Finding Your Passion through Podcasting

with Layne Ingram and Dr. Steve Robinson

 

If you have a message to share or a passion for raising awareness about an issue, podcasting is a fantastic vehicle to spread information. In this session, Layne Ingram, creator of The Reconstructed Man Podcast and Dr. Steve Robinson, LCC President & Podcast Host, take you through the WHY and HOW of Podcasting by sharing their very personal reasons for launching their projects and how they did it. Join for a fun and engaging session that will include an episode breakdown, Case Study and an interactive opportunity to pitch a podcast. Both hosts share real tips, tools and tactics to get started on your podcast project.

 

Additional Materials:

The Reconstructed Man podcast – https://www.thereconstructedman.com/

Teachable Moment podcast – https://www.lcc.edu/lccpresident/teachable-moment.html

LCC Alumni Stories podcast- https://www.lcc.edu/lccpresident/alumni-stories.html

#EndCCStigma podcast – https://www.stitcher.com/show/endccstigma

 

Biography of the Presenters:

Layne Ingram is the Special Projects Coordinator-Office of the President, and the head women’s basketball coach at Lansing Community College. A former collegiate and professional basketball player, Layne is a Transgender man and an LGBTQ+ advocate. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2002 with his bachelor’s in communication, holds a Master of Science in Leadership from Central Michigan University, and has worked in the non-profit, professional sports and higher education sectors. Layne is also an accomplished public speaker and national presenter with a passion for raising awareness of and supporting the Trans community, specifically youth and teens. He is a strong advocate for people being exactly who they are and living their lives as authentically as they can.

Dr. Steve Robinson became the seventh president of Lansing Community College on July 20, 2020. His community college career has spanned every aspect of teaching, learning, planning, management and organizational operations. Prior to being named president in a national search, he previously served as president at Owens Community College. During his tenure, he led the college through a serious financial crisis, placing the institution on sound fiscal footing. Before joining Owens, Robinson served as Executive Dean of Planning and Research at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. He has over 23 years of Michigan community college experience. At four-year institutions, he served as a member of the graduate faculty in English at the University of Michigan-Flint. He also served as a chair and faculty advisor in the Doctorate in Community College Leadership (DCCL) program at Ferris State University, as well as the Doctoral Program in Higher Education at the University of Toledo. Read More

The Politics of Grace in a Cancel Culture World

with Brad Hicks

 

Forgiveness is a very misunderstood and mis-applied discipline in our culture.  Until we understand that one cannot fully forgive until one has fully condemned an offender, we are not pursuing the justice and restorative principles emphasized in the exercise of grace.  In a cancel culture age, how can we rightly condemn the offences around us (past and present) while also restore justice in our communities?  The answer may be found in the age-old virtues of grace and forgiveness.

Biography of the Presenter:

Brad Hicks is a faculty member in both the Religion and Philosophy programs.  Prior to teaching, Brad graduated from U of M and worked as a patient care advocate in the healthcare industry.  He is a former Protestant pastor who served in Michigan and Hong Kong (China) churches.

Redlining and the Generational Wealth Gap

with Colleen Thomas

 

A primary contributor to the modern wealth gap in America has been the systemic racism embodied in discriminatory housing and lending practices in America. With the GI Bill following WWII fueling the growth of White suburban communities (with accompanying economic benefits), we find pre-WWII redlining policies continuing to the detriment of non-White citizens, many who fought for this country.  Today, the generational wealth gap created in our past continues to be a significant barrier to equity and justice in our communities.

 

Biography of the Presenter:

Colleen Thomas recently joined the faculty of LCC as an Assistance Professor of Math. She is passionate about issues of equity and social justice, especially in areas of education. She loves engaging in meaningful discussion to learn more from others and share her passion in creating equitable opportunities for students and community members.

Boarding Schools: History, Cultural Knowledge, and the Impact   on American Education

with Melinda Hernandez

 

 

Boarding Schools took Indigenous children from homes by governmental force. Children’s hair was cut and clothes burned with language and religion forbidden for the purpose of the assimilation of Native Peoples (English and Christian only policy). The result of the US Boarding School policy robbed generations of their health, traditions, and sovereignty. As Boarding Schools have shaped the way Indigenous people see American education, it is important that America understands the impact on this policy today on the Indigenous population.

This will be the opening session of the Fall 2021 Take a Stand/Sit In.

Come  join us for a general introduction to the event and opening comments and then stick around for:

Creating Culture: Chopped and Looped (Production, & Rap Workshop)

hosted by James Gardin

 

Creating culture doesn’t usually consist of creating something that never existed. There’s always some sort of inspiration or source material that acts as the building blocks. All of the Above Hiphop Academy follows a motto of “ Old School Appreciation with New School application. We believe that whether you’re creating community, a beat, or a song,  the things you need to create it are usually there.

From this Session you will

• Learn a brief history of sampling
• Have an opportunity to create something new from something old
• Learn more about AOTA
• Have an opportunity to share

We believe there is beautiful art and a movement waiting to happen inside of you. All you have to do is look back at what’s been poured into you add what you’ve learned and figure out what you want to chop , sample, and loop to make a brand new jam.

Biography of the Presenter:

James Gardin has used his empowering rhymes, fun melodies, energetic stage presence, and deft fashion sense to have  successful 15 year + career. His sound has been inspired by Kirk Franklin, Kanye West, Bill Withers, and has a sound akin to Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, Anderson Paak, and Childish Gambino. He has performed hundreds of shows around the world, amassed  millions of plays and downloads with coverage on top web sites, publications, and radio (HipHopDX, Earmilk, DJ Booth, Paste, The Word Is Bond, Rapzilla, Lansing State Journal, Grungecake, Respect Mag, Sphere of Hip-Hop, USA Today and many more.).

He has also had sync licensing placements with  Tommy Hilfiger , Apple, T- Mobile, Square, Spotify, ESPN, , GaryVee TV, and Black&SexyTV. He has also shared the booth and the stage with artists such as Grieves, Macklemore, Dessa, Murs, Jack Harlow, Talib Kweli, Astronautalis, KING, and many more. James uses his art and message to inspire all those around him to live their life fully, and encounter their purpose daily.

Website:

http://supercleanjames.com

and recordings:

https://www.jamesgardin.com/#new-ep

The Moment You Become A Refugee

with Joshua Alan Ehm, Elizabeth Clifford

 

What is it like to face persecution from your own government and to start your life over in a new country? Joshua Ehm, of LCC, will share his story of being a refugee, a story soon to be published by Simon and Schuster (Becoming Joshua co-authored by Tammy Vaugn).  Also, Joshua and Elizabeth Clifford will discuss how we can build bridges to people in need around us be they refugees, the homeless or other groups uprooted from everyday life.  How can you help others on a refugee journey?

Biography of the presenter:

Joshua Ehm came to the USA in July 2014 as a refugee. In 2015, he enrolled at LCC to learn English but soon he realized LCC had much more to offer than just learning English. In 2019 he graduated from LCC and transferred to MSU. He has been a part time employee in Learning Commons since 2018, working primarily with second language students.

Film: The Sentence and Conversation with Director Rudy Valdez

with Rudy Valdez

 

 

“Drawing from hundreds of hours of footage, filmmaker Rudy Valdez shows the aftermath of his sister Cindy’s 15-year sentence for conspiracy charges related to crimes committed by her deceased ex-boyfriend—something known, in legal terms, as “the girlfriend problem.” Valdez’s method of coping with this tragedy is to film his sister’s family for her, both the everyday details and the milestones—moments Cindy herself can no longer share in. But in the midst of this nightmare, Valdez finds his voice as both a filmmaker and activist, and he and his family begin to fight for Cindy’s release during the last months of the Obama administration’s clemency initiative. Whether their attempts will allow Cindy to break free of her draconian sentence becomes the aching question at the core of this deeply personal portrait of a family in crisis.” (https://www.kinolorberedu.com/film/the-sentence)

 

 

Note for the LCC community (faculty, staff and students): you can view The Sentence through the LCC Library’s film database Kanopy.

 

Biography of the Director: LCC welcomes award-winning filmmaker Rudy Valdez, an alum of LCC’s Theatre program. Rudy Valdez is an Emmy Award-winning Michigan-raised, New York City-based filmmaker committed to creating social, cultural, and political stories through a cinematic and meaningful lens. He got his start in film as a Camera Operator on the Peabody Award-winning, Sundance series Brick City and went onto direct a true passion project, The Sentence (HBO). Shot and directed by Valdez over the course of a decade, this feature documentary tells the very personal story of his sister’s plight in the criminal justice system while tackling subjects like mandatory minimums and sentencing reform. For this work, the filmmaker won the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, US Documentary Audience Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was a 2018 Critics Choice Documentary Awards Best New Director nominee.

Prior to The Sentence, Valdez has worked as a Cinematographer on a multitude of projects including: The Last Patrol (HBO), directed by Academy Award-nominated Director Sebastian Junger; Whoopi Goldberg presents Moms Mabley: I Got Something To Tell You (HBO) produced and directed by Whoopi Goldberg, premiering at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival; Remembering the Artist, Robert De Niro, Sr., (HBO), premiering at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival; The Conversation Series, a New York Times OpDoc; the series Second Coming?: Will Black America Decide the 2012 Election? (BET); Prison Dogs, directed by Primetime Emmy Award-winning Director Geeta Gandbhir and Perri Peltz, premiering at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival; Buried Above Ground, directed by Ben Selkow, premiering at the Woodstock Film Festival; as well as, The Talk (PBS), directed by Academy Award-nominated Director Sam Pollard.

Valdez’s most recent project, Breakaway, a feature film following WNBA superstar, Maya Moore and her fight for criminal justice reform, premiered on ESPN in July 2021 (produced by Rockin’ Robin Productions); and its complementary short, Make Him Known, premiered at the 2021 Miami Film Festival and will make appearances at the Sarasota Film Festival, The Brooklyn Film Festival, Minneapolis Film Festival, and Nantucket Film Festival. His four-part docu-series, We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (produced by Imagine Documentaries), is currently streaming on Netflix. He also co- directed the premiere episode of Through Our Eyes (HBO) alongside Academy Award-winning director, Geeta Gandbhir, a four-part docu-series from Sesame Workshop that explores the lives of American families from the perspective of children; how they navigate their circumstances with their families and the world at large. He is also in production on the definitive feature documentary of Carlos Santana (produced by Imagine Documentaries) and Disney +’s CHOIR, a docu-series following the Detroit Youth Choir after their star turn on America’s Got Talent (also produced by Imagine Documentaries). Valdez’s repertoire now extends into the scripted arena as he recently sold a genre TV series he created to Amazon that is loosely based on his family and life experiences.