This hour on Disrupted, we are listening back to our interviews with Black cartoonists who pushed their medium forward despite the reluctance of newspapers outside of the Black press to nationally syndicate their work. Jerry Craft talks about his banned, award-winning graphic novel New Kid, in addition to his latest book, School Trip. Barbara Brandon-Croft discusses her pioneering comic strip Where I'm Coming From and her new book, a collection of her comic strips. That book is also titled Where I'm Coming From.

GUESTS:
Jerry Craft: author and illustrator of the graphic novels New Kid, Class Actand School Trip. He is also the creator of the comic strip Mama's Boyz and a former Connecticut resident.
Barbara Brandon-Croft: creator of the comic strip Where I'm Coming From. Her new book is a collection of her comic strips and is also called Where I'm Coming From.

This episode originally aired on March 1, 2023.

This hour on Disrupted, we are listening back to our interviews with Black cartoonists who pushed their medium forward despite the reluctance of newspapers outside of the Black press to nationally syndicate their work. Jerry Craft talks about his banned, award-winning graphic novel New Kid, in addition to his latest book, School Trip. Barbara Brandon-Croft discusses her pioneering comic strip Where I'm Coming From and her new book, a collection of her comic strips. That book is also titled Where I'm Coming From.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jerry Craft: author and illustrator of the graphic novels <a href="https://jerrycraft.com/books/new-kid/">New Kid</a>, <a href="https://jerrycraft.com/books/class-act/">Class Act</a> and <a href="https://jerrycraft.com/books/school-trip/">School Trip</a>. He is also the creator of the comic strip Mama's Boyz and a former Connecticut resident.</li>
<li>Barbara Brandon-Croft: creator of the comic strip Where I'm Coming From. Her new book is a collection of her comic strips and is also called <a href="https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/where-im-coming-from/">Where I'm Coming From</a>.</li>
</ul>
This episode originally aired on March 1, 2023.

Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on Disrupted, host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.

From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted">Disrupted</a>, host and political scientist <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/khalilah-brown-dean">Khalilah Brown-Dean</a> unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.
From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

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Jerry Craft and Barbara Brandon-Croft are cartoonists who broke out of the boxes drawn around them

As election day steadily approaches, we hear two conversations about voting. Back in March, Khalilah hosted a live event with MSNBC Legal Analyst Charles Coleman Jr. We take a listen to that event and learn how Black voters can make a difference in their communities. The discussion was part of The Legacy Foundation of Hartford's Black Excellence Speaker Series.

Then, Jacqueline De León, Senior Attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, talks about a 2020 report on barriers to voting access that Native Americans face and how those could impact the 2024 elections.

GUESTS:


Charles Coleman Jr.: MSNBC Legal Analyst, Civil Rights Attorney and Co-Host of 'Black Men in America: Road to 2024,' which aired on MSNBC in February


Jacqueline De León: Senior Attorney with the Native American Rights Fund and co-author of the report Obstacles at Every Turn: Barriers to Political Participation Faced by Native American Voters. She is an enrolled member of the Isleta Pueblo.

As election day steadily approaches, we hear two conversations about voting. Back in March, Khalilah hosted a live event with MSNBC Legal Analyst Charles Coleman Jr. We take a listen to that event and learn how Black voters can make a difference in their communities. The discussion was part of <a href="https://legacyfoundationhartford.org/">The Legacy Foundation of Hartford</a>'s Black Excellence Speaker Series.
Then, <a href="https://narf.org/profiles/jacqueline-de-leon/">Jacqueline De León</a>, Senior Attorney with the <a href="https://narf.org/">Native American Rights Fund</a>, talks about a <a href="https://vote.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/obstacles_at_every_turn.pdf">2020 report</a> on barriers to voting access that Native Americans face and how those could impact the 2024 elections.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
Charles Coleman Jr.: MSNBC Legal Analyst, Civil Rights Attorney and Co-Host of '<a href="https://www.nbc.com/black-men-in-america-road-to-2024">Black Men in America: Road to 2024</a>,' which aired on MSNBC in February
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://narf.org/profiles/jacqueline-de-leon/">Jacqueline De León</a>: Senior Attorney with the <a href="https://narf.org/">Native American Rights Fund</a> and co-author of the report <a href="https://vote.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/obstacles_at_every_turn.pdf">Obstacles at Every Turn: Barriers to Political Participation Faced by Native American Voters</a>. She is an enrolled member of the Isleta Pueblo.
</li>
</ul>

BIPOC voters face difficult questions and barriers to access in 2024

Seventy years ago, Brown v. Board of Education outlawed racial segregation in public schools. This hour, we look at the historic Supreme Court decision — and some of the inequities that still exist in education today.

We speak with the Executive Director of a youth development organization in Hartford working to close education opportunity gaps.

And later, we talk about the legacy of Ellen Peters, the first woman appointed Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. She wrote the opinion in Sheff v. O’Neill, a landmark school desegregation case here in Connecticut.



GUESTS:

Kathy Trusty: Independent historian and children’s author.

Andrea Williams: Executive Director, ConnectiKids.

Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson: Chief Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court.

Richard Palmer: Former Connecticut Supreme Court Justice, Chairman of the state Public Defender Services Commission.

Seventy years ago, Brown v. Board of Education outlawed racial segregation in public schools. This hour, we look at the historic Supreme Court decision — and some of the inequities that still exist in education today.
We speak with the Executive Director of a youth development organization in Hartford working to close education opportunity gaps.
And later, we talk about the legacy of Ellen Peters, the first woman appointed Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. She wrote the opinion in Sheff v. O’Neill, a landmark school desegregation case here in Connecticut.
 
GUESTS:
Kathy Trusty: Independent <a href="https://dehumanities.org/speaker/kathy-trusty/">historian</a> and <a href="https://blackprops.blackhistoryedzone.com/">children’s author</a>.
Andrea Williams: Executive Director, <a href="https://ct-kids.org/">ConnectiKids</a>.
Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson: Chief Justice, <a href="https://jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/justiceRobinson.htm">Connecticut Supreme Court</a>.
Richard Palmer: Former Connecticut <a href="https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/justice6.html">Supreme Court Justice</a>, Chairman of the state Public Defender Services Commission.

Education inequities still exist 70 years after Brown v. Board

Many people think of libraries as quiet places to study, work or read a book. But the quiet rooms of libraries have also been centers of social change. This hour, we look at how libraries help people build community and explore their identities. First, we talk about a recent drag story hour in Enfield, CT that was successfully rescheduled after it had initially been canceled due to safety concerns. Then, we discuss a pioneering librarian who helped start New York's well-known Morgan Library & Museum while keeping her racial identity a secret.

GUESTS:


Lil Miss Hot Mess: Board member with Drag Story Hour, a nonprofit that organizes events where drag performers read to kids. She is also a University Professor and children’s author whose books include 'The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish'


The Reverend Dr. Greg Gray: President of Enfield Pride and Pastor of Enfield United Church of Christ


Erica Ciallela: Exhibition Project Curator at the Morgan Library

Many people think of libraries as quiet places to study, work or read a book. But the quiet rooms of libraries have also been centers of social change. This hour, we look at how libraries help people build community and explore their identities. First, we talk about a recent drag story hour in Enfield, CT that was successfully rescheduled after it had initially been canceled due to safety concerns. Then, we discuss a pioneering librarian who helped start New York's well-known <a href="https://www.themorgan.org/">Morgan Library &amp; Museum</a> while keeping her racial identity a secret.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.lilmisshotmess.com/">Lil Miss Hot Mess</a>: Board member with <a href="https://www.dragstoryhour.org/">Drag Story Hour</a>, a nonprofit that organizes events where drag performers read to kids. She is also a University Professor and children’s author whose books include '<a href="https://www.lilmisshotmess.com/#swish-swish-swish">The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish</a>'
</li>
<li>
The Reverend Dr. Greg Gray: President of <a href="https://enfieldpride.org/">Enfield Pride</a> and Pastor of <a href="https://www.enfielducc.org/">Enfield United Church of Christ</a>
</li>
<li>
Erica Ciallela: Exhibition Project Curator at the <a href="https://www.themorgan.org/">Morgan Library</a>
</li>
</ul>

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