Research in the Streets

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Research in the Streets

Taking research to the streets with a couple of Black women in the Chi. The official podcast of the Black Researchers Collective, Research in the Streets is intended to provide a forum to discuss how research and data can be used by everyday people in everyday life. Tune in to hear how writer, researcher, poet, and community organizer Dr. Glenance Green and community advocate and lifelong Chicagoan Shari Runner make an unnecessarily complicated subject make sense in a practical way. Season 1 of Research in the Streets is funded by the Field Foundation of Illinois.

Episodes

  1. 12/22/2023

    Bonus Episode: The Live Experience w/Tonika Lewis Johnson & Amber Hendley

    We're back with a bonus episode live from the 2023 Black Researchers Thought Summit at Hatch 41 in Bronzeville on the South Side of Chicago. The Live Experience features photographer and social justice artist, Tonika Lewis Johnson, and researcher, Amber Hendley. From the Folded Map Project and Inequity for Sale to Tonika and Amber's latest collaboration, Unblocked, we're discussing the relationship between art and research and how they've activated both simultaneously to strengthen Chicago communities. Check out the Black Researchers Collective's YouTube channel for the full episode visual. Recorded: December 9, 2023 Published: December 22, 2023

    43 min

  2. 10/05/2023

    Lessons from the Collective

    We've reached the end of Season 1. In our final episode, we're recapping our journey and closing out with lessons learned both from the Collective and the streets. Featuring Melissa Brown-Sims, Founding Board Member, Black Researchers Collective. Recorded: December 6, 2022 Published: October 5, 2023

    52 min

  3. 09/28/2023

    Education as liberation, policy, and wins along the way

    We're talking about the role of education, the implications of the work that Black women are leading on policy, and how people are determining wins as they make progress along the way. Featuring Anita Andrews-Hutchinson (It Takes A Village Family of Schools), Karen Freeman-Wilson (Chicago Urban League), Deborah Harrington (Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy + more), Ciera Mckissick (AMFM), Val Free (Neighborhood Network Alliance), and Dr. Carol Adams. Recorded: November 29, 2022 Published: September 28, 2023

    1h 2m

  4. 09/21/2023

    Community-level activation and engagement

    We’re sharing experiences about the importance of community activation, the various ways that community-level engagement operates to build, strengthen, and stabilize grassroots movements, and common strategies that Black women are leveraging across multiple Chicago communities accordingly. Featuring Britney Robbins (Gray Matter Experience), Katanya Raby (The Raby Foundation), and Dr. Carol Adams (South Shore Works + more). Recorded: November 16, 2022 Published: September 21, 2023

    37 min

  5. 09/14/2023

    Using data to dispel disinformation

    We're talking about using data to dispel disinformation, the unproductivity of cancel culture, and bridging the gap from government to the community. Featuring the City of Chicago's first Chief Equity Officer, Candace Moore. Recorded: November 8, 2022 Published: September 14, 2023

    53 min

  6. 09/07/2023

    Why Black women? Part II

    We're talking about how Black women understand and express Black liberation, and the characteristics, attributes, and values that collectively serve as the heartbeat or north star of their work. Featuring Helen Muhisani (Black Researchers Collective), Tonika Lewis Johnson (Folded Map Project), Dr. Pascale "Ife" Williams (Spiritual Scholar), Martine Caverl (Ujimaa Medics), Katelyn Johnson (Blackroots Alliance), and Chandra Christmas Rouse (Maplibs). Recorded: October 28, 2022 Published: September 7, 2023

    48 min

  7. 08/31/2023

    Why Black women?

    We're talking about Black women and the role our journey plays in our shared experiences of how we show up in the work. Featuring Melody Spann-Cooper (Midway Broadcasting Corporation/WVON), Tanya Woods (Westside Justice Center), Camesha Jones (Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness), Dr. Chrissy Brown (Black Researchers Collective), Dr. Tiffany McDowell (Black Researchers Collective), and Melissa Brown-Sims (Black Researchers Collective). Recorded: October 18, 2022 Published: August 31, 2023

    1h 9m

  8. 08/24/2023

    Repurposing data to get free

    We're talking about repurposing data for Black liberation; essentially how we can leverage data to help us get free. We’re talking about how we can leverage research as a strategy for racial equity and healing. Recorded: September 27, 2022 Published: August 24, 2023

    37 min

  9. 08/17/2023

    Making it do what it do

    We're talking about using what you got to get what you need...regarding data, of course Recorded: September 20, 2022 Published: August 17, 2023

    44 min

  10. 08/10/2023

    Reclaiming our narrative

    We're talking about taking control of our narrative through the ownership of our data Recorded: September 14, 2022 Published: August 10, 2023

    38 min

  11. 08/03/2023

    Taking research to the streets

    The history of us...and research with Black folks Recorded: August 2, 2022 Published: August 3, 2023

    44 min

  12. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Sneak peek at next week

    Finally, the wait is over and the first drop is next week. Black Researchers Collective is super excited to have you rocking with us over the airwaves. Tune in to hear Episode 1 of Research in the Streets next Thursday, August 3rd.

    1 min

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Taking research to the streets with a couple of Black women in the Chi. The official podcast of the Black Researchers Collective, Research in the Streets is intended to provide a forum to discuss how research and data can be used by everyday people in everyday life. Tune in to hear how writer, researcher, poet, and community organizer Dr. Glenance Green and community advocate and lifelong Chicagoan Shari Runner make an unnecessarily complicated subject make sense in a practical way. Season 1 of Research in the Streets is funded by the Field Foundation of Illinois.

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    Black Researchers Collective
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    12
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