As our collection of audio clips grows, we have identified these themes to organize the collection. Each clip is rich with insights on a variety of topics and themes, so pay attention to the keywords to guide you to additional clips.
Growing up mixed-race
Leaders Like You
Listen as a young boy shares his excitement at receiving a letter from Kamala Harris after writing to advocate for people experiencing homelessness in a park nearby his home.
Light-skinned
Grandmother and her grandson share their experiences as lighter skinned Black people and the way people perceive them.
N Word, Power, and Racialized Violence
Dialogue partners talk about what it means to grapple with racialized violence in the U.S.
Black masculinity
The Talk
Two Black men discuss what it looks like to talk in majority white spaces and how to interrupt privilege in those spaces.
Power of Storytelling
Reminisce how highschool and parental figures guided these 2 scholars to succeed through others life stories
Action and Interruption
Talking to your Family about Race
In this clip, two white women discuss how they can best talk to other white people about being anti-racist.
A Soda Deferred
Listen as these two conversation partners compare stories about their first experiences with racism. Both encounters occurred at very young, formative ages – 10 and 6 years old respectively – and had lasting impacts.
Becoming an Officer
Listen to this Seattle police officer recount her journey to becoming an officer.
Microaggressions
Microaggressions in Class
In this clip you will here two graduate students discuss the ways microaggressions have shown up for them in classes while in school.
Let the Ancestors Guide You
In this clip, we will listen to community members discuss their experiences with home, connecting to roots and the values of our ancestors.
Racism on the Sly
Two sisters discuss the subtleties of racism in the workplace especially as work moves online during the pandemic.
First-Time Experiencing Discrimination
Checkmate: Building Confidence, Building Community
Det. Cookie and her partner discuss youth education and community building to fight racial discrimination.
Power of Storytelling
Reminisce how highschool and parental figures guided these 2 scholars to succeed through others life stories
Transforming Snow White
Recalls as a young child singing a Disney song at an assembly and being made fun of because she was a Black girl singing a Snow white song
Generation Mixed
Which Box Do I Check?
Mixed race students describe their experiences navigating their mixed identity in a world that constantly wants to figure them out or force them to choose only one.
Singling Out Mixed Kids
Mixed race students describe their experiences in school being the singled out and bearing the weight of expectations to speak on racial or cultural topics because of their “mixed-ness.”
Teaching Identity
Mixed race students discuss what they learn in school and the messages about identity they receive based on who and what teachers choose to prioritize in their lessons.
Resistance Through Resilience
Speaking Up Is a Gift for People
Dr. Joseph asks her interviewee about how they process and where in their body they process white supremacy.
Changing the Systems
In this clip, Dr. Joseph asks Dr. Duran to describe how they direct their anger and energy to create change toward systems.
Managing the Toll of Resistance on Our Bodies
Dr. Joseph asks her interviewee how they resist and continue to fight without creating additional bodily stress on themselves.
Quarantining While Black
Prioritizing Self
Black grad student in dialogue with fellow Black grad student about needing to prioritize self in midst of disparities.
Black Women Expending Labor
Black grad student in dialogue with fellow Black grad student about being supported, having opportunities, but also experiencing increased demand for labor.
Not Even Engaging With Trump Supporters
Black grad student in dialogue with fellow Black grad student about setting limits with Trump supporters
Black in Seattle
Accessible and Radical Self-Care
Black grad student in dialogue with fellow Black grad student about “radical rest,” listening to body, attending to family, not delaying rest
Creating Sanctuaries for Ourselves
Black woman grad student in dialogue with fellow Black grad student about prioritizing self and family
It’s Not My Responsibility to Teach You Everything About What Racism Is
Black grad student in dialogue with fellow Black grad student about how to set limits to preserve energy
Black Capitalism
Tracing the Roots of Capitalism
In this clip, Alex and Syreeta trace the roots of capitalism, a system of oppression built off the descendants of enslaved Africans.
Access and Black Capital
In this clip, listen as the daughter of the founder of the first Black banks and credit unions in Seattle discusses the motivations her father had for founding these institutions.
Participating in Capitalism While Hating It
Two Black business owners reflect on the legacy of colonialism and how they operate under the continued coloniality of U.S. capitalism.
The Dual Pandemics
At the End of the Day You Got to Hold Each Other
In this clip, listen as a mother shares one part of pandemic life that she was grateful for – being able to hold her family when they hurt.
Choosing Between Being at Home or Being at Work
In this clip, listen as a mother shares how the pandemic allowed her to be present for her family in ways she hadn’t been able to before the pandemic.
COVID’s Impact on Family Time
In this clip, a mother and son discuss how COVID-19 changed how their family time looked and how differently they socialize now.