After the Monuments
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Co-hosted by Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Michael Paul Williams and Kelli Lemon, After the Monuments captures the zeitgeist of a nation struggling to move from symbolic to substantive change on racial issues.
The podcast will analyze current events about race through a historical context, examining the ideas of leading black thinkers over time, and encouraging broader and deeper insights into racial tensions, divisions and reconciliation.
Williams and Lemon, both with the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Richmond, engage with a wide range of guests to bring context, relevance and resonance to events, going well beyond breaking-news headlines.
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In the two years since George Floyd
After the Monuments
06/07/22 • 26 min
On the two year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, Kelli and Michael Paul catch up to talk about the civil unrest that took place in Richmond and across the country but also how so much of the world changed from that point. Since 2020, Confederate monuments have come down, conservatives have come to power in Virginia leading to things like critical race theory, banning divisive books and initiating teacher snitch lines. Kelli and Michael Paul cover it all in this episode of After the Monuments presented by Massey Cancer Center and supported by Team Henry Enterprises.
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New mindsets, new cycles, new futures - Pt. 2
After the Monuments
06/27/23 • 24 min
Kelli and Michael Paul continue their conversation with Allan-Charles Chipman, Executive Director of Initiatives of Change USA. In this portion of the the interview, the three talk about the death of Irvo Otieno, a young man in a mental health crisis who died at the hands of nearly a dozen prison personnel, and why such untimely and misdiagnosed deaths persist and how to prevent them.
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New mindsets, new cycles, new futures - Pt. 1
After the Monuments
06/21/23 • 23 min
Kelli and Michael Paul welcome Allan-Charles Chipman to the show. Chipman is the Executive Director of Initiatives of Change USA, a global network of people of diverse cultures and backgrounds committed to healing historical harms, whose mission is to inspire, equip, and accompany changemakers in the pursuit of a just, connected, and peaceful world.
In this conversation, the trio talk about Chipman's work in Richmond and beyond to create new mindsets, new cycles and new futures for people of color across the country.
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Virginia's position on DEI & antisemitism vs. racism
After the Monuments
06/06/23 • 13 min
Kelli and Michael Paul catch up on the news out of Virginia of the state's chief of diversity, equity and inclusion referring to DEI initiatives as "it's dead." The pair also discuss Governor Glenn Youngkin's ceremonial recognition of Jewish people and that, "hate is wrong. Love is right." and omitting any reference to racism in that ceremony or statement which came a week after his own official had said that DEI is dead.
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Mental health and the death of Jordan Neely
After the Monuments
05/30/23 • 21 min
Kelli and Michael Paul catch up on the national mental health conversation and the death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train and how race factors into the equation.
After the Monuments is presented by Massey Cancer Center.
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Check in - Metal health & policing, School renaming, can Buckhead secede from Atlanta
After the Monuments
03/28/23 • 32 min
Kelli and Michael Paul are checking in on some of the topics Michael Paul has been writing about including the death of a inmate in mental health crisis at the hands of nearly a dozen law enforcement officials, renaming a Virginia school and the topic of whether Buckhead can secede from Atlanta.
After the Monuments is presented by Massey Cancer Center.
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Throwback: Under the Skin: Racism, Inequality, and the Health of a Nation
After the Monuments
03/21/23 • 39 min
In this episode, Kelli and Michal Paul talk with The New York Times Magazine and 1619 Project contributor Linda Villarosa about her new book, Under the Skin: Racism, Inequality, and the Health of a Nation. In the conversation and book, Linda shares troubling statistics that college-educated Black mothers are more likely to die, almost die, or lose their babies than white mothers who haven’t finished high school.
Linda also shares that some of today’s medical texts and instruments still carry fallacious slavery-era assumptions that Black bodies are fundamentally different from white bodies, causing disproportionate suffering. After the Monuments is supported by Massey Cancer Center.
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Pt. 2 - Building urban gardens and farms to develop community power
After the Monuments
03/07/23 • 27 min
Kelli and Michael Paul are talking with urban agriculturalist Duran Chavis to hear about environmental justice and developing community green spaces. As Duron points out, some of the issues that Black communities faced before the monuments came down still persist today. After the Monuments is presented by Massey Cancer Center.
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Building urban gardens and farms to develop community power
After the Monuments
03/01/23 • 25 min
Kelli and Michael Paul are talking with urban agriculturalist Duran Chavis to hear about environmental justice and developing community green spaces. As Duron points out, some of the issues that Black communities faced before the monuments came down still persist today.
After the Monuments is presented by Massey Cancer Center.
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Three years after George Floyd's murder
After the Monuments
05/23/23 • 16 min
Kelli Lemon and Pulitzer Prize winning writer Michael Paul Williams are back with a new episode of After the Monuments where the duo discuss the social and cultural progress, or lack thereof, in the three years since the murder of George Floyd and the protests and cultural-awakening it sparked.
Read more from Michael Paul Williams on Richmond.com and in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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FAQ
How many episodes does After the Monuments have?
After the Monuments currently has 41 episodes available.
What topics does After the Monuments cover?
The podcast is about News, Society & Culture, News Commentary and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on After the Monuments?
The episode title 'New mindsets, new cycles, new futures - Pt. 1' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on After the Monuments?
The average episode length on After the Monuments is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of After the Monuments released?
Episodes of After the Monuments are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of After the Monuments?
The first episode of After the Monuments was released on Feb 14, 2022.
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