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Does Heritage Matter?

June 16, 2023 • 37 mins

Olivia and Raven discuss the meaning of heritage, why it matters to them, and why heritage can be valuable for everyone. They share their thoughts on claims that cherishing the past isn’t important, the issue with only focusing on the the past’s problems, and ways in which the past can be a source of hope for present-day struggles.

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Black Beauty Highlight: Kara Walker

June 13, 2023 • 6 mins

Raven highlights the talent, success, and brilliance of this artist, known for centering themes of identity, violence, and historical narratives in her work.

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Kara Walker Biography

Kara Walker

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MARIE VAN BRITTAN BROWN (1922-1999)

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Black Beauty Highlight: Marie Van Brittan Brown

April 5, 2023 • 2 mins

Raven talks about the innovation of this nurse, known for inventing the home security system.

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Marie Van Brittan Brown

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What Is Womanhood?

April 1, 2023 • 57 mins

Olivia and Raven get personal and technical surrounding what it means to be a woman, diving into inclusive and conservative definitions of woman, and unpacking what womanhood means to them.

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17 Women Share What Womanhood Means to Them

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Native Women’s History Highlight: Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

March 27, 2023 • 4 mins

Olivia highlights the struggles and successes of this Omaha medical doctor, and legal and health advocate, who was the first Native woman to earn a medical degree.

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DR SUSAN LA FLESCHE PICOTTE

Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte Changing the Face of Medicine

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Native Women’s History Highlight: Elizabeth Peratrovich

March 22, 2023 • 5 mins

Raven shares the accomplishments and advocacy of this Tlingit civil rights activist, who fought for equality for Alaska Natives, and whose efforts contributed to the passage of the United States' first anti-discrimination bill.

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Celebrating the Life of an Important Civil Rights Activist

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10 Native Women You Should Have Learned About in History Class

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Native Women’s History Highlight: Lyda Conley

March 13, 2023 • 5 mins

Olivia honors this Wyandot lawyer, known most for her advocacy and protests to protect Indian burial lands from being desecrated and sold as real estate.

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Lyda Conley

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Native Women’s History Highlight: Zitkála-Šá

March 8, 2023 • 5 mins

Raven honors the herstory of this Dakota civil rights activist, writer, and musician, remembered for her contributions to the women’s Suffrage movement, and activism which led to the passage of the the Indian Citizenship Act.

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Battle of the Black Leaders…Booker T. vs Du Bois

March 1, 2023 • 44 mins

Olivia and Raven share the differing perspectives on Black advancement, held by intellectuals Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. They discuss the conflicting views between the two, and what they personally find pleasing and problematic with the philosophies expressed by both leaders.

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Cultural Competence vs Cultural Humility Part2…Getting It Right

February 17, 2023 • 38 mins

Olivia and Raven talk about challenges with exercising cultural humility in everyday conversations and the clinical setting, the fear of awareness and asking questions, and ways we can all develop cultural humility.

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Black Disability History Series Day6: A Record-Breaking Paralympian

February 6, 2023 • 4 mins

Raven closes out the series with Blake Leeper, an amputee who’s won multiple paralympic medals, and set world and American records in track & field.

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Blake Leeper Biography

A Blake Leeper Interview

Patrick "Blake" Leeper

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Black Disability History Series Day5: A Warrior Poet

February 5, 2023 • 4 mins

Olivia shines light on the herstory of Audre Lorde, known for her poetry and contributions to feminist theory.

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AUDRE LORDE (1934-1992)

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In Memoriam: Dr. Nathie Marbury

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Black Disability History Series Day4: Deaf, Loud and Proud

February 4, 2023 • 4 mins

Raven honors the contributions of educator, advocate, and researcher, Dr. Nathie Marbury.

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NBDA Mourns the Loss of Longtime Member: Dr. Nathie Marbury

Obituary: Dr. Nathie Marbury 1944-2013

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Donald Galloway, advocate of rights of disabled, dies at 73

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Black Disability History Series Day3: Fighting for Blind People to Serve Their Civic Duty

February 3, 2023 • 4 mins

Olivia highlights some of the accomplishments of this disability rights advocate, who refused to accept discrimination as the default.

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Black Disability History Series Day2: Falling for Music

February 2, 2023 • 5 mins

Raven shares James Ian’s story, and his experiences as a performing musician and actor with a physical disability.

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Disabled Musician, Actor, and Writer, James Ian is Highlighting the Beauty in Disability …

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Disability and music: disabled singer James Ian and his Labour of Love

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Black Disability History Series Day1: Making Hollywood Accessible

February 1, 2023 • 3 mins

Happy Black History Month! Follow our six-day series celebrating Black disabled folks.

Olivia starts the series off honoring Tatiana Lee, an actress, model, and Hollywood Inclusion Associate.

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Tatiana Lee

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Cultural Competence vs Cultural Humility Part1…The Problematic Approach

January 28, 2023 • 44 mins

Olivia and Raven share the history of the terms “cultural competence” and “cultural humility,” shed light on why this is relevant to everyone, and they discuss criticisms and their perspectives on what cultural competence should look like.

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The Savior Complex and the Persecution Complex

January 22, 2023 • 52 mins

Olivia and Raven are back with a discussion about white savior syndrome, Western saviorism, and the persecution complex of Christians and conservatives in the US.

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Black Joy and Hope. Honoring the New Year

December 30, 2022 • 6 mins

Closing out the year with poetry performances, Raven reads “Cozy Apologia” by Rita Dove, and “The Black Finger” by Angelina Weld Grimké, and Olivia delivers a moving performance of Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise.”

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