Ep. 11: Signs of progress

What's one thing you can do in your own life to work towards solutions? What's one thing you wish someone in power would do to work towards solutions? The group answers these questions in the final episode in season 1 of Shop Talk.

Moderated by Richland Source Engagement & Solutions Editor Brittany Schock. Guests include Micah Derry, Ray Hoskins, Lamont A.D. Lindsay, Alomar Davenport and Beth Castle.

419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring "Shop Talk" to life.

Whether big or small, the group discusses some of the encouraging and inspirational things they've seen in the world lately.

Moderated by Richland Source Engagement & Solutions Editor Brittany Schock. Guests include Micah Derry, Ray Hoskins, Lamont A.D. Lindsay, Alomar Davenport and Beth Castle.

419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring "Shop Talk" to life.

The group discussed what it sees as the biggest problems regarding race relations in the United States and what could be done to eliminate systemic racism.

Moderated by Richland Source Engagement & Solutions Editor Brittany Schock. Guests include Micah Derry, Ray Hoskins, Lamont A.D. Lindsay, Alomar Davenport and Beth Castle.

419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring "Shop Talk" to life.

How do we change how we teach and educate Black children?

Moderated by Richland Source city editor Carl Hunnell. Guests include minister and community activist Bruce Bond, University of Findlay professor Conor Bracken, Ontario High School principal Chris Smith, community activist and former educator Crystal Davis Weese, motivational speaker Marquis Carter, and filmmaker Dr. Beth Castle.

419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring "Shop Talk" to life. Learn more about Shop Talk: https://www.richlandsource.com/shoptalk/ https://www.419barbershop.com/shop-talk

While teaching accurate history is important, this panel agrees it will take a sense of honesty about both the past and the present for racial reconciliation to occur.

Moderated by Richland Source city editor Carl Hunnell. Guests include minister and community activist Bruce Bond, University of Findlay professor Conor Bracken, Ontario High School principal Chris Smith, community activist and former educator Crystal Davis Weese, motivational speaker Marquis Carter, and filmmaker Dr. Beth Castle.

419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring "Shop Talk" to life. Learn more about Shop Talk: https://www.richlandsource.com/shoptalk/ https://www.419barbershop.com/shop-talk

The poet Maya Angelou once wrote, "Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible." Hearing these words, how can we use them as a framework to unpack the state of the world today?

Moderated by Richland Source city editor Carl Hunnell. Guests include minister and community activist Bruce Bond, University of Findlay professor Conor Bracken, Ontario High School principal Chris Smith, community activist and former educator Crystal Davis Weese, motivational speaker Marquis Carter, and filmmaker Dr. Beth Castle.

419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring "Shop Talk" to life. Learn more about Shop Talk: https://www.richlandsource.com/shoptalk/ https://www.419barbershop.com/shop-talk

The reality of sexism in America – along with the reality of centuries-long systemic racism in the U.S. – has often forced Black women to mask their true feelings. Women are forced to show hope in times of fear; restraint in times of rage; strength in times of pain. Instead of shying away from the stereotype of the angry Black women, these women are owning their strength and redefining femininity. Guests: Kristin Scott, Deanna West-Torrence, Kathryn Bartlett, Marie Holbrook, Christina Beauford and Amanda Stanfield. Moderated by Richland Source Engagement & Solutions Editor Brittany Schock. 419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring the "Shop Talk" series to life.

Four of the women in the chairs at 419 Barbershop are mothers of Black boys – children and adults – and the toll of raising and caring for them in today’s racial climate is heavy. While America is still reeling from the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, these women said Black men have feared police brutality for decades, and their motherly fears are deep-rooted. Guests: Kristin Scott, Deanna West-Torrence, Kathryn Bartlett, Marie Holbrook, Christina Beauford and Amanda Stanfield. Moderated by Richland Source Engagement & Solutions Editor Brittany Schock. 419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring the "Shop Talk" series to life.

What does it mean to be a strong woman in 2020? As protests against systemic racism and police brutality continue across the nation, six women talked about a different kind of mask – the kind needed to survive in America, pandemic or not. Guests: Kristin Scott, Deanna West-Torrence, Kathryn Bartlett, Marie Holbrook, Christina Beauford and Amanda Stanfield. Moderated by Richland Source Engagement & Solutions Editor Brittany Schock. 419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring the "Shop Talk" series to life.

What can we do as a community to break the cycle of racism?

Hosted by Damien Beauford. Moderated by Larry Phillips. Guests: Reggie Gamble, Sarah Leonhardt, Micah Pelkey, Tom Roepke, Cheryl Cates, Elijah Torrence, Jay Allred, Khyyam Crawford.

419 Barbershop has partnered with Richland Source, Mankind Murals Inc. and DRM Productions to bring the "Shop Talk" series to life.