Shows
BlackFemaleProject PodcastThings Go Around in Circles: Fern E. Stroud"As you get older and you're listening when they're bringing up some wonderful new way of doing things, it's like, um…Things just go around in circles.” — Fern StroudSummary: Leslie Stoval soaks up the wisdom of Fern E. Stroud, retired elementary school teacher and mother of BlackFemaleProject founder Precious J. Stroud. Originally from Berkeley, Ms. Stroud studied at San Francisco State, taught in Berkeley schools in the pre-integration 60s, and later moved up to a school in the Oakland Hills where she was the only African American teacher. In the conversation, Ms. Stroud speaks to the power...2020-07-2014 min
BlackFemaleProject PodcastBeyond the Horizon, Fern A. Stroud"My endeavors have always put me as the only Black woman in the room." -Fern A. StroudSummaryFounder of Black Vines, Musician, and IT Development Software Manager Fern Stroud is on a mission to bridge the gap between business, art, and community. In episode three of season two, BlackFemaleProject podcast host Leslie Stoval talks with Fern about her experience working in a field in which Black women and Black people in general are underrepresented, what she loves about the IT world, and what advice she has for younger Black women considering following her lead.2020-04-1622 min