Real Conversations in the QC

Subtle Slights: The insidious impact of microaggressions

In Sunday’s episode, we took a look at different forms of microaggressions and how the Black community handles that hurdle.
In this episode:
Joshua Blount talked with Danielle Harrell and her son, Jada Shepherd, about hair care for minorities. Danielle is a white hairstylist at Studio Seven Fourteen in Davenport, IA and she has been doing hair for over 10 years. Danielle doesn’t shy away from doing Black and minority hair, she opens her chair to anyone and is skilled in doing hair from any background. Her son, Jada, learns from his mom on how to properly keep up with his hair, which the upkeep can sometimes be time consuming.
Jinaya Houston spoke with Lauryn Bergert who is a clinical psychology doctoral candidate, an adjunct psychology professor, and a soon to be therapist. Lauryn talked about what it’s like being in a profession where the statistics show that 4% of the therapist population in the United States is Black. Lauryn also talked about what it was like being one of the only biracial students at her high school and how that experience led to her finding her voice.
Jasmine Butler sat down with the Love Girls Magazine team in Jasmine Babers-Gunn, Kayla Babers, and Anna Rowell. They discussed what inspired the powerful organization, the struggles they faced as a predominantly Black organization, and what it’s like putting so much focus on minorities with this magazine when there has been a historical focus on white audiences.
Finally, Tim Stinson had a touching conversation with his son, Travis about the ups and downs of being biracial in this day and age. They talked about what it was like for him growing up with a Black father and a white mother and how those different family dynamics or cultures could potentially be confusing when you are trying to understand your identity.

Looking Ahead to Juneteenth

In this episode we looked ahead to the Juneteenth holiday and the celebrations taking place in the Quad Cities.

Real Conversations: Year in review

In this episode of Real Conversations in the QC, we’re discussing some of the top moments from the year with the team.

History of Juneteenth holiday, Quad Cities area events to celebrates

In this episode of Real Conversations in the QC, we talk about the history behind the Juneteenth holiday and some of the events that will be happening to celebrate in the Quad Cities area this year.

Women Empowerment

In this episode of Real Conversations in the QC, we talked with five Black women who share different viewpoints about what it means to be a Black woman in this day and age.

Being Black in the education system

In this episode of Real Conversations, we covered what it means to be a Black student in the American education system.

Community impact of the Lincoln Center

In this episode of Real Conversations in the QC, we’re discussing historically black colleges and universities.

How holiday traditions differ

In this episode of Real Conversations in the QC, we’re discussing how holiday traditions differ and are similar to other communities in the black community.

Importance of mental health

In this episode of Real Conversations in the QC, we’re discussing the importance of mental health in the black community.

Finding diverse and welcoming groups in college

In this episode of Real Conversations, hosts and guests talk about getting ready to go back to school and how to find diverse groups to fit into in college