Our Voices, Ourselves

Our guest is Dr. Tommy Curry http://philosophy.tamu.edu/People/Faculty/Curry/index.html. Tommy J. Curry’s work spans across the various fields of philosophy, jurisprudence, Africana Studies, and Gender Studies. Though trained in American and Continental philosophical traditions, Curry’s primary research interests are in Critical Race Theory and Africana Philosophy. In Critical Race Theory, Curry looks at the work of Derrick Bell and his theory of racial realism as an antidote to the proliferating discourses of racial idealism that continue to uncritically embrace liberalism through the appropriation of European thinkers as the basis of racial reconciliation in the United States.

Enjoy this lively discussion on race, capitalism, post-colonialism, and a debate over the success and failures of the feminist movement.

This is a very special show!
Our guests are 2 members of the Marian Anderson String Quartet, Diedra Lawrence and Nicole Cherry, and joining them are Becky and Susan Nam, the winners of the 2011 Marian Anderson String Quartet_Chamber Music Institute Outstanding Audition Award.
Join us as we discuss the MASQ Chamber Music Institute http://www.marianandersonstringquartet.com/?page_id=6 and their upcoming activities, as well as their dreams for the future of the CMI.
Becky and Susan Nam are sisters, who have attended the intitute every summer for the past several years, and we find out why these young students love to return every year, and how it felt for them to sit in with the Quartet for the opening concert this year.
Diedra Lawrence and Nicole Cherry have been on this show before, and you can find their archive interview at http://www.ourvoicesourselves.com/index.php?search=Marian+Anderson&Submit=Search. It is one of our favorites!

Our guest is Sharon Wilson of Earthworks Action and the Texas Oil & Gas Accountability Project http://earthworksaction.org/Texas_OGAP.cfm, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting communities and the enviroment from the impacts of irresponsible mineral and energy development. 
In this interview we discuss the effects of gas drilling and production on communities and natural resources, and the upcoming forum "The Dark Side of the Boom"  which will be in College Station next Sunday, June 12, at the Unitarian Universalist Church from 2-5pm.
This forum is part of a grassroots campaign to educate communities on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing or fracking, on public health and safety and on our vital resources, including water.
Sharon Wilson is also the author of the blog "Bluedaze" http://txsharon.blogspot.com/ which is dedicated to sharing information about gas drilling and it's effects on communities in Texas.

Our guest is Dr. Paul Ruffin, 2009 Texas State Poet Laureate and Texas State University System Regent's Professor and Distinguished Professor of English at Sam Houston State University  http://www.pauldruffin.com/ .
In this pre-recorded interview, we discuss his life and his work, as well as adventures in teaching. 

We also discuss the his recent students' project collecting writing and artwork created by inmates on Death Row in Huntsville http://www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2009-10-21-voa48.html and published by Texas A&M University Consortium Press www.tamupress.com .

Join us for this interesting and informative interview!