Episodes
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
EPISODE 6: Beyond Black History Month
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
In honor of February being Black History Month, Director of Merrimack College's new Master of Social Work program Dr. Shannon Butler-Mokoro and librarian Gabby Womack discuss the history of Black History Month and explain how diversifying education can extend Black History beyond a single month and into history curriculum. Hosted by producer Michael Senoff, students Cobbina Appiah, Derrick Harris, and Jackson Fortune-O'Brien join the conversation and share their experiences as student leaders, agents of history, and advocates of diversity.
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
EPISODE 5: Unapologetically Black: A Dialogue on Blackness and the U.S. Census
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Almost from the start, the US Census has been a site of controversy. In this episode, librarian Gabby Womack shares her research with host/producer Dr. Debra Michals and graduate student Tiana Lawrence about 1930s changes in Census categories that had an impact on how people of color were counted, as well as the complicated history of "passing" and the experience of being black in the US.