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Dr. Diane's Adventures in LearningBuilding Bridges: The Power of Inclusivity in Children's LiteratureSend us a textJust in time for Veterans Day, meet a mother-daughter writing team focused on publishing books that help children understand freedom, sacrifice, and the challenges of deployment. In the latest episode of Adventures in Learning, Dr. Diane interviews Beverly and Alyssa Samuel, a mother-daughter writing team behind the children's series Make New Friends. With an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the books encourage children to embrace differences and form connections. Their latest book, Make New Friends: Red, White, & Blue, is a perfect read aloud for Veteran's Day w...
2025-11-0525 min
Black Romance Has A HistoryEpisode 2: Putting The Summer of Black Love In ContextThis week we're looking at the cultural context in which the Summer of Black Love happened, both within the romance genre and out in the real world. We get into race, class, the US economy and why Reagan is still to blame, colorist, respectability politics, and the classic 1994 film Jason's Lyric. We told you it was going to get nerdy!
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2024-07-081h 09
Streamin' With a PurposeEpisode 30: Women's History Month: Finding Your Voice and Having CompassionIn this episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, Sylvia shouts out to all women as we continue to lift up women everywhere in honor of Women's History Month. She leaves us with inspiring words - to find your voice and have compassion for one another.
If you didn't hear the episodes in honor of Women's History Month, find them here:
Mary Rollins - Pillar of Strength
Amy McCune - Pillar of Courage
Shellia Smith and Delores Tyler - Pillars of Obedience, Sacrifice and Humility
Beverly Samuel and Alyssa Samuel...
2022-03-2914 min
Streamin' With a PurposeEpisode 29: National Women's History Month - Making Friends With Beverly and Alyssa SamuelIn this episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we talk to Beverly and Alyssa Samuel.
Beverly Samuel is co-author of the children’s book, Make New Friends, with her daughter, Alyssa. She retired from the United States Department of Agriculture as a National Program Leader. She developed an interest in Diversity & Inclusion on a task force at the federal level. She worked for more than 25 years as an Extension Agent. Alyssa is a Management Consultant on federal government contracts. Their story of Make New Friends was inspired by their family’s life experiences in school, work, and the c...
2022-03-2234 min
Total Movie RecallTMR 062 – From Dusk Till Dawn Remember the innocent 90s, when white directors thought they had the N-word pass for some reason? What do you think their “woke” movie would look like? Probably like this, where the N-word is replaced by horrific rape and Mexican jokes. This proto-edgelord movie was looked at as such a good time romp that it was considered the perfect vehicle to transition from the hit network show ER to the big screen. What a simpler time… From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) d. Robert Rodriguez w. Robert Kurtzman (story), Quentin Tarantino (screenplay) Starring...
2021-03-151h 49