American actress and singer, Vanessa Williams joins fellow Horace Greeley High alum and host Lauren Stockmon Brown to discuss the complexity of identity politics. Williams dives into her phenomenal career in the entertainment industry and the ways in which music, theatre and the arts grounded her adolescent and adult life. Williams stars in the 2020 film, "Bad Hair" and touches on her role in this feature while tackling topics on education reform, socioeconomic racism and Black hair.
Music, Sound Design & Editor: Jacob Lowy
The Beauty & Challenges of Studying Caribbean Playwriting, Kay Kemp (PhD Candidate)
Investigating The Art of Being a Diplomat, Fareed Abdullah
Audio Essay Reflection: To Be Free
”Black Hair Is The Root of Pan-Africanism,” (Audio Segment) MCN Event 6/16/2022
”People Are Like Waves,” (Short Story: Audio Version)
Dr. Korka Sall (PhD)- ”Believe in Your Natural Power.”
Alioune Sene- ”I Evolved.”
Dr. Mamadou Bodian (PhD)– Understanding Identity Formation & Black Hair
Why Black Hair Matters (with Dr. Kari Williams, PhD)
"We Got Us Now: Children of Incarcerated Parents."
Post Election Liberation Dreams
Sports Activism, Influence & Leverage
Harlem Globetrotters' Belief in Sports Activism
History of the "N Word" & Respectability Politics
Education is Our Modern Civil Rights Movement
Bending Gender Norms & Finding Creativity
Making Believers in Unprecedented Times
Type Casting Black Hair
Legally Bald
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