68th St.

68th St.

By Dr. Kwame AgyemangBusiness
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68th St. episodes

  • Ep. 6 Conversation with Right to Dream & Amin Nima’s King Osei Gyan 🇬🇭
    In this interview, Dr. Kwame Agyemang speaks to King Osei Gyan. King is currently the Director of Purpose at Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. He also recently founded Amin Nima, a purpose-driven organization dedicated to reimagining how people view Nima. Dr. Agyemang and King discuss King’s upbringing and his journey to his current roles.
    Right to Dream Academy: https://www.righttodream.com/
    Amin Nima (IG): https://www.instagram.com/aminima.gh/
    Music in intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e79KARQZJc
    Music in outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaUmzG615aM
    47 min
  • Ep. 5 "Do You Think They Hired You Because You're Black?": Dr. John N. Singer Discusses Race in Academia

    Is it really "inclusion" if you're inviting a black faculty member into a culture of white supremacy? How race neutral (or not) is academia and the departments within them? Why do people devalue or criticize senior positions focusing on diversity and inclusion? 

    These are some of the questions we tackle in the season one finale of 68th St. In this episode, I chat with my former Ph.D. advisor from my time at Texas A&M University, Dr. John N. Singer. He's currently an Associate Professor of Sport Management at Texas A&M University and also serves as an Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion within the College of Education and Human Development. We begin our conversation by recalling our first "racialized" experiences, then moving on to converse about a number of things concerning race in academia. This includes both of our experiences as students and faculty at predominantly white institutions of higher education. One highlight is the different set of "rules" that black faculty and other persons of color often experience in academia. Given his role as an Associate Dean, Dr. Singer also explains how we can move forward in academia, while discussing how recent athlete protests impacts his role in leadership.

    Music: District Four by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1 hr 11 min
  • Ep. 4 Does Hollywood Have A Race Problem? Actor Filipe Valle Costa On Race in Hollywood and Society
    In this episode, I chat with Hollywood actor, producer, and founder/co-artistic director of Saudade Theatre, Filipe Valle Costa. You may remember him as "Pedro Nava" in FX's Snowfall. We discuss his upbringing in his native Portugal, how he came to be interested in an acting career, and his own experience being "raced" in the United States and in Hollywood. We also chat about how Hollywood views actors that don't fit into the mold of a "typical" actor and how these perceptions affect the roles they get. Moreover, Filipe speaks about the experience of his Black friends in Hollywood, the hardships they confront, and how creatives, like himself, can help make Hollywood more inclusive.
    Music: District Four by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    57 min
  • Ep. 1 Dave Zirin: The NFL and Racial Justice
    Did Roger Goodell and the NFL purposely not mention Colin Kaepernick's name when Goodell admitted the league was wrong to not listen to their players about racism? Will Kaepernick ever find employment in the NFL? Kwame interviews renowned sports journalist, Dave Zirin, to better understand these questions and more.
    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
    23 min

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Race is a construct that seeps into every facet of society, including the working lives of individuals and the organizations and industries that employ them. Hosted by organizational scholar and 68th…