On this episode of Inside The Margins, we cover the controversial topic of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion also known as DEI. We talk about what it is, how it started, and who it impacts.

Inside the Margins back! Our first episode of our relaunch Is about a civil rights activist local to the Western NY area but often gets overshadowed by Fredrick Douglass and Harriet Tubman. She is a Brockport NY native, one of the founders of the NAACP and was the first black woman to ever graduate from SUNY Brockport. She even has a building named after her. Her name is Fannie Barrier Williams. I sit down with Academic Success Coordinator and the person who oversees the Fannie Barrier Scholarship program, Jianna Howard. She educates us on the significance of Fannie Barrier Williams and how the program named after her has helped students succeed at SUNY Brockport.

On this episode we speak with the Program Coordinator of the Western NY Rual Area Health Ed Center Krysta Smith. She is a Trainer in Mental Health First Aid and explains what it means to be a Mental Health First Aider.

Inside The Margins finally returns with a brand new episode. Our guest is the one and only Kelly Guilfoyle from Drink Like a Girl. She will tell her story of how Drink Like a Girl was born...and her interaction with a man who walked across the state into Candada in honor of Harriet Tubman's 200th birthday.

Indoor mask mandates have returned. Plus, 60 degree weather in December? We talk about it and music from @crotonapbx @dannyfuckingk , and @familiar_doc

Matt speaks with the Black Beerded Nerd at the NYS Craft Brewers Festival in Buffalo

We talk about the school bus driver shortage in the Rochester City School District and Covid vaccines for kids 5 and up

We talk about the plan for reparations, the marijuana legalization process, and mask mandates. Featuring music by M Doc Diego, Cratona P and WoodsheIM.

Patti and I discuss what back to school could look like, business initiating vaccination mandates, and giveaways to incentivise getting vaccinated.

We talk about the steps that are being taken to try to decrease violence in the city and the COVID Delta varriant is beginging to shut things down. Also, we feature music from BNA, Cratona P, and M Doc Deigo