39 min listen
BTS with Sew Black Live Show Producer Latrice Sampson Richards
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Latrice Sampson Richards LPC-S, CLC is a Mental and Emotional Wellness Creative, Podcast Host & Producer, and CEO of STS Productions. Learn more about Latrice and her work here. Lisa WoolforkLisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers Black women, girls, and femmes in sewing. In the summer of 2017, she actively resisted the white supremacist marches in her community, Charlottesville Virginia. The city became a symbol of lethal resurging white supremacist violence. She remains active in a variety of university and community initiatives, including the Community Engaged Scholars program. She believes in the power of creative liberation. Insights from this episode:Latrice's strategy for engaging contentWhy Latrice enjoys working with the sewing and quilting communityLatrice's favorite Sew Black interviewLatrice's reactions to her first QuiltConStay Connected:Lisa WoolforkInstagram: Lisa WoolforkTwitter: Lisa Woolfork
Released:
Mar 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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