OSOT is pleased to introduce you to Community Entrepreneurs, Dr. Marcus Herndon creator of ICEBREAKRS an board game designed to create interactions; and Dr. Trenessa Williams Founder of Kizzy’s Book and More. Learn more about who they are, and their innovative offerings to serve the community.

Our Seat Our Table pays tribute to Malcolm X; joined by LaWanda Thompson, organizer of the 4th Annual Malcolm X Book Festival in the Martin Luther King Park located in Winter Park. 

Our Seat Our Table celebrates Mother’s Day as Host and Co-Host share fond memories of their Mothers; along with community Members who talk about their Motherhood journey. 

OSOT Welcomed the Sister of Daniel Knight, Katrina Knight, and local activist LaWanda Thompson. Daniel Knight died at the Winter Park Event Center by a Winter Park Police Officer after a phone call by a staff. The Family is seeking transparency and justice. OSOT was able to learn more about Daniel Knight and who he was as a Son, Brother, and Father.

Joining us this week is LeAnn Siefferman Busdeker, local ceramist artist and racial equity coach, Co-Host Daryl Gray discuss one of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches ”Remaining Awake During A Great Revolution” delivered March 31st, 1968 and the relevance of this speech has in 2023.

Our Seat Our Table: Leadership Lounge connected to the Florida PTA (Parent Teacher Association) in celebration of their upcoming events in celebration of their 100 year!

Our Seat Our Table, Welcomes Retired Circuit Judge Bob Lablanc; Lablanc discusses with Co Host Darrell Gray and I that the  Florida Supreme Court has removed fairness and diversity requirements  from any judicial ethics training. How will this impact a fair trial to Black and Brown communities?

Our Seat Our Table Leadership Lounge is hosted by Barbara Chandler and Co Host Darrell Gray Friday mornings from 9-10am. This is a community platform for grassroots leaders, community organizers, Historians and other voices to share their contributions to building and sustaining resilient communities.

Our Seat Our Table welcomes Historian Judith Deloris Smith and Rollins Student Liam King! Judith Deloris Smith, Life Long Resident, First African American Commissioner and Historian shares Oviedo’s Black History, what life was like for the Black residents and serving as a Commissioner. Judith also talks about the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museums will be opening in the near future. Liam King, Rollins College student and Organizer for protest against diversity, equity and inclusion being removed from public schools.

Season 2 Episode 10 Our Seat Our Table: Host Barbara Chandler and Co-Host Darrell Gray welcome Dr. Shan-Estelle Brown to speak about Women’s Health and to identify the barriers faced by Black women in our local community to help empower a culture of health and reduce gendered racism in healthcare. Mariah Roman and Kierra Branker, Local Artists with Black Shell Studio also join us to discuss an upcoming partnership with the Black Lunch Table. The BLT host and facilitates community conversations as way to document a community’s history and add it to Wikipedia.

Season 2 Episode 9 

Our Seat Our Table: Leadership Lounge continues to create a platform for community leaders and the work they are doing in underserved communities. Co-Host Darrell Gray and I get the chance to speak with Rollins College First Black, Student Government President, Akheem Mitchell along Vice President Sendy Sejourne and Teasa Mays, Associate Director of Admission for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Liaison of Rollins Black Student Union.