We explore the life of Frederick Douglass and his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” with Public Historian and Founder of History Alive, John W McCaskill. You can find out more about John and History Alive at their website. Website: https://jwmhistoryalive.com FB - https://www.facebook.com/johnwmccaskillhistoryalive IG - https://www.instagram.com/johnw.mccaskill/  YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgWKywaolLneP4nZnUVpHQ   For a visual companion to this episode, visit http://creativetension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB  & Pinterest at: creativetensionpodcast (one word) Our theme music is provided by Julian Reid and his ensemble group, The JuJu Exchange. We have a link to their music in the show notes.

We discuss the inherent pitfalls and flaws in the legal system and how they adversely impact African-Americans. We examine the web created by overcharging defendants to higher bail to plea bargaining and its impact on mass incarceration, as well as the myth of innocent until proven guilty. Plus we look at the danger of how conspiracy charges can be used to ensnare our youth. Donaldson & Chilliest, LLP: http://www.dcnylaw.com For a visual companion to this episode and links to episode resources, visit http://creativetension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB, Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter: @createtension. Until next time, #createtension. Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb  Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod  Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp      IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f Episode Music: Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch 

We discuss how certain law enforcement practices unfairly target, impact and traumatize the African-American community. Also, where and how should our mindset shift to achieve more equitable and flourishing communities. Contact Attorney Gilbert Parris: Law Office of Gilbert Parris: gilbertparrisattorney.com Law Office FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/Law-Offices-of-Gilbert-C-Parris-229295070459738/  The Gilbert Parris Podcast: https://gilbertparrispodcast.buzzsprout.com For a visual companion to this episode and links to episode resources, visit http://creativetension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB, Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter: @createtension. Until next time, #createtension. Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb  Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod  Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp      IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f Episode Music: Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch 

Through slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow and even today, the Church has been a place where African-Americans can lead groups, hold elected office and fully participate in organizations. The Church has stood in the gap, where society failed African-Americans. However, the Church can also require and expect a great deal from its leaders and members. Churches are expected to respond to every community trauma, police shooting, neighborhood disinvestment, financial neglect, racism, classism, gentrification, pandemics, failing schools, food deserts, congregational care, etc. etc. Once you become active in a church, it can feel like your name keeps coming up, to do more and more. As if all of your free time is now church time. The work feels never ending and church work can become a grind. Episode Guests Tricia Hersey “The Nap Bishop” - Founder of The Nap Ministry https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry https://linktr.ee/thenapministry Rev. Dr. Toni Belin Ingram - Presiding Elder - Augusta North Conference - AME Church Instagram: @Tlenayebi Twitter: @Tlenayebi Rev. Jennifer Carner - Executive Pastor, House of Hope - Atlanta Website: http://www.jennifercarnerministries.com Instagram: @thecarnerjlc Rev. Dominique Lester - Chief of Staff, Greater Centennial AME Zion Church - Mount Vernon, NY * Instagram: Prophetic_Provocateur For a visual companion to this episode and links to episode resources, visit creativetension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB, Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter: @createtension. Until next time, #createtension. Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb  Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod  Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp      IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch  Thanks to the Emory University Center for Digital Scholarship for their cooperation in the recording and production of the Creative Tension podcast

We discuss reimagining rest with “The Nap Bishop,” Tricia Hersey - Founder, The Nap Ministry. How rest has changed during the COVID pandemic and what it will look like in a post sheltering-in world. We also explore what it’s like to attend a nap ministry event as well as and how the concept of rest and napping as resistance to capitalism is being received in culture. The Nap Ministry's Instagram Page: http://www.instagram.com/thenapministry The Nap Ministry's Linktree: http://linktr.ee/thenapministry The Nap Ministry's Blog Page: http://thenapministry.wordpress.com   Ruth Forman - https://www.ruthforman.com Music Provided By: Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch Voice Over: Patricia Robinson For a visual companion to this episode and links to episode resources, visit creativetension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB, Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter: @createtension. Until next time, #createtension. Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb  Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod  Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f 

We sit down w/ Tricia Hersey (“The Nap Bishop”), Founder of The Nap Ministry, to discuss: the origins of The Nap Ministry; rest as a means of resistance to capitalism, white supremacy and the “grind culture;” and, resting as a form of reparations. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/ Linktr.ee: linktr.ee/thenapministry Facebook: www.facebook.com/thenapministry  For a visual companion to this episode, visit CreativeTension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB and Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter @createtension Until next time: #CreateTension Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp   Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod   IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f  TuneIn - http://bit.ly/2gp6ZS8   Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK  SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc The John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University and their Behind the Veil Oral History Project. - https://repository.duke.edu/dc/behindtheveil  Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch 

We examine the history and current day impact of the stereotype that African-Americans have an obsession with watermelon. We get insight from a roundtable discussion and learn a way to address the watermelon stereotype from the late DC media legend, Petey Greene.  For a visual companion to this episode, visit CreativeTension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB and Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter @createtension Until next time, #createtension. Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp   Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod    IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f  TuneIn - http://bit.ly/2gp6ZS8   Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK  SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch  Watermelons, Nooses and Straight Razors - Dr. David Pilgrim - https://www.amazon.com/Watermelons-Nooses-Straight-Razors-Stories/dp/1629634379  “Talk to Me” - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796368/

We sit down with Dr. Pellom McDaniels to discuss the history of the “Coon” caricature, from slavery to Stepin Fetchit to JJ from Good Times to modern urban radio. We examine how the Coon continues to shape the way African American men are viewed in the workplace, school and in society. For a visual companion to this episode, visit CreativeTension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB and Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter @createtension Until next time: #CreateTension Donald Bogle - “Toms, Coon, Mulattos, Mammies and Bucks” - https://www.amazon.com/Toms-Coons-Mulattoes-Mammies-Bucks/dp/082642953X  Steamboat Round the Bend (Lincoln Perry - Stepin Fetchit) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027042 Thank You Jeeves (Willie Best - Sleep n/ Eat) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028353 You’re Out of Luck (Mantan Moreland) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034410 Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp   Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod    IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f  TuneIn - http://bit.ly/2gp6ZS8   Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK  SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch  Thanks to the Emory University Center for Digital Scholarship for their cooperation in the recording and production of the Creative Tension podcast

We have an in-depth conversation with Carlton Mackey, Founder of the “Black Men Smile” movement. What started as a counter-narrative to the tropes surrounding images of Black men, has turned into a platform of both liberation and resistance with over 30k followers on Instagram and multiple components including: apparel, workshops, international travel retreats, a mentorship program, art production and more.  To learn more, visit Black Men Smile at: blackmensmile.com and all social media at: @blackmensmile.  LifeSpeaksLife - https://www.instagram.com/lifespeakslife/ For a visual companion to this episode, visit CreativeTension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB and Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter @createtension Until next time, #createtension. Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp   Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod    IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f  TuneIn - http://bit.ly/2gp6ZS8   Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK  SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch  Thanks to the Emory University Center for Digital Scholarship for their cooperation in the recording and production of the Creative Tension podcast.

Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative has undertaken a massive soil collection process to honor the lives of men, women and children killed by racial violence. We spend time with Allison Bantimba who heads their Fulton County (GA) Remembrance Coalition and explore both the importance of this ceremony and the transformative impact of remembering on individuals and communities. For more information of the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition, visit:https://fultonremembrance.org For more information on the work of the Equal Justice Initiative, visit: https://www.eji.org  For a visual companion to this episode, visit CreativeTension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB and Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter @createtension Until next time, #createtension. Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp   Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod    IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f  TuneIn - http://bit.ly/2gp6ZS8   Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK  SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch  Thanks to the Emory University Center for Digital Scholarship for their cooperation in the recording and production of the Creative Tension podcast #createtension #jimcrow #history #behindtheveil #emory #caricatures #podsincolor #podcastsincolor #blm #blacklivesmatter #EJI