We Can Be podcast - The Heinz Endowments
Society & Culture
All across the Untied States, cities that grew out of the industrial age were founded on the strength of immigrants who provided power to steel mills, gave rise to majestic buildings and infused life into its streets and neighborhoods.
While today’s immigrants encounter many of the same biases and obstacles that their predecessors faced, they have a champion in Change Agency Founder and Director Betty Cruz. Ms. Cruz joins The Heinz Endowments’ Grant Oliphant in a conversation about what it means to truly be a nation, a community, of We.
Our nation, our cities, our neighborhoods were founded and fueled by the minds, dreams, art and hard work of immigrants, yet the climate for immigrants today is perhaps the most challenging it has been for decades. The national debate over DACA (Deferred Action Childhood Arrival) and migrant caravans in Mexico have brought immigrant issues to the forefront of the national conversation.
It is out of this atmosphere - and a belief in the value and agency of every human being - that Change Agency was born. Cruz shares why Change Agency's time is now, how she finds hope in challenging times, the stories modern day immigrants and what she’s learned about herself through her own journey from Miami to the Midwest.
We Can Be is hosted by The Heinz Endowments’ Grant Oliphant and produced by the Endowments and Treehouse Media in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Theme music is composed by John Dziuban, with incidental music by Josh Slifkin.
Art in times of crisis w/ 1Hood Media Co-Founder/CEO Jasiri X (Stronger than This series EP1)
Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson: “Protest is speaking the truth out loud.” S02EP20
Andre Perry’s genius blend of information & inspiration is helping individuals realize their value & worth. S02EP19
Outdoor Afro founder Rue Mapp: "Nature is a refuge from all the '-isms'" S02EP18
The joy & complexity of giving w/ Giving Done Right author Phil Buchanan S02EP17
Poet, soldier, author & father Tim O’Brien on the extraordinary, beautiful power of maybe S02EP16
Building an army of support for refugees: Hello Neighbor’s Sloane Davidson S02EP15
Blindsided by the Taliban: Journalist & Postindustrial media co-founder Carmen Gentile S02EP14
From homelessness to Emmy Award winning composer & director: the shining light of Emmai Alaquiva S02EP13
Dr. Cornel West & Bikari Kitwana 2: the revolution in priorities our society needs S02EP12
Dr. Cornel West & Bikari Kitwana on the joy & struggle of today’s freedom fighters S02EP11
Different but united: the palpable positivity of 24-hours-a-day bridge-builder Wasi Mohamed S2EP10
From Parkland to Pittsburgh, student activists are forever altering the social change landscape S2E9
From Air Force plane nosedive to university president: Dr. Chris Howard & the power of mentoring S2EP8
Art is making souls soar in this rapidly changing neighborhood S02EP07
As environmental stakes rise, Emily Collins helps the underserved get a fair shake S02EP06
Trayvon Martin's activism legacy: mother Sybrina Fulton, Jasiri X & Black Lives Matter stand strong S2E5
Very Smart Brothas' Damon Young: the hyper-cognizance & beauty of being black in America S2E04
Archeology, family & fantasy: the fantastic Afrofuturist art of Alisha Wormsley S2E03
Tree of Life leaders: "We didn't think about courage; we thought about doing the right thing" S2E02
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