Why Libraries and Black Librarians Matter w/ Brie Chillious S3 E3 In this episode of Beneath The Surface I am in conversation with Brieanna “Brie”  Chillious one of two Black Librarians in Pima County as well as a candidate for Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) School Board. We discuss her journey of becoming a librarian. The important role that libraries play in communities, why we need more Black Librarians in library systems and what she hopes to accomplish if she is elected to the TUSD School Board. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected] Brie’s Campaign Socials Facebook:Chillious For Governing School Board Instagram:@Chillious4TUSD Website: Chillious4TUSD.com Brie Personal Socials Facebook:Brieanna Chillious Instagram: @the_illustrious_chillious Brieanna “Brie” Chillious  Bio My name is Brieanna Chillious, but I prefer to be referred to as Brie (like the cheese)! I am a Children's Librarian within the Pima County Public Library System (and am actually the county's first Black Children's Librarian...ever). I am currently running for one of the spots for the Tucson Unified School District's (TUSD) School Governing Board in this year's election, which is a major feat alone, especially as a former school district employee (specifically, as a former school library assistant).

Revolutionizing Civic Service & Leadership with Recorder Cázares-Kelly Pt.2 S3 E2 In part two of this episode of Beneath The Surface I am in conversation with Gabriella Cázares-Kelly the current Pima County Recorder. We discuss with one another what it means for her to have made history as the first Native American to hold an elected Pima County office and the third Native American to hold a county-level office in the State of Arizona. We talk about the complicated history of Native Americans getting access to voting rights as well as her experiences thus far as a Native American Woman in leadership.  Lastly we discuss ways that we as a collective can revolutionize how people are able to engage in civics. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected] Recorder Cázares-Kelly’s Socials Twitter:@GabriellaCKelly Instagram:@GabriellaCKelly TikTok:GabrielleCazaresKelly Pima County Recorder Socials Twitter:@PimaRecorder Instagram: @PimaRecorder TikTok:@PimaRecorder Recorder Cázares-Kelly Bio Gabriella Cázares-Kelly (she/her) is the Pima County Recorder, taking office in January 2021. She leads an office that oversees voter registration, early voting, and document recording for the county. She is a proud, union-dues-paying, former #RedForEd public school educator and community organizer. She is one of four women who co-founded Indivisible Tohono, a grassroots, community organization that provides opportunities for education and civic engagement for members of her tribe, the Tohono O’odham Nation. She was inspired to run for office after encountering many systemic barriers preventing people from simply getting registered to vote. She lives with her husband, Ryan, and their two children, who are now voting age. She is the first Native American to hold an elected Pima County office and one of only four Native Americans to ever hold a county-level office in Arizona.

In part one of this episode of Beneath The Surface I am in conversation with Gabriella Cázares-Kelly the current Pima County Recorder. We discuss with one another what inspired her to run for the Office of Pima County Recorder, what it means for her to have made history as the first Native American to hold an elected Pima County office and the third Native American to hold a county-level office in the State of Arizona. We also discuss ways that we as a collective can revolutionize how people are able to engage in civics. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected] Recorder Cázares-Kelly’s Socials Twitter:@GabriellaCKelly Instagram:@GabriellaCKelly TikTok:GabrielleCazaresKelly Pima County Recorder Socials Twitter:@PimaRecorder Instagram: @PimaRecorder TikTok:@PimaRecorder Recorder Cázares-Kelly Bio Gabriella Cázares-Kelly (she/her) is the Pima County Recorder, taking office in January 2021. She leads an office that oversees voter registration, early voting, and document recording for the county. She is a proud, union-dues-paying, former #RedForEd public school educator and community organizer. She is one of four women who co-founded Indivisible Tohono, a grassroots, community organization that provides opportunities for education and civic engagement for members of her tribe, the Tohono O’odham Nation. She was inspired to run for office after encountering many systemic barriers preventing people from simply getting registered to vote. She lives with her husband, Ryan, and their two children, who are now voting age. She is the first Native American to hold an elected Pima County office and one of only four Native Americans to ever hold a county-level office in Arizona.

Beneath The Surface 1 Year Anniversary In this minisode of Beneath The Surface I celebrate The 1 year anniversary of Beneath The Surfaces relaunch. I talk a little bit about what led to the relaunch, what drove me to create the podcast and reflect on what I have accomplished in the last year. I also talk about what I am doing behind the scenes and what I hope for the future of my work. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected]

Graduation Day Pt.1 S2 Episode 20 In this episode of Beneath The Surface I share the first half of my Undergraduate Journey. I talk a little bit about my Community College days and what led me to transferring to the University of Arizona and why I dropped out after my Fall Semester in 2015. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected]

Adventures Of A Korean Adoptee PhD Student Season 2 Episode 19 In this episode of Beneath The Surface I talk with Hannah Hyun White, Korean adoptee from Phoenix, Arizona and currently a third-year PhD student studying higher education at the University of California, San Diego. Hannah and I discuss her journey as a student activist, how being a Trans Racial Adoptee has shaped her life and research as a PhD Student. We also discuss our histories as student activists, how you heal and grieve and offer a critique of the academy. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected] Hannah Socials Twitter:@hannahhyunwhite Instagram: @hannahhyunwhite Hannah Bio Hannah Hyun White (she/her) is a Korean adoptee from Phoenix, Arizona. She earned her M.A. in Higher Education from the University of Arizona and is currently a third-year PhD student studying higher education at the University of California, San Diego. Her research and praxis are largely influenced by Asian American feminist theories and anti-colonial/decolonial framework and methodology in co-creating knowledge that centers truth telling, collectivism, and care in working to dismantle systemic racism and institutional violence in the academy. In her free time, Hannah enjoys shopping at Trader Joe's, drinking copious amounts of matcha lattes, and playing Animal Crossing.

In this episode of Beneath The Surface I talk with Richard Gallon (He/Him), the Organizing and Training Manager for Defend Our Future. In this episode we have a conversation about Superheroes, Comics and the ways that Blackness is treated in the genre. We also discuss his experience as a Blerd, the ways he  has seen the representation of BIPOC Characters shift over time and what he would still like to see for the superhero genre moving into the future. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected] Comic Book Queens Socials Twitter: @comicbookqueens Instagram:@comicbookqueens Facebook:Comic Book Queens Richard Socials Twitter:@slightlycommon Instagram: @slightlycommon Richard Bio Richard is the Organizing and Training Manager for Defend Our Future, and helps train and mentor campus ambassadors who advocate for climate justice and clean energy solutions within their communities and on their college campuses. With his experience in community organizing and training in Diversity Equity and Inclusive topics, Richard helps equip the campus ambassadors with the skills and training needed to help uplift marginalized voices in climate spaces. Richard studied Sociology and communications at the University of Arizona and lives in Phoenix, but spends a lot of time in Colorado.

Independent Podcasting Heauxs  Season 2 Episode 17 In this episode of Beneath The Surface I talk with Sam Ridell (They/Them, She/Her), an international award winning podcast producer, Co-Founder and Principal Host of The Podcast Inner Hoe Uprising (IHU), a podcast about Sex, Love and Dating from, the perspective of four Black, Queer, Feminist Folks  living in New York and Lead Producer for In Those Genes Podcast. Sam and I discuss the Origins of IHU, parasocial relationships, what it means to be an Independent Podcaster, being a bad bitch and where they hope for their content creator future. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected] Inner Hoe Uprising Episode Feat: Karlyn Only Intersectional Feminist Can Eat This Ass OKAY https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inner-hoe-uprising/id1057045285?i=1000511406077 In Those Genes Podcast https://pod.link/1489257965 Sam Ridell Socials Twitter: @slamridd Website: www.samriddell.com Inner Hoe Uprising Twitter:@innerhoeuprisin Instagram: @innerhoeuprising Facebook: @InnerHoeUprising Website: https://innerhoeuprising.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/InnerHoeUprising Sam Bio Sam Riddell [pronouns: they/them, she/her] is an international award winning podcast producer Queens, New York. Her work centers on sexual health, queer Black feminism, science and social justice. Trained in both documentary filmmaking and sketch & improvisational comedy, Sam has a penchant for telling stories about the human experience whilst injecting humor along the way. She is the principal host of the critically acclaimed queer Black feminist focused sexuality podcast Inner Hoe Uprising and lead producer of the internationally award winning podcast In Those Genes. Sam loves speculative fiction, dim sum, and a good pun and despises bigotry and poorly constructed memes. Podcast Mentioned In Episode Tea with Queen and J: https://pod.link/841142610 Marsha's Plate: https://pod.link/1293033444 Bag Ladiez: https://pod.link/1073190648 QueerWOC: https://pod.link/1216737914 In Those Genes: https://pod.link/1489257965 Flash Forward: https://pod.link/994349813 This Too Much: https://pod.link/1592410788

Making Our Own Media Feat LLAG  In this episode of Beneath The Surface I talk with Ranier Maningding the Founder and Chief Brand Officer of LLAG Media, a branding and strategic communication agency for BIPOC creatives and progressives. Ranier and I talk about how and why he started LLAG, some of his experiences being an APIDA Creator with a large platform, AntiBlackness in The APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American)  Community and his experiences being in an AMBW (Asian Man and Black Woman) interracial relationship. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected] LLAG Social Medias Twitter:@theLLAG Instagram: @the.llag Facebook: @theLLAG Website: https://direct.me/llag Check Out My Interview with LLAG How To Unpack Your Anti-Blackness and Fatphobia Ranier Bio Ranier Maningding is the Founder and Chief Brand Officer of LLAG Media, a branding and strategic communication agency for BIPOC creatives and progressives. LLAG Media works exclusively with BIPOC content creators, small business owners, and non-profit organizations to build sustainable brands committed to activating social change.

In this episode of Beneath The Surface I talk with Kyle Kilgore, Founder, CEO and Creative Director of Kilgore, an Independent, Queer and Black Owned decentralized fashion brand. In this episode we talk about how and why Kyle started their fashion brand. We also talk about leather, fetish and AntiFatness in the fashion industry and ways that we both hope that it will continue to push to be more inclusive of all body types. If you want to support me and the channel you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon. Patrons get access to exclusive content that can’t be found anywhere else. You can become a Patron by following the link. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeneathTheSurfacePodcast If you would like to make a one time donation to Beneath The Surface you can so so through PayPal by following this link here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BTSurfacePod Beneath The Surface Socials Twitter: @BTSurfacePod Instagram: BTSurfacePod Facebook: Beneath The Surface Email:[email protected] Kyle Kilgore Social Medias Twitter:@kylexkilgore Instagram: @kylexkilgore Facebook: Kyle X Kilgore Website: https://www.kilgoreofficial.com/ Kyle Bio Kyle is an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. Chicago born February 25, 1992 and Rota, Spain raised. Kyle began his pursuits in the Creative Arts with his debut 2015 collection of Ready-To-Wear pieces. Which led to his first “Best Designer of The Bay” Award. He finally established himself in Fashion by opening Downtown Tampa’s first Designer Studio in 2018.