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Mar 29, 2021

Karen Nelson began her career as a chemist. In her first job as a chemist, she created a Black hair care product - but her ideas and product were not supported. She was told that her product creation did not reflect America. Heartbroken, she left the research field and eventually found herself doing equity,...


Mar 22, 2021

Originally from Detroit, MI, Marc Young loves central Wisconsin. In this episode, we discuss Marc’s role as the Director of Admissions and Recruitment for UW-Stevens Point, the importance of relationships in his life, and what it is like being Black in central Wisconsin. In addition, Marc talks about how the...


Mar 15, 2021

This episode of Black Oxygen featuring two Madison based spoken word and hip hop artists is seriously fun. Rob Dz Franklin and Opal Ellyse Tomashevska talk about a new music piece that they worked on together, community conversations that will inform United Way of Dane County planing for the future, colorism, and of...


Mar 8, 2021

Carmella Glenn, Program Director of Just Bakery and Certified Peer Specialist, says that “In Madison, we believe that Blackness is cookie cutter.”  In this episode of Black Oxygen, Carmella challenges the monolithic view of Blackness in Madison, discusses the transformative approach of Just Bakery and Just Dane, and...


Mar 1, 2021

Rudy Bankston, Founder and President of I Am We Consulting, is learning the answer to his own question of “what does it mean to live authentically in your own skin?” In this episode of Black Oxygen, Rudy shares his story of journey of self-love as a survivor of the school-to-prison pipeline and the role of grace in...