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Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason IV, Ep. 5 feat. Molaundo JonesIn this episode Dr. Cooper speaks with Molaundo Jones. Molaundo currently serve as Senior Director of Communications & Partnerships at Art21, a celebrated global leader in presenting thought-provoking and sophisticated content about contemporary art. He is also Founder of The Clever Agency, a content creation and brand strategy consultancy, where I launched VeryCleverStudios.com, a storefront studio project designed to amplify the work of emerging performing artists, entrepreneurs, and disruptors. He has had the opportunity to work for some amazing, creative, and mission-driven companies including Black Girl Ventures Foundation, an organization committed to creating low-barrier access to capital for B...2023-06-2025 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason IV, Ep. 4 feat. Dr. Lee BynumIn February 2023, Bynum assumed the role of Chief Education Officer at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, providing strategic leadership, creative vision, and administrative direction for the organization’s educative initiatives, and serving as an advocate for the value and importance of arts education. Prior to Lincoln Center, Bynum inaugurated the role of Vice President for Impact at Minnesota Opera, guiding the company’s educational, engagement, and equity work. During Bynum’s tenure, the company made diversification a priority, and the percentage of the staff who identified as people of color rose by fifteen percent, inc...2023-05-3127 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason IV, Ep. 3 feat. Marlon MeikleMarlon Meikle is an LA-based educator, arts administrator, actor, MC/Host, playwright and drag queen whose work has been featured on Call Me Kat on FOX, the TLC/Discovery+ Historical Docuseries “Book of Queer,” New York's 59E59 Theater, Le Poisson Rouge, Signature Theatre, Incubator Arts Project, Ars Nova, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Cry Havoc Theatre and Joe's Pub. Marlon has presented performance work and workshops at the California Institute of the Arts, Southeastern Theatre Conference, Florida Theatre Conference, and at theatre and performance conferences and festivals across the country. He has worked in university-level programs including his alma mater Sout...2023-05-1723 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason IV, Ep. 2 feat. Monica StephensonMonica Stephenson is originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina. She is a graduate of the University ofNorth Carolina School of the Arts and the Professional Training Program at the Houston Ballet Academy.In 2002, she received her first professional contract with The Washington Ballet. She went on to performwith the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble from 2003-2005. During this time, Monica also performedin The Nutcracker with Pennsylvania Ballet and Ballet New York and as a guest artist with Ballet Black inLondon, England. In 2006, Monica joined the Los Angeles Ballet as an inaugural...2023-05-1028 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason IV, Ep.1 feat. Jonathan McCroryJonathan McCrory is a two Obie Award-winning, Harlem-based artist who has served as Executive Artistic Director at National Black Theatre since 2012 under the leadership of CEO, Sade Lythcott. He has directed numerous professional productions and concerts which include: How the Light Gets In (NYMF), Klook and Iron John (NAMT), Dead and Breathing, HandsUp, Hope Speaks, Blacken The Bubble, Asking for More, Last Laugh2023-05-0229 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperFluency: The Lost Files, Ep. 4 w/ Dr. Rhianna RogersIn this specially commissioned series with Grantmakers in the Arts, The Lost Files, Dr. Durell Cooper invites artists, community organizers, researchers, cultural and racial studies experts, and scholars to think about the narratives driving the arts and cultural sector – as it intersects with systems of structural racism and economic exclusion – and what opportunities for narrative change exist. In this episode Dr. Cooper speaks with Dr. Rhianna Rogers. Rhianna C. Rogers is the inaugural director of the Center to Advance Racial Equity Policy (CAREP) and a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Rogers is an expert on cultural and ethni...2022-11-2942 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperFluency: The Lost Files, Ep. 3 w/ Dr. Christoper EmdinIn this specially commissioned series with Grantmakers in the Arts, The Lost Files, Dr. Durell Cooper invites artists, community organizers, researchers, cultural and racial studies experts, and scholars to think about the narratives driving the arts and cultural sector – as it intersects with systems of structural racism and economic exclusion – and what opportunities for narrative change exist. In this episode Dr. Cooper speaks with Dr. Christopher Emdin. Dr. Christopher Emdin is the Robert A. Naslund Endowed Chair in Curriculum Theory and Professor of Education at the University of Southern California; where he also serves as Director of youth engage...2022-11-2249 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperFluency: The Lost Files, Ep. 2 w/ Majora CarterIn this specially commissioned series with Grantmakers in the Arts, The Lost Files, Dr. Durell Cooper invites artists, community organizers, researchers, cultural and racial studies experts, and scholars to think about the narratives driving the arts and cultural sector – as it intersects with systems of structural racism and economic exclusion – and what opportunities for narrative change exist. In this Episode Dr. Cooper speaks with Majora Carter. Majora Carter is a real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award winning broadcaster. She's responsible for the creation of numerous economic development, technology inclusion & green-infrastructure projects, policies and jo...2022-11-1539 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperFluency: The Lost Files, Ep. 1 w/ Dr. Zannie VossIn this specially commissioned series with Grantmakers in the Arts, The Lost Files, Dr. Durell Cooper invites artists, community organizers, researchers, cultural and racial studies experts, and scholars to think about the narratives driving the arts and cultural sector – as it intersects with systems of structural racism and economic exclusion – and what opportunities for narrative change exist. In this episode Dr. Cooper speaks with Dr. Zannie Voss. Dr. Zannie Voss is Director of SMU DataArts and Professor of Arts Management in SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts and the Cox School of Business. Previously she was Chair of Arts...2022-11-1543 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep. 9 feat. Lisa YanceyIn this episode Durell speaks with Lisa Yancey. Lisa Yancey is an entrepreneurial strategist who has built a practice solving problems for nonprofit organizations and is a co-founder of several growing enterprises. Through her company Yancey Consulting, she specializes in strategic organizational planning, business planning, program evaluation and assessments, executive project management, revenue modeling, leadership coaching, and organizational structure assessments for nonprofit institutions.She advises a spectrum of practitioners, nonprofit organizations, philanthropists, and philanthropic institutions committed to dismantling inequities, enriching marginalized communities, building leadership, and amplifying diverse perspectives. She has worked with, facilitated, and provided pro bono s...2022-06-0936 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep. 8 feat. Dr. Antonio CuylerIn this Episode Dr. Cooper speaks with Dr. Antonio Cuyler. Dr. Cuyler is the author of Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Cultural Organizations: Insights from the Careers of Executive Opera Managers of Color in the U. S. and editor of a forthcoming volume in June of 2022, Arts Management, Cultural Policy, & the African Diaspora. He serves as the Director of the MA Program & Associate Professor of Arts Administration in the Department of Art Education at Florida State University (FSU), Visiting Associate Professor of Theatre & Drama in the School of Music...2022-05-0533 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep. 7 feat. Shirley TaylorIn this episode Dr. Cooper speaks with Shirley C. Taylor. Shirley started her journey as an arts administrator at the New York Foundation for the Arts in 1987 andhas since built a career leading a variety of arts and cultural education programs throughout New York City:Associate Director for Visual Arts Programs at ArtsConnection, Inc.; Director of Arts Programs at UniversitySettlement Society; Deputy Director of Programs, Education for the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning; Director of Education and Public Programs at the Noguchi Museum. Ms. Taylor has provided consulting services for anumber of education and cultural organizations including the...2022-03-1839 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep.6 feat. Dr. Terri N. WatsonIn this episode Dr. Durell Cooper speaks with Dr. Terri N. Watson is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at The City College of New York and a member of the Urban Education faculty at The City University of New York’s Graduate Center. Her research examines effective school leadership and is aimed to improve the educational outcomes and life chances of historically excluded and underserved students and families. She employs Critical Race Theory, Black Feminist Theory and Motherwork as methodological frameworks. Her scholarship is featured in several edited books and journals, including Educational Administration Quarterly2022-03-1036 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep. 5 feat. Vivian PhillipsIn this episode Dr. Cooper speaks with Vivian Phillips. Vivian is a communications professional and arts leader. She is co-host of the podcast doubleXposure where she and veteran arts journalist Marcie Sillman use their voice and platform to plumb the deepest depths and the tiniest cracks of our world to understand how culture and creativity shape our lives. Vivian is also the founder and editor-in-chief of the online magazine Arte Noir, a gathering place to explore and center the dynamic creativity, soulfulness, and power of Black art. In addition to the online magazine, Arte Noir will soon open a...2022-03-0337 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep. 4 feat. Jacqueline CofieldIn this episode Durell speaks with Jacqueline Cofield. Jacqueline is the founder of J Rêve International LLC, a global culture and arts education social enterprise. Jacqueline curates international experiences for educators, students, and artists, and collaborates with leading arts, cultural and educational institutions to produce meaningful global programming. An educator, author, documentary filmmaker, and interdisciplinary scholar, Jacqueline is trilingual, has lived or studied in 9 countries, and traveled to 60. Currently a doctoral student at Columbia University’s Teachers College, her arts-based polyvocal research centers on intersectional aesthetic and epistemological power dynamics. https://linktr.ee/CulturalInnovationGroup2022-02-2444 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep. 3 feat. James MilesIn this episode Durell speaks with the "Fresh Professor" James Miles. James has worked as an educator in the New York City public schools for almost 20 years prior to moving to Seattle in 2016. Before joining Mentor Washington as Chief Executive Officer, Miles served as the Executive Director of Seattle based Arts Corps. Originally from Chicago, Miles has worked internationally as an artist and educator, who was inspired to foment change after seeing so many children that looked like him, get disregarded and treated like criminals by our educational systems. His acclaimed TedX Talk focuses on his mission to n...2022-02-1738 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep. 2 feat. Niegel SmithIn this episode Durell speaks with Niegel Smith. Niegel is a Bessie Award winning theater director and performance artist. He is the Artistic Director of NYC’s Obie Award winning theater, The Flea; board member of A.R.T./New York; and ringleader of Willing Participant (www.willingparticipant.org) an artistic activist organization that whips up urgent poetic responses to crazy shit that happens.His theater work has been produced at The Alley Theater, The Barbican, Classical Theatre of Harlem, The Flea Theater, The Goodman Theatre, HERE Arts Center, Hip Ho...2022-02-1024 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep. 1 feat. Sharnita C. JohnsonIn this episode Durell speaker with Sharnita C. Johnson, a philanthropy leader who drives social change at the intersection of arts, culture, and community development and the Vice President of Strategy, Impact, and Communications at the Victoria Foundation. She most recently served as Arts Program Director with the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, where she led a statewide grantmaking portfolio focused on arts, equity, and creative placekeeping for a vibrant New Jersey. While there, she catalyzed the Foundation’s transformation to equity and co-designed its strategic planning and learning agenda, resulting in a mission to address root causes and rep...2022-02-0343 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 20 feat. Dr. Steven Thurston OliverIn this episode Durell speaks with Dr. Steven Thurston Oliver, Associate Professor of Secondary and Higher Education at Salem State University is a Sociologist of Education whose research and expertise is focused on using Contemplative Pedagogy in K-12 teacher preparation and higher education programs as a catalyst for cultivating greater capacity among educators to be introspective and engage across human differences. Steven received a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from New York University, and M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Washington and a B.A. in International Studies from Antioch College. An...2021-12-2340 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 19 feat Ann C. JamesIn this episode of fluency durell speaks with highly sought after artist and intimacy coordinator Ann C. James. Ann James has an extensive career in international stage direction and theatre education spanning over three decades. James recently made her debut as the first Black Intimacy Coordinator of Broadway for Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over. James is an expert in the burgeoning industry of intimacy direction and institutional consent culture for national arts organizations. In addition to her Broadway credit, she served as Intimacy Director and Sensitivity Specialist for the provocative Off-Broadway productions of Moises Kaufman’s Seven Deadly Sins by...2021-12-1627 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 18 feat. Andrea AmbamIn this episode Durell speaks with Andrea Ambam (she/her/hers). Andrea is a Brooklyn-based artist, actress, and playwright, whose roots sprout from Cameroon. As a politically engaged storyteller who believes in the art’s potential for movement building and transformative justice, Andrea best intersects spaces where community, performance, and truth-telling pulsate. Currently, Andrea is a Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) Artist-In-Residence and serves as a Lead Facilitator for Broadway Advocacy Coalition's Reiminaging Equitable Productions workshops addressing racial equity within broadway, off-broadway, and touring theatre companies. She has developed her practice as an Inaugural Artivism Fellow with Broadway Advocacy Co...2021-12-0937 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 17 feat. Patricia RobinsonPatricia Robinson is an esteemed media executive, community leader and advocate, public speaker, professional educator, and a passionate mentor. Patricia spends quality time in her career helping others through coaching positive self-empowerment strategies, realizing, developing, and expanding career potential paths, life skills training, and sharing her experiences on how to be effective in leadership management. Patricia has earned a reputation as a Human Resource professional exercising incredible relationship strategy management in her career which leads to all areas of her expertise. Her work has drawn attention from major media outlets l...2021-12-0231 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 16 feat. Jonathan P. JonesJonathan P. Jones, Ph.D. is an advisor, faculty member, and coordinator of doctoral studies at NYU Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions for the Program in Educational Theatre. At NYU, he teaches courses in pedagogy and theatre history; at CUNY, he teaches courses in public speaking and theatre history. Jonathan has presented on theatre education, research, creativity, and pedagogy in the US, UK, China, and Iraq. He serves as editor for ArtsPraxis, a journal emphasizing critical analysis of the arts in society, and is on the board of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education...2021-11-1149 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 15 feat. Dr. Juhanna RogersJuhanna Rogers, PhD. is a motivational speaker, commentator, artist, and education activist currently residing in Central New York. As a native of Newark, New Jersey, Dr. Rogers has a commitment to social justice, education, and the arts, having grown up in a diverse and resource rich environment. Dr. Rogers earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Integrative Arts from Penn State University – Altoona. While at Penn State, she wrote, directed, and produced artistic performances that celebrated Black history and culture. Her work in theater earned her Central Pennsylvania NAACP Woman of the Year at the age of 20. Upon graduation, Dr. Rog...2021-11-0437 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 14 feat. Courtney J. BoddieCourtney J. Boddie, Vice President, Education & School Engagement, oversees allprograms related to school communities including the New Victory school partnership program, teacher professional development training in the performing arts and an innovative approach in the professional development of more than 50 New Victory Teaching Artists. A 2021 Crain's New York 'Notable Black Leader and Executive,' Ms. Boddie has expanded the theater’s scope of work in such programs as Victory Dance, which provides free dance and dance education to NYC summer schools; Create, a theater-based teacher professional development track for the city’s Pre-K expansion, the largest in the...2021-10-281h 05
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 13 feat. Alison T. McNeilAlison T. McNeil is a catalyst for equity and justice in the performing arts.For more than 20 years, Alison has created pathways for systemic change in the arts and culture sector. She operates with a collective mindset and a goal to help the historically excluded to thrive.Alison uplifts leaders and advances operations to foster accessible opportunities in the arts and education. She has served as a thought leader on numerous grant panels, boards, conference panels, and advisory committees. She was recently invited to become a member of the Recording...2021-10-2153 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 12 feat. Maurine KnightonMaurine Knighton is the program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. In that capacity, she is responsible for developing and overseeing grantmaking programs that support artists and organizations in the contemporary dance, theater, jazz, and presenting fields.Prior to DDCF, Knighton was the senior vice president for grantmaking at the Nathan Cummings Foundation. She also served as senior vice president for program and nonprofit investment at the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone. In the field of arts and culture, she was executive producer and president of 651 ARTS; program manager at the...2021-10-1439 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 11 feat. Eric Gerard ParsonsEric Gerard ParsonsEric Gerard Parsons is a poet and writer of fiction. His poetry has appeared in Shots and Arnazella. In the mid- 1990s he founded I Am the Darker Brother, a Seattle, Washington-based poetry group. Collaborating with photographer Anne Keeney, Parsons co-created Black Voices speaking: ~ images and words of the lives of blackpeople. The exhibit was displayed at Café Septieme, a restaurant/gallery in Seattle, and in BLMF, a literary salon, also in Seattle. Parsons participated in th...2021-10-0734 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 10 feat. Cassady DillCassady Dill @cassadydil is a writer, Digital Marketer business owner and emerging TV/Film Producer. She is a theater graduate of Alabama School of Fine Arts, alma mater to actress Laverne Cox and Hunger Games series writer, Suzanne Collins.While there, she studied theater arts, classical piano and completed her first full feature script - an advancing requirement of the accredited program, in which students dissected Robert McKee’s “Story.” Her beginnings performing, includes being cast in a Cannes award-winning student film, “Dorm Window,” inspired by...2021-09-3035 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 9 feat. Piper AndersonIn episode 9 Dr. Durell Cooper connects with Piper Anderson to discuss leadership, entrepreneurship, and accountability. Piper Anderson is a storyteller, coach, master facilitator, and Founder of Create Forward, a social impact firm delivering experiences that advance equity and justice. In spring 2016, Anderson was awarded a TED Residency to develop an innovative storytelling project called Mass Story Lab. Mass Story Lab has traveled to more than thirteen U.S cities making the stories of people impacted by incarceration an instrument of justice. In her TED Talk, "Can...2021-09-2337 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 8 feat. Ashley Y. LipscombAshley Y. Lipscomb has a wealth of experience working with, motivating, and advocating for students and educators.After working as a teacher for five years and serving as a youth minister for eight years, Ashley has developed specialized interventions for her students, contributing to her success as information literacy and language arts teacher at Frelinghuysen Middle School in Morristown, NJ. During her time in the classroom, Ashley advocated for the expansion of the language arts curriculum, leading to the incorporation of young adult literature that portrayed the Black experience. She also worked...2021-09-1639 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 7 feat. Aysha UpchurchAysha Upchurch, the Dancing Diplomat, is an artist and educator who creates, facilitates, and designs for radical change. She is a sought after performer, instructor and education consultant whose work sits at the nexus of youth advocacy, social justice, and transformative education. She has shared her experience and expertise about artfully designing equitable and culturally relevant classrooms, the importance of dance and movement in education, and embracing Hip Hop as a powerful literacy and lens in schooling at national conferences and most recently at TedxUConn. Aysha is currently on faculty at...2021-09-0933 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 6 feat. Eva Yaa Asantewaa part 2In Episode 6 Dr. Cooper reconnects with pioneering dance curator Eva Yaa Asantewaa about Séance, Politics, Black Creativity, & Rest. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Link in bio! To learn more about Eva Yaa Asantewaa please visit: Facebook: Eva Yaa AsantewaaTwitter: @Eva Yaa Asantewaa InfiniteBody blog: https://infinitebody.blogspot.com/ Ima...2021-09-0235 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 5 feat. Joshua JenkinsIn Episode 5 Dr. Cooper speaks with social engineer Joshua Jenkins. Queer films, connection, and the art of sliding into the DMs. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Link in bio! Joshua Henry Jenkins (he/him/his) is an interactive media strategist, designer, & organizer of community based out of Washington, D.C. by way of rural North Carolina. He currently works as the Director of Web and New Media Strategies for Americans for the Arts. He’s the co-creator of BLACK, GAY, stuck at home as well as the former board cha...2021-08-2637 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 4 feat. Richard E. PelzerIn Episode 4 Dr. Cooper speaks with media maven Richard Pelzer. They discuss the origins of Uncle Richard, career pivots, and the intersections of being Black & Queer. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Link in bio! To learn more about Richard Pelzer please visit: Facebook: Richard PelzerIG: @richardepelzeriiTwitter: @Lilmogul https://linktr.ee/CulturalInnovationGroup2021-08-1941 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 3 feat. Eva Yaa Asantewaa part 1In Episode 3 Dr. Cooper speaks with world-renowned Dance curator Eva Yaa Asantewaa about climate change, art, & science fiction. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Link in bio! To learn more about Eva Yaa Asantewaa please visit: Facebook: Eva Yaa AsantewaaTwitter: @Eva Yaa Asantewaa InfiniteBody blog: https://infinitebody.blogspot.com/ Imagining: A Gibney Journal2021-08-1257 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperEpisode 2 feat. Garrett McQueenGarrett McQueen is a bassoonist who has performed with orchestras across the country, including the Knoxville Symphony, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Today, Garrett works as a producer of digital and broadcast media, with content featured on the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and local public radio stations across the country. In 2017, Current named McQueen a Black talent in public media “that you may not know, but should,” and in 2021 the New York Times noted his weekly podcast, TRILLOQUY, as "a standout" that's "required listening for industry leaders and listeners alike.” In addition to workin...2021-08-0537 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperFluency w/ Dr. Durell Cooper Pilot Episode feat. Dr. David E. KirklandIn this pilot episode of the new podcast Fluency Dr. Durell Cooper speaks with Dr. David E. Kirkland, Executive Director of NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools; Associate Professor of English and Urban Education at NYU. They talk about education, critical linguistics, race, power, and Lil Nas X. https://linktr.ee/CulturalInnovationGroup2021-07-2835 min
TRILLOQUYOpus 101 - Lil Baby and A BabyDr. Durell Cooper describes himself as a Disruptor of Systems, Breaker of Chains, Builder of Tables, Interrogator of Phenomena and Radical Black Joy Practitioner. He joins Garrett to dive into ideas of liberation, defining Black music, and highlighting Hip Hop as an American "classical" tradition. Garrett and Scott kick off Season 3 with a new musical theme and a more laid-back, "live to tape" feel while offering lots of great music, a conversation on managing a friendship and business simultaneously, and the usual "trills".
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Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. BoddieEpisode 39: What Is Your Liberation Philosophy?In this episode, we feature a deep discussion, from the video series, "We Can't Go Back", between panelists Toya Lillard, Robyne Walker Murphy and Durell Cooper, around a number of topics including: saviorism in arts education; relinquishing power so that younger Black practitioners can step up; and holding arts organizations accountable so that anti-racist policies don't simply become language in a mission statement, but become integrated into their core practices. Anecdotally, and Courtney states this at the top of the episode, Toya, Robyne and Durell have been influential in the development of Courtney's liberatory practices and philosophy, and it's clear...2021-02-251h 08
TalkJive.orgThem Damn NDNs Young LeadershipKellie & Thomas congratulate Durell Cooper III for being the youngest person elected as the Chairman of the Apache Tribal Business Committee & discuss the ongoing issues with the Norman Police Department and their treatment of City Councilor Alex Scott. (Original Air Date: June 29, 2020).2020-07-0111 minTalkJive.orgThem Damn NDNs Durell Cooper LiveDurell Cooper from the Apache Tribal Business Committee talks to us about how the Apache Tribe is faring during COVID, the status of their election, & his thoughts on the OIGA decision to oust the Comanche Nation & Otoe-Missouria Tribes. (Original Air Date: May 8, 2020). 2020-05-0815 minTalkJive.orgIsle of Dr. Garneau w/ Dr. Chris Garneau & Durell Cooper (9.8.19)Dr. Garneau, Durell Cooper, and Them Damn NDNs continue the conversation from the week before, and delve into gun issues.2020-04-0629 minTalkJive.orgThe Isle of Dr. Garneau w/ Dr. Chris Garneau & guest Durell Cooper (9.1.19)Durell Cooper joins Dr. Garneau and Them Damn NDNs to discuss the youth movement in politics2020-04-0629 minTalkJive.orgTribal Leadership Forum January 2020Sac and Fox Principal Chief, Justin Wood, Kiowa Tribal District #4 Legislator, Jessie Svitak, and Apache Tribe Secretary-Treasurer, Durell Cooper, discuss the current state of their Tribal Nations with Them Damn NDNs.2020-02-121h 00