Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. In this episode, we talk to Cierra Hinton about her article, It's Time we Abolish the Fourth Estate.
Cierra is Scalawag's Executive Director-Publisher. She has an undying love and passion for the complicated South, which she brings to her work at Scalawag. She has found community across the South, including in Tennessee and Mississippi, but calls North Carolina home.
Cierra has a conversation with three individuals from the Common Good collective. Here are their bios:
- Greg Jarrell is a founder of QC Family Tree, a community of hospitality in Charlotte, NC, where he shares life with his wife, Helms, their two kids, and a host of other neighbors who have become kin. He was also a fellow with the Common Good Collective and assists with the Common Good reader.
- Courtney Napier is a freelance journalist and writer from Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the founder of Black Oak Society—a community of Black writers and artists in the greater Raleigh area—and the editor BOS Zine. Her work can be found in INDY Week and Scalawag Magazine, as well as on her blog, Courtney Has Words. Courtney chose to write because she wanted the untold stories of marginalized residents to be shared and preserved for generations to come. Her spouse and two children are a daily source of love and inspiration. She is also in charge of the Common Good Reader.
- As a writer and storyteller, Shannon Mannon invigorates community and inspires social healing through conversation. Currently, Shannon’s at the helm of 3-Minute Storyteller which creates digital stories featuring movement makers of all stripes— from astronauts to entrepreneurs to New York Times bestselling authors. Her work has been published in places like USA Today, Allsides.com, The Good Men Project, and she’s a regular contributor at Living Room Conversations, which uses conversation to bridge divides.
Join us on April 13th for The Common Good Collective’s Abundant Community Conversation between John McKnight, Peter Block and Dr. Deborah Puntenney. Learn about a community that dramatically improved the health of the community through building social capital. Using Rochester’s community-owned health improvement plan as an example, Dr. Deborah Puntenney will speak about how the best practices there can apply to life in the pandemic. Register here.
You can find more information about the Common Good Collective here. Common Good Podcast is a production of Bespoken Live and Common Change. It is hosted by Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp and produced by Joey Taylor, with music by Jeff Gorman.
