Whiteness Interrupted: Recent Episodes
Dr. Tanya Raquel
A podcast to walk alongside white identifying listeners reminding us of our responsibility to undo and unlearn racism. We will never “get it right” and our journey is existential, but we can learn from every misstep we make and do better each day we wake.
Jessica Cherry shares the need for representation in college athletics and her sense of responsibility to ensure student-athletes never feel as though they are the only one in ways she did as a young Black woman in sport. She asks the questions [as a Black woman], “why can’t I just be talented?” and “why can’t I be expected to be great?” and wants the world to know “I’m not exhausted, I’m just getting started.”
Courtney White, an K – 12 educator for over 25 years, reminds listeners of both the barriers and possible solutions to attain equitable education for BIPOC students while simultaneously sharing his challenges as a professional Black male in public education.
As a Chicana-Latina biracial educator and higher education administrator, Theresa shares her journey and activism narrative from childhood, graduate school and now to her current role at the Graduate School at the University of Illinois - Chicago as the Director of Graduate Student Professional and Career Development and Pipeline to an Inclusive Faculty Program Coordinator.
Christian Harris shares his activism as a descendent of enslaved persons and that everything he does is for and because of his ancestors. He urges and educates listeners to recognize that reparations is a capitalist concept (paying people for their labor) and ancestors of enslaved persons are owed a debt for the 250 years of labor they (and their ancestors) were never paid.
LaPiere Carby, a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual, discloses her journey and passion for taking BIPOC, first generation immigrants and other intentionally ignored people to their wealthy place and reminds listeners what has kept so many from the generational wealth they deserve.
Dr. Leeja Carter, a professor and the Executive Director of Coalition for Food & Health Equity shares her vision of centering intentionally ignored communities as the leaders building a society where no one goes hungry, and everyone can access the food and wellness services they need to thrive.
A warm and humble welcome to the podcast, Whiteness Interrupted – a podcast to walk alongside white identifying listeners reminding us of our responsibility to undo and unlearn racism. We will never “get it right” and our journey is existential, but we can learn from every misstep we make and do better each day we wake.