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Equity Speaks: Culturally Sustaining Stories

Dec 3, 2021

In this episode, Pamela Luster talks about her life and journey toward equity and excellence and how it shaped her.

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Nov 2, 2021

Frank Harris IIIIn this episode, scholar Frank Harris III talks about his early childhood experiences in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. He also relates the positive influence of his maternal grandmother, his schooling in California after moving to that state, and how he broke into the academy.

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Oct 28, 2021

Leslie GonzalezIn this episode, scholar Leslie Gonzalez talks about her biographical history and development as a scholar, which includes lessons and insights she has learned along the way. During her talk, Gonzalez delves into her Chicana feminist epistemology to reveal how notions such as objectivity and neutrality are really just...


Sep 21, 2021

Scholar Amalia Z. DacheIn this episode, scholar Amalia Z. Dache talks about her background and heritage and the role those aspects of her life play in the research that she conducts on racial-justice activism. During her talk, Dache reads excerpts from and discusses selected articles and manuscripts.

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Apr 22, 2021

In this OCCRL Equity Speaks: Culturally Sustaining Stories episode, we explore the dimensions of black student activism, a highly relevant topic of discourse considering the chilly campus environments of many colleges and universities today. To provide depth, meaning, and critical insights about black student...