Archived Episodes
What Are You Doing to Embrace Equity?
Embracing equity isn't just about what we say or write about. International Women's Day (IWD) is the "celebration of social, economic, cultural and political ach...
The Sting of Adultification Bias Felt By Black Girls
Join the conversation as Anita, Mavis, and Gail discuss The Sting of Adultification Bias Felt By Black Girls. New York Times Article April 17, 2020 Why Won’t Soci...
Engaging in Authentic Conversation about Race and Racism Requires Listening Not Rebuttal
The Art of Conversation. Active/Intentional Listening. What Do You Trust, Statist...
The Need for Historical and Racial Literacy
Anita, Mavis, and Gail discuss the the first year of InflexionPoint Podcast in terms of the most personally impactful and transformational episodes. They describe the show as influential in terms of historical and...
Message to White Women in America
Theme of the Conversation: Racial Literacy This definition of racial literacy is from National Council of Teachers of English (NCTA). Racial literacy is a skill and practice by which individu...
Tribute to Phangisile Mtshali
TRIBUTE TO PHANGISILE MTSHALI On December 21, 2022 InflexionPoint Podcast featured a powerful guest and dear friend, Phangisile Mtshali from South Africa. We had an in-depth conversation ...
The Need for Historical and Racial Literacy
Anita, Mavis, and Gail discuss the the first year of InflexionPoint Podcast in terms of the most personally impactful and transformational episodes. They describe the show as influential in terms of historical and...
Being Black Globally - The Plight of Black Farmers in South Africa
Being Black Globally - The Plight of Black Farmers in South Africa This is the fourth and final episode in a series on The Plight of Black Farmers. This final eposide on The Plight of Blac...
Being Black Globally - The Plight of Black Farmers in South Africa
Discussion: Laws of the Land in South Africa Dating Back to the 1913 Land Act and Group Areas Act of 1950, Cornerstones of Apartheid Policy and Segregation This is the ...
The Legacy of Black Farmers in New York State
The Legacy of Black Farmers in New York State This is the second episode in a series on the Plight of Black Farmers. “All of my life my work has focus...
The Plight of Black Farmers in the US
Episode 26 November 2, 2022: The Plight of Black Farmers in the US This is the first episode in a series on the Plight of Black Farmers. Th...
A Long Talk About An Uncomfortable Truth
Special Guest: Kyle R. Williams, Chief Empowerment Officer of A Long Talk "Our goal is to put an anti-racist at every dinner table in America."
Our First Year in Review: A Look Back and a Look Forward
Our First Year in Review: A Look Back and a Look Forward InflexionPoint Podcast reflects a commitment to Antiracism Activation conceived in 2020.Ani...
Who Is Allison Gaines? And Why Should You Care?
Question of the Hour: What is the connection between the backlash over Disney's Little Mermaid (played by Halle Bailey) and Critical Race Theory? &n...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Host: Anita Russell M.Ed
Co-Hosts: Mavis Bauman, Gail Hunter LCSW
Guest: Allison Gaines
Internalized Racism Definition and Reality
Question of the Hour: What is Internalized Racism and How Is It Manifested? Internalized Racism Definition and Reality:
Fighting for Freedom Denied Part 3 - The Navy in Black and White
Question of the Hour: How do two retired naval officers, one on a flat career track, the other on a career obstacle course, come together in the wake of the murder of George Floyd? ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Host: Anita Russell M.Ed
Co-Hosts: Mavis Bauman, Gail Hunter LCSW
Guests: Dr. John Cordle , Reuben Keith Green MS
Juneteenth - A Cause for Celebration and a Need for Education Part 2
Recap Question: What Do You Mean...Free-ish?
Fighting for Freedom Denied - Military Transitions Part 1
JK Bridges LinkedIn Article, January 19, 2017 Among many wonderful things, JK Bridges, Federal Recruiter, Corporate Recruiter, Senior Talen...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Host: Anita Russell M.Ed
Co-Hosts: Mavis Bauman, Gail Hunter LCSW
Guest: JK Bridges
Juneteenth: A Cause for Celebration and a Need for Education Part 1
Question: What Do You Mean...Free-ish? G...
Being Black Globally Featuring Rebecca Stevens Alder
Meet Rebecca Stevens Alder Hailing from Switzerland by way of Sierra Leone, West Africa, Rebecca Stev...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Host: Anita Russell M.Ed
Co-Hosts: Mavis Bauman, Gail Hunter LCSW
Guest: Rebecca Stevens Adler
Redlining: The Scourge of the American Scam
Question of the Hour: How Did the New Deal Create Forced Segregation That Compromised Equitable Fulfillment of the American Dream? In looking at today’s historically redlined neighb...
Being Black Globally: Musings of an Intellectual Brother
Being Black Globally - Musings from an Intellectual Brother Meet Corban Swain, Ph.D. candidate in Biological Engineering working in the laboratory of Professor Ed Boyden at the Ma...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Host: Anita Russell M.Ed
Co-Hosts: Mavis Bauman, Gail Hunter LCSW
Guest: Corban Swain
Racism Is a Disruptor of Health & Wellness in Mind, Body, and Spirit Part 3
Recap: 2017 Publication: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Washington, DC: The National ...
Racism Is a Disruptor of Health & Wellness Part 2
In this episode Gail, Mavis, and Anita continue the discussion of specific social determinants of health: social environment, physical environment and transportation, and education....