In this special episode, hosts Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson convene a roundtable with Prof. Wafaa El-Sadr, MD of Columbia University, Prof. Gregg Gonsalves of Yale University, and Dr. Bisola Ojikutu of Harvard Medical School and Massachus

Episode 09 In the Era of COVID-19: Prof. Alondra Nelson on Science, Technology, and Social Inequality

Aug 5th, 2020 1h 3m

In the final episode of this series, our hosts Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson speak with Prof. Alondra Nelson, president of the Social Science Research Council. Prof. Nelson shares her observations on the changes, adaptations, and recurring

Episode 08 In the Era of COVID-19: Prof. Steven Thrasher on the Criminalization of Disease and Poverty

Jul 28th, 2020 1h 2m

In our eighth episode, hosts Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson speak with Prof. Steven Thrasher of Northwestern University. Prof. Thrasher discusses his work on social justice and the LGBTQ community, including the ways that “racism, homophobi

Episode 07 In the Era of COVID-19: Prof. Jelani Cobb on the Pandemic, History, and our ‘American Spring'

Jul 22nd, 2020 59m 26s

In this episode, Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson are in conversation with Jelani Cobb, author and Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism. Prof. Cobb talks about our current circumstances - the coronavirus crisis and the ongoing uprisings stem

Episode 06 In the Era of COVID-19: Saeeda Dunston on Providing Community Services During a Pandemic

Jul 14th, 2020 1h 9m

In our sixth episode, Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson are joined by Saeeda Dunston, executive director of Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc., a non-profit, multi-service organization located in Queens, New York. Ms. Dunston speaks about h

Episode 05 In the Era of COVID-19: Matt Swain on Being an Essential Healthcare Worker During the Crisis

Jul 7th, 2020 45m 41s

This week, our hosts Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson speak with Matt Swain, a hospital worker who shares his experience of working during the pandemic. Mr. Swain discusses the changes he witnessed to protocols and procedures at his job, issu

Episode 04 In the Era of COVID-19: Prof. Keesha Middlemass on Incarceration and Re-entry

Jun 30th, 2020 53m 35s

In this episode, our hosts Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson talk with Prof. Keesha Middlemass of Howard University. Prof. Middlemass discusses the effects of the novel coronavirus as it travels through jails and prisons in the U.S., and how e

Episode 03 In the Era of COVID-19: Dr. Oni Blackstock on NYC’s Health response

Jun 23rd, 2020 52m 27s

In the third episode in this series, hosts Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson speak with Oni Blackstock, M.D., M.H.S., Assistant Commissioner for the New York City Health Department’s Bureau of HIV. Dr. Blackstock discusses the impacts of race

Episode 02 In the Era of COVID-19: Tramell Thompson on the Frontlines of NYC Subways

Jun 16th, 2020 1h 5m

In this episode, our hosts Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson are joined by Metropolitan Transportation Authority conductor, union member, and community organizer Tramell Thompson. Mr. Thompson speaks about the impact of the novel coronavirus o

Black Lives: In the Era of COVID-19

Jun 9th, 2020 34m 15s

In the first episode of “Black Lives: In the Era of COVID-19” Columbia University’s Samuel Roberts and Mabel O. Wilson speak with Prof. Malo Hutson, academic scholar and practitioner in the areas of community development, racial and ethnic ineq

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