At Free Minds Free People 2019, Sarah Ha, Taiyo Na, Noreen Rodríguez and Ed Cummurang sat down with mk to talk about their perspectives as Asian American, and Pacific Islander daughters and sons, students, and educators. The diversity of the co

Taking Care of Our Seeds: Mothers in the Movement

Dec 11th, 2020 1h 6m

In this episode we bring you the voices from women that are organizers and mothers from across the country: MK, Liza, Erica, and Carolina. We cover what it means to be a mother and an organizer, the demands that are placed on organizing mother

Teaching in the Time of COVID: Lessons from Black Women Educators, Part 2

Oct 15th, 2020 47m 50s

In part 2 of this episode , we continue to hear from Belinda, Lisa, and Okaikor, mk offers us Arundhati Roy's question of “What will we take in our little luggage through the portal of our current mass transition?” Belinda, Lisa and Okaikor bot

Teaching in the Time of COVID: Lessons from Black Women Educators

Oct 6th, 2020 59m 50s

In part 2 of this episode , we continue to hear from Belinda, Lisa, and Okaikor, Through MK’s question of “What will you take in your little luggage through the portal of our current transitional time?”Belinda, Lisa and Okaikor not only reflect

Teaching in the Time of Covid: Lessons from Black Women Educators, Part 1

Oct 6th, 2020 59m 50s

In part 1 of 2 episodes, MK sits down with educators Dr. Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price, Belinda Bellinger, & Lisa Kelly as they explore the questions: What has this pandemic unveiled? What are the silver linings or unveilings we want to keep moving

Communities Rising Together During the Pandemic

Aug 13th, 2020 42m 28s

In this episode Diana Miron, proud mother and organizer from the class of 2020 speaks to how communities of color and immigrant communities have shown up for each other to gain love and support, while the government has turned a blind eye. Dia

Invisible, Essential, Expendable: Service Workers During COVID-19

Jul 15th, 2020 32m 1s

In this episode we speak to Christian Ramirez, who has been an advocate of migrant, border communities and workers rights for over 20 years. This episode focuses on shedding a spotlight on the conditions that essential workers and service worke

Unveiling Another World

May 11th, 2020 35m 8s

In this episode, the team discusses the impacts of COVID19, the world that is being unveiled, Arundhati Roy's idea of the "pandemic as a portal," and what we hope will change through it all.

Youth Rock FMFP! Youth have all the solutions we need!

Apr 30th, 2020 1h

In this episode, we highlight the power of young people.In Part I: Kendra and Biba discuss Kendra's work recording interviews with youth and sounds of the conference.In Part II: mk interviews youth researchers from YoUthROC at The University

YoUthRoc

Apr 18th, 2020 1h 6m

In this episode we introduce you to podcast team member, Kendra P., and the voices of the YoUthROC. a community-connected youth research team that works out of North Minneapolis. Hosted by Biba and MK Nguyen. Interested in hearing more? The po

Bible, Breakfast, and Better Me: Jamila Lyiscott on social justice and self-care

Feb 24th, 2020 48m 48s

Welcome to season 2. In this episode, you'll hear about the 12 Years Free exhibit at FMFP 2019 and plans for its growth. Then you'll hear from community-engaged scholar and poet Jamila Lyiscott, with excerpts from her keynote address at the 201

Season 1 Reflections

Nov 14th, 2019 1h 4m

In this season finale episode, the FMFP podcast team reflects on how the FMFP podcast got started and how this podcast has also been a critical healing space for us. We also talk about some of the community and classroom organizing implication

Meet Duaba Unenra: Black Culture Maker and Wordsmith

Jul 9th, 2019 51m 57s

Welcome to the Free Minds Free People Podcast. During each episode we will have a dialogue with a teacher, young person, researchers, parents and community-based activists/educators from across the country to build a movement to develop and pr

A Fertile Field for Change: Grounding FMFP in the Twin Cities with Dr. Brian Lozenski

Jul 7th, 2019 45m 23s

Meet Marika Pfefferkorn: Twin Cities Change Agent and Disruptor

Jul 5th, 2019 34m 58s

From the Underbelly with Dr. Ruha Benjamin

Jul 2nd, 2019 38m 25s

Fertile Fields for Change: Grounding FMFP in the Twin Cities with Dr. Rose Brewer

Jun 29th, 2019 57m 37s

Free Minds Free People seeks to develop ways of teaching and learning both in and out of school to help us build a more just society. Free Minds Free People is a conference and a space in which these groups can learn from and teach each other,

Podcast 004

Jun 28th, 2019 1h 19m

Podcast 004 by Free Minds Free People

A Struggle in Perpetuity with Dr. David Stovall

Jun 25th, 2019 41m 4s

In today's podcast, Biba interviews Dr. David Stovall.

A Struggle in Perpetuity with David Stovall

Jun 21st, 2019 1h 9m

Youth and Ethnic Studies

May 8th, 2019 53m 8s

2019 marks 50 years of Ethnic Studies as a living entity in both higher education and K-12 schooling sites. The life of Ethnic Studies continues to breathe into existence through the arduous labor of young people, their families, and their comm

FMFP History 101

Feb 7th, 2019 55m 6s

How did Free Minds Free People come to be in 2007? Host Biba Fullon talk to two of the founders, Tara Mack & Dr. Susan Wilcox about it's beginnings, purposes, and the future of FMFP.

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