Podcast and Harriet Tubman documentary top new offerings from Loyola鈥檚 Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice
The Karson institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice is extending its offerings to the community with two new initiatives. The Institute is launching a podcast and partnering with Maryland Public Television on a Harriet Tubman documentary:
New Podcast: 鈥淪trands of Our Nation: Conversations with Dr. Kaye鈥�
The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice at 91吃瓜网 will launch a podcast, 鈥淪trands of Our Nation: Conversations with Dr. Kaye,鈥� on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The 14-week podcast will stream episodes highlighting racial and social justice issues, peace in Baltimore and around the world, and unpacking and understanding America鈥檚 history. A new episode will be released every Wednesday at noon.
鈥淭he Strands of our Nation podcast features conversations with thought leaders, politicians, activists, and community leaders from diverse backgrounds, communities, and perspectives,鈥� said Karsonya 鈥淜aye鈥� Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., professor of communication and African American Studies and founding executive director of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice. 鈥淲e believe that our goal is to continue to provide spaces to engage in some of our nation鈥檚 most challenging and difficult conversations. From discussing Black COVID stories to conversations about the wage pay gap; from the long-term impact of the #MeToo Movement to democracy in Kenya and in America, Strands of Our Nation will ask the hard questions and then work to both find and implement the best solutions.鈥�
Whitehead hosts conversations with important voices, such as Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto, Rev Nontombi Naomi Tutu, Pulitzer Prize winning writer Leonard Pitts, and Representative Kweisi Mfume, during the first season of the podcast. Listen to the podcast and on .
The Karson Institute to co-host Maryland Public Television鈥檚 Conversations for Change on Harriet Tubman
In addition to the podcast, the Karson Institute is partnering with Maryland Public Television to co-produce a Conversations for Change special on the life of Harriet Tubman in honor of her 200th birthday this month. During the special, clips from the film, Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom, will be previewed and discussed.
鈥淭here are so many versions of Harriet Tubman鈥檚 story that it is often difficult to discern where the truth of her life and the myths of her work as a freedom fighter and activist diverge from one another,鈥� said Whitehead, who was recently named one of . 鈥淪he is one of a few enslaved women whose stories are still being told and whose lives are still being researched, reinterpreted, and rediscovered. As we look to celebrate Tubman鈥檚 life, we must do so by embracing and telling her entire story. She was more than what we talk about but a little less than what we try and pretend that she was. As researchers and teachers; historians and lovers of history; our job is to learn and reclaim her story and tell it to all who will listen, particularly our students.鈥�
The special will air on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 7 p.m. on .