Summary
This video involves a discussion or “fireside chat” between two Black Futures Scholars, Jacquelyn Ortiz and Maya McFarlane. In this presentation, they discuss their research, lessons they learned in Prof. Beeman’s Race, Inequality, and Public Policy course, their career goals, and how their work relates to Black Futures. Key quotes from the talk:
This video involves a discussion or “fireside chat” between two Black Futures Scholars, Jacquelyn Ortiz and Maya McFarlane. In this presentation, they discuss their research, lessons they learned in Prof. Beeman’s Race, Inequality, and Public Policy course, their career goals, and how their work relates to Black Futures. Key quotes from the talk:
“The truth is not despairing. The truth is enlightening.” — Jacquelyn Ortiz
“It doesn’t start with adults, but it starts with the way that we treat children in our education…the way adults enforce rules on these children.” — Maya McFarlane
“Black futures are all our futures…that we share this reality…but the acknowledgement that all of our histories are unique and different…we are contributing to the archive by sharing our stories, by sharing our experiences, by doing research.” — Jacquelyn Ortiz
“Black futures for me as a Black woman in New York…it’s great to see programs like this…we don’t always get this catering to history as we should…it’s affirming to the soul.” — Maya McFarlane