Fluency w/ Dr. Durell Cooper

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Dr. Durell Cooper explores with various topics relating to art, society, politics, and the universe.

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Episodes

Episode 8 feat. Ashley Y. Lipscomb

Ashley Y. Lipscomb has a wealth of experience working with, motivating, and advocating for students and educators. After working as a teacher for five years and serving as a youth minister for eight years, Ashley has developed specialized interventions for her students, contributing to her success as information literacy and language arts teacher at Frelinghuysen Middle School in Morristown, NJ. During her time in the classroom, Ashley advocated for the expansion of the language arts curriculum,...

Sep 16, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Episode 7 feat. Aysha Upchurch

Aysha Upchurch, the Dancing Diplomat, is an artist and educator who creates, facilitates, and designs for radical change. She is a sought after performer, instructor and education consultant whose work sits at the nexus of youth advocacy, social justice, and transformative education. She has shared her experience and expertise about artfully designing equitable and culturally relevant classrooms, the importance of dance and movement in education, and embracing Hip Hop as a powerful literacy and ...

Sep 09, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 6 feat. Eva Yaa Asantewaa part 2

In Episode 6 Dr. Cooper reconnects with pioneering dance curator Eva Yaa Asantewaa about Séance, Politics, Black Creativity, & Rest. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Link in bio! To learn more about Eva Yaa Asantewaa please visit: Facebook: Eva Yaa Asantewaa Twitter: @Eva Yaa Asantewaa InfiniteBody blog: https://infinitebody.blogspot.com/ Imagining: A Gibney Journal : https://gibneydance.org/journal/imagining Eva Yaa Asantewaa: Séance : https://evayaaasantewaa.mystrikingly.com...

Sep 02, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5 feat. Joshua Jenkins

In Episode 5 Dr. Cooper speaks with social engineer Joshua Jenkins. Queer films, connection, and the art of sliding into the DMs. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Link in bio! Joshua Henry Jenkins (he/him/his) is an interactive media strategist, designer, & organizer of community based out of Washington, D.C. by way of rural North Carolina. He currently works as the Director of Web and New Media Strategies for Americans for the Arts. He’s the co-creator of BLACK, GAY, stuck at...

Aug 26, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4 feat. Richard E. Pelzer

In Episode 4 Dr. Cooper speaks with media maven Richard Pelzer. They discuss the origins of Uncle Richard, career pivots, and the intersections of being Black & Queer. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Link in bio! To learn more about Richard Pelzer please visit: Facebook: Richard Pelzer IG: @richardepelzerii Twitter: @Lilmogul https://linktr.ee/CulturalInnovationGroup...

Aug 19, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3 feat. Eva Yaa Asantewaa part 1

In Episode 3 Dr. Cooper speaks with world-renowned Dance curator Eva Yaa Asantewaa about climate change, art, & science fiction. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Link in bio! To learn more about Eva Yaa Asantewaa please visit: Facebook: Eva Yaa Asantewaa Twitter: @Eva Yaa Asantewaa InfiniteBody blog: https://infinitebody.blogspot.com/ Imagining: A Gibney Journal : https://gibneydance.org/journal/imagining Eva Yaa Asantewaa: Séance : https://evayaaasantewaa.mystrikingly.com/ ht...

Aug 12, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2 feat. Garrett McQueen

Garrett McQueen is a bassoonist who has performed with orchestras across the country, including the Knoxville Symphony, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Today, Garrett works as a producer of digital and broadcast media, with content featured on the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and local public radio stations across the country. In 2017, Current named McQueen a Black talent in public media “that you may not know, but should,” and in 2021 the New York Times note...

Aug 05, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Fluency w/ Dr. Durell Cooper Pilot Episode feat. Dr. David E. Kirkland

In this pilot episode of the new podcast Fluency Dr. Durell Cooper speaks with Dr. David E. Kirkland, Executive Director of NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools; Associate Professor of English and Urban Education at NYU. They talk about education, critical linguistics, race, power, and Lil Nas X. https://linktr.ee/CulturalInnovationGroup

Jul 28, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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