Strands of Our Nation: Recent Episodes
Karson Institute
This podcast features conversations with thought leaders from diverse backgrounds, communities and perspectives discussing racial and social justice issues, peace in Baltimore and around the world while providing solutions to unpack and understand America's racial, economic and social history.
Students from City Neighbors High School conducted family interviews about Baltimore memories, the state of race in America and whyBaltimore is called “Smalltimore."
Students from City Neighbors High School share their thoughts on the importance of learning black history.
Students from City Neighbors High School share their concerns about the City of Baltimore as part of their Backpack Journalism project.
Students from City Neighbors High School share their thoughts on what can be done to save the City of Baltimore as part of their Backpack Journalism project.
“Providing Hope for the Black Community through Food and Faith” with Rev. Heber Brown III, D.Min., senior pastor, Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, and founder, Black Church Food Security Network.
Loyola University Maryland’s Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and The Baltimore Sun have partnered to host “Black History Month Conversations,” a series that highlights The Baltimore Sun’s Black Marylanders to Watch. “Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women” is with Martha S. Jones, Ph.D., professor, The Johns Hopkins University.
The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and The Baltimore Sun have partnered to host “Black History Month Conversations,” a special series that highlight some of The Baltimore Sun’s Black Marylanders to Watch. This episode, “The Black Renaissance: Arts, Artists, and Artistry" with Jacqueline ”Jackie” Copeland, chairwoman, Maryland State Arts Council.
"Peace is the Presence of Justice” with Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder, Baltimore Ceasefire, and executive director, Baltimore Community Mediation Center.
A conversation with Dr. Lawrence Brown, founder of The Black Butterfly Academy and author of "The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America," discussing why Baltimore City is ground zero for racist housing policies; the long-term impact of structural racist policies, practices, and procedures in Baltimore; the politics of the Black Butterfly and the White L; why it will take a multi-billion investment in Baltimore to transform the neighborhoods, schools, and jobs; and, what it will take to move from community policing to community peacekeeping. Immediately following the moderated conversation, the Karson Institute hosted a Coffee and Convo that included seventh graders from a local middle school, teachers, professors, staff, and community members from around the country brainstorming solutions on how they can move Baltimore City forward.
A special Election 2020 conversation discussing why your vote is your voice; the future of white supremacy and the impact of voter intimidation and suppression; and, why the last 60 years of progress are in danger of being overturned with Leonard Pitts, Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist and the author of The Last Thing You Surrender.
In partnership with the National Women’s Studies Association and Ms. Magazine, the Karson Insitute presents “COMloquium: The Perils of Teaching about Critical Race Theory: A Conversation with K-12 Teachers.” This conversation dives into the difficulties teachers across the country when it comes to teaching American history.
Dr. Alicia Moore, Dr. Walter Greason, and Founder of the Karson Institute, Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead, took on the differences and interconnectedness between critical race theory and culturally responsive teaching within education.
In light of the verdict in the case against Derek Chauvin, the Karson Institute for Race, Peace, & Social Justice hosted a special communitywide COMloquium to rethink America's policing system and the ways in which race, police, and social justice intersect at this moment. Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead speaks with civil rights attorney Kobie Flowers, Esq.; Adam J. Jackson, CEO, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle; Rev Scott Adams, Assistant Director of Loyola University Maryland's Campus Ministry; and Dr. Nishaun Battle, associate professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Virginia State University.
A conversation with Jamelle Bouie, New York Times columnist and CBS News political analyst, on American politics; the January 6 failed insurrection; voter suppression; the future of Trump and the Republican Party; and the work that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris should focus on doing during their first 100 days.
In conversation with Dr. Barbara Ransby, a professor of African American Studies and the John D. MacArthur Chair at the University of Illinois at Chicago, along with students, professors, and community members discussing Dr. Ibram Kendi’s research on antiracism; the presidential inauguration and the future of democracy; and, what does it mean to work for equality, justice, and racial equity.
A conversation with Dr. Clayborne Carson, Ph.D., professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute, on Dr. King's legacy; what we get wrong about Dr. King; what Dr. King's message would be to America today; and, what is Dr. Carson's unfinished business.
A conversation on the history of Medical Bondage and the impact of racism and white supremacy within the medical field with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, the award-winning author of Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology.