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The Movement That Never Was: A People's Guide to Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas KUAF Public Radio
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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With support from The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, “The Movement That Never Was: A People’s Guide to Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas,” begins with the protests over the killing of George Floyd this summer and the explosion of interest in anti-racist movements, particularly in white communities, and looks ahead to what this new found interest might mean for the country. Written and executive produced by Paul Kiefer, a journalist based in Seattle and finalist for the Kroc Fellowship offered by National Public Radio, this podcast is a five-part series identifying the term anti-racism and tracing the history of anti-racist movements across the South and in Arkansas, paying particular attention to how the involvement of white participants has affected these movements in the past.In coordination with the podcast, KUAF will also host along with The Fayetteville Public Library, a series of virtual community conversations around the topics brought up in each episode. The second conversation will continue the themes of Episode 2 of the podcast - working class solidarity in intergrated anit-racist movements. The event will take place November 19th from 6 to 7:30 PM. Registration for the event is required and can be found at the library’s website, www.faylib.org.You can listen to episodes of the podcast below.
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A Conversation About Creativity and Community
KUAF's latest podcast, The Lunch Hour, is about art, food, creativity, cooperation and community. The first episode focuses on the music of Baang and the community-inspired food of Jerrmy Gawthrop of Woodstone Pizza.
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Manic Episodes: Welcoming Conversations About Important Subjects
The podcast Manic Episodes, hosted by Dr. Wyatt Paige Hermansen (UA alum) and Mary Lambert (two-time Grammy nominee) covers a wide range of topics in a welcoming style. The first-ever live event connected to the podcast was last night on the University of Arkansas campus and we asked the creators about the podcast.
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A Look at Haiti from the Inside
In an excerpt from the latest episode of Undisciplined, host Caree Banton talks to Haitian journalist Obed Lamy, who talks about being proud of his home country and what brought him to Arkansas.
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Put Some Respect on Haiti's Name
Haiti may be considered the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and a country we Americans only hear about when there's a massive earthquake or political turmoil. But Haiti is a nation with tremendous legacy. Haiti was a nation that beat three European empires to become a free nation. Haiti was the first nation to ban slavery. It was the first nation in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve independence. And so much more. Our guest today is Obed Lamy, a Haitian scholar, journalist, and filmmaker.
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A Look Back at the Beginnings of African and African American Studies
Dr. Caree Banton, director of African and African American Studies at the University of Arkansas and host of Undisciplined, talks with Scot Brown, an associate professor of African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, about the origins and original ideas of the area studies in an excerpt from the first episode.
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The Inspiration for Undisciplined
A new podcast, Undisciplined, is a collaboration between the African and African-American Studies program at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Caree Banton, the director of the program and host of the podcast, explains her inspiration for the new show. The first episode, produced by Matthew Moore, will be available later this month.
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