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Why Race Matters Podcast
Host and Producer Angela Fitzgerald engages in extended one-on-one conversations to elevate issues of importance affecting Wisconsin’s Black communities. Guests include artists, community organizers, and health professionals, along with those whose layered, lived experiences highlight Black struggle and overcoming. The conversations took place on the rooftop of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.
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2021 PODCASTS
Black vs. African American identity
Naman Siad and Harry Kiiru discuss the complexities of identity in Black communities.
The history of Black Midwesterners before the Great Migration
Black Midwestern communities existed before the Great Migration and shaped the region.
LGBTQ+
Explore how Black queer and trans folks create a community in multi-marginalized groups.
COVID-19
COVID-19’s impact continues to be felt, especially in education for students of color.
Public Safety
Why Race Matters talks about safety when considering the Black American perspective.
DEI & Workplace Culture
Workplace Culture Strategist Chevon Bowen talks about DEI and workplace climate culture.
Art & Black Joy
Artist Anwar Floyd-Pruitt talks art, identity and the importance of Black joy.
Home Ownership
A discussion on the challenges facing Black home buyers in a difficult housing market.
Higher Education
How can colleges and universities improve graduation rates for students of color?
Critical Race Theory
Angela Fitzgerald discusses Critical Race Theory with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.
Women and Barriers After Incarceration
Angela sets the context for Black women's overrepresentation in Wisconsin's criminal justice system and speaks with Carmella Glenn about the roadblocks and solutions for Black women leaving incarceration.
Black Artists and Appropriation
Angela and dance artist Papa-Kobina Brewoo discuss in-depth how Black artists are underrepresented within the same artistic spaces they were instrumental in creating.
Maternal Health and Birth Equity
Tracey Russell, a certified doula, explains racial disparities in maternal health, and the context for birth equity.
Black Farming and Land Ownership
Robert Pierce expounds on the direct link between food sovereignty and the health of Black communities.
The School-To-Prison Pipeline
Rudy Bankston speaks with Angela about his wrongful conviction and life sentence at age 19 as powerful personal testimony to the harm inflicted by the school-to-prison pipeline.
Civic Engagement and Representation
Angela speaks further with Tatiyana Benson in an expansive conversation about Black political representation, voting and elections, policy reform, and civic engagement.
Mental Health, Trauma and Black Communities
An extended conversation between Angela and Myra McNair, discussing the interweaving phenomena that give rise to mental health struggles within Black communities.
Angela's Journey and Why Race Matters in Wisconsin
Angela expands on the motivation behind Why Race Matters in this teaser of the upcoming season, describing the call to action she felt after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
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