Black Like Me

Join Dr. Gee on a personal journey through his families experience of Alzheimer's. For the first time, Dr. Gee openly shares about his mother's diagnosis of Alzheimer's. To understand more about the disease, Dr. Gee talks with Outreach Specialist with The Alzheimer's Disease and Research Center, Fabu Carter. They discuss the importance of awareness around the disease and especially the research needed among the African American community.

Fabu Carter: The Poetry of Alzheimer's Disease Outreach

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Dr. Alex Gee talks to Jerome Dillard, the State Director of EXPO (EX-Prisoners Organizing). Jerome shares his own amazing story of incarceration and re-entry. Hear about the work he does with EXPO to end mass incarceration, eliminate all forms of structural discrimination against formerly incarcerated people, and restore formerly incarcerated people to full participation in the life of our communities.

Jerome Dillard has more than 20 years of experience working with formerly-incarcerated people, and with people in prison. He is a founder of Voices Beyond Bars in Madison. Jerome has worked for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and has most recently been the director of re-entry programs for Dane County.

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Dr. Alex Gee shares his guest appearance on the film podcast, ExtraTextual, to discuss the film Black panther. Filmmakers Eli Steenlage and Jeremy Holiday interview Dr. Gee about his perspective on the latest Marvel superhero film that is making waves in Hollywood for its focus on people of color behind and in front of the camera.

Dr. Alex Gee talks with Aaron Hicks, Nehemiah Assistant Director for Reentry Services, about his powerful story of incarceration and re-entry into society. Aaron shares his first hand experience of coming through the mass incarceration system in Wisconsin. Dr. Gee and Aaron discuss the impact of the Man Up program and the tremendous work Aaron does to encourage men of color in the re-entry process.

Listen as Dr. Alex Gee shares a preview of his new podcast "Black Like Me" with Dr. Alex Gee. In this preview, Dr. Gee explains why he is starting this new podcast, the plethora of topics that he wants to talk about, and why this is a CAN'T MISS podcast as each listener will experience the perspective of one black man--one conversation, one story, and even one rant at a time. Subscribe today!