Reconcile This!

On this special episode of Reconcile This! Dr. G and Marcellis return with a unique spin on their discussion. Within the spirit of celebrating Black History and Reconciliation, our co-hosts wanted to begin to explore the wise words of popular Black trailblazers. This episode will feature a clip from the prolific Black author James Arthur Baldwin. Entitled "Embracing the 'Stranger'" Baldwin invites listeners into his perspective on what racial Reconciliation can look like through his lens. At the conclusion of his brief statement, our co-host return to bring about an interesting dialogue regarding Race and rebuilding. 

Be sure to tune in for the next episode of Reconcile This! That will feature Author Dr. Jay Augustine as we cover his new book Called to Reconciliation: How the Church Can Model Justice, Diversity and Inclusion (Baker Academic, 2022). 

For more information on RRI week check out the website here !

Dr. G & Marcellis bring back special guest Dr. Rhondda Thomas to discuss the importance of mental health, caring for yourself while doing emotionally taxing work, and the power in finding a "crew." Tune into part 2 of this insightful conversation on how Dr. Thomas learned how to balance the work and the rest. 

Don't forget to check out Call My Name, Clemson

For more information on the upcoming Race & Reconciliation Initiative check out our website HERE

Also, join us for RRI WEEK 2/21/22 to 2/25/22. View our schedule of events view HERE

On this special episode of Reconcile This! Dr. G and Marcellis take a trip to Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina to meet the trailblazing Dr. Rhondda Thomas and the rest of the research team of the Call My Name, Clemson project. Dr. Thomas is a professor of literature whose work looks into early African American literature and culture, politics of black identity, autobiographical scholarship, African American literature and the Bible, race and culture studies, African American historiography, migration narratives, and African American women writers. 

Dr. Thomas documents the Black experience at Clemson through a lens that highlights the fluidity of the past and present. What makes Call My Name, Clemson captivating is that it weaves together significant historical moments and the personal accounts of Dr. Thomas into a cohesive story. A story that sheds light on those who were excluded from the Clemson story, yet were essential in building Clemson into what it is today. 

Tune in to hear an in-depth interview from one of the leading scholars in investigating higher education history within enslavement. 

Click here to learn more about Dr. Rhondda Thomas and the Call My Name, Clemson project. 

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This episode Dr. G & Marcellis return with guest soon to be Dr. Cecilia Hill. Hill is a product of Ft. Worth ISD and a graduate of neighboring Paschal High School. In this episode the three discuss Hill's journey of feeling as if TCU was attainable and not inviting as a high school senior to now concluding her doctoral studies from that same institution. What Hill reminds us is that our work is not only a reflection of our personal lives, but can also be a representation of what's possible for our communities. 

(1:04) Who are you ?, (2:08) The Journey of self (3:38) A product of FWISD, (5:08) The labels of Identity, (8:17) What does Ft. Worth think of TCU ?, (9:51) TCU didn't feel attainable, (13:42) Writing curriculum while facing push back ?, (17:31) The title brings influence, (20:17) The stories of our past predominantly Mexican-American schools in Ft. Worth, (21:51) My Heart is HERE, (22:19) It starts with acknowledgment, (23:37) The full circle moment

Read more about Cecilia Hill's work here 

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Dr. G & Marcellis return with a review on the current structure of the RRI Town-Hall series. For the academic year the RRI team will host each of the 10 colleges at TCU in a conversation of "what does reconciliation mean to you and how is it applied to your work ?" Within, we see how each academic discipline adds unique tools to contribute to the work that is needed for us to become a better society. The pair close off the show by delving into the conversation of what Critical Race Theory is in relation to History. What is the difference ? Why is it needed ? & Why are people so fearful of it being taught ?

Maybe it should be called something else ? But until everything is fair..we will find ways to Reconcile This!

Join us for our next Virtual Town Hall Series featuring the College of Education & Neely Business School. 

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On this episode of Reconcile This! Dr. G and Marcellis return interviewing Race & Reconciliation Initiative Post-Doc Fellow Dr. Sylviane Greensword. The visionary and lead researcher behind the RRI Oral History Project, Dr. Greensword details her journey that has lead her to TCU and the work that she is deeply invested in. Dr. Greensword is committed to helping share the unfiltered stories of TCU faculty, staff, and students through honest storytelling and research.

(1:25) I am (2:24) Straight Outta Grad School (5:17) LSU PhD (6:56) "Heck No!" (11:09) Tell People's Stories (14:00) What it meant to discovery Charley's Voice (17:50) I had to learn how to detach myself (19:27) There is love in the criticism (21:04) How do you keep yourself balanced ? (23:15) Global Blackness as an extra lens (24:20) What do Reconciliation Mean to you?

Also, please join the Race & Reconciliation Initiative for the second in a five-part town hall series on 10/21 featuring the AddRan College of Liberal Arts and College of Fine Arts that will speak to the question: What does race and reconciliation mean to you?

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Episode Editor: Oscar Saravia  

@Osaravia8

Welcome Back! 

Co-Host Dr. G & Marcellis bring back the highly anticipated Reconcile This! with their first episode of season 2. Listen as both unpack the first year of the Race & Reconciliation Initiative, what to expect with year 2, a 5 year model, and the remix of the Virtual Town-Hall Series. 

There is a lot of work to do, but as a campus community will continue to build on...in hopes that One Day It'll All Make Sense..!

For more information for the 9/29 Virtual Town-Hall meeting Click Here !

Dr. G and Marcellis wanted to return this week with a quick Bonus Content episode to reflect on the recent police killing of Daunte Wright by officer Kim Potter. 

We try to unpack the constant traumatic experiences of being Black in America, while embracing further impact.

The question is what or who can protect us ? 

*Thank you to our listeners! We have over 1,300 total since January and have reached the shores of 7 countries outside of the US.

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This week on Reconcile This! Dr. G & Marcellis return with an in-depth conversation that focuses on the importance of community engagement and involvement within Ft. Worth. Bringing on Dr. Roseangela Boyd, Dr. Trung Nguyen, Professor Adam McKinney, and Dr. Johnny Nhan who each bring a critical perspective on how TCU can be of better service to the Ft. Worth community. 

Dr. Boyd: (1:43) The misconception of community (3:30) Who is TCU responsible to? (5:50) Getting rid of the "other" (9:07) TCU aka The Bubble (14:00) The School Of Medicine is the Model (18:58) If you teach a person to fish... (21:12) Progress is a process

Doc Talk Dr. Trung Nguyen & Professor Adam McKinney: (22:30) Who does TCU work with in the community ? (23:13) TCU does business with 14% of ...(25:11) TCU as contributor for the Ft. Worth economy (26:17) It's about visibility (27:39) What are we saying or not saying about Blackness (28:37) Blackness is looked over, not central

Dr. Nhan: (34:27) Operation Progress (38:08) Class difference (40:27) But people are making individual choices (44:30) Who makes the law? (45:49) The laws do not reflect the "people" (54:40) The mistrust is valid 

Editing & Co-production: Kai Grady

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