Our New South

Mar 26 2024 11 ep. 51 mins 11
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Levine Museum of the New South (Charlotte, NC) presents an original scripted non-fiction storytelling podcast hosted by journalist Kevin Blackistone and professor of history Robert Greene II who set out to discover the historical background on key societal issues in the South, providing a framework to understand the path forward. The show investigates how we got here, fostering conversations with changemakers seeking to make a difference in the South in order to educate, and provide an opportunity for understanding to inform our collective future.

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Episode 10 - Behold The Land

Mar 26 2024 57 mins  
On the final episode of the season of 'Our New South', co-hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II discuss environmental justice with DeLesslin "Roo" George-Warren, a Special Projects Coordinator for the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project, and Dominique Burkhardt, a senior attorney at Earthjustice. 'Our New South' is presented by the Levine Museum of the New South with thank

Episode 9 - Open For Business & Sports

Mar 19 2024 59 mins  
On this episode of 'Our New South', co-hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II discuss Southern cities' approach to business and sports with Kieth Cockrell, President of Bank of America Charlotte and Head of Sports Sponsorships, Omar Jorge, CEO of Compare Foods Supermarkets and Chairman of Aurora Grocery Group, as well as Clayton Trutor, the author of Loserville: How Professio

Episode 8 - Brown v. Board & Beyond

Mar 12 2024 52 mins  
On this episode of 'Our New South', co-hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II discuss education and equality with Congressman Bobby Scott, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Arthur Griffin, as well as social impact strategist and former Charlotte resident Decker Ngongang. 'Our New South' is presented by the Levine Museum of the New South with thanks to the generous support of Th

Episode 7 - To The South, With Love

Mar 05 2024 61 mins  
On this episode of 'Our New South', show hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II celebrate Women's History Month discussing the preservation of history and culture in the South through poetry and fiction with three exceptional writers. Jesmyn Ward, a novelist and professor of English at Tulane University, is a two-time winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, and was nam

Episode 6 - Discrimination & Displacement

Feb 27 2024 47 mins  
'Our New South' co-hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II discuss the legacy of discriminatory policies which have displaced and disenfranchised communities in the South with Lori Thomas, the Executive Director of the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and Charlotte Regional Data Trust, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Arthur Griffin, and Maurice Robinson, Assistant Professor of Hi

Episode 5 - Vote Here ✓ Power Of The Ballot

Feb 20 2024 60 mins  
On this episode of Our New South, co-hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II discuss the power of elections and voting in the South with former South Carolina House Representative Bakari Sellers, the President & CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson, and Aimy Steele, Executive Director of The New North Carolina Project. 'Our New South' is presented by the Levine Museum of the New S

Episode 4 - Taste, Places And All That Jazz

Feb 13 2024 67 mins  
On this episode of Our New South, co-hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II discuss how we preserve history and culture in the South with Stewart Gray, the Director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, Robin Waites, Executive Director of Historic Columbia based in South Carolina, Kevin Mitchell, Chefscholar at The Culinary Institute of Charleston, and C

Episode 3 - Nuevo Sur

Feb 06 2024 56 mins  
In this episode, Our New South hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II discuss immigration in the South with Sil Ganzò, the Founder and Executive Director of Charlotte-based non-profit ourBRIDGE for Kids, Colton Bane, the Immigrant Justice Program Director at Community Legal Center in Memphis, Tennessee, and Daniel Valdez, the Chief External Affairs Officer at Welcoming Ameri

Episode 2 - Movin' On Up?

Jan 30 2024 45 mins  
In this episode of 'Our New South', co-hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II speak with Sherri Chisolm, the Executive Director of Leading on Opportunity in Charlotte, North Carolina, about The Chetty Report and her work to level the playing field on social and economic mobility and the recent migration of people of color back to the south. We also welcome Brian Straessle, Ex

Episode 1 - The New South

Jan 23 2024 55 mins  
In the premiere episode of 'Our New South', co-hosts Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II speak with Tressie McMillan Cottom, professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, New York Times columnist, and 2020 MacArthur Fellow, about the concept of the "New South" and why she keeps her eyes on the South as an indicator of where the nation is heading. Follow her work at tressiemc.com. At the conclus