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The heart to serve: with Marshville, NC Town Manager, Franklin Deese
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03/15/24 • 51 min
In this episode, current town manager and former Mayor of Marshville, NC of 14 years Franklin Deese discusses with our co-hosts Dr. Rita and Diane Little tells the riveting experience from incarceration to become his town's mayor. He talks passionately about the importance of public service and how truth and trust led his journey. Even if things don't turn out quite as we expect them to, public service, Franklin says, is always worth it!
Franklin D. Deese is presently serving his fifth year as city manager, after serving fourteen years as Mayor to the town of Marshville, NC. He is the first and only African American elected to serve any Union County Municipality in that capacity Mayor or Manager in the County’s 150+ years history. He was first elected to the office of Mayor in 2005. By applying the powerful lessons of faith, focus and perseverance that he outlines in his best-selling book “From Inmate To Mayor,” Franklin Deese has proven that there is no mountain too high to overcome. Today he is the only African American in the Nation to serve over 10 years in the prison system and then be elected mayor in the same city. Mayor Deese is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Governor’s Award. He received the Union County Minority Entrepreneur of the Year and was nomination for the WSOC Nine Who Care Award. He was chosen as the 2012 citizen of the year in Union County and is the recipient of the History Maker Award. Former Mayor Deese speaks all over the nation, sharing his message of achievement and helping people overcome their own personal prisons.
Resources:
Franklin Deese's website
Franklin's Memoire: From Inmate to Mayor
City Manager Position description in Marshville, NC.
Franklin's Twitter Account
Franklin Deese's Linkedin Account
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Health Systems: What my Broken Ankle Taught Me with Dr. Sonia Rosen
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05/20/20 • 55 min
In this episode, we walk about personal life experiences and how our health systems shapes those experiences. Our guest, Dr. Sonia Rosen, recently had a foot injury. She’ll speak to us about her experience and how it connects to her prior understanding of health systems and inequality. Dr. Sonia M. Rosen is the Director of Inquiry and Reflective Practice as Upenn since 2019. Dr. Rosen draws from extensive professional experience in urban education and the facilitation of youth agency, as well as deep connections to independent schools. She began her career as a secondary English and social studies teacher in New York City and Philadelphia, later teaching adult education at the Community Women’s Education Project. An active member of the Arab-American community, Dr. Rosen co-founded an afterschool program for Arab-American youth in which they explored issues of race, class, and immigration status in the context of their racially and ethnically diverse public school. She has collaborated with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, an Arab arts education organization, to author curriculum that grapples with anti-Arab racism and xenophobia and has served as a reviewer and adviser for other similar anti-racist curricular projects.
Resources mentioned in show:
Put People First PA click here.
Dr Sonia Rosen's Twitter page.
Bernie Sanders Campaign site.
Singlepayer hashtag posts on twitter.
Originally aired on April 3, 2020
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Caucus Crises: A Break in Reciprocity and Trust with Michael Lawson
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03/25/24 • 61 min
In this episode our Hosts Dr. Rita and Diane Little welcome our guest, Michael posits that the Democratic Party is always in crises, by its inclusive nature, because it tends to fold within it, the crises of the communities it attempts to represent. We review the variety and intent of Caucuses: their history, purpose and relevance: the Black caucus, African American Caucus, Women's Caucus, Young Dem's Caucus, Rural Caucus, County caucuses, and district caucuses, etc.
We identify a breakdown in the intent and the trust in the relationship between caucuses and the Democratic party. Caucuses were born to inform the party of the issues among voters in exchange for the party's commitment to addressing these issues. Bringing issues to the party would strengthen the party because the solutions would strengthen the communities. Instead, today, it seems that identity politics has proliferated the diversity of caucuses who pull the party in multiple directions--weakening it, not strengthening it. What's missing is a building of collective will beyond the individual agendas--so the party can move beyond priority-setting to building collective will.
Today's guest is Michael Lawson. Michael is Originally from Brooklyn New York. He moved to Queens some years later. For the last 33 years Michael has lived in Charlotte NC. And has been a true leader and innovator in Charlotte Democratic politics. He has served as: The President of the Democratic Party's African American Caucus for Mecklenburg county. The 8th district Dem chairperson, a former State Executive Committee member for 10 years, and currently serves in his favorite role as the Democratic Chairman for Precinct 4 in Charlotte NC.
Michael has taught media literacy at the North West school of the
Arts for nine years and at Johnson C Smith University in Charlotte, NC. For the last 13 years, Michael has Hosted a blog Talk Radio Show called "The Last Word" (pre-dating the show on MSNBC) a weekly Political Talk Radio Show on Fridays, 3-6 pm on www.blogtalkradio.com. The show covers more than Political Talk it covers the gambit, from Politics, Education, Health Care, Sports, Music and the Movies, most any and everything.
Michael is married to Penny a wonderful lady. for 44 yrs. He has 2 daughters who have given him 3 grandsons. Michael Lawson is considered a Fierce advocate for democracy.
Resources:
Black Caucus website
African American Caucus, North Carolina Democratic Party website
Michael Lawson's podcast
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Episode Originally recorded on March 19, 2024.
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Law Enforcement System: Accountability and Loopholes with Louis Molina and Karla Cruel
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07/02/20 • 55 min
In this episode, we look at the law enforcement system from two different perspectives, a correctional executive and a lawyer activist provide insights into how the system is, and how it needs to change. Our guests are Louis Molina and Karla Cruel: bios below.
Louis Molina is a second generation, decorated veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, with over twenty years of experience in the public sector, namely in the criminal justice arena having uniquely worked in policing, the District Attorney’s office and corrections. His current role has allowed him to operationalize sustainable criminal justice reform practices that advance the principles of social justice in an effort to break the cycle of poverty, crime and abuse. Louis believes that in order to improve the criminal justice system and enhance the impact of social services, these systems need strategic disruption in how they are managed in order to address today’s challenges. Louis is currently the First Deputy Commissioner, Westchester County Department of Correction and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Chaminade University, a Master in Public Administration degree from Marist College School of Management, Master of Arts degree in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, studied abroad at University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and was a United States Department of Justice/Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice Scholar for Law Enforcement, advancing the infusion of research and evidence into policing policy and practice from 2014 to 2017.
Karla L. Cruel, Esq., a former educator, now social entrepreneur who launched Legal Empowerment Group to educate and support lower-to-middle income individuals. She worked as staff attorney for Tenant Union Representative Network (TURN), assisting with Philadelphia’s Eviction Prevention Project. Having grown up in West Philadelphia, attending academic programs created to help poor minority children go to college, now she holds three degrees. Throughout her schooling, she has been promoting social equality and racial and religious reconciliation. After living in Japan for 4.5 years, Ms. Cruel returned to the US to have a greater impact on the community in which she was raised. Through the encouragement of her students, Ms. Cruel attended and graduated from Drexel University’s Thomas Kline School of Law. She has practiced law in various areas including criminal law, family law, landlord-tenant law, business law, charter school law and other civil transactional and litigation. Karla L. Cruel is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. Ms. Cruel also holds a master’s degree from Saint Joseph’s University in criminal justice is a mentor, speaker, educator and community advocate. Karla has also given back to her community through volunteering with and serving as a member of Christian Legal Services’ Board of Directors, teaching at Temple University’s Pan-African Studies Community Education Program, serving on the Board of Directors of Imhotep Charter School, and teaching legal education workshops at Imhotep’s Communiversity. Even ran for a Philadelphia District City Council seat in 2019. She is the recipient of the Outstanding Law Student Award from the National Association of Women Lawyers and the Pro Bono Award from Drexel University Law School and First Judicial District in 2019 for her working in Landlord-Tenant court.
Resources mentioned on the show:
Contact: Louis Molina
www.LouisMolina.com
Karla Cruel email: [email protected]
Originally aired on June 19, 2020.
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It's all one System: Changing the Formula of our Purple Country
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02/14/21 • 58 min
In this episode, we use the mathematical definition of a "system" as a set of rules that preserve a certain result, to look at the ways that the System as a whole preserves itself. Our guest, Attorney Karla Cruel, walks us through her approach to re-write the constitution--laid out in a new article she co-wrote with Rita Fierro on Medium (link below). Rewriting the constitution is a strategy designed to bring out the purple majority and overcome the dialectic of blue against red that we've become accustomed that keeps our country oppressing many to the benefit of the 1%.
Karla L. Cruel, Esq., is an educator, now social entrepreneur who launched Legal Empowerment Group to educate and support lower-to-middle income individuals. She worked as staff attorney for Tenant Union Representative Network (TURN), assisting with Philadelphia’s Eviction Prevention Project. Throughout her schooling, she has been promoting social equality and racial and religious reconciliation. Ms. Cruel attended and graduated from Drexel University’s Thomas Kline School of Law. She has practiced law in various areas including criminal law, family law, landlord-tenant law, business law, charter school law and other civil transactional and litigation. Karla L. Cruel is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. Ms. Cruel also holds a master’s degree from Saint Joseph’s University in criminal justice is a mentor, speaker, educator and community advocate.
Resources mentioned on the show:
It's time to re-write the Constitution article
Charles Hamilton Houston history
Brown vs. board of Education 1954 case history
Most Americans live in Purple America Washington Post Article
George Orwell's 1984 book
Attorney Karla's instagram page
Attorney Karla's Twitter page
Originally recorded on February 11, 2021.
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In public service draw strength from the ancestors and tend to the land. A conversation with PA House Rep. Chris Rabb
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04/08/24 • 60 min
In this episode, my co-Host Diane Little and I interview PA State House Representative Chris Rabb (called Rep Rabb). This episode is a provides profound insight into the ethic of public service--for Rep Rabb insists on not being called a politician--because it's service, not a profession. His service spans, Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Commerce, Finance, Veterans affairs, and the Judiciary. Join us as we take a walk in his world of advocacy through, agrivoltaics, sustainability, electoral reform, innovation, and some political successes. Through it all Rep Rabb tells us he draws strength from his ancestors for his successes: renaming landmarks, prohibition from police officers assaulting people in custody, and a state interdepartmental interstate database that makes it harder for suspended police in one district to serve in another (among others).
PA House Representative Christopher Rabb (known as Rep Rabb) is the most senior progressive state legislator in Pennsylvania, State Rep. Chris Rabb, the four-term incumbent for northwest Philadelphia’s 200th legislative district, has dedicated his tenure to public service.
His legislative priorities include taxing the excessively wealthy, repealing the death penalty, full and fair funding of public education, climate action, safer communities and raising the minimum wage to a true living wage.
He has authored over 100 bills and resolutions, centering the most-impacted populations in his legislative work. Some of his boldest bills include his Fair Share Tax Plan, and a bill to transition Pennsylvania to 100% renewable energy by 2050.
RepRabb is a co-founder of the Progressive Legislators Working Group, the antecedent to the PA Progressive Caucus on whose founding board he serves.
Resources
Rep Rabb's website
Rep Rabb's track record accomplishments
Rep Rabb's instagram
Rep Rabb's twitter
More on Agrivoltaics
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Connecting the separate worlds of activists, academics, donors, and legislators with organizer Robert Dawkins
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04/29/24 • 66 min
In this episode, Co-host Diane Little and Dr. Rita interview Robert Dawkins political director and organizer and Robert Dawkins of Action NC. Robert sheds tremendous insight on why the solutions we find to social issues seem to always miss the mark: there is the disconnect between people in communities, academics, donors, and legislators that results in ineffective solutions birthed from bad research. In a refreshing conversation about real lives, data, and laws, Robert puts in lay terms the importance of trauma-informed research (stop asking us to tell the same traumatizing stories), the importance of lived experience (no parachuting researchers and donors), and mixed-method approaches (we need experiences and stories). He also offers up the disconnect that many Black men feel with the Democratic party: its fixation on incarceration alienates everyday Black men who would like to focus on something else.
Our political moment: Robert also shares some of the good things about Preemption and Dillon law--State standards that are generally wielded by conservatives to constrain progressive cities but that have some perks for progressives as well.
Robert Dawkins is the founder & State Organizer for SAFE Coalition NC which is a project of Action NC and made up of over 15 community-based advocacy groups working to end discriminatory profiling and promote civil liberty protections for all North Carolina residents. Before starting SAFE Coalition NC, Robert worked for 7 year with Democracy North Carolina as the Western NC Field Organizer where his work centered on organizing communities of color on the issues of voter rights, voter access and ending voter disenfranchisement. Robert was the Head Organizer for the Charlotte chapter of ACORN for 3 years where he worked in low to moderate income neighborhoods building neighborhood capacity, neighborhood power and on leadership development. Robert has a B.A in Political Science from the University of South Carolina and a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Robert was a selected as a Charlottean of the Year in 2019 by Charlotte Magazine.
Resources
Dillon law and preemption Robert Dawkins and Defund the police podcast Podcast with Rep Autry
Robert's organization Action NC
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Originally recorded on April 23, 2024.
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Relationships Series: How Do We Build Authentic Partnership Across Race Lines? with Dr. Audrey Jordan
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01/30/22 • 62 min
This episode is an exploration of what gets in the way of partnerships between Black women and white women: control, superiority, power struggles, and plantation narrative. We also talk about the white wounds that we unwillingly bring into the work and what's possible when we heal and move beyond the wounds.
Dr. Audrey Jordan is the Jerry D. Campbell Professor and DEI Specialist at Claremont Lincoln University, and is a certified executive life coach, focused on “accompanying social justice leaders and teams to unchain power for transformation.” Audrey is also currently an independent consultant with her own practice – ADJ Consulting and Coaching: capacity building for constituent-centered, place-based community change; cultivating community democracy; strengthening organizational and collaborative partnership capacities for learning and accountability; and teaching about and facilitating conversations to promote racial equity and social justice. Audrey currently lives in Fontana, CA and enjoys the company of her siblings and their spouses, her two sons, nieces and nephews, and the most recent family addition - her amazing grandniece, Eloise.
Correction: W.E.B. DuBois's Talented Tenth was intended to be 10% of the African American population that 4 million African Americans, 41 million is the total number of American American in the United States.
Resources mentioned on the show:
Get in touch with Dr. Audrey Jordan Linked in Page
Book: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B.DuBois
Book: How the word is passed by Clint Smith
Book: Emergent Strategy adrienne maree brown
Book: The Politics of Trauma Staci Haines
Margaret Wheatley Islands of Sanity
Originally recorded on 1/26/2022.
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Data Series: How does the use of data in Higher Education reinforce white supremacy? with Libby Smith
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01/19/22 • 63 min
In this episode, we discuss how higher education reinforces white supremacy by design. We highlight the data that exposes these contradictions. In particular, we talk about three ways higher education enforces white supremacy: 1) Quality of life for millennials will not higher than parents' generations; 2) There is a gap between white students and students of color and no meaningful attempts really close that gap; and 3) Data are often collected as a diversion.
Our guest, Libby Smith (she/they) is an organizational healing facilitator, as an experienced and holistic evaluator and educator who has worked for several years in higher education. She excels at the human component of evaluation and organizational change. Never one to shy away from crucial conversations, Libby deftly balances accountability and compassion. Their work focuses on building equity and accessibility through personal growth & embodiment practices. Libby has an MS in Applied Psychology and serves as Program Director for the MS Applied Psychology program at her alma mater where she provides guidance and professional development to emerging evaluators. She supports individuals and organizations in navigating hard conversations that will lead them towards transformative change. She has been practicing breathwork since 2018, and politicized somatics since 2020; using both in service of clients realizing their purpose, finding their worth, and building human connection.
Resources mentioned on the show:
You can contact libby through her website.
You can check out her podcast Radical (Re)Imagining here.
Apologies for the audio gaps and delays. Show recorded inside of fallacies of a spotty internet connection.
Recorded on January 11, 2022; aired on January 14, 2022.
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DataGeek Series: The Philanthropy-Evaluation system with Audrey Jordan
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02/14/22 • 48 min
This episode looks at the relationship between Program Evaluation and philanthropy as a system, one that allocates small monies to communities in need while controlling the definitions and management of standards of success. We propose engaging stakeholders more, shifting what we measure, and .....
Dr. Audrey Jordan is the Jerry D. Campbell Professor and DEI Specialist at Claremont Lincoln University, and is a certified executive life coach, focused on “accompanying social justice leaders and teams to unchain power for transformation.” Audrey is also currently an independent consultant with her own practice – ADJ Consulting and Coaching: capacity building for constituent-centered, place-based community change; cultivating community democracy; strengthening organizational and collaborative partnership capacities for learning and accountability; and teaching about and facilitating conversations to promote racial equity and social justice. Audrey currently lives in Fontana, CA and enjoys the company of her siblings and their spouses, her two sons, nieces and nephews, and the most recent family addition - her amazing grandniece, Eloise.
Resources mentioned on the show:
Get in touch with Dr. Audrey Jordan Linked in Page
Race Forward: From Seed to Harvest: A Toolkit for Collaborative Racial Equity Strategies.
Rosa Gonzalez at Facilitating Power, Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership framework
Targeted Universalism, Othering and Belonging Institute
Killer Mike quote
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World book.
Originally recorded on 2/07/2022.
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Collective Power Podcast currently has 71 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Racism, Society & Culture, Podcasts, Social Sciences, Science and Organizing.
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The episode title 'Love and Fear Series: Power is Neutral with Organizer Pastor Daniel Hughes' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Collective Power Podcast is 51 minutes.
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Episodes of Collective Power Podcast are typically released every 7 days, 10 hours.
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