Podcast appearances and mentions of Todd E Robinson

West Michigan Nice is a phenomenon that has intrigued people in this region - and beyond - for decades. In 2016, Oprah Winfrey herself visited Grand Rapids to engage in a dialogue with West Michigan residents about WMN and our community's deep political divide. While the concept of West Michigan Nice… this special brand of niceness that this community portrays, may seem pretty straightforward and harmless at first glance…. in this episode, we unpack the roots of this cultural problem and uplift the narrative justice work that will transform community and move the Black freedom struggle, and other freedom struggles, forward. In this episode, you will hear a conversation between Shayna Marie and Rodney Brown, president of Grand Rapids Media Initiative & Film Incubator. GR-MiFi is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing racial equity through narrative justice. By the end of this episode, you will hear historical context about how we developed this “WMN” culture through the lens of a powerful narrative called “A City Within A City” by Todd E. Robinson.Thank you for shifting the narrative and reaching beyond bias!For more information visit: https://linktr.ee/reachingbeyondbias

In this week's *program, host Allison Donahue (Program Manager for The Rapidian) continues her conversation with Rodney Brown, the founder of GRMIFI. (*The Grand Rapids Media Initiative & Film Incubator). During the program, Allison and Rodney discussed the utilization of film and media as a means to tell the untold stories of Grand Rapids and GRMIFI's role in cultivating the next generation of local filmmakers. They explored the themes in Todd E. Robinson's book "A City within a City" and the concept of narrative justice that helps guide GRMIFI's work.   The work of the GRMIFI (The Grand Rapids Media Initiative & Film Incubator) supports dynamic storytellers, capturing diverse Grand Rapids narratives from past and present about strategizing, organizing and building to thrive amidst the zero-sum mentalities, misdirections and/or niceties about issues of race and power in this region. *This is part two of a two-part conversation. Online: ⁠GRMIFI ⁠

In this week's *program, host Allison Donahue (Program Manager for The Rapidian) welcomes Rodney Brown, the founder of GRMIFI. (*The Grand Rapids Media Initiative & Film Incubator)  During the program, Allison and Rodney discussed the utilization of film and media as a means to tell the untold stories of Grand Rapids, GRMIFI's role in cultivating the next generation of local filmmakers, and they explored the themes in Todd E. Robinson's book "A City within a City" and the concept of narrative justice that helps guide GRMIFI's work. The work of the GRMIFI (The Grand Rapids Media Initiative & Film Incubator) supports dynamic storytellers, capturing diverse Grand Rapids narratives from past and present about strategizing, organizing and building to thrive amidst the zero-sum mentalities, misdirections and/or niceties about issues of race and power in this region. *This is part one of a two-part conversation. Online: GRMIFI

Governor Slugwell - Part Two PART TWO - The Godfather of Grand Rapids Hip Hop - Film Producer We’ve never done this before…that is…to split an incredible conversation into two episodes. This is Part TWO. Episode one is located here. In Part TWO, we dig into the Ministers of Authentic Hip Hop, the term “managerial racism” that appears in the book, “A City Within A City: The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids” by Todd E. Robinson, as well as Governor Slugwell’s plans to adapt this important book into a feature length documentary. Governor Slugwell is a community leader, hip hop evangelist, music industry mentor and film producer. Visit www.fullexposurepodcast.com/gov2 for so much more. This episode is made possible by: Metro Health | University of Michigan Health and Dr. Peter Hahn

Not only do Black Lives Matter..... BLACK VOICES do too!In part 2, hosts Shayna Marie and Mariah Ashley talk about Grand Rapids Michigan and its influence in the Civil Rights Movement. We also discuss the book A City Within A City by Todd E. Robinson, the KKK and its historical presence in Grand Rapids, and how we can use our platform to seriously address the continuing effects of racial discrimination and de facto segregation in the city.We also give a shoutout to the Grand Rapids Public Library and their "Community Conversation" about A City Within A City which is happening on February 24th at 6:30pm EST. Visit www.reachingbeyondbias.org/podcast to sign up for our Cheat Sheet -- your sneak peak into each episode. Every Cheat Sheet is full of references, additional content, opportunities, shoutouts and more!Find us @YouReachin on IG and Twitter and You Reachin on Facebook and Clubhouse!Stay tuned for Reachin': The Late Night Special every other Friday starting on March 5th on Clubhouse. Join our club, You Reachin, to be a part of the dialogue -- we love to engage with our audience and to hear your thoughts on the various topics discussed. For more information or to contact us for promo and collaboration email info@reachingbeyondbias.org

This episode we will go in-depth into chapter 2 of the book City Within a City by Dr. Todd E. Robinson, entitled Citizen's Action: Managerial Racism and Reform Politics. This chapter covers the decades of the 1940's and 50's when the Republican Party, city government, and local business mixed their influences in managing the city … Continue reading Episode 47: “A City Within A City” – Citizen’s Action

Well Family I am stoked to be bringing you this show tonight because we will have the opportunity to hear from our very special guest Author, Educator, and Speaker Mr. Todd E. Robinson all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada who has penned a very informative, candid story about the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan entitled, "A City Within A City-The Black Freedom Struggle In Grand Rapids, Michigan..." Need I say more?  This book is spot on and will help many undertand what's really happening and has been going on since the 1920's beneath the surface.  He will also define and help us understand how he came up with the phrase he has coined "managerial racism."  This is definitely a show  you do not want to miss especially to all of my Michigan audience! "A City Within a City is a case study of the civil rights era as it happened in smaller cities, focusing specifically on the struggles involving school integration and bureaucratic reforms in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The efforts to dismantle structures of racial inequality had a very different flavour in smaller northern cities than they did in other parts of the north, and Robinson's book should add a new dimension to our understanding of how the civil rights movement operated in a part of the country that has only recently become an object of focus among historians."   Ladies & Gentlemen get ready because this is going to be a great time with my Cohosts Pastor Bryan R. Blakely, Victoria Proctor, myself along with our special guest Todd E. Robinson!!!