Nov 30, 2020
Raised in Milwaukee, Sabrina Madison, aka Heymiss Progress, moved to Madison with what she calls “big rose colored glasses.” In this episode of Black Oxygen, the Founder of the Progress Center for Black Women, candidly discusses the systemic challenges facing Black folks in Madison. She states, “this is a city...
Nov 23, 2020
In one of his poems, Paul Laurence Dunbar said, “we wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes.”
In this episode of Black Oxygen, Cedric Johnson, Community Services Manager at MGE, talks about his reckoning and the process of removing his mask to survive and thrive in Madison, Wi....
Nov 16, 2020
This week the Black Oxygen podcast features Ashley Saunders-Madden, Inclusion & Talent Strategy Manager at Exact Sciences. In this episode we talk about the importance of representation of Black folk in the sciences, the power of networking and mentoring and finding a network in Madison. In addition, we were joined by a...
Nov 9, 2020
This episode of Black Oxygen featuring Rob Franklin, a Madison based hip-hop and spoken word artist, centers around the topic of Black life in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. Similar to other episodes of Black Oxygen, we cover a variety of topics including surviving as a Black man in Madison, creating an...
Nov 2, 2020
This week’s election marks an intense inflection point in our nation’s history. No matter the outcome of the election, we are all feeling a bit on edge and ungrounded. Collectively, we’ve lost our breath. In this week’s episode of Black Oxygen, LaCouir Yancey tells us to, “sit the bleep down and find your...