The UPstander's Podcast with Dr. Omekongo

Sharing my thoughts on the #buffalomassacre. We ALL MUST recommit to being upstanders and not bystanders in the face of ignorance and hate. Your silence is compliance. If you’re not part of the solution you are part of the problem. Whatever you’re doing to fight for peace and change is not enough. WE ALL need to do more and I’m calling on you to do more, be more, give more, FIGHT more to create th...

In this interview, I talk with i24NEWS about the battle over critical race theory. One of the things I stress in this interview is that we can't let Governor DeSantis and his followers frame the narrative. The fact is that critical race theory is NOT taught in K-12 schools. It is a field of study for law school students. The faux-CRT activism is simply the latest attempt to block the teaching of t...

I believe that those republicans and ultra conservatives who are seeking to take away women's reproductive rights, voting rights, #lgbtqiaplus rights, and more are winning because we who consider ourselves to be "progressive" got too comfortable. I speak more about it in this video, which is ultimately a call to action to us all. #upstander #abortion #prolife #prochoice #vote2022 STAY CONNECTED: I...

Steve Davis is a lifelong educator, diversity practioner, and athletic coach. During his 30 plus year career he has been an inspirational High School Principal, Diversity Director and Championship coach. Mr. Davis also played in the Cotton Bowl and Sugar Bowl Football Classics for Penn State University. He shares his thoughts on what it means to be a Black father today. STAY CONNECTED: Instagram |...

This video is entitled "Will Smith was wrong, Chris Rock should apologize, and Jada Pinkett-Smith is a victim in all of this." Would love your thoughts! STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongo Website | http://www.omekongo.com Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the UPstander. His life’s mission is to i...

In this video, I talk about the coverage of Ukraine in the media from a diversity, equity, and inclusion perspective. How does Michael Jackson play into this coverage? What about rap music? Missing white women syndrome? #blacklivesmatter? Yemen? Take a listen and share your thoughts! let's GO! #ukraine #diversityequityinclusion #diversity #music #inclusion STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.in...

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We gotta fight and pray the anti-gay away You can’t be gay You can’t be queer Schools supposed to be a place for comfort But for some students & staff, it’s all about fear How can we keep our kids in schools That wanna ban LGBTQ + the fact that they were never really welcome But many of us have tried Many of us fought for equality while our friends and fam felt the government lied They wanna ban t...

You don’t know what you don’t know You can’t lead where you don’t go If you don’t read you won’t GROW I know It can feel hard to work together It can be hard to fight to make our lives better But it’s worth it We have so many hidden commonalities but we can unearth it If we choose to trust each other before suspicion If we choose to take America’s promise and give it a new rendition We can show th...

I wrote those during the early stages of the pandemic but the message still resonates today. You are not given anything that you do not have the capacity to handle. You have to set your mind to it and fight for what you want out of life. You got this! Let's GO! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This poem is entitled "Critical Racist Theory". Shout out to teachers committed to teaching our kids the truth and the parents who support them. I guess we can’t teach why Native Americans shed tears on that trail I guess we can’t teach why Japanese Americans were interned in those camps and jailed I guess we can’t teach why Jews fleeing the Holocaust came to America and were forced to reverse sai...

Just a reminder today to get out of your own way and live your best life starting today! Let’s GO! STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongo Website | http://www.omekongo.com __ Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the UPstander. His life’s mission is to inspire all across the globe to take a stand when th...

So last night I thought long and hard about the statement I was going to make relating to January 6th and the insurrection. I wrote this poem. It's called "InsErection." No typo. There's a triple entendre there. I wore red to honor those whose blood was shed like Capitol Police officers. It's not appropriate for me to ask you to share this video if you "like" it. I'll ask you to share if you think...

What it do in 2022! Happy new year! Happy new YOU! Don't drag yourself into the new year! Don't just be here in 2022. Conquer it! You got this! STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongo Website | http://www.omekongo.com __ Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the UPstander. His life’s mission is to inspire...

I wanted to post this video to share my thoughts on “Will” by @willsmith. It is truly one of the best books I have ever read in terms of his lessons on ego, work ethic, relationships, and parenting. Will has been a role model to me for my entire life which is I called him on one of my albums the greatest rapper of all time. Anyway, if you want some motivation on taking your entire life to the next...

I am happy for the family for the Ahmaud Arbery verdict but it should've never gotten this far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I had the honor of appearing on "Prime" with Charles Blow and Are Maxwell to discuss a New York middle school's attempt to have a conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion by separating students by race. I think the intentions are good but there are some problems. Would love your thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The democrats need to get ahead of the curve on an education plan after Youngkin's surprising win in Virginia. It has now become a top platform issue for republicans along with the fake activism on critical race theory. Here are 3 ways they can take control of the education debate. #criticalracetheory #diversity #education #diversityandinclusion #election2022 #midterms #youngkin Learn more about y...

My thoughts on the Virginia governor's race and the Youngkin win, the fake critical race theory "debate", and how to fight the culture wars that seek to remove my story (and yours) from the American mosaic. STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongo Website | http://www.omekongo.com __ Dr. Omék...

Like many, I was horrified to watch the treatment of Clifford Owensby by the Dayton police. I sat down with i24 News' "Global Eye" host Sarah Coates and news producer Amalia Roy to discuss this. #blacklivesmatter STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongo Website | http://www.omekongo.com __ Dr...

I sat down again with Julie Wright and Kidd of "Let's Talk Live!" to talk about the steps you need to take to overcome a bad breakup. Please share with anyone whom you think it will help! STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongo Website | http://www.omekongo.com __ Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the...

I joined this amazing panel on Areva Martin's "The Special Report" to discuss how companies are dealing with diversity fatigue. Panelists included Mary-Frances Winters, Dr. Angel Jones and Dr. Frank Dobbins. Are you experiencing diversity fatigue in your company? Let's talk about it! STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongo Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo Facebook |...

In this video I talk about how you as parents can be involved in your child’s education even if you consider yourself too busy or don’t feel comfortable having school conversations with them because you’re not skilled in a particular subject or not an educator yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can’t let nativism win. We can’t let ignorance win. It is hypocritical to say we need to help the people of Afghanistan and in the same breath say those people can’t come here. Furthermore, using fearmongering techniques is what brought Trump to power and we can’t stand for it. We must be #upstanders for peace and not #bystanders to hate! STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/om...

I agree that @dababy used homophobic language that should be condemned in pursuit of a potential teachable moment. Like @stylesp said, this should be about counsel and not cancel. Having said that, it’s hypocritical for anyone to condemn the homophobia but have NO problems with the misogyny directed at black women and the violence directed at black people. If we’re going to call it out, let’s call...