Black, Brown & Bilingüe

In this conversation with Dr. Leo Chavez, professor of anthropology at UC-Irvine and Linda Sanchez, a student in the program we cover the idea of the long history of the "immigrant threat" that over the last three to four decades has manifested in negative feelings towards Latino immigration. Listen and learn. Contribute to the conversation on social media and share the episode.

Rekha Shankar, former writer and performer for College Humor, lets us in on some of her thoughts about society and culture and how it is reflected in our entertainment. She shares with us some of her motivation for writing and her desire to just be a comedian and not always a "woman of color in comedy." Listen, learn and share. This episode includes explicit language. Listener discretion is advise...

David Mohammed is an educator in the Kansas City area. He also serves as a karate instructor and has released several hip-hop projects. In this episode, David discusses his role as a Black, Muslim teacher in a majority White school and how he has integrated all of his talents into educating students. *This episode contains some language that may be perceived as offensive.

This episode is part of a series of short episodes that will focus on the timely conversation of vaccine hesitancy. Democratic Whip and Representative of the 6th District of South Carolina, Jim Clyburn, has been tasked with leading the Corona Virus Crisis Response Committee for Congress. Listen as he shares some updates and insights about the vaccine and other important information.

This is the first in what will be a series of short episodes that will focus on the timely conversation of vaccine hesitancy. Langston Ward is a program manager for Interfaith Youth Corp. He is using many of the lessons he learned while studying at Harvard and as a classroom teacher to lead a campaign focused on informing people about the benefits of the Covid 19 vaccine.

This episode features Florida Atlantic University professor, Dr. Cristobal Salinas who is leading the academic world with his research on the topic of Latinx and the varied other terms used to describe people groups from Latin America. This conversation is as engaging as it is informative.

As the 4th of July just passed, listen in on Maurice and Lissette as they discuss their relationship with their home country of the USA. They discuss who is allowed to critique the country and who is told to just be grateful for the opportunities it has provided. It is a powerful, albeit somewhat sporadic conversation that will leave you thinking.

Henry McDavid is a published author, motivational speaker and serial entrepreneur. He is the CEO and co-founder of Kikifer's Entrepreneurial Academy, a private school in Rockford, IL, serving students across grade levels and promoting excellence. He also happens to be Maurice's older brother. Listen as he shares knowledge, wisdom, and his perspective on the potential for unity between the Black an...

Join Lissette and Maurice as they interview Dr. David Stovall about CRT, engineered conflict, high-stakes testing, and the pandemic.

Lissette and Maurice interview Neil deGrasse Tyson to discuss, science, education, and race.

Lissette and Maurice interview Felix Sanchez, founder of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, and discuss the lack of Latinx representation in the media.

Lissette and Maurice sit down with the author of the Presumed Alliance, Nicolas C. Vaca, to discuss his book, politics, and the road ahead.

In this season 2 premiere, Lissette and Maurice explore the topics of exceptionalism and tokenism through their own experience.

Join Lissette and Maurice as they interview Lissette's middle school principal, Dr. Harlene Ricks Shipley. Dr. Shipley was born and raised in Waukegan, IL. Listen as she recounts her story about growing up in segregated Waukegan, to becoming a school administrator, and now running for school board.

Lissette and Maurice interview Andre Norman. From illiteracy to gang activity, Andre’s childhood prepared him for nothing less than a life of crime and violence. This behavior eventually led Andre to be sentenced to over 100 years in prison. As a natural-born leader, he quickly rose to the top of the prison gang system where he managed gang activities from within the confines of a maximum security...

Join Lissette and Maurice as they interview Clement Townsend in this encore episode. Clement Townsend spent 17 years on television as a sports journalist covering the Super Bowl, the NBA All-Star game, the CFB national championship and much more. This is why he so passionate about the media. He has spent the last two years working as a consultant in various schools around Chicago teaching a media...

Lissette and Maurice are joined by their spouses, and they get real about their interracial/interethnic marriages from their perspective.

Lissette and Maurice get real about their interracial/interethnic marriages, and how they impact both their professional and personal lives.

Professor Joe Flynn of NIU's College of Educations takes us to school as he discusses the power of hip hop as a change agent and in particular how it can be used in the current educational process. Listen as he describes how to push past the gimmicks and truly hit the heart of hip hop in the classroom.

While we think of Latin American first when we hear the word immigration, this episode delves into the story of a multilingual professor who journey to the US from the Ivory Coast. Listen to Dr. Abu Bah share his life lessons!

Join your hosts, Lissette and Maurice, as they talk with Lu Rocha about providing mental health services that are diverse, inclusive, and culturally accessible to everyone.

Lissette and Maurice discuss their own personal stories with mental health.

Your hosts, Lissette and Maurice, interview Sammy Rangel about his life, and how he went from living a life of hate to now helping others leave hate groups.

Lissette and Maurice talk about their various identities, and how intersectionality has shaped their experience and leadership.

Join your hosts, Lissette and Maurice, in this thought-provoking interview with Dr. James Cohen. Some of the topics discussed are immigration, Black & Brown divide, and how educators can have difficult conversations for the sake of their students.