Episcopal Divinity School

Dean Douglas speaks with the Rev. Sarah Monroe, priest in charge and cofounder of Chaplains on the Harbor. Chaplains on the Harbor seeks to build a freedom church of the poor by pastoring, organizing, and empowering the leadership of poor people in Grays Harbor County, in Washington State. Dean Douglas and Rev. Monroe discuss the ways that faith leaders can respond to housing insecurity, evictions, and homelessness in their communities.

This conversation occurred December 6th 2021. Dean Douglas spoke with Dr. Maulana Karenga, the Creator of Kwanzaa and the author of Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture. Dr. Karenga is also Professor and Chair for the Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Dean Douglas and Dr. Maulana Karenga discuss how Kwanzaa brings a cultural message that speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense.

Dean Douglas speaks with Bishop Yvette A. Flunder, founder of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ. In this conversation, Dean Douglas and Bishop Flunder explore the growing public debate around Critical Race Theory and the church's role in creating a more welcoming society for all people. From an FB Live conversation recorded Tuesday, September 7th, 2021.

On This episode of Just Conversations with  Kelly Brown-Douglas  she speaks with Alicia Garza, Principal at Black Futures Lab. They will discuss Garza's role as a co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network and her current work with the Black Futures Lab.

This conversation was recorded via Facebook Live on Monday, April 19 at 2:15 pm EST.

 On this episode of, Just Conversations, Dean Douglas speaks with Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In this conversation, Dean Douglas will explore Dr. Bunch's former role as director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the importance of telling an accurate and truthful account of American history. In addition, they will discuss criticisms the museum faced and some of the parallels of the criticisms that The 1619 Project has faced since its publishing.

On this Episode of Just Conversations with Kelly Brown-Douglas she speaks with  Dr. Sherry Molock, a Senior Research Fellow at The Steve Fund. They discussed how The Steve Fund collaborates with colleges and universities, non-profits, researchers, mental health experts, families, and young people to promote programs and strategies that build understanding and assistance for the mental and emotional health of the nation’s young people of color.

This conversation was recorded via Facebook Live Thursday, July 29 at 2:30 pm EST.

During this episode of Just conversations  with Kelly Brown-Douglas she speaks with Dr. Tia Dole, Chief Clinical Operations Officer of the Trevor Project. They discussed methods of crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

This conversation was recorded via Facebook Live Thursday, July 29 at 2:30 pm EST.

On this episode of Just Conversations, Dean Douglas speaks with Richard Rothstein, Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute. Dean Douglas and Dr. Rothstein will discuss his book, The Color of Law, which outlines America's history of intentional, state-sanctioned segregation that produced unfair housing practices, the racial wealth gap, and continued discrimination against people of color in our nation.

On this episode of Just Conversations, Dean Douglas speaks with Justin J. Pearson, co-founder of Memphis Community Against the Pipeline. In this conversation, Dean Douglas and Pearson will explore housing segregation laws and how they have contributed to environmental racism and disproportionate health outcomes for people of color.