Episode 3 is a polarizing, intergenerational conversation about the Black experience in America, specifically as Black women and as Black people in rural Western Montana. The discussion will explore how age, identity, and perspective shape how one navigates success, challenges, racism, sexism, and cultural voids.

Listen to the second episode of The Handoff: Bridging the Gap brought to you by EmpowerMT. Rajiem Seabrook hosts Gridiron and Generations, featuring Murray Pierce, Ja'Ton Simpson, Blake Schulte, and Sammy Akem. Four generations will come together to share their unique perspectives and lived experiences, offering insight into the challenges, resilience, and evolution of Black life in Montana.

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The Handoff Podcast: Bridging the Gap continues, an EmpowerMT project. Listen to the second session of The Universal Oppressor We All Face, Age with guests Evyn Kolczak-Hardy (he/him) and Dr. Dick Blank (he/him). Host, Rajiem Seabrook, facilitates furthers the open conversation about the different perspectives they hold being on different ends of the age spectrum. 

Evyn Kolczak-Hardy is a first-year student at the University of Montana and has lived in the state his entire life. He is pursuing a degree in political science and is focused on community and the environment. Dick Blank is an 87-year-old retired radiologist. He is a father of four and grandfather of eight.  He’s been a resident of Missoula for 19 years and actively volunteers roughly 50 hours a month.  His wife passed away over 11 years ago due to dementia-related complications.

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Listen to the first episode of The Handoff: Bridging the Gap hosted by Rajiem Seabrook, an EmpowerMT project. Special guests on this episode are Evyn Kolczak-Hardy (he/him), Youth Advisory Council member and Dr. Dick Blank (he/him), Missoula Aging Services. Evyn and Dick discuss the challenges and personal experience of the universal oppressor we all face, age.

Evyn Kolczak-Hardy is a first-year student at the University of Montana and has lived in the state his entire life. He is pursuing a degree in political science and is focused on community and the environment.

Dr. Dick Blank is an 87-year-old retired radiologist. He is a father of four and grandfather of eight.  He’s been a resident of Missoula for 19 years and actively volunteers roughly 50 hours a month.  His wife passed away over 11 years ago due to dementia-related complications.

Visit EmpowerMT at https://www.empowermt.org/ for more information.