with the tools, knowledge, & confidence to provide you the edge over your competition. ” Interested? Click on the link below! Use the link below to access this podcast on #applepodcasts, discount on #thorne #supplements, nutrition services, and my professional experience (Linkedin) https://linktr.ee/rootsrd Sponsors: If you are interested in sponsoring the show please contact Shawn at sportsrd607@gmail.com #podcast #nutrition #sportnutrition #strength #mentalhealth #sportsmedicine #atc #leadership #strengthandconditioning #performance #athletes #D3 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shawn-pitcher/support

NDE's, Entrepreneurism, and the unplanned path to Enlightenment."There was life before meditation, psychedelics, and the I AM experience, and there is life after. I worked over 40 different jobs trying to find myself. I was an actor/stuntman in LA, top server at The Four Season Beverly Wilshire, an estate manager (think huge mansion with a polo field) for the ceo of Windsor Capital Group, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Buffalo State College while studying abroad my senior year in Madrid, Spain, became an owner/operator taxi driver and bought my first rental property after 6 months of hustling (turned a 3 unit into a 4 unit), bought another property 3 years later and transformed it into a 5 bed/5 bath top rated Bed & Breakfast in Niagara Falls, became a hazmat truck driver for a little more than 3 years while running my properties, sold my properties and business during the pandemic, paid off $400k debt and live debt free, converted a van into a RV and have traveled everywhere across America and Hawaii visiting all the great cities and National Parks and Forests since Christmas of 2021.Now I'm in Bali, beginning a new chapter as a heart-based guide for empaths and creators going through their Spiritual Awakening move from feeling trapped by limiting beliefs to living their dreams."✅ @jchurder

Poet, educator, published author, podcaster and entrepreneur. With over 15 years of experience in youth development, Simone Smith has worked in both social services and the education sectors. Currently she is a teacher at University Heights High School, where she is a classroom teacher, 12th grade advisor., and Work-based Learning Coordinator. Outside of the classroom, Simone serves her students as an athletic coach and sponsor of various after school clubs and programs. In addition to her 9-5 happenings, Simone has a deep love for service, which led her to starting the non-profit organization - Bridges Enrichment Services. She also serves as a leader of FLOW Ministries at Metro SDA in Maryland. Service to others is her greatest passion, and leads her constant involvement in community and religious activities. Simone has self-published three books - Lessons From My Journey, Facing the Mountain and Making it Over, and You're Worth It. She loves to read YA lit, which allows her to review unreleased books on occasion, and write poetry. She is also a podcaster of her own show “A Conscious Blend.” Simone holds undergraduate degrees from Northern Caribbean University and Hunter College. As well as graduate degrees and advanced certifications from Hunter College, Empire State College and Buffalo State College. Follow Simone at website https://linktr.ee/sim_da_motivator Instagram @simma_79 Twitter @sim_da_motivator Podcast https://anchor.fm/aconsciousblend #takingsmallsteps #impostersyndrome #intersectionality #notbeingothered #equityandinclusion #equityandinclusion #therapy #selfcare #ncu #universityheightshighschool #southbronx. Resources http://Therapyforblackgirls.com http://Psychologytoday.com http://Openpathcollective.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whataword/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whataword/support

110:Everyone Be Universal - Lazarus Morgan - SUNY Buffalo State College The CoachPad - https://thecoachpad.com 0:01 The CoachPad 1:40 Background 3:00 NY College Football 4:45 Def. Evolution 7:25 Hiring A Staff 9:15 Looking for an offensive identity 11:20 Strength & Conditioning 15:15 Changing Practice 18:00 HC, what you didn't know 20:30 Delegation 23:30 Preparation/Forecasting 27:00 Universal Language/Film Study 31:35 Teaching Tackling 35:45 Teaching Block Destruction Lazarus Morgan Head Coach SUNY Buffalo State College Twitter: @FB_Coach_Morgan --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nicholas-bandstra/support

Kevin Clifford became the head coach of the Roberts Wesleyan women's basketball team in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Redhawks, Clifford most recently coaches for three years at Buffalo State College. In his time at Buffalo State, he led the 2017-2018 women's basketball team to its most wins (13) since the 2013-2014 season. In the same season, Clifford led the Bengals to the SUNYAC Semifinals. Before Buffalo State College, Clifford served as the head coach at Mount St. Vincent for three seasons and led the program to its first ever Skyline Conference Championship and a trip to the NCAA playoffs. For his efforts in 2013-2014, Clifford was named the All-Metro Co-Coach of the Year and Skyline Coach of the Year. From 2005 to 2012, Clifford worked at The City College of New York spending time as an assistant men's basketball coach but then took over as the women's basketball head coach. Coach Clifford earned his bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in education from Sacred Heart. Clifford also completed his master's in elementary education at CCNY. @kclifford123 kevin clifford_kevin@roberts.edu --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-furtado/support

The start of our third season and the twenty-fifth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Gerard J. Puccio, Ph.D., the Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Creativity and Change Leadership Department at SUNY- Buffalo State. Dr. Puccio explores the trajectory of the field of Creativity from a pioneering graduate program founded in 1967 to a growing program of distinction known worldwide. The degree program is a transformational educational experience that helps students actualize as human beings, build creative confidence and develop leadership skills. Two exciting upcoming projects discussed are the new Innovation Suite planned for the Butler Library at Buffalo State College and launching a doctoral degree in Creativity and Change leadership. Dr. Puccio's journey to Creativity started at Jamestown Community College when he took a course in Creativity recommended by his academic advisor, Dr. Dean Patton. Today he is one of the preeminent leaders in the field, having written more than 60 articles, chapters, and books. As an accomplished speaker and consultant, he has delivered creativity workshops and presentations across the US and in more than 20 different countries. The Burchfield Penney Art Gallery is an example of a success story where Dr. Puccio led brainstorming concept development sessions for a large group of stakeholders. Concepts directly taken from these sessions are a living representation of using CPS to “engage a community to create something world-class.” The NY Times named it one of the top buildings to visit in the year it was built. Don't miss this inspiring discussion on the future of Creativity as we discuss the impact of neuroscience in providing insights into why creativity methods work and opportunities for improving physical and mental health with Creative Problem Solving.

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"Financially Ungraduated" is a term that my guests today, the co-founders of Arbol, created to address a big issue in today's world... financial illiteracy for students.The truth is, many high achieving students have the drive to finish college but unfortunately, due to a lack of financial education and resources, they're unable to finish in time. And that can cause a huge negative impact on their lives moving forward. So in this episode, I've invited my guests to talk about what they're doing to tackle this issue and how we can support them in the fight against financial illiteracy for students. This episode is part 2 out of a 2 part series we're collaborating on.Donate here:https://growarbol.com/donate/Follow Arbol and the founders on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growarbol/LinkedIn (David): https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgonzalez53/LinkedIn (Favio): https://www.linkedin.com/in/favioosorio/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@growarbol?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcMore about the Founders:David Gonzalez: Co-Founder, Co-CEOFirst-generation college graduate who earned a business degree from Buffalo State College and an MBA from Canisius College.  David has 10 years of professional experience working across all major business functions at large companies and startups. Most recently, David was the COO at early-stage startup Kangarootime where he helped secure $8M+ in venture financing, scaled the team from 10 to 50 employees, expanded into enterprise and markets generating a 15X increase in revenue.Read more about David: https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/inno/stories/profiles/2021/06/10/david-gonzalez-kangarootime-profile.htmlFavio Osorio: Co-Founder, Co-CEOFavio Osorio (co-founder, Co-CEO): Favio has 10+ years of experience in financial services holding various roles across several functions including wealth financial planning, project management, business analytics and strategy. Favio was a founding member of M&T Bank's Multicultural Banking group responsible for supporting various enterprise-wide initiatives intended to enhance the banking experience of multicultural customers. Favio has developed a deep understanding of the distinctive challenges and preferences of multicultural segments, in particular immigrants and communities of color. Favio earned an Economics and Business degree from Mount St. Mary's University and has an MBA from Duke University's The Fuqua School of Business.—If you enjoyed this episode feel free to follow me on the web for more career-related resources!FREE JOB SEARCH COURSE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS:https://yourevolvedmind.ck.page/socialworkjobsearchcourseLINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harlenyvasquez/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yourevolvedmind/?hl=en

Join us as we end Women's International Month with a special conversation about the pelvic floor given to us by Dr. Kindra Seville. Kindra Seville earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Stony Brook University. Prior to attending graduate school, Kindra attended Buffalo State College, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.     Kindra has gained clinical experience working with patients of all ages for treatment of orthopedic, vestibular, and neurological impairments. However, her passion is treating pelvic health conditions such as pelvic pain, pain with sexual function, bladder dysfunction and the postpartum demographic. She has advanced her training in pelvic floor physical therapy by completing Pelvic Floor Level 1 continuing education through the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. Kindra's goal is to become certified as a Pelvic Rehabilitation practitioner to further advocate for women's health and accessible pelvic floor care. She is very passionate about getting her patients back to their prior level of function so they can get back to doing the activities they love. Kindra is a strong believer in patient education and empowers her patients to become active participants in their care.   Outside of the clinic, Kindra can be found exploring new restaurants, reading, and making new memories with family and friends. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/support

As a first-generation Latina college grad, I've personally experienced how expensive the world of academia can be for students looking to pursue a degree. With expenses such as textbooks, transportation, and college tuition all adding up, it's no wonder many first-generation low-income students have to drop out of school. Well, my guests for today's episode are fighting that problem head-on with their own start-up, Arbol. In short, Arbol helps under-resourced college students raise funds to cover their living expenses, get advice, and build their network by connecting them with online supporters.This episode is part 1 out of a 2 part series we're collaborating on. For today, we'll be focusing more on:David and Favio's journey as first-generation  studentsHow Arbol is changing the world of academic financing one student at a time The challenges many students face when it comes to pursuing a degree More about the Founders:David Gonzalez: Co-Founder, Co-CEO First-generation college graduate who earned a business degree from Buffalo State College and an MBA from Canisius College.  David has 10 years of professional experience working across all major business functions at large companies and startups. Most recently, David was the COO at early-stage startup Kangarootime where he helped secure $8M+ in venture financing, scaled the team from 10 to 50 employees, expanded into enterprise and markets generating a 15X increase in revenue.Read more about David: https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/inno/stories/profiles/2021/06/10/david-gonzalez-kangarootime-profile.html Favio Osorio: Co-Founder, Co-CEO Favio Osorio (co-founder, Co-CEO): Favio has 10+ years of experience in financial services holding various roles across several functions including wealth financial planning, project management, business analytics and strategy. Favio was a founding member of M&T Bank's Multicultural Banking group responsible for supporting various enterprise-wide initiatives intended to enhance the banking experience of multicultural customers. Favio has developed a deep understanding of the distinctive challenges and preferences of multicultural segments, in particular immigrants and communities of color. Favio earned an Economics and Business degree from Mount St. Mary's University and has an MBA from Duke University's The Fuqua School of Business.Check out Arbol: https://growarbol.com/If you enjoyed this episode feel free to follow me on the web for more career-related resources!FREE JOB SEARCH COURSE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS:https://yourevolvedmind.ck.page/socialworkjobsearchcourseLINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harlenyvasquez/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yourevolvedmind/?hl=en

Join Dr. Nic talk to celebrity stylist Tim B about Adulting. Tim B is an award-winning celebrity fashion stylist, designer, creative director, and entrepreneur who has built a career reinventing some of the most powerful people in the music business through fashion and style. Born in Buffalo, New York Tim B fell in love with fashion at an early age, Forever using fashion as a method of self-expression. Tim began to build a level of fashion notoriety while attending East High School, Realizing his natural niche, Tim continued to Buffalo State College where he laid the foundation for industry education, studying fashion merchandising all the while sketching and styling with a determination to make his mark in the fashion industry. As the adage goes “anything worth having is worth working for.” So, Tim put in work… Tune in! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adultinginmypurpose/support

For the past three decades, University of Maryland, Baltimore County has become synonymous with Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III. He is nationally celebrated for his results-driven commitment to inclusive excellence, collaborative approach to leadership, and mentorship that pairs high expectations with strong support. In this episode of the MSCHE Pillars of Change Podcast, Dr. Katherine Conway-Turner, MSCHE Vice-Chair and President of  Buffalo State College, explores the impact Dr. Hrabowski has had on his students, faculty, and staff in shaping conversations surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion issues as well as striving to meet the challenges of society . UMBC's model of distributed leadership brings a variety of voices to the table to help move campus discussions forward by incorporating self-reflection.

Welcome to 12 Days of Chrstimas Blessings with the Lady Preacher Podcast!We've invited on some of our former guests on the podcast and each of them will be doing an episode for this special mini-series! They will be offering you a reflection and blessing in each episode.We know you're busy so we're keeping them short, sweet and simple. There is so much happening in our world and you do so much for others. We're grateful you are letting us do this one thing for you.Thank you for being here. We hope this mini-series blesses you and fills your well this holiday season.Merry Christmas!Katrina is currently the minister of the United Church of Warsaw in Western New York. She is a graduate of Buffalo State College and Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School.  A fifth generation clergy person, she has served the church in a variety of capacities throughout her career. In her spare time, Katrina enjoys gardening and making music with her band, Languid Dandy. ...Buy some Lady Preacher Podcast//Dancing Pastor Ministries Apparel:https://www.bonfire.com/store/dancing-pastor-ministries/Visit our website and sign up for our Weekly Devotional email!Find us on Instagram or Facebook!

Briar Baker's path from aspiring teacher to management consultant at Accenture, one of the world's largest and most respected consulting firms, is unconventional. And fascinating. Along the way, Baker earned a BS in Social Studies Education from Buffalo State College, was an Aircraft Structural Repairer in the New York Army National Guard, earned a M.Ed. from Canisius College, taught social studies in the Buffalo Public Schools, and earned his MBA at the University at Buffalo. Listen to Aaron Shaw, assistant director of recruiting, talk with Baker in our Military Information series. They discuss what it's like to make the transition from the military to UB's MBA program, how veterans can leverage their military skills in the program and in the workforce, support services for veterans at UB, and more.

A few months ago, some colleagues of mine shared a video on their facebook pages announcing that they were getting divorced. We were so impressed by how they handled the announcement and when we reached out to interview them, they offered to come on together! So today we have Rev. Katrina Macaluso and Rev. J. Eric Thompson to share their story and insights with us.We dove deep into some heady theology, working to untangle some of the harm done by the church around divorce and with the Mark 10 text. But we also dove into the realities of changing a major relationship status, navigating a divorce with kids, as well as removing some of the shame around divorce.And friends, if divorce is a hard subject for you, give yourself some grace with this one. Take it piece by piece if you need to, and remember that every story is unique. Yours may look different than Katrina and Eric's and that's okay. What we hope to do with this episode is dive into how one family is navigating these waters and, in doing so, maybe offer a lifeline to others who have maybe felt shame and stigma around this really hard thing.Rev. Katrina Macaluso:Katrina is currently the minister of the United Church of Warsaw in Western New York. She is a graduate of Buffalo State College and Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School.  A fifth generation clergy person, she has served the church in a variety of capacities throughout her career. In her spare time, Katrina enjoys gardening and making music with her band, Languid Dandy. Rev. J. Eric Thompson:Growing up in a military family marked by illness, J. Eric Thompson embodies what he was once told by a mentor: caregivers are made, not born. He is an Episcopal Priest of 15 years with experience in military and medical chaplaincy, as well as parochial ministry. He has two brilliant but exhausting children, John and June (named both for family members as well as the country musicians). He currently serves churches in Western New York State.SPONSOR:This episode is sponsored by Bliss Hot Yoga & Wellness Studio in Kenosha, WI. Bliss is a HOT yoga studio with an aim to provide an accessible safe space to all. They inspire and empower each individual through yoga and physical fitness; guiding them on a path of wellness, both internally and externally. Bliss Hot Yoga Studio provides the tools and coping mechanisms for each student to live everyday in their healthiest physical and mental state; the journey to experience BLISS. If you are new to yoga or a seasoned vet, Bliss welcomes you!ADDRESS: 1316 80th Street, Kenosha, WI 53143FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/blisshotyogawellnessINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/blisshotyogawellness/ BOOK A CLASS TODAY ON VAGARO

We've all heard of Speech Therapy right? You may be like me and think you know what it's all about. Today I'm interviewing a SLP who specializes in pediatrics and early development: Kerri Bubar. Come with me as Kerri explains the ins and outs to speech pathology. What does it mean? How does it differ for kids? What can I do at home? We take a look at all of these questions and more. Kerri Bubar is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist. She received her Masters of Science in Education from Buffalo State College in 2018. Kerri has spent 3 years working with infants and toddlers through the Early Intervention and Committee on Preschool Special Education programs, as well as school-aged children and adults through outpatient clinic services. She has specialized in pediatric feeding and swallowing, while also providing speech, language, voice, and fluency therapy for children of varying ages. Kerri completed a research project while in graduate school, exploring speech and language intervention for immigrant/refugee children in the Buffalo, NY area. She presented this research locally, nationally, and internationally, and was published in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's publication, Perspectives. Most recently, Kerri started a new position working as a speech-language pathologist at Holland Central School District. Kerri is Buffalo born and raised and loves all things Buffalo, especially the Bills! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Everyone is creative. Not everyone gets to be creative every day. However, Beth Slazak gets to be creative any time she wants. In fact, finding a creative approach to everything she does is not only encouraged but it's also a necessity. Beth and the team at the Creative Education Foundation help others in the community excel at Creative Problem Solving. They teach you how to use the Creative Problem Solving Method or CPS method to approach your problems or challenges in imaginative and innovative ways. Together they help you to redefine the problems and opportunities you face, in order to come up with new, innovative responses and solutions, in order to take action. It's time to be creative, does That Sound Terrific? More About the Creative Education Foundation www.creativeeducationfoundation.org If you search the Internet for “Creative Problem Solving,” you'll find many variations, all of which may be traced back to the work started by Alex Osborn in the 1940s and nurtured at Buffalo State College and the Creative Education Foundation. The diversity of approaches to the Creative Problem Solving process that have developed since is a testimony to the power of the idea. More About Beth Slazak Connect on LinkedIn Beth holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Buffalo in History with a minor in Dance, a Social Studies Certification in Education from Buffalo State, and a Masters of Science in Creative Studies from Buffalo State, has completed a three-year Certified Humor Professional program from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor and is in the middle of her Masters of Business Administration degree from D'Youville College. Beth has a passion for improv and enjoys studying it at Buffalo ComedySportz and Toronto's Second City. From teaching at a middle school to adjuncting at a few of the local colleges, her long career in the education world has taught her the value of what dedicated faculty and staff bring to a student's life. She combines this knowledge with excitement for deliberative problem solving to train people worldwide through the Creative Education Foundation. That Sounds Terrific - With Host Nick Koziol For more information on our Podcast, That Sounds Terrific visit our website at www.thatsoundsterrific.com and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you or someone you know are doing some terrific things that should be featured by our show then be sure to reach out by emailing us at thatsoundsterrfic@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thatsoundsterrific/support

As some of you may know, Saniyya Dennis has been missing from Buffalo State College for some time now. As current higher education professionals, we are going to give you some tips and tricks on how to be as safe as you can on a college campus, how to determine if a prospective college or university has the appropriate safety measures to keep you or anyone you know who is looking to choose a new school, and how to document and report information from a suspicious incident. Please don't hesitate to ask us any questions. We love you all and we hope this helps.

5.3.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland deconstructs GOP, Tim Scott & racism; Mitch McConnell tries to nix the 1619 Project; Andrew Brown Jr. laid to rest; #FindOurMissing: Saniyya Dennis, missing Buffalo State College student, last seen more than week ago; ER treatment disparities; White farmers sue for COVID Relief; New book breaks down "Things You Should Probably Not Say to Your Black Friend". Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered #RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starting over can be one of the scariest experiences one has to go through. This could be starting over after an illness, a loss, or any dramatic life experience, but the good news is that it can be done!    In this episode with guest Sol Munoz of Solrayz Jewelry, we hear how she reinvented herself by feeding her soul. If you have felt stuck after experiencing a trauma or seem to be holding a lot of fear around pursuing your dreams, this story is for you. See how Sol not only discovered who she is but what she is: The “I AM.” Living the life of your dreams even after a trauma is possible!   This episode is sponsored by SHE, a Choreoplay, a play about ending violence against women and girls, healing and empowerment. And in honor of Sexual Violence Awareness Month, I am excited to announce that Buffalo State College will present an archival performance of SHE followed by a LIVE post show discussion with the cast on April 29th 2021 at 7pm EST. Individual and group sales available for your school or institution. To discover more about this event or to purchase tickets please visit: https://bsctheater.anywhereseat.com/channel.php.  Additionally, 50% of all ticket sales will be donated to The National Sexual Violence Hotline.   For more information on Sol Munoz and her incredible reiki infused jewelry visit her on Instagram @solrayzjewelry. Contact Jinah on Instagram @jinah_nicole_parker

Tiffany Moore received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Buffalo State College and a master's degree from the transnational studies department with a specialty in "Global Gender Studies" from The University of Buffalo. Today Tiffany is a Human Rights Activist and Consultant, turned Coach. After more than 10 years working full-time in the non-profit world, she was tired of being restricted on when, how, and where to work. Venturing out on her own, she struggled with how to navigate being in business for herself. Fiercely passionate about changing the world but not knowing how to bridge the gap into the entrepreneurial space. Now, she helps those working in non-profits, leverage their passion to change the world and become, what she calls, humanitarian entrepreneurs.  Tiffany talks to us about "the humanitarian approach" for success.  She challenges the audience to find passion. What lights you up? How do you envision making the world a little better?  Secondly, we must have a successful plan. Thinking creatively and outside the box and drafting a specific business plan for your success. Thirdly, embrace your uniqueness. In order to be successful, one needs to be able to take a look at who they are and address any limiting beliefs that arise to eliminate self-sabotage.  Lastly, realize that nonprofit mentality can deeply permeate one's way of thinking with guilt and shame. It becomes imperative that one is able to work through this and not have this perception hold you back. 

Tiffany Moore received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Buffalo State College and a master's degree from the transnational studies department with a specialty in "Global Gender Studies" from The University of Buffalo. Today Tiffany is a Human Rights Activist and Consultant, turned Coach. After more than 10 years working full-time in the non-profit world, she was tired of being restricted on when, how, and where to work. Venturing out on her own, she struggled with how to navigate being in business for herself. Fiercely passionate about changing the world but not knowing how to bridge the gap into the entrepreneurial space. Now, she helps those working in non-profits, leverage their passion to change the world and become, what she calls, humanitarian entrepreneurs. Tiffany talks to us about "the humanitarian approach" for success. She challenges the audience to find passion. What lights you up? How do you envision making the world a little better? Secondly, we must have a successful plan. Thinking creatively and outside the box and drafting a specific business plan for your success. Thirdly, embrace your uniqueness. In order to be successful, one needs to be able to take a look at who they are and address any limiting beliefs that arise to eliminate self-sabotage. Lastly, realize that nonprofit mentality can deeply permeate one's way of thinking with guilt and shame. It becomes imperative that one is able to work through this and not have this perception hold you back. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/odell-glenn-jr/support

Have you ever made a bet? Do you frequently visit casinos or go online to gamble? Are you a gamer that spends money on in-game features for a chance to win rare gear, consumables, or specialty items? Have you ever spent hours of time in Grand Theft Auto's in-game virtual casino? When you cut back time in these activities do you find yourself irritable or anxious? Are you going back in just one last time to win back what you lost? What you may be experiencing is the development of a gambling problem or addiction. Join Host Nick Koziol and his guests Jeffrey Wierzbicki and Angela DiRosa as they explore the services of the Western Problem Gambling Resource Center. Gambling is a slippery slope that can ruin someone financially and destroy families and relationships. Find out the common warning signs, and how they can support you and your loved ones in identifying an issue that often is overshadowed by other addictions or life-threatening issues. Learn the warning signs and understand the support that the Western Problem Gambling Resource Center can give to help you or a friend claim back life. That Sounds Terrific Podcast: Host Nick Koziol enjoys connecting with Terrific people that are doing Terrific things. For more information on our Podcast, That Sounds Terrific visit our website at www.thatsoundsterrific.com and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you or someone you know are doing some terrific things that should be featured by our show then be sure to reach out to us by emailing us at thatsoundsterrfic@gmail.com. Contact the Western Problem Gambling Resource Center Western Problem Gambling Resource Center 300 International Dr. Williamsville, NY 14221 Phone: (716) 833-4274 Website: https://nyproblemgamblinghelp.org/western/ LinkedIn Facebook More About Angela DiRosa: Angela DiRosa is the Program Manager with the Western Problem Gambling Resource Center. In addition to assisting with awareness and outreach efforts, Angela collaborates with mental health professionals to build a robust problem gambling service network and connects individuals being negatively impacted by problem gambling to the resources they need. Angela has worked in a similar field before joining the Western PGRC conducting training, advocacy and policy change with the NYS Bureau of Tobacco Control. Connect with Angela: LinkedIn More About Jeffrey Wierzbicki: Jeffrey has been working in non-profit world for about 15 years. The first 12 years spent working with runaway and homeless youth in Niagara County, NY. Currently, Jeffrey is the Western Team Leader with the Western Problem Gambling Resource Center serving all 8 counties of WNY. Jeffrey is a graduate of Buffalo State College with a B.A. in Sociology. Connect with Jeffrey: LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thatsoundsterrific/support

  Every Wednesday experience the unlocking of secrets to success, how to handle the worst and the best life throws at you. Get past The Pretty; the glitz and the glam that many see on social media. The Ugly; the bedrock beginnings and hard times that are difficult that make you question your path. The Grind; the hustle the sleepless nights that no one sees's which develops The G Code's; life lessons which foster Success. Get ready for The G-Code. Unlocking all Go Getta codes to success. Meet DJ Superstar Jay., This week featured Go Getta on The G Code Podcast   Listen to Episode 72 with ADRI.V The Go Getta as she speaks with the Mixtape King DJ Superstar Jay of SiriusXM Shade 45. In this episode, DJ Superstar shares the pretty, the ugly and the grind to his success. Jay got his start DJing in ADRI.V’s hometown of Buffalo, NY while attending Buffalo State College. Although attending Buffalo State Colege was a mistake it turned out to be one of his greatest ones. Jay opened up about his key G Codes to success and why being consistent is key. Listen and learn what’s next for DJ Superstar Jay! Check out The G-Code Weekly With ADRI.V The Go Getta for a dope motivational message and meetings with featured Go Getta's as they give you the G Codes to Success. Get to know The Pretty, The Ugly, The Grind of Success. Listen to The G-Code Here  

Actor, screenwriter and stage director Ruben Santiago-Hudson was born on November 24, 1956 in Lackawanna, New York to Alean Hudson and Ruben Santiago. He graduated from Lackawanna High School, earned his B.A. degree in theatre from Binghamton University in 1978, and his M.F.A. degree from Wayne State University in 1982. Santiago-Hudson first appeared as an actor in the 1988 film, Coming to America. He then played Captain Billy Cooper on the daytime drama Another World from 1990 to 1993, for which he became widely recognized. Santiago-Hudson made his Broadway debut as Buddy Bolden in Jelly's Last Jam in 1992, and starred in August Wilson's Seven Guitars in 1995. He wrote 2001's Lackawanna Blues, an autobiographical play, and then adapted it for the highly acclaimed, award-winning 2005 HBO film. He co-starred opposite Phylicia Rashad in Gem of the Ocean on Broadway in 2004. In 2007, he starred in a Public Broadcasting Service Nova documentary about the life of Percy Lavon Julian, and from 2009 to 2011, he played Captain Roy Montgomery in ABC's Castle. Santiago-Hudson returned to Broadway to star in Stick Fly in 2011, and is set to direct August Wilson's JITNEY! on Broadway in 2017. Santiago-Hudson's other feature film credits include Bleeding Hearts, Blown Away, Domestic Disturbance, Which Way Home, The Devil's Advocate, American Gangster, Mr. Brooks, Shaft, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Showtime's Solomon and Sheba. His other television show credits include The Cosby Mysteries, New York Undercover, NYPD Blue, Touched by an Angel, The West Wing, Third Watch, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Showtime's Billions, the TNT series Public Morals, and five episodes of Law & Order. He has also lectured on theatre at colleges and universities across the United States, and served as a private acting coach. Santiago-Hudson received the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Performer in Seven Guitars. He was awarded the 2006 Humanitas Prize in writing for the HBO film adaptation of his play Lackawanna Blues, and received a NAACP Lifetime Achievement Theatre Award in 2009. In 2013, Santiago-Hudson won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director, an Obie Award for Direction, and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for his work in the Off-Broadway production of The Piano Lesson. In 2016, he won an Obie Award for Special Citations: Collaboration of the play Skeleton Crew. He has also received an honorary doctorate of letters from Buffalo State College in 2006, and from Wayne State University in 2015. In 2014, The Ruben Santiago-Hudson Fine Arts Learning Center was named in his honor in his hometown of Lackawanna, New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices