Critical Futures

The Future of the Un-Museum

On today's episode, we are joined by the Executive Director of the DiasporaDNA Story Center, Monica O. Montgomery, to talk about “The Future of the Un-Museum” -- or what

Healing the Core with the Racial Healing + Justice Fund

We talk to Ashley Winters and Darian Wigfall about their work on the Racial Healing + Justice Fund as members of Forward Through Ferguson's Community Governance Board. We

The Future of Masculinity

We talk to scholar, community organizer, and activist Scott Emerson about the Future of Masculinity. Alongside a discussion of Octavia Butler’s Afrofuturist classic Parab

Open Hand, Open Heart, Open Ears

We talk to R. Keli’i Abordo, Kekoaopololū Kealoha, Nikos Leverenz, & Maddalynn Sesepsara about their work with Hawai’i Health & Harm Reduction Center (HHHRC) to address s

You Can't Microwave Partnerships with Community

We talk to Amani Allen, Wilhelmenia Wilson, and Suzette Chaumette about their work with organizations such as Healthy Black Families to address social determinants of hea

The Future of Queering and Transing the World

We talk to poet and researcher Thokozani Mbwana about the Future of Queering and Transing the World. We discuss the importance of gender interrogation within queer and tr

Longterm Community Collaborations and Systemic Solutions

We talk to Stephanie Baker, Lizzie Biddle, and Crystal Dixon from the Greensboro Health Disparities Collective (GHDC) about reaching systemic solutions to inequities in t

Institutional and Interpersonal Barriers to Health Equity

We talk to Kathryn Youker, Director of the Economic Justice Project at the Lawyers’ Committee, and Ben D’Avanzo, Senior Health Policy Strategist at the National Immigrati

The Future of Trans Organizing

We talk to artist and activist Wriply M. Bennet from the THORN Self Defense Project about the future of Trans Organizing. We discuss her efforts, in both her art and in h

Navigating Resistance to Health Equity

We talk to Arthur R. James and Johnnie (Chip) Allen about their efforts to combat structural racism in the healthcare system – and the deeply-embedded resistance they hav

The Future of Graduate Education

We talk to Josue David Cisneros, Patrick Earl Hammie, and Jorge Lucero from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign about the future of graduate education. We discuss

Community Health Workers

We talk to Denise Octavia Smith (Executive Director, NACHW), Abdul Hafeedh bin Abdullah (Co-Founder, CHASM), and Rumana Shams Rabbani (Co-Founder, CHASM) about their effo

The Future of Abolition

We talk to Jaden Janak (Assistant Professor, St. Olaf College) about the future of abolition. We discuss abolition as the theory and praxis of destabilizing the carceral

Aligning with Community and for Community

We talk to Rhonda BeLue from University of Texas at San Antonio along with her community partner Michelle Lugalia-Hollon. In our conversation, we discuss how to cultivate

The Future of the Present

We talk to Joquina Reed from J Reed Consulting LLC about the future of the present – about what it means to live in this space right now and leverage these moments for al

Maintaining Longterm Anti-Racist Alliances in Healthcare

We talk to Pat Matthews Juarez and Paul Juarez from Meharry Medical College along with their community partner Neely Williams from the Tennessee Community Engaged Allianc

The Future of Healing & Therapy

We talk to Selome Araya from Root Alchemy Institute about the future of healing and therapy and about how to move towards holistic approaches to health and wellbeing.This

Engaging Community Partners to Foster Antiracism in Research

We talk to Melody Goodman from the Center for Anti-Racism, Social Justice, and Public Health about engaging community partnerships as a means of fostering antiracism in r

Health as a Human Right: Power Building for Community-Driven Change

We talk to Xavier Morales from the Praxis Project along with his community partner Judith LeBlanc from Native Organizers Alliance about leveraging community partnerships

Equitable Engagement: Trust and Transparency in Longterm Community Partnerships

We talk to Brian Smedley from Urban Institute along with his community partner Kasey Dudley about how to approach community partnerships and prioritize equity, trust, and