Welcome to our first episode! Today we challenge ourselves, and you, to attend a virtual meeting with the Shelby County Commissioners. Also, we interview Damariyé L. Smith about public address, rhetoric, and being an active listener.

Helpful Links and Homework!

Commissioner Information/ Archived and Upcoming Meetings

https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/1218/Archived-Meeting-Audio

*The meeting taking place on July 7th is just a test meeting. 

If you are not a student at a local college or university, here is a link that will allow you to access Damariyé’s article “Kemetic Principles in African American Public Address: An Interrogation of the Rhetoric of Joseph C. Price and the Kemetic Tradition.” This can be found in the most current issue of the Journal of Black Studies. 

https://www.deepdyve.com/

Homework! 

If you would like to dig a little deeper into the history of rhetoric, may we suggest you start with the following sources:

Isocrates

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isocrates

Aristotle

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aristotle

Types of African Rhetoric

https://ashr.org/teaching-resources/diversifying-teaching/african-philosophy-rhetoric/