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Latest podcast episodes about marco williams

Far Out With Faust (FOWF)
Real Life Applications of Astrology, Numerology & Past Life Regression | Marco J Williams

Far Out With Faust (FOWF)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 86:53


Spiritual guide, astrology and numerologyh expert Marco J. Williams beams in to discuss past life regression, spiritual awakening, and achieving a flow state on episode 163 of the Far Out with Faust podcast.Marco Williams is a firefighter/EMT whose life underwent a transformative journey amidst the flames and chaos of his profession. Engaged in battling infernos and saving lives, Marco encountered a series of profound moments that acted as a catalyst for a spiritual awakening. These experiences not only shifted his perception of life but also ignited a profound calling within.Motivated by the interconnectedness of life and the delicate nature of human existence, Marco set forth on an inner odyssey. His time in the trenches served as the impetus for a cosmic shift in consciousness. Guided by this newfound insight, he seamlessly transitioned from a role of physically saving lives to becoming a cosmic voyager, committed to elevating humanity's collective consciousness.Presently, Marco dedicates his life to guiding others on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Through workshops, talks, and writing, he imparts wisdom and tools to assist people in tapping into their intuition and connecting with their highest selves. His mission is to empower individuals to embrace their innate potential and navigate life's challenges with resilience and clarity.In this episode, Faust and Marco delve into what it means to be a spiritually awakened human. Topics include:•How past life regression and shadow work can elevate consciousness•Finding balance between the materialistic world and spiritual growth•Examining past life and generational trauma to advance personal growth and soul progression•How astrology and numerology can provide insights into one's life path and help navigate personal and professional decisions•How childhood experiences and generational cycles can influence adult behavior and relationships•How self-reflection and healing are essential before trying to help others.•Understanding astrology and numerology can enhance decision-making and provide a deeper understanding of oneself and others. •How flow state is a state of complete immersion and focus in an activity, where everything feels effortless and time seems to fly by•How being in flow allows for a deeper connection with intuition and the ability to tap into higher levels of awareness and creativity

Uncover Your Magic
Unraveling the Universe's Subtle Messages with Marco Williams

Uncover Your Magic

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 66:43


Would you like to learn how to listen to the universe?In today's episode, we meet the amazing Marco Williams, a dedicated firefighter who turned into a cosmic explorer after a psychedelic experience that revealed a truth that couldn't be ignored. Marco is the Author of "How To Listen To The Universe," and as you'll discover after listening to him talk, a very old and wise soul. Throughout this episode, you'll hear Marco's unique perspectives on manifestation and abundance, how and why he privileges quality time with loved ones over material things and accumulating wealth, and gnosticism and the Law of One. Marco also shares details of his awakening and the reason he believes activated the entire collective into our era of mass awakening. Additionally, Marco talks about his downloads, the pyramids, orgone energy and healing, his purpose in this particular incarnation, and much more. Tune in to Episode 205 of Uncover Your Magic and let Marco show you how to listen to the messages the universe has been sending you all this time.In This Episode, You Will Learn:A bit about Marco's upbringing and Christian background (8:10)"You don't have to believe everything you're told" (12:40)Marco talks about the moment he found his voice (17:00)How to keep your soul happy (30:50)What is the fifth density, and how can we get there (37:20)What is making the collective awaken (48:30)Marco talks about the pyramids, healing, and orgone energy (57:20)Connect with Marco:YouTubeInstagramFacebookBook: Marco J. Williams - How to Listen to the Universe: Aether DownloadsLet's Connect!WebsiteFacebookInstagramKeywords: Listen To The Universe - Marco J. Williams - Orgone Energy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mombies
81 - The Tulsa Race Massacre

Mombies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 60:36


In one of the worst single incidents of racial violence in American history, the people of the Greenwood District were viciously attacked by an angry white mob. There are still unidentified victims, so we're here to talk about it and tell you how you can help give them their names back.*Content warning: Racism, hate crimes, murder*Area MapBook recommendations by Black authorsWays to have your DNA comparedTulsa 1921: An American Tragedy. Executive Produced by Alvin Patrick, Hosted by Gayle King. CBS News, 2021. Paramount+.Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre. Directed by Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams. Blackfin, Firelight Films, Hiptruth Productions, 2021. Hulu.Tulsa Race Massacre Commission Interviews Part 1Tulsa Race Massacre Commission Interviews Part 2Tulsa Race Massacre Commission Interviews Part 3The Tulsa Race Massacre Commission ReportMinstrel Show InformationJim Crow Laws (History)The Origins of Jim CrowSegregation HistoryHow the Tulsa Race Massacre was Covered UpTulsa Race Massacre: This is what happened in Tulsa in 1921B.C. Franklin7 sets of remains exhumed , 59 graves found after latest search for remains of the Tulsa Race Massacre victimsDistrust could delay identifying remains from Tulsa mass graveMore DNA sought from remains of possible Tulsa Race Massacre victimsAttorneys file lawsuit seeking redress for Tulsa MassacreJudge: Tulsa Race Massacre victims' descendants can't sueOklahoma's high court will consider a reparations case from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivorsHughes Van Ellis , one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 102Support the show

Universe The Game
#92: Marco Williams: Leaving Religion, Near Death Experiences, and The Afterlife

Universe The Game

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 76:04


0:00 Intro 0:37 Inspiration For The Book 11:22 Humanity Is Shifting 20:32 Taoism and Synchronicities 29:30 Near Death Experiences 33:12 Leaving Religion 38:00 Taoism and Religion 42:30 Religion Vs No Religion 01:01:30 Afterlife Find Marco's Newly Released Book Here: https://linktr.ee/MarcoJWilliams Gain Exclusive Access To The Second Portion Of The Podcast Here: https://www.patreon.com/universethegame Nick's Links: https://linktr.ee/nick.zei

Top Docs:  Award-Winning Documentary Filmmakers
”Tulsa Burning” with Marco Williams

Top Docs: Award-Winning Documentary Filmmakers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 58:26


Continuing their series on Emmy-nominated films, Mike and Ken delve into their first historical documentary for Top Docs in this deep dive conversation with Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Marco Williams (Banished, Two Towns of Jasper), one of the directors of the History Channel's Emmy-nominated Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre. (Co-directed with Stanley Nelson) Tulsa Burning traces the under told story of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the thriving African-American community known as “Black Wall Street”, from its founding in the early 1900s through its near destruction during the tragic 1921 massacre by local whites that killed hundreds of African-Americans. How did Marco Williams do justice to this horrific and yet all-too common story of white vengeance against Black people? How did he grapple with the crucial question of who gets to tell this story?  And, making the film during the height of George Floyd's murder and local protests over police killings of Black Tulsans, what were the specific storytelling challenges of converging the past and the present? Join us for a candid conversation with Marco, who, after a remarkable 40-year filmmaking career, continues to approach his work with the ethos, “I'm still learning how to make films.” You can find Marco @hiptruth You can follow us on twitter @topdocspod   Other films by Marco Williams: Banished Two Towns of Jasper Murders that Matter   Also discussed in the Pod: Black Swan Records Stanley Nelson's Attica Observational documentary as one of the 6 types of documentaries Russell Westbrook's Enterprises Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws Red Summer The police killing of Terrence Crutcher Greenwood Rising Events of the Tulsa Disaster Recommended:  This New York Times 3D Model of what was lost in the 1921 massacre

AAS 21 Podcast
University Reckonings

AAS 21 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 53:14


Princeton AAS Podcast S2 E04 University Reckonings Over the past decade, historians have probed the relationship between higher education and slavery through innovative public-facing projects that raise important questions. What role have academic institutions played in perpetuating racial inequality? How are scholars and students today working to hold universities accountable for past and present injustices? What role should public engagement play in shaping the future of scholarship and the mission of the university? As campuses buzz back to life, our hosts Ebun Ajayi and Mélena Laudig discuss the legacy of universities and slavery with up-and-coming scholars in Black Studies: R. Isabela Morales, Charlesa Redmond, and Ezelle Sanford, III. The Culture of... President Eisgruber's message to community on removal of Woodrow Wilson name from public policy school and Wilson College, June 27, 2020 Editorial Board, “After five years of student activism, it's time for the U. to stop dragging its feet,” The Daily Princetonian, July 2, 2020 Maya Kassutto, “Remains of children killed in MOVE bombing sat in a box at Penn Museum for decades,” BillyPenn, April 21, 2021 “MOVE Bombing at 30,” Democracy Now, May 13, 2015 Benjamin Ball, “Students hold protest in solidarity with MOVE,” May 2, 2021 Association of Black Anthropologists, “Collective Statement Concerning the Possession and Unethical Use of Remains,” April 28, 2021   The Breakdown - Guest Info Isabela Morales, Ph.D. (http://www.risabelamorales.com/)  Dr. R. Isabela Morales received her Ph.D. in history from Princeton University in 2019 and is Editor and Project Manager of the Princeton & Slavery Project. Her first book, Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press in 2022. After two years working for the 9/11 Memorial Museum, she will join the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum while working on her second book project. Ezelle Sanford III, Ph.D. (http://www.ezellesanford.com/) Dr. Ezelle Sanford III is an Assistant Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University and received his PhD in history of science from Princeton in 2019. A scholar of African American, medical, and urban history, Dr. Sanford's book project, Segregated Medicine: How Racial Politics Shaped American Healthcare, explores the history of racial inequality in healthcare through the lens of St. Louis's Homer G. Phillips Hospital, America's largest segregated hospital in the mid-twentieth century. Before coming to his current position, Dr. Sanford was a Postdoctoral Fellow and Project Manager for the Penn Medicine and the Afterlives of Slavery Project. Charlesa Redmond (https://scholars.duke.edu/person/charlesa.redmond) Charlesa Redmond is a Ph.D. student in History at Duke University. A 2017 graduate of Princeton University, her senior thesis work was based in materials made accessible through the Princeton & Slavery Project. Her Ph.D. research aims to explore how colleges and universities tried to answer “the slavery question,” and how such answers manifested themselves into tangible actions—frustrating the slave trade at times while furthering it at others. See, Hear, Do The Princeton & Slavery Project Penn & Slavery Project and Penn Medicine and the Afterlives of Slavery Komal Patel, “Penn Museum to remove Morton Cranial Collection from public view after student opposition,” The Daily Pennsylvanian, July 12, 2020. Rachel L. Swans, “272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?” The New York Times, April 17th, 2016  Georgetown Slavery Archive and Georgetown Reflects on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation “Black at Mizzou,” APM Reports, August 14, 2020  Courtney Perrett, “MU alumna shares her 'Black at Mizzou' experience in new audio documentary,” Missourian, August 18, 2020 Eddie R. Cole, The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2020) “College presidents and the struggle for Black freedom,” Princeton University Press Ideas Podcast, December 1st, 2020 Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams, Tell Them We Are Rising (PBS Independent Lens, 2018)

Pod Save the People
Don't Let It Go Unchallenged (with Stanley Nelson & Marco Williams)

Pod Save the People

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 44:02


DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including San Domingo, Oklahoma mayors, Seasame Street, and unmarked Indigenous graves. DeRay interviews directors Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams of the new documentary "Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre". DeRay: https://www.thedailybeast.com/chester-pierce-the-forgotten-tale-of-how-a-black-psychiatrist-helped-make-sesame-street Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/free-blacks-san-domingo-eastern-shore/2021/05/24/86ed2760-bca5-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html Sam: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/05/28/the-remains-of-215-children-have-been-found-now-indigenous-leaders-say-canada-must-help-find-the-rest-of-the-unmarked-graves.html De'Ara: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/_pages/ckp48zyrf00003voj4sbhjayn.html For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crime and Roses
Episode 75 True Crime: The History and Black Expulsion of Forsyth County, a Sundown Town

Crime and Roses

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 79:45


Last week, we saw a 1-on-1 date with Rachael Kirkconnell, who now seems to be a front runner. Rachael is from Cumming, Georgia, in Forsyth County. Forsyth County has a long history of racial tensions, including running approximately 1,100 black people out of the county. Megan does a deep dive into the sundown towns, the history of Forsyth County, the 1912 Black Expulsion, and more recent events in the county’s history. CONTENT WARNING: lynching, sexual assault. Links discussed in this episode: Sundown Town Map - database of sundown towns Oprah in Forsyth County - clip of Oprah in Forsyth County (1987). Content Warning: Racial Slurs Books/Media Mentioned in this Episode: -Blood in the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America by Patrick Phillips -Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism by James Loewen -Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein -Banished (PBS Documentary) Directed by Marco Williams - check your local listings! --- Promo: This is Gonna Sound Weird Podcast Join us in celebrating Black History Month and participate in the 28 Days of Black History. A virtual exhibition of 28 works that celebrates the Black legacy in the United States, sent to you via email. You can hear the full episode of the Rosewood Massacre starting at the $1 level of our Patreon page, here. Connect with us at linktr.ee/CrimeandRoses There you can see links to listen and share the podcast and connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Email: CrimeandRoses@gmail.com. Send us crime suggestions and any questions or comments you may have. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeandroses/support

5 Yard College
Breakfast Club Ep 10: Coffee Overload

5 Yard College

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 31:50


Week 15 was a strange old week in the world of college football. Some programs are ending the year on a high, others already have an eye on the postseason. Tom and Ash are here with a bite sized roundup of the results, and of course dish out some bacon butties. Who will be sent to do the washing up? We're looking at you, Marco Williams.

Rough Cut
Marco Williams: A Filmmaker’s Role during Social Change

Rough Cut

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 43:39


Marco Williams is a documentary filmmaker and professor of film production at Northwestern University. His films—which center around race, injustice, and American history—have received numerous awards, including the Gotham Documentary Achievement Award and the Guggenheim Fellowship. Marco has also been nominated three times for the Sundance Film Festival grand jury prize.My films are about America; about whom we have been; who we are; who we aspire to be. I have committed myself to creating a record of America by trying to deal with the topics that challenge our sense of who we are and our sense of justice, but more importantly, to make films that will have sustained impact...I try to tell the stories we’d rather not tell. - Marco Williamshttps://www.roughcutpodcast.com/Find Rough Cut on InstagramFind Host Jennie Butler on InstagramFind Producer Sky Dylan-Robbins on InstagramThanks Handale Hsu for mixing this episode.

Filmwax Radio
Ep 619: Ivy Meeropol Returns • Marco Williams

Filmwax Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 80:00


Ivy Meeropol ("Heir to an Execution") returns to the podcast to discuss her latest documentary "Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn" which is currently available on HBO. Also, making his 1st appearance on the podcast, filmmaker Marco Williams ("The Two Towns of Jasper") for a frank conversation on current affairs as well as teaching both film and ethics to his students at Northwestern.

USACollegeChat Podcast
Episode 153: Outstanding New Documentary on HBCUs

USACollegeChat Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 23:40


It is officially March, and I feel that we have done all we can for the Class of 2022.  Before we head into advice for the Class of 2023, we are going to do a few episodes on things we didn’t know about certain colleges--or about higher education generally.  As we have always said, we learn something every time we do an episode, even though this is our business and we have been doing it a very long time. Today’s episode focuses on a favorite topic of ours here at USACollegeChat--that is, our nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).  We have spotlighted HBCUs in several of our episodes over the years (Episodes 32, 90, 100, and 117), and we mentioned them on many of our episodes that took you on our virtual nationwide tour of colleges quite some time ago.  And while we will give you some background and some statistics in this episode, for those of you who are not familiar with HBCUs, the real purpose of the episode today is to praise the new documentary on HBCUs that recently aired on PBS’s Independent Lens series.  The documentary, entitled Tell Them We Are Rising, is the work of filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams.  And it is fantastic! As our regular listeners know, there are just over 100 HBCUs in the U.S.  About half are public, and half are private.  HBCUs are large and small (many are very small), faith-based and not, two-year and four-year colleges and universities; some also have graduate and professional schools, including the well-known Howard University School of Law, which is the focus of one segment of the new documentary.  HBCUs were originally founded to serve black students who had been excluded from other higher education institutions because of their race.  The three earliest HBCUs were founded in Pennsylvania and Ohio before the Civil War, but many were founded in the South shortly after the Civil War.  Those Southern HBCUs share a proud tradition of becoming the first colleges to provide higher education to the family members of freed slaves.  Over the years, HBCUs have produced extraordinary leaders in every field of endeavor and thousands and thousands of well-educated American citizens.  A list of their famous graduates would be too long to read to you. 1.  Why Watch?  So, why should your kids (and you) watch this documentary?  (If you can’t still find it on the air on PBS or streaming on the PBS website, buy it or tell your high school to buy it and show it to all of the students.)  There are a lot of reasons to watch.  First, it is a great piece of documentary filmmaking.  It includes take-your-breath-away and heartbreaking archival photographs and film of black American life during segregation and during the end of segregation.  It includes archival photographs and film of HBCU students on campus going back a hundred years, including the horrifying 1972 shooting of two students in an otherwise peaceful protest on the campus of Southern University (in Baton Rouge, Louisiana); more about that later.  It includes insightful interviews with former HBCU students now in their 70s and 80s, with HBCU presidents, with historians, and more.  It includes evocative and relevant music.  Second, the film gives an impressively organized overview of 150 years of African-American history, focusing on higher education in the form of HBCUs, but including everything from the beginning of elementary education for black children to the debate about the education philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois to the role of the remarkable Thurgood Marshall (who graduated from both Lincoln University and Howard University School of Law, two HBCUs) in ending school segregation to the lunch counter sit-in protests staged by HBCU college students during the struggle for civil rights.  If your kid does not know this history (and many don’t), here is a powerful way to help him or her learn it. Third, if your kid does not know what an HBCU is, it is time your kid learned.  That is especially true if your family is African American--or Hispanic, because Hispanic enrollment at HBCUs has been increasing (as we have said in earlier episodes).  And while white students can and do also enroll at HBCUs, white students should also have an understanding of these historic institutions and their continuing important role in our nation’s social and cultural fabric.  We have heard too many anecdotes (including in this documentary) of black high school students who want to go to an HBCU only to have their friends ask them why in the world they would want to do that.  Early in the film, HBCUs are described as an “unapologetic black space.”  Late in the film, they are described as the place where “you’ll find something you won’t find anywhere else.”  That’s why.  No one could have said it better. 2.  Some Background If you all thought that you were going to get away without hearing one more time about my favorite HBCU, Fisk University, you were wrong.  Oddly enough, in a PBS interview by Craig Phillips with the filmmakers, Mr. Williams said that they had written a segment, which they did not end up using, about the Fisk University Jubilee Singers.  The Jubilee Singers, organized in 1871, saved the University from closing in its early days by raising money on their concert tours, and they continue to tour today.  I love their story.  And, of course, there is Charles Spurgeon Johnson, the intellectual architect of the Harlem Renaissance, who served as Fisk’s first black president, and the Harlem Renaissance writers and artists, like Arna Bontemps, James Weldon Johnson, and Aaron Douglas, whom he brought to Fisk to work with him.  Well, Mr. Williams, I would love to have seen your segment on the Jubilee Singers, though I was interested in the segment you do have on Fisk.  And you all should be, too. As we just said, today HBCUs enroll students who are not black--just as historically white colleges and universities (referred to as predominantly white institutions, or PWIs) now enroll students who are not white.  According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2015, students who were not black made up 22 percent of the enrollment at HBCUs.  That was up from 15 percent back in 1976.  And while the number of students enrolled at HBCUs rose by 32 percent in those years—which was good for them—total college enrollment rose by 81 percent in those same years.  Some observers say that it has become harder for HBCUs to recruit African-American students now that they have been welcome at both selective and nonselective colleges across the U.S.  That is undoubedly true to some degree. Nonetheless, there is still a strong sense of community among the alumni/alumnae of HBCUs and a strong sense of tradition on HBCU campuses.  You can see that in the new documentary, for sure.  And there have been very recent and impressive spikes in HBCU applications, as we said back in Episode 100.  For some African-American students, the sense of community at HBCUs could be a good fit for what they are looking for in a college, and a shared culture could go a long way toward helping them feel comfortable on a college campus, especially if it is far from home.  Some observers say that Hispanic students often feel more comfortable in the family-like environment of many HBCUs, which could account, in part, for the increase in Hispanic enrollment. And, parents, in case you are interested, lower-than-average tuition rates at both public and private HBCUs (sometimes literally half of the going rate at PWIs) are one more attractive feature.  Just go check out a few.  I think you will be surprised. So, if you and your kid are tempted to investigate further after watching Tell Them We Are Rising, here are some HBCUs to consider (some you will probably know, and some you might not know): Fisk University (Nashville, Tennessee) Howard University (Washington, D.C.) Spelman College (Atlanta, Georgia) Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia) Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, Alabama) Hampton University (Hampton, Virginia) Lincoln University (Lincoln University, Pennsylvania) Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Florida) Xavier University of Louisiana (New Orleans, Louisiana) North Carolina A&T State University (Greensboro, North Carolina) Claflin University (Orangeburg, South Carolina) Delaware State University (Dover, Delaware) Morgan State University (Baltimore, Maryland) And there are plenty more. 3.  What We Didn’t Know So, let me return for a moment to the shooting at Southern University, which I am embarrassed to say I knew nothing about.  I would like to think that is because I myself was just a college student in those days, but that is really no excuse.  Here is an excellent synopsis of what happened, as told last month by reporter Mike Scott, of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, on the occasion of the documentary’s airing on PBS: Forty-five years after two Southern University students were shot dead by police who had been sent in [to] quash weeks of demonstrations on the school’s Baton Rouge campus--which included occupation of the university president’s office--the 1972 incident is once more getting attention. The documentary Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities will make its broadcast premiere Monday night (Feb. 19) on PBS--and online a day later….  In addition to starting with a drum cadence by the Southern University drum corps, the 85-minute film features a 10-minute segment on the Southern [University] shootings, which are brought to life through interviews, photos and video--and which vividly, and poignantly, illustrate the on-campus tumult at HBCUs in the late 1960s and early ’70s. “They were exercising their constitutional rights. And they get killed for it. They die,” former student Michael Cato says in the film of the slain students. “Nobody sent their child to school to die. It shouldn’t have happened.” The Southern shootings took place Nov. 16, 1972, after weeks of demonstrations by students protesting inadequate services. When the students marched on University President Leon Netterville’s office, Gov. Edwin Edwards sent 300 police officers in to break up the demonstrations. It was during the subsequent confrontation that a still-unidentified officer fired a shotgun at students in violation of orders. When the smoke cleared, two 20-year-old students--Leonard Brown and Denver Smith--were dead. No one was ever charged in their deaths. Edwards, who is interviewed in Tell Them We Are Rising, blamed the students, saying their actions were a “trigger” for the police response. In 2017, the Southern University System board’s academic affairs committee voted to award Brown and Smith posthumous degrees.  (quoted from the article) The documentary shows the actual shots being fired and the bodies of the two students being taken away.  It includes a touching interview with the sister of one of those students.  It tells a story that all of us should know.  4.  Final Thoughts In an interview for PBS with the filmmakers, writer Craig Phillips asked why they had wanted to make a film about HBCUs.  Here are their answers: Stanley Nelson: In fundamental ways, historically Black colleges and universities form the core of the African American community. They are the engine that has driven the ascent from enslavement to the highest positions in business, government, education, science, technology and entertainment. The sacrifices made to create these institutions are significant, and are what compelled me to capture this essential chapter of American History.  Marco Williams: HBCUs are the engines of American democracy. These institutions, in the education of African Americans activate what it means to be American. I was invested in telling this story because I am committed to highlighting the fact that African American history is American history. People often ask about is there a need for HBCUs? I always answer: why don’t we ask is there a need for PWIs (predominantly white institutions)? This answer, coupled with the viewing of the film, provides the most salient understanding of the significance and the value of these essential institutions to the creation of America.  (quoted from the article) Mr. Nelson goes on to say this: My goal is to highlight the indisputable importance of these institutions within Black communities and invite Americans to consider how different our country might look without the existence of these institutions. I also hope this film prompts viewers to not only celebrate the legacy of HBCUs, but also reinvest in them.  (quoted from the article) I think that the film will absolutely do that.  I think it is hard to watch it and not want to go to an HBCU.  Remember, parents, that HBCUs come in all shapes and sizes.  Some are well known, and others are not.  But their history as a group and as individual institutions is remarkable, as Tell Them We Are Rising teaches all of us. Find our books on Amazon! How To Find the Right College: A Workbook for Parents of High School Students (available as a Kindle ebook and in paperback) How To Explore Your College Options: A Workbook for High School Students (available in paperback) Ask your questions or share your feedback by... Leaving a comment on the show notes for this episode at http://usacollegechat.org/episode153 Calling us at (516) 900-6922 to record a question on our USACollegeChat voicemail if you want us to answer your question live on our podcast Connect with us through... Subscribing to our podcast on Google Play Music, iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn Liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter Reviewing parent materials we have available at www.policystudies.org Inquiring about our consulting services if you need individualized help Reading Regina's blog, Parent Chat with Regina

Unlocking Games
Episode 23: Naked in the Desert on the Migrant Trail

Unlocking Games

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017


With immigration and a border wall in the news this week, it’s a good time to look at 2013’s The Migrant Trail. Released as a tie-in for Marco Williams’ documentary The Undocumented, The Migrant Trail is a browser-based game where you’re in the shoes of either an undocumented immigrant attempting to cross the Arizona border, […]

NC Now |  2014 UNC-TV
NC Now | 11/21/14

NC Now | 2014 UNC-TV

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2014 26:46


We meet a woman who is preserving the art & craft of taxidermy in NC. We visit the Durham History Hub. And filmmaker Marco Williams comes to NC to teach.

The Gist of Freedom   Preserving American History through Black Literature . . .
Banished, Thievery, historical Black Towns & Land!

The Gist of Freedom Preserving American History through Black Literature . . .

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2013 38:00


Filmmaker, Marco Williams will join the Gist of Freedom and talk candidly with guest host Dr. Walter Greason about his groundbreaking film Banished!   BANISHED tells the story of three counties that violently expelled African American families from their towns a century ago-- and the descendants that return to learn a shocking history.   Screening Scheduled for Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Center This Summer!   The Gist of Freedom and Marco Williams topic of discussion: Byrd Case, Arizona Immigration, (Undocumented) Latest project, Banished and Two Towns of Jasper.