Lets Talk About Race

A long-time resident of Somerville, Greg Hill worked as a library technician until his retirement in 2012. Formerly a freelance photographer, he was also sole proprietor of a screen-printing shop in Cambridge.

A local activist for many years, he’s been a member of the Somerville Producers Group, Union United Coalition, Concord Ave. Community Garden, Union Square Neighborhood Council, Somerville Stands Together and Mass. Senior Action Council.

An avid amateur historian, he’s also a member of the Somerville Museum and the Mass. Historical Society.

Greg has three topics to talk about:

(1) Three Urban Inequities: Housing, Transportation, Environment

(2) 2nd Topic; P.A.N.I.C. in Cambridge (We look back at how African-American workers at Polaroid in Massachusetts helped launch the divestment movement against Apartheid South Africa in the early 1970s) and finally,

(3) Reflecting on the assassination of Dr. King, 41 years ago on this date, we will begin to unfold discussion of White Supremacy: past, present and future. How might white people working together begin to dismantle the system of White Supremacy?

Let's Talk About Race with Tufts University student Joy Maina. 7-8 PM, Bostonfreeradio.com. We talked with Joy about:

-how conceptualizations of Africa as a idea/concept have shown themselves to be tangent with institutional racism, and anti blackness in the education system:

-that these things really all dissected with modernity as a shift in the way an orientation of a people is defined and valued in society;

- the African diaspora

colonialism ( religion ) ( capitalism ) ( modernity )

performance;

educational organizing,

bsu, the power that students and families have in advocating for themselves

Peter Brown on:

1)Definition of Friend and Enemy

2)What produces the society we live in today?

3)What is the way out?

John Philpot is a highly experienced Montreal based criminal lawyer. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 1984, he has specialized in Criminal Law since 1984 and International Criminal Law since 1998. He is a pioneer in trials in International Criminal Law. He acted at the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC) in the Kenya file and at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in three cases. He is a judge at the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal.

Tina Cabral. March 14, 2019, 7-8 PM. Bostonfreeradio.com and Facebook live. Tonight's discussion centers on:

How do we change the culture of our race dialogue?

Who's ready to talk about race?

And, being proud of your immigrant identity!

Indepth work of manifesting through the chakras.

Let's Talk About Race on Thursday, March 7 7-8 PM on bostonfreeradio.com with Wolfgang Wentzel "Wolfie". Wolfie is the son of Nina Walcott-Wentzell and Jerry Wentzell. What is Wolfie's perspective on race as it applies to him? Wolfie's mom Nina is bi-racial, Nina is the child of a white mother and a black father. His dad, Jerry Wentzell is white. So, how does Wolfgang Wentzell view himself racially. Wofie is 1/4 black and 3/4 white. How does Wolfie rationalize what race feels like to him? Does the US one drop rule still apply in any way with Gen Z's like Wolfie? Or, is being black in 2019 more a self-identified political designation? How does a 1/4 black, 3/4 white gen z young man look at race for himself? Find out this and more. Welcome Wolfgang Wentzell and let's talk about race.

As Larry describes himself: Throughout, I was always a curriculum developer, increasingly became teacher mentor/trainer, teaching for deeper understanding, making learning visible. I was always a teacher activist/community organizer for social and restorative justice, for race, class and gender equity. I believed it was critical to introduce students to understand deeply the concepts of historiography. I taught that the electoral franchise is our American birthright . My main text was Howard Zinn's "Peoples History of the United States."

Let's Talk About Race: A lively discussion with my cohost Pharaoh Saunders, contributor Nina Walcott-Wentzell and guest Lisa Ward. A discussion of current events in race, along with specific topics:

Not Black Enough

Black Family Issues Vs White Family Issues

Black Woman’s Strength

Let's Talk About Race

Let's Talk About Race joins co-hosts Diane Wong and Pharaoh Saunders in a discussion of Blackface and Appropriation. Why is it coming up strongly now? How does our white supremacist society factor in to some of our white citizens joy in appearing in blackface? What does it all mean? Why is there pushback against white appropriation of black culture, ideas and concerns? What about black appropriation of white beauty, eg hair, features, skin color, etc? What does it all mean? We will add our thoughts and opinions to the mix.