Nov 29, 2021
This week on Black Oxygen we present a discussion featured at the first Black Oxygen Live event conducted in partnership with CREATE Portage County. Our guests on this panel are Letesha Nelson, Ali Muldrow, Winnie Karanja and Dr. Thomas Gibson. The conversation covers many topics including the educational background of...
Nov 22, 2021
This week on Black Oxygen we feature a conversation with Nada Elmikashfi Chief of Staff for Rep Francesca Hong and Angela Lang Executive Director of BLOC. The focus of this conversation was our collective heartbreak regarding the Rittenhouse verdict in Kenosha Wisconsin. In this episode we discuss what it is like to...
Nov 15, 2021
This week on Black Oxygen we are rebroadcasting my conversation with Marc Young. Marc is now the Executive Director Recruitment, Marketing and Admissions. This particular episode is based on his time at UW-Stevens Point. Originally from Detroit, MI, Marc Young loves central Wisconsin. In this episode, we discuss...
Nov 8, 2021
In January 2021, Dr. Thomas Gibson became the 15th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and its first ever Chancellor of Color. Chancellor Gibson has three primary focus areas in leading UWSP: enhancing academic excellence; expanding diversity, equity and inclusive excellence; and...
Nov 1, 2021
Born in Sudan, Nada Elmikasfhi has been working to adopt Wisconsin as her home since 2002. She is deeply guided by James Baldwin’s quote, “the place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.” As Chief of Staff for Rep Francesca Hong and columnist for The Isthmus, Nada is not only working to create a...