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DR. KEISHA is a racial literacy education and leadership development scholar, researcher, and advocate. She joins us to speak about the trauma of another police murder of an unarmed Black man, Tyre Nichols, who was beaten by Memphis police officers and died due to his injuries.

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DeMarisa and Dorian talk with Lisa Marie Simmons during the Ropedope "Healing Sound of the People!" sessions. 

From her home base on the coast of Italy's beautiful Lake Garda, Simmons collaboratively leads two ensembles – Hippie Tendencies and NoteSpeak – with keyboardist, arranger, and songwriter Marco Cremaschini, each deeply but differently informed by the struggles and triumphs in Simmons' own life....

Carlee Jackson Bohannon read her first book on sharks at six years old and fell in love. ​​Today, she is a marine biologist, environmental educator, and science communicator. Carlee researches how human activities affect shark behavior and helps protect sea turtle nests along Florida’s beaches. Carlee is co-founder and Director of Communications for Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), an organization promoting diversity and inclus...

A freedom singer/artist from the South Bronx by way of Staten Island, spiritchild uses the arts to cultivate a cultural revolution throughout the world, from the United States to Europe, Africa to South East Asia. We spoke with him regarding working within the prison system and serving people through music and healing.  https://xspiritmental.com/home

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Brought to you by Loughborough University’s Anarchism Research Group (ARG), Anarchist Essays presents leading academics, activists, and intellectuals exploring themes in anarchist theory, history, and practice.

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Content Warning: Depictions of sexual violence
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This week, we chat with Pamela Scully, a Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies historian, Professor of African Studies, and Advisor to the Provost at Emory University. She has her Ph.D. in history from the University of Michigan. W...

Dr. Jaleel K. Abdul-Adil's career interest is culturally-sensitive, ecologically-appropriate, and evidence-based practices for low-income urban youth and families. His current research focuses on family-focused interventions for youth with trauma and co-occurring disruptive behavior and community violence exposure that is provided through university-community partnerships, service system collaborations, and national provider n...

Christian nationalism has become a buzzword among conservative activists such as Congresswomen Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and conservative activist Charlie Kirk. We believe we need to call it what it is: Christian Fascism. For this episode, we had a great conversation with Andrew Griffin and Glen McDaniel, two musicians of faith who are continuously deconstructing the phenomena of White Christian Culture, how it affect...

Listen to Lecolion's album “Legacy: Music for Bassoon by African-American Composers.”

After over 20 years as a performing bassoonist, 15 years as a music professor, and ten years as an arts administrator, Lecolion Washington has established himself as a leader for the next generation of arts entrepreneurs; and he has been a staunch advocate for the relevance of music as an agent for social change.
 
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A Cincinnati police officer has had her police powers suspended after her body camera caught her saying a racial slur while stuck in traffic on duty in April. Officer Valentino believed she had been desensitized by music and hearing people talk on the street. Constant exposure has allowed this slur to slip into Officer Valentino's vernacular.

Yeah. It's bullshit.

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White people struggle to talk about race. So, here is Dorian talking to DeMarisa about being the only white person at an event for Juneteenth, in which DeMarisa was a panelist. Let the uncomfortableness begin! 

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DeMarisa Steeley and Dorian Wallace explore the integrative effects of music and other creative practices and their therapeutic impact on the trauma of colonialism, classism, racism, mass incarceration, and culture.

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Dorian has started working at Rikers Island Correctional Facility as RMAS Arts Program Coordinator. In this episode, he talks about developing music therapy-based programs to help incarcerated persons cope with their current situation.
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Forensic Music Therapy: A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital Settings by Stella Compton Dickinson
https://www.amazon.com/Forensic-Music-Therapy-Treatment-Hospital/dp/1849052522

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