Our New South
Levine Museum of the New South (Charlotte, NC) presents an original scripted non-fiction storytelling podcast hosted by journalist Kevin Blackistone and professor of history Robert Greene II who set out to discover the historical background on key societal issues in the South, providing a framework to understand the path forward. The show investigates how we got here, fostering conversations with changemakers seeking to make a difference in the South in order to educate, and provide an opportunity for understanding to inform our collective future.
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Episode 10 - Behold The Land
Our New South co-hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II conclude the season with a discussion of environmental justice with Roo George-Warren and Dominique Burkhardt.
55 min
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Episode 9 - Open For Business & Sports
A discussion about Southern cities' approach to business and sports with Kieth Cockrell, Omar Jorge, and Clayton Trutor.
58 min
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Episode 8 - Brown v. Board & Beyond
A conversation about education and equality with Congressman Bobby Scott, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Arthur Griffin, and Decker Ngongang.
50 min
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Episode 7 - To The South, With Love
On this episode of 'Our New South', show hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II celebrate Women's History Month discussing the preservation of history and culture in the South through poetry and fiction writing with Jesmyn Ward, Beth Ann Fennelly, and Nikky Finney.
60 min
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Episode 6 - Discrimination & Displacement
On this episode of Our New South, we welcome Lori Thomas, Arthur Griffin, and Maurice Robinson to discuss the legacy of discriminatory policies which have displaced and disenfranchised communities in the South.
45 min
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Episode 5 - Vote Here ✓ Power Of The Ballot
On this episode of Our New South, we speak with Bakari Sellers, Derrick Johnson, and Aimy Steele about the power of the vote in the South.
58 min
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Episode 4 - Taste, Places And All That Jazz
On this episode of Our New South, we speak with Stewart Gray, Robin Waites, Kevin Mitchell and Harvey Cummings II about preserving history and culture in the South.
66 min
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Episode 3 - Nuevo Sur
"In this episode, Our New South cohosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II discuss immigration in the South with Sil Ganzò, Colton Bane, and Daniel Valdez.
54 min
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Episode 2 - Movin' On Up?
In this episode, we discuss social and economic mobility with Sherri Chisolm, the Executive Director of Leading on Opportunity in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Brian Straessle, Executive Director of The Sycamore Institute in Nashville, Tennessee,
44 min
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Episode 1 - The New South
Tressie McMillan Cottom, professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, New York Times columnist, and 2020 MacArthur Fellow, explains why she keeps her eyes on the South as an indicator of where the nation is heading.
53 min
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Introducing...Our New South
Levine Museum of the New South (Charlotte, NC) presents an original scripted non-fiction storytelling podcast hosted by journalist Kevin Blackistone and professor of history Robert Greene II who set out to discover the historical background on key societal issues in the south, providing a framework to understand the path forward.
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