20 episodes

Shaping Narratives is an initiative to build capacity in communities of color by providing leaders with training in decolonizing narratives, media and production skills and community organizing as a distribution strategy. Each participant developed a show, a local affinity group and a social media following to address issues they are passionate about. Content is being used to spark change based conversations. The shows include, Ngiiwe, Color Out Here, Meeting God, The Black Honest Truth and Cultural Ingredients:

Shaping Narratives Mariano Avila

    • Society & Culture

Shaping Narratives is an initiative to build capacity in communities of color by providing leaders with training in decolonizing narratives, media and production skills and community organizing as a distribution strategy. Each participant developed a show, a local affinity group and a social media following to address issues they are passionate about. Content is being used to spark change based conversations. The shows include, Ngiiwe, Color Out Here, Meeting God, The Black Honest Truth and Cultural Ingredients:

    SN_Ep15 - Mariano Avila with George Walker III

    SN_Ep15 - Mariano Avila with George Walker III

    In this special episode, we wish farewell to George Walker III, host of WGVU's Cultural Ingredients who is moving across the country to Napa Valley, California and becoming the head of operations and brand manager at Wade Cellars. Mariano Avila, producer of WGVU's Shaping Narratives interviews George about his move to West Michigan, his work in cultural education, going through Shaping Narratives to create his own show, Cultural Ingredients, and what awaits him in Napa Valley.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    SN_Ep14 - Alice Lyn with Amanda E. Machado

    SN_Ep14 - Alice Lyn with Amanda E. Machado

    Alice Lyn talks to writer Amanda E. Machdo about seeing oneself as part of nature rather than apart from it, and how that can change our attitude toward travel and exploration.

    • 15 min
    SN_Ep13 - Alice Lyn with Sergio Cira Reyes

    SN_Ep13 - Alice Lyn with Sergio Cira Reyes

    Alice Lyn talks to Sergio Cira Reyes, Director of Community Engagement at Urban Core Collective about bringing the Latino community into the outdoors and feeling a sense of belonging.

    • 15 min
    SN_Ep12 - Christine Mwangi with Doreen Mangrum

    SN_Ep12 - Christine Mwangi with Doreen Mangrum

    Christine Mwangi talks to Doreen Mangrum, CEO at Mangrum ConSOULtation, LLC about using mindfulness meditation to stave off the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • 12 min
    SN_Ep11 - Alice Lyn with CJ Goulding

    SN_Ep11 - Alice Lyn with CJ Goulding

    Alice Lyn talks to CJ Goulding about inequities in outdoor recreation, and feeling safe as a person of color in the outdoors.

    • 16 min
    Rishi Singh Talks To Dr. Ali Metwalli about the resources At-Tawheed Islamic Center is offering

    Rishi Singh Talks To Dr. Ali Metwalli about the resources At-Tawheed Islamic Center is offering

    You're listening to shaping narratives, a collection of voices from West Michigan's communities of color brought to you by WGVU, NPR and PBS in West Michigan. In a partnership with the WK Kellogg foundation, the voice of today's podcast is Rishi Singh host of WGVU’s Meeting God. A TV show that uses immersive experiences of faith to explore belief, and commonality in the human experience. Rishi is a successful businessman and a first generation immigrant, with deep commitment to family and community. For this podcast, he talks to faith leaders about resources they are offering their congregations and in the community at large.

    • 11 min

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