Displaying all 4 Episode of AwokenWord with the tag “race”.
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#021: Mugabi Byenka - "Beyond Skin"
October 4th, 2023 | Season 2 | 2 hrs
africa, art, author, conversation, culture, health, history, human, humanity, interview, love, poetry, politics, race, society, travel, world
Anuj sat down with poet & author, Mugabi Byenkya. Audio of this conversation was thought lost, however resurrected in the end to share this wide sweeping dialogue.
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#020: Shree Paradkar - "Casting Light"
May 10th, 2021 | Season 2 | 59 mins 24 secs
canada, conversation, culture, feminism, history, human, humanity, interview, journalism, love, news, politics, race, racism, society, world
Anuj and Shree Paradkar sit down for an unflinching conversation about race and self refection. Shree is a Toronto Star race and gender columnist, and the 2018-2019 recipient of the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. Shree's writing takes on charged issues with a critical and unwaivering approach. Shree shares the role of Black feminism in her own journey, and the debt that we all owe to indigenous and black communities. Shree also raises the question of who defines the "norm" in society, and sheds light on how these challenging forces come into her world as a mother.
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#014: Sangita Patel - "Leading Rainbow"
September 26th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 47 mins
america, brene brown, ceo, culture, education, humanity, leadership, levar burton, politics, race, reading rainbow, society, world
Live in Los Angeles, California (well, Orange County actually) Anuj Rastogi sits down with Sangita Patel, entrepreneur, tech leader and the CEO of LeVar Burton Kids. Sangita shares her jouney in America, finding a place in a world that was only black or white, and what she's learned in her remarkable life and career. Sangita also shares her journey working with one of the most inspiring men in the world, LeVar Burton, and the journey from Reading Rainbow to LeVar Burton Kids. The conversation wanders through race, society, the American dream, and what we can learn from our kids, as well as what we can do to shape the world through dialogue, books, literature and sharing the human experience through art that reflects the world.
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#006: Dwayne Morgan - "The Race To Pay It Forward"
December 26th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 46 mins
art, black, civil rights, dwayne morgan, humanity, inspiration, love, manhood, masculinity, music, poetry, politics, race, racism, when brothers speak, when sisters speak
In this episode of the AwokenWord podcast, Anuj Rastogi sits down with Dwayne Morgan, one of the country's most prolific event producers, as well as a talented author, speaker and poet. Anuj and Dwayne dive deep into many important territories, from Race, the experience of being black in this world, creating spaces and platforms for others to shine, being a man, fatherhood, sociopolitical polarization, the importance of self love, and paying it forward.