For some people, power is the ability to speak as truly as possible. Not everyone has that power or the ability to act on it. Too often that opportunity has been denied to historically marginalized groups. Much of our media systemically pushes them and their stories to the edges of society. But we're proof that if you speak loudly enough, your voice can still triumph, even from the margins. Every single podcast will strive to spotlight, elevate and amplify stories not just about our marginalized communities, but from within, and alongside them.
Join us as we loudly trumpet Life On the Margins.
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Hosted By : Enrique Cerna // Jini Palmer // Marcus Harrison Green
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Presented in Partnership w/ Town Hall Seattle & The South Seattle Emerald
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Jini Palmer, South Seattle Emerald, Marcus Harrison Green, Town Hall, Enrique Cerna
Ijeoma Oluo on "The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America"
From Washington D.C. to Olympia, Washington, white nationalist groups such as the Proud Boys have been protesting, often violently, the election of Joe Biden as president. New York Times best-selling author Ijeoma Oluo says their actions have long been a part of America’s white male culture. In her new book Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America, Oluo writes that “white manhood is on a suicide mission.” Oluo says “it is our job to pull these men and this country they are so willing to take with them, back from the precipice” We talk with Oluo about the history of white male dominance in America along with why and how it must change in this episode of Life on the Margins
5 Nov 2020
Election 2020, The Day After
We examine the results of Election 2020 from the extremely tight Presidential race, the divisions in America today as well as state races of note.
9 Oct 2020
Taking Aim at Seattle's Gun Violence
Two recent shootings in Seattle’s Rainier Beach community left two people dead and eight injured. Unfortunately, it reflects the growing gun violence problem in Seattle, King County and numerous other major cities in America. Too often, the victims are young men of color. At a time when police accountability has become a major issue, what can be done to curb the violence. Are community-based efforts where a difference can be made? What can be done to stop the gunfire?
11 Sept 2020
The Shooting of Jacob Blake: A Pro Sports Backlash
The shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin sparked fear, anger, protests, and walkouts in the professional sports world. We talk with New York Times writer Kurt Streeter, a Seattle resident, whose Sports of the Times column examines how the walkouts set a new high bar for protests in professional sports as African American athletes and their allies are demanding racial justice.
18 Aug 2020
Addiction & Change
In this bonus episode Erica C. Barnett shares how her journey through addiction led her to writing her new book Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery.
14 Aug 2020
Defund the Police Pt. III
The killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed added momentum to a growing movement across the nation calling for police departments to be defunded. In our "LIVE" season 1 finale one of our guests, Ijeoma Oluo, author of the best-selling book, So You Want to Talk About Race, gave an excellent explanation of why she thinks the police department should be defunded. Shortly afterwards, we decided to put together a three-part series with the Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best, TraeAnna Holiday a community organizer with the King County Equity Now Coalition, and Seattle City Council President Lorena Gonzalez, to hear all sides of this debate.
Part Three :
On this episode, Seattle City Council President Lorena Gonzalez reacts to the surprising retirement announcement of Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best. Gonzalez also talks about the recent council vote to cut the police department budget, the chief’s opposition to the cuts, and the council’s move to re-imagine policing in Seattle
7 Aug 2020
Defund the Police Pt. II
The killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed added momentum to a growing movement across the nation calling for police departments to be defunded. In our "LIVE" season 1 finale one of our guests, Ijeoma Oluo, author of the best-selling book, So You Want to Talk About Race, gave an excellent explanation of why she thinks the police department should be defunded. Shortly afterwards, we decided to put together a three-part series with the Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best, a city council member, and a TraeAnna Holiday a community organizer with the King County Equity Now Coalition to hear all sides of this debate.
Part Two :
On this episode, TraeAnna Holiday explains the history, background, and holistic approach that King County Equity Coalition is calling for through the Defund SPD movement. Trae highlights that this movement didn't happen overnight and has been the work of multiple community members and organizations over the years.
31 Jul 2020
Defund the Police Pt. I
The killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed added momentum to a growing movement across the nation calling for police departments to be defunded. In our "LIVE" season 1 finale one of our guests, Ijeoma Oluo, author of the best-selling book, So You Want to Talk About Race, gave an excellent explanation of why she thinks the police department should be defunded. Shortly afterwards, we decided to put together a three-part series with the Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best, a city council member, and a community activist to hear all sides of this debate.
Part One :
On this episode, Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best explains her opposition to the defund movment as well as her thoughts on re-imagining policing in Seattle. We also talk about her decisions during the protests downtown and on Capitol Hill, the abandoning the East precinct and her thoughts on the racial justice movement.
To conclude this episode, Erica C. Barnett provides analysis of our interview with Chief Best and highlights some of the complexity currently being dealt with at City Hall.
30 Jul 2020
Patty Murray on America's Pandemics: Covid-19 and Racism
Patty Murray is Washington’s senior U.S. Senator. She has been serving in the U.S. Senate since 1993. As the nation has been hit hard by two pandemics, Covid-19 and racism, Senator Murray tells Life on the Margin’s co-host Marcus Harrison Green that she has been re-assessing her leadership and thinking about racial disparities in the nation today.
22 Jul 2020
We the People
As we mark July 4th and celebrate our nation’s independence, the state of our union is in flux. Communities of color have been hit hard by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, a public health and economic crisis. There is a generational shift in the fight against racism and in support of police accountability. It is an election year with the presidency and the direction of country on the line. And yet, there is hope that our democracy will still prevail as we long for better days.
On this special “live” edition of Life on the Margins from Town Hall
Seattle, we examine the challenges and opportunities for we the
people in this turbulent time. We examine the public health racial
disparities revealed by the coronavirus crisis as well as a confounding political debate over wearing a mask to curb the spread of the virus. We also look at race and the Black Lives Matter movement as we come to grips with a pandemic of racism, America’s original sin.
1 Jul 2020
Pandemic, Racial Justice and the Arts
We look at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the racial justice movement on artists and performers in communities of color. We talk with writer and author Reagan Jackson, Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna plus singer and “The Voice” alum Stephanie Anne Johnson. Each bring a unique perspective on how this year of pandemic and social change have affected them personally and professionally.
17 Jun 2020
The Movement for Change
The movement for change rolls on. On this episode, we look at the creation of Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest. After recent protests, some peaceful, some not, #CHOP took root as Seattle police abandoned its East Precinct. We also talk with Elmer Dixon, co-founder of Seattle’s Black Panther in the late 60's, another time of major civil unrest in Seattle and the nation. He shares his thoughts on the similarities of that time and the present. And we meet educator and artist Aileen Granstrom, one of 200 artists who have contributed their time and skills to create murals with message in the Seattle Chinatown International District.
7 Jun 2020
It Can Happen Here, Too
In this special edition of Life on the Margins, we probe deeply into the case of Manuel Ellis, a Black Tacoma man who died under suspicious circumstances while in police custody on March 3rd, 2020. The investigation into his death was seemingly dormant until it roared into the public spotlight this week after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee demanded a full investigation into the 33-year-old’s death. Since then, video footage of his fateful encounter with police, along with an audio recording of him saying the words “I can’t breathe,” have led the mayor of Tacoma to call for the firing of the four officers involved in the case.
We discuss the case and hear directly from the Ellis family, about their hard-fought battle for the truth. We also discuss how it relates to the national unrest currently raging around police accountability.
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5 Jun 2020
Rage, Riot, Racism : The Killing of George Floyd
The May 25 killing of George Floyd, a black man, by Minneapolis police sparked outrage and protests across the nation that sees no signs of abating. If anything, the demonstrations have intensified the longstanding desire for America to address chronic and systemic racial disparities.
Also needing to be addressed, is law enforcement’s accountability to
communities of color. Those are issues we continue to have in our own
backyard, as the family of a Tacoma man who died in police custody
continues to search for answers.
In this special edition, an emotional conversation Dr. Ben Danielson, pediatrician, and medical director at Odessa Brown Clinic in Seattle’s Central District, about racism as a public health threat. We also hear from the family of Manuel Ellis, who are still searching for answers three months after his death in police custody. And Matt Chan has commentary on the relationship between the Asian and Black communities.
2 Jun 2020
Coronavirus Racism
As the coronavirus spread from China to become a global pandemic, threats of violence and racial slurs aimed at persons of Asian descent continue to rise in the United States. In episode 4 of Life on the Margins, Kert Lin recounts his encounter and the emotional impact on him after becoming the target of a racist incident at a south Seattle Home Depot. He is still upset with the driver of a pick-up truck who cut him off in the parking lot, yelled an anti-Asian racial slur and told him to “go back to China”. Even more disturbing for Lin was the lack of response to the incident when he reported it to Home Depot management and Seattle Police. We also hear from Matt Chan; Seattle media producer, creator of the reality show Hoarders, and a Chinatown-International District community activist, who delivers his opinion about the Kert Lin incident and its aftermath.
19 May 2020
Slammed: Communities of Color and the Covid-19 Pandemic
A public health study reveals that King County has significant racial disparities in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths. Among Latinos, the study shows the virus death rate is two and half times higher than white people. The study mirrors what is happening nationally as communities of color are being hit hard by the coronavirus. In episode 3 we break down the data in King County with Matias Valenzuela, equity officer for Seattle-King County Public Health, and we also meet registered nurse Jessica Esparza; an ICU nurse at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, who is risking her life to save others amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
5 May 2020
The Better Angels of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Amid the death and turmoil of the Coronavirus pandemic, people are stepping up to aid their community with humanity and compassion. We introduce you to coffee shop owner Luis Rodriguez and volunteer Maria Lamarca Anderson who show us why giving is so important in these difficult times. Plus, we begin a new segment “For Real Though” that examines society’s absurdities, ridiculousness, and injustices that are leaving us in a state of disbelief, and making us ask “but, for real though?”
21 Apr 2020
Racial politics and the Coronavirus Pandemic.
In exploring how to grapple with the bias and stigma being unleashed during this crisis, we spoke with two people who have had to deal with it head on. We talk with former Washington State Gov. Gary Locke who woke up last week to an inadvertent cameo in a Trump Campaign ad as well as New York Times best selling author Ijeoma Oluo about efforts to aid Seattle area artists and how we might curb the rise of racial bias during this trying time.
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