Hearthside Salons with PageCraftWriting
Society & Culture
Beside breaking boundaries as the first black Romulan in Star Trek history, Michael Mack led a life of service and craft. From a family with preacher roots, Michael grew up ministering to the less fortunate. When he returned to the DC area he became renowned for his work with at-risk youth in communities of color. His method was using theatre training to allow kids access to speak their truths. He talks about theatre from the ancient Greeks onward as social policy and how many historical atrocities were not based in difference but in sameness. He shares how the Man of La Mancha unlocks the central truth: the way forward is not to think of life as it is but life as it should be.
Michael discusses Septimius Severus, the first African senator in Rome, in this "family portrait"
Michael discusses the film Becket as an example of the Saxons versus the Normans
Michael recommends the book Racism: A Short History
We discuss his favorite teaching tool: Don Quixote/The Man Of La Mancha, book and film
Michael's film about MLK: The Drum Major
The influence of the Roots miniseries
Trisha Nelson's Black stories essential viewing lists articles one and two
Michael Mack - Writer, Actor, Director - Boldly going where no (black) man has gone before: Star Trek, spirituality, creativity
Rob Latimer - Mental Performance Consultant - Hunter, Gatherer, Accountant, Nurse: the psychology of stress and mental performance in the modern world
Heidi Harris - Applied Behavioral Science Expert - The Emotionality of Polarization
Molly Sweeney - Author, Political Scientist - The Black Flag of ISIS: Living Within the World’s Best Organized Terrorist State
Paul Whitehead - Playing with Perceptions: The Art of Creating Identity
Valerie Hager - Performer, story coach, former exotic dancer - Finding your fire and bringing your beast forward
Sarah Yeomans and Rob Latimer - How does epidemic change storytelling?
Silvia Gallini - Visual Artist - Breaking out of darkness to find a path and make mistakes
Sarah Yeomans – Professor and Archeologist - What historical pandemics can teach us about our present crisis
Liz Hara - Emmy winner - Pursuing your passion and the necessity of failure
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