Undisciplined is a podcast produced in collaboration with the African and African American Studies program with the University and KUAF Public Radio. Hosted by Dr. Caree Banton, this podcast will push the confines of your traditional academic disciplines and unveil how the objectives of African and African American studies can be found in the everyday if you just look.
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News and Culture Stories about Northwest Arkansas, the Arkansas River Valley and more from Ozarks at Large
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In this podcast episode, we speak to Michad Holliday a PhD student in education about his upcoming documentary that covers the massive educator exodus that is presently plaguing our public school system. He investigates the cause through a social justice lens, by connecting the initial southern exodus following the Sweat vs Painter and McLaurin ver…
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Season 7 Introduction - Let’s Get Undisciplined
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In this podcast episode, we tell you who we are as host and cohost, what Undisciplined is all about and in providing a brief breakdown of the upcoming season we highlight why you the listeners should tune in to us.By Caree Banton, Karynecia Conner, Leah Grant
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Can Summer School Close the Opportunity Gap?: A Case Study of Baylor Freedom Schools
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In this episode, we shift the narrative of summer school from punishment to enrichment. Dr. Lakia Scott, Assistant Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity at Yale University, shares her experience as the Founding Executive Director of the Baylor Freedom Schools Program. This episode explores the program's enrichment impact on students, strategi…
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Unveiling the Roles of Pirates and Black Civil War Communities
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Historian, Angela Sutton, speaks to us about her groundbreaking new book, PIRATES OF THE SLAVE TRADE: THE BATTLE OF CAPE LOPEZ AND THE BIRTH OF AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION, in which she explores how a pivotal battle between the British navy and a notorious pirate crew, led by “Black Bart” Roberts, cleared the way for an explosion of the slave trade, th…
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Black Wall Street: The Enduring Legacy of a Race Massacre
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In this episode, we chat with Victor Luckerson, journalist and author of Built From the Fire, recognized as a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, is a multigenerational saga of a family and a community in Tulsa’s Greenwood district, known as “Black Wall Street.” Listeners can look forward to exploring the differences between the mythology …
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Textbooks: Facts Are Not Necessarily Truth
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In this episode of Undisciplined, we explore the complexities, conscientious choices, and cultural considerations that impact the development of textbooks. American Historian, author, and academic Dr. Kathleen DuVal talks with us about how her interests in early American history led to her co-authorship on Give Me Liberty! We put the textbook in co…
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Black Slavery, Native Nations, and the Path to Reconciliation
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This podcast is based on Roberts' recent book, I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land. We explore questions around Black freedom and Native American relationships. The trail of tears runs through NWA and Native Americans moved though the area with their enslaved Africans. Furthermore, with westward expansion onto Native land, th…
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Karynecia, Our new Co-Host: It’s the Storytelling For Me
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In this episode, we get to know Dr. Karynecia Elizabeth Conner, the new Co-host of Undisciplined Podcast! We learn about the twists and turns on Karynecia's life path that has led her to us and the University of Arkansas! You'll learn how she used tragedy to triumph, what makes her so Texas, what her greatest inspirations are, and what the listener…
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Hidden African and African American Treasures in the University Museum
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University of Arkansas Museum’s Laurel Lamb speaks about artifacts and objects available in the University Museum and the new activities available for families, children and the public.By Nenebi Tony, Caree Banton, Leah Grant
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In this episode, we speak to three Black Film makers about conveying Black history through the lens of films. We explore how these different kinds of storytelling are facilitating new kinds of narratives about African Americans and Arkansas as well as helping to transform the single story and stereotypes about African Americans.Caree Banton, @diasp…
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Fayetteville High School Students Articulate their views on Black History and Policies Affecting their Ability to study of it.
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In this episode, Fayetteville High School Students weigh in on a conversation that has largely affected their lives but from which people like them tend to be excluded. These students reflect on Black History and policies and politics Surrounding their Education including the Black History Curriculum, the Learns Act, the banning of AP African Ameri…
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Pan-Africanism from an African Perspective
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Kenneth Tagoe, currently an M.A. History student from Ghana, West Africa is passionate about Pan-Africanism. He grew up idolizing Pan-African icons like Marcus Garvey, Du Bois, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Kwame Nkrumah and the ideas of black consciousness advocated by Frederick Douglass. In this episode, we explore the History of the Bla…
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The Case for Reparations Considered from Different Angles
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This collaborative episode between the R-Word and Undisciplined Podcasts is a discussion of the history of reparations, the views of three members of the Zacchaeus Foundation organization who are involved in community efforts for reparations, and student questions and views on the subject.By Caree Banton, Lowell Taylor, Dustin McGowan, Leah Grant
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5TH LITTLE GIRL: SURVIVING THE BIRMINGHAM BOMBING
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This episode is an interview with Sarah Collins Rudolph. Sarah Collins Rudolph, often referred to as the "Fifth Little Girl," is a survivor of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. Born on January 26, 1951, in Birmingham, Alabama, Rudolph lost her sister, Addie Mae Collins, and three other girls in the bombing. She herself sustained severe injuries. …
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Meet African Griot Bassekou transmitting History Through Music
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We speak to Bassekou Kouyate, a griot (storyteller via music) from Mali, a true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. He is a virtuoso, innovator, stronghold of tradition all at the same time.*Produced by Matthew MooreBy Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony, Matthew Moore
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African and African American Studies Student Approach from a Medical Perspectives
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We speak to a student who has interest in African and African American Studies from a medicine and health perspective. She explores why being an African and African American Studies major is important especially for those considering medical schoolBy Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony, Leah Grant
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What does someone studying economics have to do with Black studies and Black Life on Campus?
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The podcast host speak with Allan Hatch, an Economics PhD student about work and involvement in advocacy on campus with the Black Graduate Students Association and Graduate Professional Congress.Caree Banton diasporise, the_forgetful_historianNenebi Tony (IG HANDLES: @everyday.NWA)AAST (@uarkaast)Allan Hatch Instagram:@uark_bgsa@uofagpsc…
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African and African American Studies (AAST) partners with Mr. Ron Harris of A Level Up to collect and deliver relief to the victims of the tormado in Little Rock and Wynn, Arkansas. They discuss why the University and community partnership is necessary and valuable.Mr. Ron Harriswww.AlevelUp.orgBy Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony, Leah Grant
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We explore the intricacies of Southern politics and culture and how it has had an outsized effect on American politics and way of life. Our guest, Angie Maxwell is Director of the Diane Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society at the University of Arkansas and an award-winning author. Her forthcoming book, "The Long Southern Strategy”, unpack …
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Professor Todd Cleveland currently teaches History of Africa and History of Football at the university of Arkansas. In this episode we explore the complicated relationship between the love of football in Africa, labor and social relations.By Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony
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Bad Medicine (Race and Medicine with Professor Trish Starks)
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Professor Trish Starks currently teaches race and medicine (Bad Medicine Honors course) at the University of Arkansas. This episode will explore how medical abuse has persisted and flourished in the modern era, with a specific focus on black people at the receiving end of such abuses.By Caree Banton, Trish Starks, Nenebi Tony
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Dr. Caree Banton, Director of the African and African American Studies Program at the University of Arkansas, returns to host season 5 of Undisciplined. In the first episode of the new season, Dr. Banton introduces some of the concepts she will explore with new co-host Nenebi Tony, a writer and researcher hailing from Ghana, West Africa and a gradu…
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Feeding America ranks Arkansas—the home of Tyson Foods and Walmart—as the second most food insecure state in the United States. What does it look like to have a better understanding of where our food comes from and what does food justice mean? Terrius Bruce is a doctoral student studying these questions and is the guest on the latest episode of Und…
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What does it mean to be an Unceasing Militant?
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Mary Church Terrell was described in her eulogy as an "unceasing militant" by legendary singer Paul Robeson. Dr. Alison Parker recently wrote a biography of Mary Church Terrell and wrestles with the idea of what it means to be unceasing in your activism over many decades and across many political movements.…
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The next seven days of local music features Diversity Weekend in Eureka Springs, the return of the Vine Brothers to a beloved local bar, Brianna Thomas performs at Walton Arts Center and more.By Timothy Dennis
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Dr. Alexia Angton joins the podcast to discuss her research on youth and crime as well as the school to prison pipeline in the United States.By Caree Banton
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In the final installment of Undisciplined Live during Black History Month, we recorded at Art Ventures in Fayetteville to discuss Arkansas' agricultural relationship with rice as well as an exploration of the Black diaspora through the making of rice.By Caree Banton
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Undisciplined Live: Food Insecurity in Northwest Arkansas
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Coming to you live from Memorial Hall on the University of Arkansas campus, we discuss the history and current work being done on food insecurity in Northwest Arkansas. Our panel includes, David Street, Judy Kamau, Terrius Bruce, Denise Garner, Monique Jones, and Casey Cowan.By Caree Banton
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Undisciplined Live: Black Erasure in Northwest Arkansas
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Coming to you live from the Squire Jehagan Outreach Center in Fayetteville, we take the podcast on the road to discuss the story of black erasure in northwest Arkansas. Our panel includes Sharon Killian, Chris Seawood, Tommie Davis, and Ngozi Brown. For details on upcoming live recordings, head to https://kuaf.com/livepodcast…
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What Does Bail Reform Actually Look Like?
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There's been a lot of conversation around bail reform nationwide. What would it actually look like if the justice system took a hard look at the impact of the excessive bail prices? Jon Comstock of the Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition comes to Undisciplined to talk about the history and hopeful progress of bail reform.…
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Black Bodies and the National Football League
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The National Football League accounted for 82 of the 100 most-watched U.S. TV broadcasts in 2022. And yet, NFL players do not have guaranteed contracts, and the league average career length is just over 3 years. In the season 4 premiere of Undisciplined, we hear from Dr. Charles Ross, a professor of history and expert in African American history an…
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In the season three finale of the podcast, we finish our conversation with Dr. Calvin White, Jr. discussing his work on Oscar De Priest, the 1919 Elaine Race Massacre, and thinking about the way history is taught in Arkansas.By Caree Banton
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Arkansas State Foster Care Division Managing Multiple Challenges
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Fewer infants, children and teens are entering foster care in Arkansas, but fewer are leaving. Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services Director Mischa Martin explains how the agency is working, citing a critical need for more foster and adoptive families. The agency, she says, is also prepared to respond to any consequences of Arkansas's …
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This week, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is hosting the Arkansas Flavor Analysis Conference in Fayetteville to give researchers and industry professionals the tools to optimize the unique qualities of our food.By Daniel Caruth
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The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide with Pearl's Books
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This holiday season we reached out to several local independent bookstores in the listening area to get their recommendations for books. Today we hear from Pearl's Books in Fayetteville.By Matthew Moore
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Church in the African American tradition is a major element of life. For Dr. Calvin White, Jr., it was also the source material for his 2012 book The Rise to Respectability: Race Religion and the Church of God in Christ. In our conversation, we discuss the impact of growing up COGIC and more.By Caree Banton
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Historic Gardens at Osage Terrace Assisted Living Accommodates Low-Income Elders
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Gardens at Osage Terrace, the first senior assisted living facility in Arkansas licensed to accept Medicaid, continues to operate in Bentonville. The novel long-term care residence is a project of Community Development Corporation headquartered in Bentonville which creates and preserves affordable housing across the tri-county region.…
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For many Americans, Twitter isn't a service that they use. But some power users in Arkansas have begun thinking about what will happen to their work if Twitter goes away.By Matthew Moore
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Our latest dip into Pryor Center archives allows us to continue our examination of some of the people involved in the Whitewater investigation of the 1990s.By Kyle Kellams
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Thanksgiving is over and the SoNA holiday concerts are approaching. Paul Haas, the SoNA conductor, says the three concerts early next month are among his favorites.By Kyle Kellams
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Phil Allen, Jr. is a pastor, speaker, and the author of The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency From MLK to Darnella Frazier. He discusses the impact of everything from Spike Lee to citizen-captured video of news events can shape public conversations.By Kyle Kellams
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Giving Ill Families a Break with a Spanish Amusement Park
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In an excerpt from the latest episode of Points of Departure, the hosts travel to PortAventura to discuss their Dreams program which was designed with the intention of giving a break to all those families with children who have spent a long period of time in hospitals.By Daniel Caruth
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Kyle Kellams, Anna Pope, and Matthew Moore come together to guess the top side dish in Thanksgiving, parades, and more trivia related around the holiday season.By Kyle Kellams, Anna Pope, Matthew Moore
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This year's guest of the University of Arkansas Scholars at Risk Committee, Saladdin Ahmed, came to our studio to discuss his latest book, Revolutionary Hope After Nihilism: Marginalized Voices and Dissent.By Kyle Kellams
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The Republican Party will be in charge of the United States House next year. Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, talks with Arkansas Third District Congressman Steve Womack of Rogers about the upcoming Congressional year.
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Arkansas Wild Turkey Population Sees Record Increase
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The latest population survey from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission indicates promising numbers for future wild turkey population.By Daniel Caruth
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Arkansas Based Latin Artist Win National Award in Chicago
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Best known for its community support, the group, Duo Divinas, was the only group from Arkansas to win at the Latino Music Awards in Chicago. Reporter Rachell Sanchez-Smith talked to artists Julieta Ortiz y Azucena Garcia about their journey from playing covers to winning an international contest, plus a performance of their latest release Esclavos …
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Dr. Charles Robinson is the unanimous choice to be chancellor at the University of Arkansas. Yesterday he answered reporters' questions about what's next for the campus.By Kyle Kellams
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This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal explores what is next for solar energy in Arkansas.
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Transition Overwatch Facilitates Post-Military Career Placement
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Transition Overwatch prepares and connects military Veterans across the U.S., including in Arkansas, to civilian careers — at no cost.By Jacqueline Froelich
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