Power, Truth, and Joy in Dialogue – Pauline Merry and Adam Smyer

Local activist, artist, and retired higher education administrator Pauline Merry, and Oakland attorney and writer Adam Smyer return to the show – this time on the same program, for a dialogue on the arc of progress in the lives of Black Americans. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MerrySmyerShow2-28-23.mp3

This bonus segment covers their shared craft of writing. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MerrySmyer2-28-23Pod2.mp3

Music credits: Chimora, “Africano Americano,” Sounds of Africa – album; Corcoran Holt, “14th Street Bounce,” The Mecca – album.

“Keep That To Yourself” AND National Women’s Political Caucus’ Electoral Receipts

Attorney and writer Adam Smyer has a new book “You Can Keep that To Yourself: A Comprehensive List of What Not to Say to Black People, for Well-Intentioned People of Pallor,” published by Akashic Books. Today begins his book launch.
In the second segment (minutes 23:23), Karriann Farrell Hinds, President of the National Women’s Political Caucus CA brings milestones and a large electoral agenda in Orange County, and beyond, for our consideration. Additional resources: http://www.nwpcca.org/, http://www.nwpc.org/herstory/, and https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Suffrage/Ellen-Carol-DuBois/9781501165160. An extended portion of this interview with Karriann Farrell Hinds, is available in a separate podcast link on this same date.
Music credits: Greg Foat, “Symphonie Pacifique;” Tricky, “I’m in the Doorway,” Fall To Pieces album; Sly5thAve, “Everything is Everything,” Composite EP. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/Smyer%26Hinds9-1-20.mp3