Black Terms

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In this episode, the Black Terms crew chats with Keishana Barnes about Parenting in the Black Community. 

In this episode the Tandem Ed team talks with Tony Lawson of Shoppe Black about his business, new opportunities in collaboration for black businesses and what the future holds in new industry for black owners. 

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In this episode of Black Terms, the team talks with Zeek, CEO of New Era Detroit about his work to drive change and equitable community spaces in Detroit. 

In this episode the team from Tandem Ed talk to Dr. Stanley Andrisse. Dr. Andrisse is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Howard College of Medicine and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, where he previously conducted research ontype 2 diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome, the leading cause of female infertility. He is also a published author, advocate, and the executive director of From Prison Cells to PhD—a nonprofit organization that mentors disadvantaged youth and formerly incarcerated individuals by providing weekly tutoring, mentoring and executive coaching to further their education.

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In this episode the Tandem Ed team discusses the impact, resonance and future of black spirituality on community activism. In this episode we explore how black creatives and entrepreneurs use their black experience to influence their work in the community. This conversation is hosted by Dr. Norrell Edwards and Brian Barnes of Tandem Ed and features spiritual writer and consultant Claudia Allen and Morgan Malin-Grant of Own Your Story New Orleans. 

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Highlights from the Discussion:

Claudia - 12:10 – 12:33

And so I think that when we talk about whether or not our spiritual movements should be attached to our social movements, I don't think that we as a people can actually separate them. But I think what we do have to do in this more modern period, or this postmodern period, is to absolve ourselves of the idea that our social movements must be attached to Christianity.

Morgan - 17:11 – 18:16

And like, that is where I think a lot of the younger generations are kind of approaching Christianity from. There isn't a problem with the depth of faith that Christianity teaches. That's the thing that we all are just so invested in. It's like, we believe these stories of love and commitment that we are told, we are just born of because we are born into this world. But then once you actually start reading the texts, which are also translations of translations, when you start looking at the history of how these texts were applied, and then when you start picking up your ancestor’s messages in the religion itself, and then you're being penalized for it, that I mean, that's a very difficult relationship for anyone to maintain. And so historically, we have done ourselves harm. And that is something that has to be healed.

Brian - 28:47 – 29:49

At some point, we have to be able to assert and stamp our own ordinations, our own definitions of what constitutes ministry, our own definitions of what is reflective of our creative. And I think that that exercise in and of itself is liberation. Because oftentimes people, institutions, religions, etc, want to define and stamp and certificate, what is, you know, holy? So, so, so that's first. And then so so once we get there, and then I think it opens up the conversation of our communities coming together again, as we always have and saying, you know, let's refresh know, what are our collective values? What is collectively sacred to us? What is our collective destiny? What are our collective goals and purposes, and, you know, Spirit is a part of that.

In this episode we explore how black creatives and entrepreneurs use their black experience to influence their work in the community. This conversation is hosted by Dr. Norrell Edwards and Jason Rivers of Tandem Ed and features Alvin Harris and Morgan Malin-Grant of Own Your Story New Orleans. 

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Highlights from the Discussion:

Alvin - 33:23 - 34:20  

You know, I'm saying no matter what it is, you just have to be genuine and true. And so I've learned throughout my time of being here is like, you know, regardless of what your circumstances are, you have to embrace it, you know, people just relate and connect with those who share a similar, if not struggle, but just a similar situation. So for myself, I've noticed that New Orleans, the beauty of it, is that it's not about, you know, the party and all the time, because from the outside perspective, you may look like New Orleans is just a great time, it's a grand time, but when you realize that a lot of those parties and those great  times come from pain, right? And that's the way that we express ourselves. And so for myself, I've learned to bottle that in but at the same time express it that way, I can show the light for my brothers and sisters moving forward, like we don't have to just remain in that trauma.

Morgan - 44:27 - 45:14

I think a lot of times people focus on getting their work with some of these major corporations and like these large companies, and then we don't hear our stories once that check gets handed over. So I'm really trying to build some type of structure as an artist here because a lot of new artists feel like they can't really make it because there's like you have to have familial connections or you have to know certain people or you have to have been doing it for x, y, z. Long. And you know, just wanting to establish it for myself and have a home base where I can hold my art instead of having to hope that some bigger company will think it's good enough to change

In this episode the Tandem Ed team discusses the impact, resonance and future of black spirituality on community activism. 

In the inaugural episode of Black Terms podcast, Dr. Norrell Edwards, Director of Communications and Creative Content at TandemEd sits with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Specialist Bria Hardin - Boyer and Jason Rivers Managing Director of Services and National Director of TandemEd’s Own Your Story to discuss where the community stands one year since George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin and their reactions to the verdict finding Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd.