BLAC Re-Membering Podcast

Welcome to Episode 7 of Blac Re-Membering: Highlighting the Heavy and the Hope.  Today's episode is hosted by Marie Cochran and she is joined by Nicole Doyle, Co-founder of the Georgia Black Home Educators Network, and Kelle Jolly, Community Artist and Musician.  In this episode, Marie, Nicole, and Kelle share early memories of Black spaces that have shaped their journey today. They reflect o...

Welcome to Episode 6 of Blac Re-Membering: Highlighting the Heavy and the Hope.  Today's episode is facilitated by Melanie Meade and invites Shawn Reed and Meagan Neibler of Fairshake Environmental Legal Services to speak about their commitment to the community and why it is important in the fight for Environmental Justice along Black Appalachia. We also invite you to register and attend our...

Welcome to Episode 5 of Blac Re-Membering: Highlighting the Heavy and the Hope.  Today's episode is hosted by Kimyata Patterson and our guest is Sher-ree Glover. Sher-ree is an Educator and Community Activist who grew up on the 6th Ward of Warren, Ohio. In this episode, Sher-ree shares what life was like growing up and how the world has dramatically changed for youth today. Sher-ree discusses...

Welcome to Episode 4 of Blac Re-Membering: Highlighting the Heavy and the Hope.  Today's episode is hosted by Dr. Melanie Meade and our guest is Jabar Snow. Jabar is a Welder and Community Activist that has lived in Clairton, Pennsylvania for most of his life.  In this episode, Jabar reflects on life in the 1980s and the change he experienced when he returned in the 1990s. He speaks of his wo...

Welcome to Episode 3 of Blac Re-Membering: Highlighting the Heavy and the Hope.  Today's episode is hosted by NitaJade and our guest is Melinda Weathers. Melinda works at Centre College and joined the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in July 2021. Originally from Danville, Kentucky. Melinda is a 2002 graduate of Centre College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a graduate of the...

Welcome to Episode 2 of Blac Re-Membering: Highlighting the Heavy and the Hope. In this episode, you will hear from 4 of our BLAC Fellows: Melanie Meade, Kimyata Patterson, NitaJade, and Marie Cochran. You will hear from each Fellow about their connection to Black Appalachia and what they hope to gain from their work as a Fellow.  The mission of the Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC) is to build a...

Welcome to the first episode of Blac Re-Membering: Highlighting the Heavy and the Hope. In this episode, you will hear from our founder, Bishop Marcia Dinkins. You will hear the humble beginnings of the project and the mission behind the work. The mission of the Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC) is to build a multi-state campaign that amplifies black voices, dismantles the colonized narrative of...

Welcome to the Black Appalachian Coalitions podcast entitled Black Re-Membering, where we will bring to you the heavy and the hope across the Ohio River Valley.  This is a place where we will let our souls wander. A place where we will sit in the ancestral hymns of what continues to be embedded in our soul and keeps us moving. This is a place where we will remind ourselves that we are deeply roote...