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Did you know that for some enslaved Africans, small plots of land became ways to maintain culture and heritage- and even pathways to freedom? Soul Food Scholar, Adrian Miller joins us to share stories that tie land to belonging and survival. Amanda Henderson and Adrian Miller dive deep into the stories about navigating the ways of the land to cultivate food sovereignty within African American communities, despite forced migration and slavery in the United States. As they discuss the truths about the ongoing struggle of food injustice for marginalized communities and the rise of consciousness towards food sovereignty, we learn the importance of connecting and adapting to the land as a means of survival.  GUEST: Adrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado. Adrian received an A.B in International Relations from Stanford University in 1991, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. From 1999 to 2001, Miller served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton with his Initiative for One America – the first free-standing office in the White House to address issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. Miller went on to serve as a senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. From 2004 to 2010, he served on the board for the Southern Foodways Alliance. In June 2019, Adrian lectured in the Masters of Gastronomy program at the Università di Scienze Gastronomiche (nicknamed the “Slow Food University”) in Pollenzo, Italy. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American, and the first layperson, to hold that position. Miller's first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was published on President's Day 2017. It was a finalist for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction,” and the 2018 Colorado Book Award for History. Adrian's third book, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, will be published Spring 2021. Sharecropping, Black Land Acquistion, and White Supremacy (1868-1900) Food Sovereignty  Growing Your Own Food: Resources and Tools Talking Trash: Five Easy Steps to Reduce Food Waste

In honor of Thanksgiving and Season 2 of High on the Hog, we thought it might be fun to bring back another older episode of the Historians At The Movies Podcast during our two week break. Leftovers, if you will. This episode features two of my food history scholars in Adrian E. Miller and Mark Johnson, talking about African American culinary traditions, gender roles in the kitchen, and some of their favorite recipes. I hope you're coming back for seconds on this.About our guests:Adrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado. Adrian received an A.B in International Relations from Stanford University in 1991, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995.  From 1999 to 2001, Miller served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton with his Initiative for One America – the first free-standing office in the White House to address issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. Miller went on to serve as a senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. From 2004 to 2010, he served on the board for the Southern Foodways Alliance. In June 2019, Adrian lectured in the Masters of Gastronomy program at the Università di Scienze Gastronomiche (nicknamed the “Slow Food University”) in Pollenzo, Italy. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American, and the first layperson, to hold that position. Mark Johnson is an assistant professor in history at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. He specializes in the history of the United States and, specifically, the U.S. South and African American History. In 2017, he published An Irresistible History of Alabama Barbecue: From Wood Pit to White Sauce. In 2021, he published Rough Tactics: Black Performance in Political Spectacles, 1877-1932 came out with University Press of Mississippi. He previously published articles in Southern Cultures and Louisiana History. Currently, he's working on a cultural history of bacon in the United States tentatively titled American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon with University of Georgia Press.

Adrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado. Adrian received an A.B in International Relations from Stanford University in 1991, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. From 1999 to 2001, Miller served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton with his Initiative for One America – the first free-standing office in the White House to address issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. Miller went on to serve as a senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. From 2004 to 2010, he served on the board for the Southern Foodways Alliance. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American, and the first layperson, to hold that position. In 2018, Adrian was awarded the Ruth Fertel “Keeper of the Flame Award” by the Southern Foodways Alliance, in recognition of his work on African American foodways. Miller's first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was published on President's Day 2017. It was a finalist for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction,” and the 2018 Colorado Book Award for History. Adrian's third book is Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, and is the subject of our conversation today.

“Art gathers  us,” says poet aaron a. abeyta. In this episode, we talk with the celebrated poet about his newest collection of poems and letters, ancestor of fire. In this episode, focus on what is the work of the writer? How do we save language? What are the benefits of writing longhand? How do we give voice to what is broken? How does repetition echo storytelling? Why is it important to write what you don't know?  Plus aaron shares many lines and bits of wisdom from his mentors and literary heroes. aaron a. abeyta is a Colorado native and the author of five collections of poetry and one novel. For his book, colcha, Abeyta received an American Book Award and the Colorado Book Award.  In addition, his novel, Rise, Do Not be Afraid, was a finalist for the 2007 Colorado Book Award and El Premio Aztlan. abeyta was awarded a Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship for poetry, and he is the former Poet Laureate of Colorado's Western Slope and was a finalist for the 2019 Colorado Poet Laureate.  Abeyta is also a recipient of a Governor's Creative Leadership Award for 2017. aaron has over 100 publications in journals, anthologies, textbooks and books. His most recent book, ancestor of fire, was just released by Lithic Press.abeyta also served as mayor of his hometown, Antonito, for eight years, completing his two terms in April, 2022. aaron, his wife Michele and their daughter, Rut, call Antonito home. Michele and Aaron are co-Directors and founders of The Justice & Heritage Academy, a school based on the three pillars of Environmental, Social and Food Justice. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emergingform.substack.com/subscribe

He calls himself a recovering lawyer and politico turned culinary historian, food writer and professional speaker.Sprinkle in a healthy dose of faith and social justice activism and voilà — a Soul Food Scholar “dropping knowledge like hot biscuits!”Somehow, Adrian Miller has managed to fashion a successful career intersecting his multitude of talents to the benefit of us all.From the White House to NetflixSome of you might recognize him from his star turn on the acclaimed Netflix docuseries, “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America”.Or perhaps you've encountered him on his cross-country travels.He visited 150 restaurants in 35 cities as he researched his James Beard Award-winning book, “Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time.”He received a second James Beard Award just this year for his most recent book, “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue.”Oh — and he worked in Bill Clinton's White House as Deputy Director of the President's Initiative for One America addressing racism, ethics and religious issues of reconciliation.So there's that…Not to mention his skills as a gifted storyteller and speaker with a wicked sense of humor.Finding his CallingEarly in his career, Adrian aspired to represent his home state of Colorado in the U.S. Senate.Instead, he has found a unique and compelling way to contribute to our national discourse using scholarship, food and faith to help bridge our divides.As Executive Director of the Colorado Council of Churches, Adrian works to build interfaith relationships and advocate on social justice issues.Clearly we have a lot to talk about, including some fun, food facts from my childhood during the Switch it Up segment at the end. So don't miss it!Be Featured on Our Voices MatterSpeaking of fun, food facts, we'd love to hear yours! You might even win a prize.Send us a quick phone video sharing one of your favorite food memories. Bonus if your memory is about bringing people together.We'll use your videos to create a special episode of OVM just in time for the holidays.The OVM team will vote on the best video and the winner of a $100 Visa gift card will be announced when the episode drops on December 1st..The deadline to upload your video is Friday, November 18, 2022.I can't wait to see it. So get to it!Support the show

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's conversation is a great complement to a favorite summer past-time and what many consider delicacy--Barbecue. My guest is fellow Coloradan and Stanford Alum, Adrian Miller - The Soul Food Scholar. He is an award winning food writer, attorney, and certified barbecue judge. Two of his books, his first in 2014, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time and most recent in 2022, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue are the James Beard Foundation (https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2022-james-beard-award-winners) Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship winners. His second book, The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was a finalist for a 2018 NAACP Image Award (https://naacpimageawards.net/naacp-hollywood-bureau/) for “Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction.” He is also featured in the Netflix hit docu-series, "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (https://www.netflix.com/title/81034518)." He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches (https://cochurches.org) and, as such, is the first African American, and the first layperson, to hold that position. As well, he is the co-project director and lead curator for the forthcoming “Proclaiming Colorado's Black History” exhibit at the Museum of Boulder.  In addition to fascinating anecdotes about foods common on three sides of the Atlantic Ocean, you'll get a sense of how this lawyer by training found himself on a career path in service not only to his dreams, but to the uncovering, elevation and preservation of narratives about culture defining foods and food practices. Where to find Adrian? www.adrianemiller.com (https://adrianemiller.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-miller-792b885/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/soulfoodscholar) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/soulfoodscholar/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/adrian.miller.564/) What's Adrian watching? Star Trek (https://www.startrek.com) Law and Order (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_%26_Order) Other topics of interest: One America Initiative (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_America_Initiative) John Egerton's Soul Food Cookbook (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00KEPHTH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_JM83Q0SEYBP0ESC5E655&tag=glocalcitizens20) Southern Foodways Alliance (https://www.southernfoodways.org) Red Drinks in Black Culture (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-red-drink-180980046/) Edna Lewis (https://www.kinfolk.com/edna-lewis/) Ultimate Braai Master (https://ultimatebraaimaster.co.za) Kebab (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebab), Suya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suya), Shawarma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawarma), Yakatori (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakitori), Asada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carne_asada) Special Guest: Adrian Miller.

For this next installment of From the Vault (highlighting past talks at Upper House), we're stretching all the way back to February 2020 for a unique (and uniquely tasty!) event featuring food writer and James Beard Award winner Adrian Miller. An expert in all things soul food and BBQ, Adrian weaves into his presentation a mix of theology, history, culinary knowledge, and a passion for justice. Besides being a writer and food critic, Adrian Miller is the Executive Director of the Colorado Council of Churches. He's the author of numerous books including Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue (2021). As always we invite you to leave us a rating on your favorite podcast app or send us a comment at podcast@slbrownfoundation.org. Credits: music by Micah Behr, audio engineering by Andy Johnson, graphic design by Madeline Ramsey.

Bio: Adrian received an A.B in International Relations from Stanford University in 1991, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. From 1999 to 2001, Miller served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton with his Initiative for One America – the first free-standing office in the White House to address issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. Miller went on to serve as a senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. From 2004 to 2010, he served on the board for the Southern Foodways Alliance. In June 2019, Adrian lectured in the Masters of Gastronomy program at the Università di Scienze Gastronomiche (nicknamed the “Slow Food University”) in Pollenzo, Italy. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American, and the first layperson, to hold that position. Website: https://adrianemiller.com/ A transcript of this interview with Adrian Miller was edited and produced by the Culrinary HIstorians of Northern California. https://hangtownfry.substack.com/p/adrianmiller If you follow my podcast and enjoy it, I'm on @buymeacoffee. If you like my work, you can buy me a coffee and share your thoughts

Bob talks to Bob Puglisi about growing up in Corona Queens and how he came to write "Railway Avenue" and "Midnight Auto Supply." Both are great reads and certainly a must for those from Corona.Bob Puglisi's StoryI'm just a kid from Queens (N.Y.) that's where my story begins. I've had a varied background, including IT professional, actor, playwright, screenwriter, producer, and librarian. I was on stage in plays produced in Los Angeles and at the Crested Butte Mountain Theatre in Colorado. My acting credits include stage, film, and television. Some of my memorable TV roles were on MATLOCK with the late Andy Griffith, HILL STREET BLUES, and several appearances in comedy skits on The TONIGHT SHOW with Jay Leno. In the year 2000, I won a fellowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts for my screenplay BIG WHITE BONNEVILLE, which was produced as a short film, entitled My Bonneville. It toured the film festival circuit around the country. When I'm not writing, I love to snow ski, fish, hike and bike. I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico with my wife, Anita, and our cockatiel, Skipper.Railway Avenue will make you laugh, cry, and in the end, the characters will remain with you long after you have finished reading. It is a love story that spans the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. In it, Vietnam vetTommy DiNardo is willing to kill to avenge the murder of the woman he has loved since he was five years old.Tommy grows up in the working class Italian-American neighborhood of Corona, New York. Growing up in the fifties, Tommy and his friends do things kids of that era did: build clubhouses, catch fire flies, ride bicycles, and spy into a mysterious church of holy rollers. As teens, they hang out on stoop tops, listen to rock and roll, go to drag races, attend high school proms and have early sexual experiences. But there is a dark side to this pleasantly sounding story. These kids endure domestic violence, an abusive nun, a polio epidemic, a fire that threatens to destroy their homes, the violent death of a young friend, the racial turmoil that erupts in 1960s Corona, the Vietnam War and murder.Midnight Auto Supply one year after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War continues to  escalate and the draft hangs over the heads of young men in Corona, New York. The sounds of doo-wop, the Four Season, Elvis, and Sinatra still play on the juke box at Al's Bar and Grill where twenty-one-year-old Frankie Russo and his friends hang out. On one of the most important days in young Frankie's life, he has an accident with his brand new 1964 Pontiac Bonneville, and it becomes one of the worst days of his life. The actions he takes following the accident change his life forever.Railway Avenue Railway Avenue is a love story that spans the 1950s, 60s, and 70s in Corona QueensMidnight Auto Supply The Vietnam War continues to escalate and the draft hangs over the heads of young men in Corona.Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for ItaliansSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=30519446)

The week on Aftersight, Penn talks with Dale Hill, who talks us through his life and his experience with Bardet-Biedl syndrome, an inherited disease causing progressive loss of night and peripheral vision from retinitis pigmentosa. BBS can also cause a number of other symptoms and problems including: obesity, extra fingers and toes, kidney disease, and developmental disabilities. Dale is lively, and he talks us through his start in Washington State, his move to Colorado, his education, his slow loss of vision, his struggles with finding employment, and his eventually becoming Vice President at the Colorado Council for the Visually Impaired and Blind (CCBIB). Join Penn and Dale Hill on Aftersight!

What is it about the beautiful smell of barbecue smoke? I adore it and I am not alone. It seems to hit a deep, primal nerve within us. Its allure may summon our inner cave dweller. Or it may remind us of camping, holidays, cookouts, or other positive memories. For my guest, Adrian Miller (www.adrianmiller.com), it also taps into roots of his African American heritage. And I am so excited to have him on my podcast. Adrian is a legitimate Renaissance man. After graduating Stanford, he got his law degree from Georgetown, became a special assistant to President Bill Clinton, became a certified barbecue competition judge, won a James Beard-award for his scholarship as an author of one of his several books, and, as a deeply spiritual man, he serves on the Colorado Council of Churches. I was particularly interested in his latest book, Black Smoke, which Kirkus Reviews describes as an “essential reader for history buffs and barbecue lovers alike.” So, join Adrian and me as he reveals the psychological, historical, cultural, and technical aspects of barbecue.

Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue Presented by Adrian Miller Food Writer, Attorney, Certified Barbecue Judge Join us as James Beard Award-winning author Adrian Miller discusses the history of African American barbecue culture from his book, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue. Black Smoke describes how African Americans inherited a type of cooking that fused Native American meat smoking and European grilling techniques that became known as “barbecue.” By the early 1800s, African Americans were firmly established as barbecue’s “go to” cooks. Black Smoke further explores different aspects of African American barbecue culture. You’ll find out how barbecue permeated plantation culture and spread with slavery. You’ll see the ways that African Americans made barbecue an essential part of social life in the rural South whether in religious life, politics, or special occasions. You’ll see how African Americans became barbecue’s most effective ambassadors by giving those outside the South a taste of southern barbecue as freelance caterers at special events and restaurant entrepreneurs who settled in new communities during “The Great Migration.” For generations, African Americans gave people of all types their first taste of barbecue. To accentuate this phenomenal history, Black Smoke profiles sixteen men and women who epitomized barbecue excellence. About Adrian Miller Adrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado. Bibliography Miller’s first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was published on President’s Day 2017. It was a finalist for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction,” and the 2018 Colorado Book Award for History. Adrian’s third book, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, will be published Spring 2021. Awards In 2018, Adrian was awarded the Ruth Fertel “Keeper of the Flame Award” by the Southern Foodways Alliance, in recognition of his work on African American foodways. In 2019, Adrian received the Judge Henry N. and Helen T. Graven award from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, for being “an outstanding layperson, whose life is nurtured and guided by a strong sense of Christian calling, and who is making a significant contribution to community, church, and our society.” Biography Adrian received an A.B in International Relations from Stanford University in 1991, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. From 1999 to 2001, Miller served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton with his Initiative for One America – the first free-standing office in the White House to address issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. Miller went on to serve as a senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. From 2004 to 2010, he served on the board for the Southern Foodways Alliance. In June 2019, Adrian lectured in the Masters of Gastronomy program at the Università di Scienze Gastronomiche (nicknamed the “Slow Food University”) in Pollenzo, Italy. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American, and the first layperson, to hold that position. Social Media Facebook: Soul Food Scholar Page Instagram: @soulfoodscholar Twitter: @soulfoodscholar Recorded via Zoom on May 19, 2021 www.CulinaryHistorians.org

Hello, listeners (readers), I'm so thankful and happy you're here today! and I'm very honored to introduce you to Adrian Miller, otherwise known as the Soul Food Scholar. I recently read the second of Adrian's 3 books (so far) The President's Kitchen Cabinet, about the The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas. I loved this book of historical anecdotes which were interesting in their own right and also often served to teach larger truths about the office and the country. But honestly, I was hooked while reading Adrian's bio, which was written with a humor and humility that belied his impressive resume.  Among other accomplishments, Adrian Miller served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton with his Initiative for One America – the first free-standing office in the White House to address issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. He is a James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado and currently leads the Colorado Council of Churches as they work together for justice.  Adrian was kind enough to come on and answer my fumbling questions about many of these topics - from the scholarly definition of Soul Food, to his personal history, and finally his ongoing and, sadly, often frustrating work on the front of racial reconciliation. I am grateful to Adrian for his scholarship, wisdom, and time, I commend his books to you, and I am thrilled to share this interview today. Listen to Adrian Now   Highlights from this episode with Adrian Miller Historical context for church and meals in minority communities "A community cannot come together without food" Why is there a vegetable plate at any soul food restaurant? What's the hottest trend in soul food? Complicated relationship: Southern Cooking, Down Home Cooking, Soul Food What's the definition of Soul Food and is it being redefined? Who can make Soul Food? His childhood ambition and what went from there Working for President Clinton's initiaive on race Is simply listening to each other enough? Food & racial reconciliation A dinner guide for difficult conversations His research process   Ways to Connect with Adrian Miller, Soul Food Scholar Website: https://adrianemiller.com/ Instagram: @soulfoodscholar Adrian's First Book: Soul Food Adrian's Second Book: The President's Kitchen Cabinet Adrian's Latest Book: Black Smoke   Recipe Related to This Episode (From Adrian's Mom!) Lemon Icebox Pie More About The Storied Recipe Podcast The concept of The Storied Recipe is unique - every guest gives me a recipe that represents a cherished memory, custom, or person. I actually make, photograph, and share the recipe. During the interview, I discuss the memories and culture around the recipe, and also my experience (especially my mistakes and questions!) as I tried it. My listeners and I are a community that believes food is a love language unto itself. With every episode, we become better cooks and global citizens, more grateful for the gift of food, and we honor those that loved us through their cooking.   Subscribe to the podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or simply search for The Storied Recipe in your favorite player.   I am also a storytelling photographer celebrating food in extraordinary light You can shop The Storied Recipe Print Shop (where every image tells a story) here.   Please Rate or Review The Podcast Podchaser is donating 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America's Go Further Fund for EVERY podcast and episode review on Podchaser this April. And the best part is they will DOUBLE it every time a podcast replies to the review! Of course, I'd be honored to reply to your review - So!!! You can help me spread the stories on this podcast to more and more people all while sending meals to those in need!!

We're constantly involved with negotiations in our daily lives – from discussing where to eat for lunch with friends to reviewing contracts with service providers. But as a wedding industry business, are you willing to negotiate in your own business in order to close the deal? In this week's episode of the This Week In Weddings podcast, we're chatting with a negotiation strategist about this very topic.  About our guest: A highly sought-after leadership and negotiation strategist, Elizabeth Suárez is committed to helping professionals and their organizations establish working environments where people are empowered to be skilled leaders and negotiators. After climbing the ranks of corporate America, she spent the last decade creating the impactful and interactive platform Negotiation Unleashed, a coaching, training and facilitation resource for professionals.  As a previous corporate executive turned negotiation influencer, she created this platform to guide leaders into thriving decision-makers and strategists. Elizabeth holds an MBA from The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, and a BS in chemical engineering from Cornell University. She completed the Executive Management Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.   She is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership, National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) and Leadership Denver.  She is a certified MBTI practitioner and mediator trained by the Colorado Council of Mediators and the Colorado Bar Association. In this episode, listeners will hear about: Elizabeth's background and how she became an expert in negotiation Ways to negotiate that don't necessarily come down to price Elizabeth's thoughts on pricing your services in order give flexibility for negotiation Knowing when it's time to walk away from the negotiation Want to connect with Elizabeth? Online: https://negotiationunleashed.com/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SalaryQueen/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speakerelizabeth/  Twitter: @elizabethsuarez 

This week, Raymond and Alyssa get back into their routines after winter break and talk about the application and committee selection process for the upcoming review and revision to the Colorado Academic Standards. CDE is now accepting applications for committee members for revisions to social studies, music, visual arts, dance, and drama & theatre arts. Committee work on these standards is expected to begin in May of 2021 and finish with state board adoption ahead of the July 1, 2022 deadline. If you are interested in applying to participate on a standards revision committee you can find more details at the link below. Applications are due January 11th, 2021. Links: Revision Committee: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cas-application Standards Revision Page: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/casreviewandrevision Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics book study: https://www.cctmath.org/taking-action CDE Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction Hosts: Raymond Johnson (johnson_r@cde.state.co.us) and Alyssa Wooten (wooten_a@cde.state.co.us) The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

In this Hispanic Heritage Month Edition episode, Luis speaks with Elizabeth Suárez. A highly sought-after leadership and negotiation strategist, Elizabeth Suárez is committed to helping professionals and their organizations establish working environments where people are empowered to be skilled leaders and negotiators. After climbing the ranks of corporate America, she spent the last decade creating the impactful and interactive platform Negotiation Unleashed, a coaching, training and facilitation resource for professionals.  As a previous corporate executive turned negotiation influencer, she created this platform to guide leaders into thriving decision-makers and strategists. Elizabeth holds an MBA from The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, and a BS in chemical engineering from Cornell University. She completed the Executive Management Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.   She is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership, National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) and Leadership Denver.  She is a certified MBTI practitioner and mediator trained by the Colorado Council of Mediators and the Colorado Bar Association. Notes: In this episode, you’ll learn about the following and more: Elizabeth’s background and upbringing How Elizabeth’s Hispanic Heritage has shaped her career How the Negotiation Unleashed platform helps its participants and the community Elizabeth’s best piece of advice for all Hispanic men and women currently working hard to go after their dream Resources: Download the 3 Fundamental “Money Moves” to Make Before Turning 45 Negotiation Unleashed Website Elizabeth’s YouTube Chanel Elizabeth’s LinkedIn Elizabeth’s Twitter Elizabeth’s Facebook Elizabeth’s Instagram Luis’ Twitter Luis’ LinkedIn Luis’ Instagram Luis’ Facebook Luis’ YouTube Chanel

Read any good books lately? Raymond and Alyssa talk about the abundance of book studies and book clubs they're seeing right now, including the books we're reading in the Office of Standards and Instructional Support. Links (linking does not imply an endorsement by the Colorado Department of Education): Standards Deviation: How Schools Misunderstand Education Policy by James P. Spillane: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674021099 High-Impact Instruction: A Framework for Great Teaching by Jim Knight: https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/high-impact-instruction/book234377 Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta Hammond: https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/culturally-responsive-teaching-and-the-brain/book241754 Learning to Improve: How America's Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better by Anthony S. Bryk, Louis M. Gomez, Alicia Grunow, and Paul G. LeMahieu: https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/resources/publications/learning-to-improve/ Taking Action book study from the Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics: https://cctmath.org/taking-action Hosts: Raymond Johnson (johnson_r@cde.state.co.us) and Alyssa Wooten (wooten_a@cde.state.co.us) The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

For this Third Thursday, we thought we'd take a moment - in the middle of the month, in the middle of the year - to talk about the dreaded middle. As writers, we spend lots of creative energy thinking about the beginning of a project. We agonize over and draft and redraft our endings. But it's the middle, more often than not, where we find ourselves stuck. Join us for a conversation with Charlotte Gullick, Donna Johnson, and ire'ne lara silva as we ponder how best to tackle the highs and lows of a writing project's hump. The conversation was be moderated by WLT ED Becka Oliver. Charlotte Gullick is Chair of the Creative Writing Department at Austin Community College. She holds BA in Literature/Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz and a MA in English/Creative Writing from UC Davis as well as a MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Her awards include a Christopher Isherwood Fellowship for Fiction, a Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship for Poetry, and residencies at MacDowell and Ragdale. She is the author of the novel By Way of Water. Donna M. Johnson is the author of Holy Ghost Girl, a critically acclaimed memoir deemed “enthralling” by the New York Times and “compulsively readable” by Texas Monthly. Oprah named the book to her Memoirs We Love list. Holy Ghost Girl won the Mayborn Creative Nonfiction Prize and took top honors at the Books for a Better Life Awards in Manhattan. Donna has written for Huffington Post, The Rumpus, Shambhala Sun, Psychology Today, and other publications. Donna is a Ragdale Fellow and was recently awarded a fellowship at the Lucas Artist’s Residency. She is currently at work on a memoir that combines investigative reporting with person narrative. ire’ne lara silva is the author of three poetry collections, furia (Mouthfeel Press, 2010) Blood Sugar Canto (Saddle Road Press, 2016), and CUICACALLI/House of Song (Saddle Road Press, 2019), an e-chapbook, Enduring Azucares, (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015), as well as a short story collection, flesh to bone (Aunt Lute Books, 2013) which won the Premio Aztlán. She and poet Dan Vera are also the co-editors of Imaniman: Poets Writing in the Anzaldúan Borderlands, (Aunt Lute Books, 2017), a collection of poetry and essays. ire’ne is the recipient of a 2017 NALAC Fund for the Arts Grant, the final recipient of the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Award, and was the Fiction Finalist for AROHO’s 2013 Gift of Freedom Award. ire'ne is currently working on her first novel, Naci, and a second collection of short stories titled, the light of your body. Website: irenelarasilva.wordpress.com.

Today, five black Coloradans from different walks of life share their experience in America right now: Elisabeth Epps of the Colorado Freedom Fund; State Representative Leslie Herod; Adrian Miller, head of the Colorado Council of Churches; Murphy Robinson, director of the Denver Department of Public Safety, which oversees the city's police, sheriff & fire departments; and poet and speaker Theo Wilson. They reflect on the protests, both peaceful and destructive, that have followed the death of George Floyd. And what they hope comes next. At the end of the show, they share reading recommendations-- books that have deepened their understanding of themselves and of this country.

Today, five black Coloradans from different walks of life share their experience in America right now: Elisabeth Epps of the Colorado Freedom Fund; State Representative Leslie Herod; Adrian Miller, head of the Colorado Council of Churches; Murphy Robinson, director of the Denver Department of Public Safety, which oversees the city’s police, sheriff & fire departments; and poet and speaker Theo Wilson. They reflect on the protests, both peaceful and destructive, that have followed the death of George Floyd. And what they hope comes next. At the end of the show, they share reading recommendations-- books that have deepened their understanding of themselves and of this country.

Creativity through the lens of a choreographer"I move in the world with curiosity and as a student for life"Helanius J. Wilkins, a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, is an award-winning choreographer, performance artist, innovator, and educator. He currently resides in Boulder, CO where he is also Associate Chair & an Assistant Professor of Dance at CU Boulder. He is a member of the National Board of Directors of the American College Dance Association (ACDA) for the Northwest region and was appointed in 2018 by Governor Jared Polis to the Colorado Council on Creative Industries.https://www.helaniusj.com/Upcoming Projects:Ritual, Gumbo, Passage - part three 3/2021The Conversation Series Photography by Christopher Michael Carruth. Copyright 2019.

Danyelle Gilbert, Colorado Council of Black Nurses joins me today to talk about the ways our shared community can maneuver and manage the stresses Covid 19 is putting on us all right now.

The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Family Presented by Adrian Miller Food writer, attorney and certified barbecue judge It’s a return trip to the Culinary Historians for James Beard award–winning author Adrian Miller, who first spoke to us in 2014 on soul food. Today he’s back to tell us about his just-released second book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas. Mr. Miller will share the stories of the African Americans who worked in the presidential food service as chefs, personal cooks, butlers, stewards, and servers for every First Family since George and Martha Washington. We will learn how these remarkable men and women were simultaneously marvelous cooks, family confidantes, and civil rights advocates. Surveying the labor of enslaved people during the antebellum period and the gradual opening of employment after Emancipation, Mr. Miller will highlight how food-related work slowly became professionalized and the important part African Americans played in that process. His chronicle of the daily table in the White House proclaims a heartfelt American story. *** Biography: Adrian Miller is a food writer, attorney and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, CO. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American and the first layperson to hold that position. Mr. Miller previously served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton and a senior policy analyst for Colorado governor Bill Ritter Jr. He has also been a board member of the Southern Foodways Alliance. His first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time, won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. Recorded at Kendall College on February 11, 2017. www.CulinaryHistorians.com

Adrian Miller is a James Beard Award-winning food writer, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, CO. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American and the first layperson to hold that position. He chats about the regional complexities of Texas BBQ, apologizing to a gospel group on 420, and the over 150 African-Americans who have cooked in the White house since Washington. 

Adrian talks about his work on President Bill Clinton’s Initiative for One America, and gives an honest portrayal of the challenges he has faced in trying to bring people with different viewpoints together to discuss tough issues. More About Adrian Adrian Miller is a food writer, attorney and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, CO. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American and the first layperson to hold that position. Miller previously served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton and a senior policy analyst for Colorado governor Bill Ritter Jr. He has also been a board member of the Southern Foodways Alliance. Miller’s first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was published on President's Day, 2017. It was a finalist for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Literary Work—Non-Fiction," and the 2018 Colorado Book Award for History. Website: www.soulfoodscholar.com Facebook: Soul Food Scholar Fan Page Instagram: @soulfoodscholar Twitter: @soulfoodscholar Soul Food - Order on Adrian's Website                     The President's Kitchen Cabinet - Order on Adrian's Website

Adrian talks about his work on President Bill Clinton’s Initiative for One America, and gives an honest portrayal of the challenges he has faced in trying to bring people with different viewpoints together to discuss tough issues. More About Adrian Adrian Miller is a food writer, attorney and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, CO. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American and the first layperson to hold that position. Miller previously served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton and a senior policy analyst for Colorado governor Bill Ritter Jr. He has also been a board member of the Southern Foodways Alliance. Miller’s first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was published on President's Day, 2017. It was a finalist for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Literary Work—Non-Fiction," and the 2018 Colorado Book Award for History. Website: www.soulfoodscholar.com Facebook: Soul Food Scholar Fan Page Instagram: @soulfoodscholar Twitter: @soulfoodscholar Soul Food - Order on Adrian's Website                     The President's Kitchen Cabinet - Order on Adrian's Website

Chicago artist Victoria Fuller has an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and fellowship awards from the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities, and the Illinois Arts Council. She also received an Illinois Arts Council CAAP Grant, and was a resident artist at Sculpture Space in Utica, NY and Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, IL. Her large-scale public sculpture “Shoe of Shoes” is in the collection of Caleres Shoes in St. Louis. Sound Transit in Seattle commissioned another large-scale sculpture, “Global Garden Shovel,” and she was commissioned by Comed to create a the sculpture, Peas and Quiet.” In 2016 she was featured in Sculpture Magazine's May issue, as part of the show “Disruption” at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Her most recent large-scale public sculpture, titled ”Canoe Fan,” is installed along the Huron River in Ann Arbor, MI.  “Domestic Disturbances” Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago August 4 - October 1, 2017 Alberto Aguilar, Robert Burnier, Lily Dithrich, Victoria Fuller, Alyssa Miserendino and Alison Ruttan, curated by Victoria Fuller Opening Reception: Friday, August 4, 2017, 6-9pm Artist Talk & Performance: Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 2pm “Domestic Disturbances” is an exhibition of work relating to the home, the human condition, and how our lives are reflected in what we call home. Issues represented in the work of Alberto Aguilar, Robert Burnier, Lily Dithrich, Victoria Fuller, Alyssa Miserendino and Alison Ruttan deal with what constitutes a home, and how homes reflect our selves, outwardly and psychologically. In this exhibition, Robert Burnier's suspended tent installation suggests the impermanence of home, whether in the urban environment, or in war-torn countries. So too does Alison Ruttan find urgent subject matter in the displacement of people, with ceramic sculptures of bombed buildings in Syria. In his photographs and installations, Alberto Aguilar explores formal and personal connections to objects from his own home, and from the homes of local Ukrainian Village residents. Lily Dithrich and Victoria Fuller also draw from everyday domestic objects; the former finds hidden meaning through the manipulation of furniture, and the latter manifests ordinary household items in extraordinary ways. Alyssa Miserendino re-photographs the photographs made by her father, who coped with a personality disorder by using a camera to connect with his family and home life. Homes have such a deep connection to our identity and it is where our most intimate moments play out, for better and for worse. The loss of home by war, disaster, or economic hardship can be devastating. Objects we collect are both personal and impersonal – some have a personal history, and connect to our personal identity, and others are of throwaway value or simply utilitarian. The artists in “Domestic Disturbances” approach the subject of home through psychological and symbolic perspectives, as well as situational ones.  

This Sunday as we celebrate Urban Ministry we welcome Adrian Miller to the pulpit. As the new Executive Director of the Colorado Council of Churches, Adrian shares his goal “that the Colorado Council of Churches, by virtue of its ecumenical, interfaith and social justice activities, will be the ‘go-to’ organization for anyone who wants to effect social change in Colorado.” The Colorado Council of Churches is the expression of congregations and affiliated partners that have intentionally entered into a covenant relationship to live out its mission: Walking together in faith, working together for justice. Trinity is a covenanting member. Urban Ministry Sunday celebrates Trinity’s outreach to our downtown Denver neighborhood. We will receive a special offering to support Metro CareRing and Denver Urban Ministries (DenUM), longtime Trinity partners in the effort to stabilize families and individuals who struggle with poverty. You can bring a message of hope to these families by your prayerful participation in Sunday’s Special Offering. Join us in worship as Adrian Miller invites us to consider “What’s Your Reality?” July 14, 2013