Latest Racialissues Podcast Episodes

Ep. 12: Moving the conversation forward -- What can we do?

Shop Talk 419 - September 28, 2020 13:28 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What's one thing you can do in your own life to work towards solutions? What's one thing you wish someone in power would do to work towards solutions? The group answers these questions in the final episode in season 1 of Shop Talk. Moderated by Richland Source Engagement & Solutions Editor Bri...

Ep. 11: Signs of progress

Shop Talk 419 - September 28, 2020 13:25 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Whether big or small, the group discusses some of the encouraging and inspirational things they've seen in the world lately. Moderated by Richland Source Engagement & Solutions Editor Brittany Schock. Guests include Micah Derry, Ray Hoskins, Lamont A.D. Lindsay, Alomar Davenport and Beth Castl...

Ep. 10: Stepping towards solutions

Shop Talk 419 - September 28, 2020 13:21 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The group discussed what it sees as the biggest problems regarding race relations in the United States and what could be done to eliminate systemic racism. Moderated by Richland Source Engagement & Solutions Editor Brittany Schock. Guests include Micah Derry, Ray Hoskins, Lamont A.D. Lindsay, ...

Ep. 9: It starts at the top

Shop Talk 419 - September 16, 2020 16:42 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
How do we change how we teach and educate Black children? Moderated by Richland Source city editor Carl Hunnell. Guests include minister and community activist Bruce Bond, University of Findlay professor Conor Bracken, Ontario High School principal Chris Smith, community activist and former ed...

Ep. 8: Race and revisionist history

Shop Talk 419 - September 16, 2020 15:54 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
While teaching accurate history is important, this panel agrees it will take a sense of honesty about both the past and the present for racial reconciliation to occur. Moderated by Richland Source city editor Carl Hunnell. Guests include minister and community activist Bruce Bond, University o...

Ep. 7: The past, future and present of prejudice

Shop Talk 419 - September 16, 2020 15:52 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The poet Maya Angelou once wrote, "Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible." Hearing these words, how can we use them as a framework to unpack the state of the world today? Moderated by Richland Source city editor Carl Hunnell. G...

Ep. 6: Owning strength and femininity

Shop Talk 419 - August 23, 2020 21:35 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The reality of sexism in America – along with the reality of centuries-long systemic racism in the U.S. – has often forced Black women to mask their true feelings. Women are forced to show hope in times of fear; restraint in times of rage; strength in times of pain. Instead of shying away from t...

Ep. 5: Mothers raising Black men

Shop Talk 419 - August 23, 2020 20:54 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Four of the women in the chairs at 419 Barbershop are mothers of Black boys – children and adults – and the toll of raising and caring for them in today’s racial climate is heavy. While America is still reeling from the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, these women said Black men have ...

Ep. 4: The masks women wear

Shop Talk 419 - August 23, 2020 20:35 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What does it mean to be a strong woman in 2020? As protests against systemic racism and police brutality continue across the nation, six women talked about a different kind of mask – the kind needed to survive in America, pandemic or not. Guests: Kristin Scott, Deanna West-Torrence, Kathryn Bart...

Ep. 3: Breaking the cycle of racism

Shop Talk 419 - August 17, 2020 16:12 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What can we do as a community to break the cycle of racism? Hosted by Damien Beauford. Moderated by Larry Phillips. Guests: Reggie Gamble, Sarah Leonhardt, Micah Pelkey, Tom Roepke, Cheryl Cates, Elijah Torrence, Jay Allred, Khyyam Crawford. 419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source,...

Ep. 2: Unpacking the Black Lives Matter movement

Shop Talk 419 - August 17, 2020 16:08 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What exactly is the Black Lives Matter movement, and why is it such an argument online? Hosted by Damien Beauford. Moderated by Larry Phillips. Guests: Reggie Gamble, Sarah Leonhardt, Micah Pelkey, Tom Roepke, Cheryl Cates, Elijah Torrence, Jay Allred, Khyyam Crawford. 419 Barbershop has par...

Ep. 1: Young, black men in America

Shop Talk 419 - August 17, 2020 12:33 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What is the perception of the young, black male in America? This emotionally-charged conversation moderated by Richland Source editor Larry Phillips is the second in an ongoing series of video discussions on race fostered by 419 Barbershop owner Damien Beauford. Today's discussion came less th...