Feb 27, 2023
Chris Walker is the Director of the Division of Arts, a Professor of Dance and is the Founding Artistic Director of the First Wave Program at UW-Madison. His Wisconsin journey is the embodiment of the Wisconsin Idea - and starts in Jamaica. In this episode of Black Oxygen Chris discusses his Wisconsin journey,...
Feb 20, 2023
Brenda Moten moved to Wisconsin several years ago to be closer to her family. Her journey of living in the Midwest began when she moved from Shreveport, LA to Peoria, IL. She recently visited her 96 year old father back in Shreveport. This episode features a conversation with Brenda and her father Esther Monroe....
Feb 13, 2023
Angela Fitzgerald Ward is the Associate Dean of the School of Academic Achievement at Madison College, is the Creator and Host of the Wisconsin Series Why Race Matters, and the Host of Wisconsin Life on PBS Wisconsin. In 2014, Angela moved from Richmond, VA to Madison, WI and since then has worked to make Madison...
Feb 6, 2023
The Honorable Rev Everett Mitchell is currently running to be on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. In this episode, Judge Mitchell discusses why he decided to run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, his southern roots and its impact on his baking abilities, the codification of race within US history, his vision of how law can...