Reconcile This!

Reconcile This!

By The TCU Race & Reconciliation InitiativeEducation
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Reconcile This! episodes

  • Episode S3.4 Train of Thought Ft. Dr. Kirt von Daacke

    On episode 3.4 Dr. G and Marcellis return with special guest Dr. Kirt von Daacke of UVA. Dr. Van Daacke is the co-chair of the UVA President's Commission on Slavery and the University (PCSU), which published its report in 2018. The PCSU worked on research, acknowledgment, community engagement, and atonement for several years, culminating in the completion of a significant memorial to enslaved laborers that was completed in 2020 and dedicated in spring 2021. The PCUAS continues that process and investigates UVA’s difficult past from 1865 to 1965. 

    Join us in a conversation that covers Dr. von Daacke's journey into becoming an international scholar and his efforts of maintaining a global research consortium that includes over 80 institutions. The Universities Studying Slavery (USS) has becoming a growing force rooted in collaboration and commitment towards exploring the truth of academia's relationship with slavery, racism, and the Confederacy. 

    #ReconcileThis! 

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    36 min
  • Episode S3.3: Until The End of Time Ft. Dr. James Cash

    Dr. G & Marcellis return with an exciting episode featuring Dr. James Cash. The Fort Worth native and I.M Terrell High School graduate who became the 1st Black scholar-athlete to break the color barrier at TCU as well as the Southwestern Conference. After his legendary career at TCU, Dr. Cash would become a trailblazer within a new game, the business world! Serving as the 1st Black tenure professor at Harvard Business School, a member of the Board of Directors for Walmart, Co-owner of the Boston Celtics, and many more other amazing accomplishments. 

    Gearing up for his return back to Fort Worth and TCU for the unveiling of his statue on TCU's campus on November 12th, Dr. Cash spends time with our co-host giving more insight into his life story and trajectory. 

    It is an honor to give our living legends their flowers when they can still enjoy them as well as their trophies, so that they they know that their impact will be celebrated... Until The End of Time...

    Check out the mini clip commercial in celebration for the statue unveiling that can be found on YouTube: 

    54 min
  • Episode S3.2: Purple Reign Ft. Dr. Amiso George

    Dr. G and Marcellis return with a new episode of Reconcile This! With the follow up episode, they interview the NEW chair of TCU's Race & Reconciliation Initiative Dr. Amiso George. Listen to how Dr. George will continue the RRI train, add new assets, and introduce an upcoming event that the community does not want to miss! 

    We can't wait for more to come..until then Reconcile This! 

    31 min
  • Episode S3.1: Overly Dedicated

    Dr. G and Marcellis return with season three of Reconcile This! Our co-host reflect on the past two years, the new structure, and how the podcast will operate for the upcoming season. This year, Reconcile This! will mainly focus on scholars at other institutions and their work in regards to reconciliation. 


    Are you ready ? We are, because we are committed and Overly Dedicated .....Reconcile This! 

    23 min
  • Episode S2.13: A Written Testimony Ft. Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr.

    Dr. G and Marcellis return with another dynamic interview that features Civil Rights Icon and RRI Keynote Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. In 1955, the world would bare witness to one of the most horrific moments in US history. The murder of Emmett Till would not only shake the world of Money, Mississippi, but all who would see the Jet Magazine article that displayed the evidence of that fateful night. For Rev. Parker, these black & white photos are not just pictures, but chapters of his life as her bore witness to the entire situation. Listen to his story, unpack history, and witness the power of healing in real time.


    To check out the wonderful updates of RRI day, click here! 

    47 min
  • Episode S2. 12: Wins & Losses Pt. 2- LaDainian "LT" Tomlinson

    Dr. G and Marcellis finish the conversation from Wins & Losses Pt. 1 with LT. The second half goes more in depth into LT's navigation on being a big time college athlete that was expected to take care of his family, the way in which he was parented, learning how to handle different situations, and the power of reconciliation to win...

    As a bonus, our co-host will be releasing a surprise episode this Wednesday 5/4...we hope you will enjoy.

    29 min
  • Episode S2. 11: Moment of Truth Ft. Dr. Sylviane Greensword

    One day before Reconciliaiton Day ..not 2..the crew comes back with the offi-ci-al Race & Reconciliation Initiative Post Doctoral Fellow Dr. Sylviane Greensword. Dr. Greensword is the spearhead behind the Oral History Project and lead researcher of the Charley and Kate Thorp family research project. If you've heard this name before it is because it is no stranger to the RRI scene. Charley and Kate Thorp was a formally enslaved married Black couple who were instrumental in the development of early TCU. Dr. Greensword is back again to talk about the nuances of the Thorp's relationship to the TCU's founder and how what we know of American enslavement is only a small fraction...

    With exciting news, Dr. Greensword updates us on her research to share that she has found living descendants of Charley and Kate Thorp who have traveled far and wide to come to TCU for Reconciliation Day to learn more about their ancestors. Through the art of the possible and the power of reconciliation, we have and continue to find ...a Moment of Truth 


    47 min
  • Episode S2.10: Wins & Losses Pt. 1- LaDainian "LT" Tomlinson

    Dr. G and Marcellis return with special guest Hall of Fame Husband and Father who also had a great NFL career, LaDainian "LT" Tomlinson. The three come together to unpack the recent "Wins & Losses" in today's news. Hear some unfiltered thoughts between responses and reactions, what RRI means, and the idea that love and fear will make you do some crazy things......tune into Part 1 of a 2 part series.


    Also, check into RRI website to hear more about The 2nd Annual Reconciliation Day on 4/20.



    28 min
  • Episode S2.9: Wild Wild West
    Though away from the podcast world conducting matters of programming for RRI, co-host Dr. G and Marcellis return to discuss recent news of the media world or perhaps the wild wild west. Viewing the 94th annual Oscars award incident as point of contention in discussing Responses, Reactions, and "Reconciliation." Our co-host delve into their perspectives of if harm and healing can happen at the same time. Additionally the two discuss the difference between Reactions vs. Responses and how human emotions can cause us to lose sight of the bigger picture...
    Be sure to continue to tune in to hear more upcoming event related to RRI ! Check out the official website for more information, click here.
    Dr. G's Black Oscars book can be found HERE. Be sure to tune in next week as the co-host revisit Episode 3.2 “Reconcile This!” The Score with a very special guest…
    -In Power & In Peace.
    46 min
  • Episode S2. 8: Be Ft. Dr. Jay Augustine
    On this episode of Reconcile This! Dr. G and Marcellis follow up on last episode's "People Hear What They See" with having the insightful wisdom of their esteemed guest, a nationally recognized speaker, and church leader Dr. Jay Augustine to further explore the idea of Reconciliation.  A New Orleans native, Jonathan C. Augustine (a/k/a “Jay Augustine”) is a pastor and professor, as well as an author and advocate. He is part of a group of national social justice leaders who speak for the equality of all human beings, while advocating for policies of diversity, inclusion, and belonging. With the release of his new and highly anticipated book entitled Called to Reconciliation: How the Church Can Model Justice, Diversity and Inclusion, Dr. Augustine offers an added layer to how the work can be facilitated and shared.
    This book argues that the church's work in reconciliation can serve as a model for society at large and that secular diversity and inclusion practices can benefit the church. It offers a prophetic call to pastors, church leaders, and students to recover reconciliation as the heart of the church's message to a divided world.
    Make sure you get your copy TODAY! 
    Additionally be sure to join Team RRI for The Race & Reconciliation Initiative Week that will be  starting on 2/21. For more information, check out the website here.
    Remember, when we be we take the steps into becoming. 
    & as we are becoming, we are growing closing to being. 
    Be Loving, Be Encouraging, Be all that you, Be Boundless, Be and embody, and Be...
    37 min

About Reconcile This!

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"Reconcile This" is an academic podcast that is associated with Texas Christian University's Race & Reconciliation Initiative and the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium. Tune in to hear Chair Dr. Frederick Gooding Jr., and Graduate Research assistant Marcellis Perkins as they interview guest who share a passion for "doing the work" of reconciliation.