Welcome to the Disruptive Narratives podcast with host, Dr. Brittany Lewis. In these episodes, we will be highlighting people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is a space for people that are in a place of radically reimagining a path forward, but NOT necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter.
We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this podcast, guests are the experts of their own realities.
Quincy Powe and Hassan As-Sidiq: How Do We Address Different Harms Before Moving Forward in Partnership?
Quincy, Hassan, and Dr. Lewis discuss the relationship between youth and the organizations that provide youth services, and opportunities to evolve and improve those relationships, processes, and systems.
25 Sept 2023
Quincy Powe and Hassan As-Sidiq: Like Child Support for Homeless Youth
Hassan and Quincy reflect upon the impact that direct payments can have on young people experiencing homelessness and in need of support, including how things might have been different for each of them if direct payments had been available.
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen. This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter.
We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
18 Sept 2023
Chaka Mkali: Make Judgement And Suspend Judgement
Chaka Mkali reflects on finding and refining his own personal work and living his purpose. Plus, Chaka shares how he developed the stage name “I Self Devine.”
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter. We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
11 Sept 2023
Chaka Mkali: How Many Huey Ps Were Turned Into Executive Directors?
Chaka Mkali discusses the role that art played in his upbringing in South Central Los Angeles, and how he came into his own as an artist in Minneapolis.
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter. We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
4 Sept 2023
Genesia Williams: In A Season Of Getting Money, I Don’t Have Money
Genesia Williams reflects upon the resistance to direct support, and offers perspective on the generational perception of “Black Excellence.”
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter. We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
28 Aug 2023
Genesia Williams: Give Them Money
Genesia Williams, member of the Open Road Fund Advisory Committee, discusses the role of direct cash support in promoting Black community wealth, and the importance of Black creativity. Genesia reflects on her family’s life in Chicago, their migration to Minneapolis in pursuit of opportunity, and what it’s been like to realize that opportunity for herself.
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter. We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
21 Aug 2023
Ethrophic Burnett: My Children and I Are People, Not Just A Color
Ethrophic “E” Burnett details her efforts to protect and promote her children’s senses of value and identity while living in Chaska, and what brought her back to North Minneapolis.
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter. We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
14 Aug 2023
Ethrophic Burnett: An Opportunity Came With The Unexpected
Ethrophic “E” Burnett shares her family’s experience with public housing in Chicago and Minneapolis, misconceptions of life in the projects, and the cost of “opportunity” to Black families and communities.
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter. We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
7 Aug 2023
Tiffany Roberson: Sharing Our Stories To Get Services, But Are We Being Heard?
“We have to share our stories to get the services that we need, but are we being heard?” Tiffany Roberson, member of the Advisory Council for Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered African American Women Task Force (MMAAWTF) shares the value of lived experience when providing social services, and touches on the ongoing fight for justice for her brother, Jamar Clark.
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter.
We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
31 Jul 2023
Tiffany Roberson: I Feel Compelled To Do That Because I Didn’t Have It
Tiffany Roberson, member of the Advisory Council for Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered African American Women Task Force (MMAAWTF), reflects on how her lived experience has informed her work on the Advisory Council and beyond. Tiffany highlights how people may find themselves at risk of grooming and trafficking, and challenges the assumptions that are made about survivors.
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter.
We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
24 Jul 2023
Lakeisha Lee: Turning Our Pain Into Passion
Lakeisha Lee, chair of Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered African American Women Task Force (MMAAWTF), talks about how her life and career changed in the aftermath of her sister’s murder. Lakeisha details the changes held in Minnesota’s Safe Harbor Law, the launch of Brittany’s Place, and the process and outcomes of the MMAAWTF.
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter.
We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
17 Jul 2023
Lakeisha Lee: My Sister Was Somebody’s Daughter And Her Life Mattered
Lakeisha Lee, chair of Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered African American Women Task Force (MMAAWTF), shares the story of the disappearance and murder of her sister, Brittany Clardy. She reflects on the work that she and her family did to ensure her sister’s case was solved and prosecuted, and how law enforcement and the press were found wanting in this, and similar, situations.
Disruptive Narratives with Dr. Brittany Lewis highlights people who are impacted by histories and systemic processes of neglect and disinvestment, but do not often have a seat at the table and may not feel seen.
This is space for people radically re-imagining a path forward but not necessarily a space for those who are unpersuaded by the need for a better world where Black futures matter.
We are focused on sharing perspectives that are often unshared or unheard because they challenge what we think we know. In this program, guests are the experts of their own reality.
Disruptive Narratives is produced by KMOJ-FM and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Online at https://kmojfm.com/
17 Jan 2023
A Conversation with Stayci Bell (Part 2)
Stayci Bell is a daughter, mother, grandmother, gardener, photographer, actress, puppeteer, healer, leader and story tell. Stayci defines her self as an Everything-ist. Her work has been on Nicollet Mall, in church basements, in homeless shelters, and in the Guthrie Theater as part of Zamia Theater. Stayci is a grower of plants and people.
17 Jan 2023
A Conversation with Stayci Bell (Part 1)
Stayci Bell is a daughter, mother, grandmother, gardener, photographer, actress, puppeteer, healer, leader and story tell. Stayci defines her self as an Everything-ist. Her work has been on Nicollet Mall, in church basements, in homeless shelters, and in the Guthrie Theater as part of Zamia Theater. Stayci is a grower of plants and people.
17 Jan 2023
A Conversation with Dr. Crystal M. Moten (Part 2)
Today in part two of a two-part episode, Dr. Lewis discusses their experiences in academia. Dr. Moten is a Black Feminist Historian who specializes in 20th Century United States and Women’s/Gender History with a specialization in African American Women’s History. She recently authored the book Continually Working, which tells the stories of Black working women who resisted employment inequality in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from the 1940s to the 1970s.
17 Jan 2023
A Conversation with Dr. Crystal M. Moten (Part 1)
Today in part one of a two-part episode, Dr. Lewis discusses their experiences in academia. Dr. Moten is a Black Feminist Historian who specializes in 20th Century United States and Women’s/Gender History with a specialization in African American Women’s History. She recently authored the book Continually Working, which tells the stories of Black working women who resisted employment inequality in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from the 1940s to the 1970s.
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