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This interview series is a component of The Richmond Racial Equity Essays, a multimedia project comprising a collection of essays, video interviews and a virtual discussion series focused on racial equity in Richmond, Virginia. In this series, urban planner and diversity, equity and inclusion consultant Ebony Walden talks with Richmonders from all walks of life and sectors to explore their visions for an equitable Richmond, especially as it relates to racial equity, and the strategies that w ...
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At the intersection of racism and economics, Ebony talks with Renee Hatcher from University of Illinois Chicago Law School’s Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic and Matthew Slaats, PHD candidate at University of Virginia and member of the Virginia Solidarity Economy Network. Renee and Matthew are part of the movement that is imagining …
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At the intersection of racial equity and housing, Ebony talks with the Former Executive Director of HAND (Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers) Heather Raspberry. They discuss HAND’s racial equity journey and their effort to center racial equity amongst their association members which include a broad spectrum of housing related organizations…
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Intergenerational, co-leadership is a model for disrupting oppressive systems and transforming communities. In this conversation, Ebony chats with catalytic co-leaders Sherreta R. Harrison and Raymond A. Jetson of MetroMorphosis in Baton Rouge, LA. The core of their work is transformation from within, rooted in community listening, responding and c…
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At the intersection of racism and place, Ebony talks with Africatown Community Land Trust CEO K Wyking Garrett. They discuss Africatown’s community development model formed to acquire, steward, and develop land assets that are necessary for the Black community to grow and thrive in the Central District of Seattle, Washington. They discuss the impor…
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At the intersection of racism and faith, Ebony talks with Every Table ministers Charles Bolling and Jess Cook about healing, reconciliation and justice within their faith community. They discuss what it means to have an abolitionist approach to living in community, employing practices for reconciliation and repair within themselves and in community…
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They met doing neighborhood work, and they want to disrupt the status quo of gentrification and the school to prison pipeline. Neighborhood resident Latasha James and community organizer Christopher Rashad Green speak truthfully about where we need to go and what we need to do to re-imagine our community.…
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Historians Free Bangura of Untold RVA and The Valentine’s Bill Martin, discuss how telling the story of history truthfully can spark innovation and long-term change. For them, advancing equity involves truth telling, knowing our own story and broadening the voices that highlight our past and share our future.…
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From the impacts of redlining to combatting the eviction crisis, affordable housing advocates Stephen Wade of Partnership for Smarter Growth and Virginia Poverty Law Center’s Laura Wright make their case for policy changes and greater resource allocation to move towards housing equity.By Nodderly
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Patrice Shelton and Sherrell Thompson converse with Ebony about their personal and professional experiences with public housing and as community health workers. From their perspective, racial equity requires better access to health resources and affordable housing for low to moderate income Richmonders.…
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Richetta, or Ms. Chetta as she is known by most, shares how her trials not only brought her a deeper faith in God, but led her to a place of investing so much of herself into others. Whether it's giving someone in need a bag of toiletries, praying with someone in recovery on the corner, or cooking up her famous baked spaghetti for those that are hu…
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Tiffany Goodman has lived and served in Church Hill for nearly a decade, and is now investing through the field of counseling. Through her education -- and more importantly, her relationships with youth and families -- she has come to not only see the significant impact of trauma in the lives of many youth, but also the ways she and others can equi…
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When Ebony travelled to several countries around the world, she discovered the impact of travelling as a black female, the triumph of the human spirit, and the value -- and importance -- of becoming "the other".www.facebook.com/FrontPorchin/"Easy to Love" by IAmSonInstagram: @iamsonmusicTwitter: @iamsonmusicSoundcloud.com/iamsonmusic--- Support thi…
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East End Fellowship recently explored the value and impact of the arts during a special service called "The Gallery", where individuals could share their artistic gifts.We demonstrated the art of video by setting up our cameras and asking anyone who wanted to chat, "What is something that you have been thinking about recently?""Easy to Love" by IAm…
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Tennicia White is a single mother of three whose deepest desire is to prepare her young boys to thrive in the midst brokenness. After the deaths of two black males during encounters with police in early July, she found herself wrestling with how to find hope, and how to create for her boys a future, especially being black males."Easy to Love" by IA…
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Mary Thompson would tell you point blank that you need to get involved in your community, ideally through a civic association. She has lived in her home in Church Hill for 64 years, but her investment in her community goes beyond just residency. For nearly 25 years, Mrs. Thompson has been leading and inspiring neighbors to invest in their community…
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Ernest Owens has been a Staff Assistant at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute since 2007. At the Institute he assists in the technology, media, research and administration fields. Ernest is a 2004 graduate of Campbell University with a B.A. in Business Administration majoring in Computer Information Systems. Ernest is originally from Fayettevil…
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Alicia García, now recent graduate of VCU's Urban Regional Planning Master's program, discusses the conditions of gentrification in the East End, how it's both positively and negatively impacting the community, and how to be an intentional, loving neighbor. "Easy to Love" by IAmSonInstagram: @iamsonmusicTwitter: @iamsonmusicSoundcloud.com/iamsonmus…
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Ken has a Masters, has been in three wars, and is an assistant principal for a non-profit high school. However, because of his appearance, he regularly experiences a reality counter to what a man of his credentials should expect. He is not alone.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontporchin/support…
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Carolyn has been connected with the Church Hill community for most of her life. She's seen it go from an area that was unsafe for someone to walk alone, to a place where neighbors support each other like family. To her, you can have "family by blood", and "family by love".--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontporchi…
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