Blacktivism In the Academy

At the end of 2025, we were lucky enough to snag a special recording session with the group of scholars who worked together on a special issue of Departures in Critical Qualitative Research. Listen along as we have a conversation about how we share information, how they worked together, what photovoice entails, and so much more.

Roshaunda L. Breeden

Taryrn T.C. Brown

Keneisha L. Harrington

Robin Phelps-Ward - Viola Lou Studio

Terah J. Stewart

Dive into the special issue here: https://online.ucpress.edu/dcqr/issue/14/1

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We continue with our tradition of an end-of-season review! And for those of you with sharp hearing, yes that is a smoke detector chirping 2 floors away from us. C'est la vie!

This episode includes the song "That Part" by Diamond Ortiz

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We're concluding our season-long probe into academic partnerships with the co-creators of the Imgagined Futures project. Doctors Charles H.F. Davis III and Candace Hall joined us on the mic the day after the premiere of their documentary to debrief a bit and let us know what their imagined futures might look like.

https://www.imaginedfutures.net - Check out the full project

Donate here to support the project

https://www.candacenhall.com/ - Connect with the work of Candace Hall EdD.

https://www.hfdavis.com/ - Connect with the work of Charles H.F. Davis III PhD.

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The Beyonce of Higher Ed herself, Lori Patton Davis, is our guest on today's episode. She shares her visions of the future, advice for scholars, and her views on sharing your voice within (and beyond) the academy.

https://loripattondavis.com/

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Doctors Felecia Commodore and TyKeia Robinson graced the mic to share thoughts on community, creativity, and how we share our work with the world.

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This short and sweet conversation features doctors Natasha Croom and Robin Phelps-Ward speaking about their views on artistry inside and outside of the academy. They share their creativity with all of us today and help us think about the place of aesthetics in scholalry work and life beyond the academy.

Check out Dr. Phelps-Ward's visual artwork - https://www.violaloustudio.com/

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We have an amazing duo on the podcast today to share the short but impactful conversation about their ups and downs in the academy and their creative work. Thank you Laila McCloud and T.J. Stewart for joining us on the mic!

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Keep up with our guests' work on Google Scholar

Dr. McCloud Dr. Stewart

Check out the single "Never Imagined" by T.J. Stewart

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We're revisiting a conversation we had last year with Charles H.F. Davis III

We think it's worth listening back with the context of another year in an increasingly policed climate. Do professors and administrators become tools of oppression or can we offer ourselves in revolutionary service?

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hfdavis.com

Twitter/Instagram - @hfdavis

www.campusabolition.org

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We've got royalty on the mic, y'all. The Dr. Bridget Turner-Kelly talks about growing up with the academy at her fingertips, finding her way to higher ed, and helping others do the same.

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We've got doctors Leonard Taylor and Steve Mobley Jr. join us on the mic to talk about building community, their hopes for future scholars, and how they've evolved in the presentation of their research and identities.

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