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UnHidden Voices

UnHidden Voices

By Aaminah Norris

UnHidden Voices is your opportunity to listen to people who we don't get to hear from every day. Our guests are folks you want to hear from because they have found the strength within and support of family to overcome life's obstacles. This podcast is an amplification of the voices of Black and other marginalized people who are often obscured from mainstream media. Listeners will learn how to be a co-conspirator, how to strengthen family relationships, and how to address discrimination at school, at work, and in everyday life. The power lives in each and every story
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Episode 18 In Conversation with Dr. Dale Allender, Teacher Educator, Sacramento State University

UnHidden VoicesOct 26, 2020

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In Conversation with Abiola Agoro, Entrepreneur, Mental Health, and Racial Justice Activist

In Conversation with Abiola Agoro, Entrepreneur, Mental Health, and Racial Justice Activist

In this conversation, Abiola discusses the importance of discomfort in racial justice work, the connection between politics and design, and what she calls white comfort. I promise you will learn a lot. Subscribe to our podcast. Listen, Learn, and Amplify with Us!

Jul 19, 202130:20
In Conversation with José Ramón Lizárraga, Artist, Scholar, Activist and Parent of Webby Award-winning @RuPawl_Official

In Conversation with José Ramón Lizárraga, Artist, Scholar, Activist and Parent of Webby Award-winning @RuPawl_Official

Join the conversation as Dr. José Ramón Lizárraga explains what pride means for him and celebrates their Webby win.

Jun 20, 202144:12
Episode 33 In Conversation with Dominique Williams

Episode 33 In Conversation with Dominique Williams

This is the final episode of Season 1. We celebrate our one-year anniversary in conversation with Ethnic Studies teacher Dominique Williams. She discusses what she learned and how she has grown in the past year as we mark the anniversary of George Floyd's assassination. Like this episode. Subscribe to the podcast. Listen, Learn, and Amplify with us.

Jun 13, 202121:56
Episode 32 Resistance in Solidarity with Dr. Natalee Kehaulani Bauer

Episode 32 Resistance in Solidarity with Dr. Natalee Kehaulani Bauer

Join our conversation with activist and scholar Natalee Kehaulani Bauer as she describes resistance work in solidarity. Subscribe to our podcast. Like this episode. Listen, learn, and amplify with us.

May 31, 202130:08
Episode 31: Look to the Teachers featuring Black Woman STEM EducatorAmber Clark

Episode 31: Look to the Teachers featuring Black Woman STEM EducatorAmber Clark

Please hit the subscribe button and click the bell for notifications. Listen, Learn, and amplify with us. Use this link to see the work that Amber and other fellows created during the Centering Black Women Teachers Fellowship. https://csus.instructure.com/courses/78367

May 16, 202112:18
Episode 30 In Conversation with Dr. Aaminah Norris' cousin Husain Goode

Episode 30 In Conversation with Dr. Aaminah Norris' cousin Husain Goode

In this episode, Husain talks about the importance of strength, determination, and family. Listen, learn, and amplify with us. 

Apr 20, 202152:47
Episode 29 Happy Birthday Mom, Brenda Harker!
Apr 05, 202157:41
Episode 28 Episode 28 Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales Standing Against AAPI Hate
Mar 29, 202141:39
Fearing the Covid Vaccine with Nurse Faye

Fearing the Covid Vaccine with Nurse Faye

Dr. Norris met Nurse Faye when she got her first dose of the COVID Vaccine 💉 Don’t miss our conversation about the fear of it in the Black community. She gives vital info about what to do before, during, and after you’re vaccinated. Subscribe to this podcast. Listen, Learn, and Amplify this episode. 

Mar 08, 202126:03
(Un)Hidden Voices on School Reopening

(Un)Hidden Voices on School Reopening

Dr. Norris spoke about the impact of #schoolreopening on Black and Brown students on KPFA Radio on UpFront. Headline: Teachers are not the enemy, COVID is. We need vaccines. Listen to the interview. Follow us UnHidden Voices @Unhiddenvoices on IG and @aaminahm and visit www.unhiddenvoices.org to learn more. Also, leave us a voicemail message. https://anchor.fm/aaminah-norris/message

Feb 15, 202121:56
Episode 26: Look to the Artist with Nalya Rodriguez and Ominira Mars
Feb 15, 202155:42
Look to the Artist Series: Featuring Special Guest, JaNay Brown-Wood, Ph.D, Educator and Children's Book Author

Look to the Artist Series: Featuring Special Guest, JaNay Brown-Wood, Ph.D, Educator and Children's Book Author

Greetings (Un)Hidden Voices Family, Join the conversation with our second guest in the “Look To The Artist” series, educator and children’s book author JaNay Brown-Wood, Ph.D.

Like and Subscribe to our podcast here and on YouTube to learn more about JaNay and her work with creating books that represent children who look like her. Follow us @(Un)Hidden Voices on FB and IG. Transcript of the episode can be found here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E3elUgSgqVP95VA57MkU3CYeYsFxxtI6CyXAdGt9BqI/edit?usp=sharing

Feb 08, 202144:03
Episode 24 Look to the Artists: featuring Raina Leon, Educator, Writer, and Coach

Episode 24 Look to the Artists: featuring Raina Leon, Educator, Writer, and Coach

Happy Black History Month (Un)Hidden Voices Family! We are officially launching our “Look to the Artists” series. Our first guest is educator, writer, and coach Raina León! Join our YouTube watch party to hear some of Raina’s poetry and learn more about the series. https://youtube.com/channel/UC3jDENFw6MFiiwcoia3luEA or listen on Anchor, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Feb 01, 202155:07
Centering Black Women Teachers Fellowship
Jan 17, 202159:51
In Conversation with Tanishia Littlejohn, mom of a 5th grader

In Conversation with Tanishia Littlejohn, mom of a 5th grader

This episode is a real joy. I speak to my niece, Tanishia "Pooh" Littlejohn about the impact of COVID 19 on her family. She talks about what it is like to homeschool her son during the pandemic. Listen, Learn, and Amplify with us! 

Dec 15, 202025:31
Stay Safe (Un)Hidden Voices Family
Dec 07, 202004:37
Episode 21: Georgia on My Mind featuring Drs. Usree Bhattacharya Haddad and Jonathan Haddad
Nov 16, 202001:40:56
Episode 20: In Conversation with my cousin, Vicki Cosby Jefferson

Episode 20: In Conversation with my cousin, Vicki Cosby Jefferson

This episode is dedicated to our paternal grandparents Johnny and Ida Mae White, their eldest son Jimmy (Vicki's father) and Aunt Gene (Vicki's mother), and their youngest son, Musa (my Dad) and Brenda (my mom). Because of them, we are. Vicki and I discuss difficult topics including suicide and mental illness. I am grateful to her for sharing her stories and experiences with us. If you or someone you love is suicidal, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255. If you are in need of resources for Mental Illness, contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Call the NAMI Helpline at 800-950-6264. I promise you will learn from this conversation. Please watch and share it. Subscribe to our podcast. Continue to listen, learn, and amplify with us.

Nov 09, 202001:52:24
Episode 19: In Conversation with Marvin Reed, 3rd Grade Teacher
Nov 02, 202001:04:03
Episode 18 In Conversation with Dr. Dale Allender, Teacher Educator, Sacramento State University
Oct 26, 202001:30:13
Episode 17 "A woman can do it all. And a Black woman can do even more" Featuring my youngest daughter, Aasiya
Oct 12, 202001:21:30
Episode 16 "Follow my dreams and don't give up"

Episode 16 "Follow my dreams and don't give up"

This episode is exciting because it is an opportunity to listen to my cousin Dina and her youngest daughter Kiara speak about racism in the South.  Dina has two daughters, London and Kiara. Dina and Kiara sat down with me to discuss the experiences they have living, working, and going to school in North Carolina. They candidly about their experiences with racism. Kiara talks about being in school and learning about Black history from teachers who do not share her culture and negative interaction with the police. In the end, they both speak to the inspiration they receive from our family to follow their dreams and not give up. If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe and tell a friend about our podcast. Listen, Learn, and Amplify with us!

Oct 05, 202041:40
Episode 15: Master Class with Special Guest Amir Sundiata Al Rashid
Sep 28, 202002:12:16
Episode #14 "One thing I stress to my generation of our family is y'all we got to step it up"
Sep 21, 202001:04:17
Episode 13 "It's not a revolution, it's an evolution"
Sep 14, 202049:27
Episode 12 "A Black Man Leads by Example" the Reboot
Sep 08, 202001:09:18
Episode 11 Part 1 and 2 "There are Many Shades of Black and Black Does Crack"

Episode 11 Part 1 and 2 "There are Many Shades of Black and Black Does Crack"

Trigger warning. This is a two-part episode that is an open-hearted conversation with my dear Sister Amelah El Amin, Co-Founder of Mu'eed Inc. Sister Amelah is a humanitarian and eating rights activist. We talk about her motivation to feed the hungry, the generational trauma that has impacted our families, and our community. We discuss the uniqueness of our experiences as Black Americans, and that we have cracks in our Blackness including our experiences with sexual abuse. We talked about concrete ways to collectively heal including addressing the trauma that we have experienced in our histories. The transcript to the episode is here.

Aug 31, 202056:43
Episode 10 Parts 1 and 2 COVID 19 and Antiblackness Have Out Raged Us

Episode 10 Parts 1 and 2 COVID 19 and Antiblackness Have Out Raged Us

In this special two-part episode, my friends and colleagues from Sacramento State University's Teaching Credential program,  Drs. Margarita Berta Avila, Jose Cintron, Mimi Coughlin, Dale Allender, and I draw on ancestors like James Baldwin to show us the importance of rage as an emotion for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). We discuss the impact of the double pandemics of COVID 19 and Antblackness on our families, lives, and work. We reclaim our rage because decidedly, we are outraged by the pandemics and the disastrous response in the United States. Wondering what your role is when it comes to addressing the double pandemics? Listen to us push each other to deepen our understanding of and define for ourselves and each other what it means to be allies, accomplices, and co-conspirators. The transcript can be found here https://docs.google.com/document/d/12.

Aug 24, 202001:46:39
Episode 9 Parts 1 and 2 Reimagining School with Special Guests Drs. Raina Leon and Mary Raygoza

Episode 9 Parts 1 and 2 Reimagining School with Special Guests Drs. Raina Leon and Mary Raygoza

Greetings (Un)hidden Voices, family welcome to episodes 9 parts 1 and 2. These next two episodes were filmed in one long 2-hour conversation that I had with my friends and co-authors of Humanizing Online Teaching, Raina Leon and Mary Raygoza. These women are faculty at Saint Mary's College of California in the Single Subject Teacher Education Program. They have been doing the work of humanizing education. I really have a lot of admiration for both of them. So, we sit down and we talk about how we reimagine school. It’s this idea that we can’t go into our schools with the same concepts that we had before because too much has happened. We’ve lost too many people. We’ve lost nearly 200,000 people. Can you imagine that? Nearly 200,000 people have died since school ended last semester. We also have a pandemic of antiblackness that caused the death and harm to Black folks and a movement for Black lives. I figured out how to breathe over the course of this summer. And part of my breathing is my recognition that as long as I have a breath in my body I can make a contribution to the movement for Black lives. And that’s what this episode is. That’s what this podcast does. We really appreciate you for listening, for learning, and for amplifying. Join our movement. Check us out unhiddenvoices.org. Let’s keep learning and growing and breathing together.

Aug 17, 202002:02:56
Episode 8 A Black Man Learns from the Mistakes of Others

Episode 8 A Black Man Learns from the Mistakes of Others

This episode features my cousin Sharn Collins who is the youngest cousin in my Mom's generation. Even though he is from Mom's generation, we claim him in mine. Sharn and I differ in our understanding of police brutality and violence. He urges Black people to not defy the police because they see themselves as authority figures. He also points out that a lot of what he has learned in life is based upon people providing examples of how not to behave. Unlike Sharn, I think that police violence is a result of institutional racism. Sharn and my disagreement is a perfect example of how to disagree without being disagreeable because we do it with love and laughter. We model for you and hopefully, provide a concrete example of how to listen and better understand different perspectives. Listen to this conversation in its entirety. I promise you will learn a lot and amplify it with us!


Aug 10, 202045:49
Episode 7 "A Black Woman Respects Herself!" with Special Guest Aneesah Abdel-Qawi

Episode 7 "A Black Woman Respects Herself!" with Special Guest Aneesah Abdel-Qawi

This episode features Aneesah Abdel-Qawi, a future chef, and strong young Black woman. She describes her experiences with colorism and discrimination from Black people and other people of color. She also discusses the importance of being a voice in the movement for Black lives and how each of us has a role to play in fighting racism and discrimination. If you enjoy the episode please leave a comment, we definitely read the comments.  And subscribe to Unhidden Voices. Also, visit our website UnhiddenVoices.org to learn more about our work building empathy and disrupting the invisibility of Black girls, students, and families.

Episode 7 Transcript Link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17tnH-0hVibCZM6PMbl06t9eN-P8VWqK_udKAjOqD8Pw/edit?usp=sharing

Aug 03, 202043:59
A Black Man Leads by Example with Special Guest Matin Abdel Qawi
Jul 27, 202001:09:18
Episode 5 Black Women Educators and Best Friends Make the World a Better Place
Jul 20, 202001:03:24
July 19, 2020

July 19, 2020

Jul 19, 202000:60
Episode 4 Becoming AntiRacist
Jul 13, 202052:38
(Un)Hidden Voices Trailer

(Un)Hidden Voices Trailer

Welcome to (Un)Hidden voices an opportunity for you to take the time to listen, to learn, and to experience the stories.  We need to listen to people's experiences so that we can learn from them. The power lies in each and every story. 

Jun 30, 202001:12
Episode 3 It's Time to Take a Stand for What's Right featuring 15-year-old D Littlejohn from New Jersey
Jun 29, 202024:52
Episode 2 Make America Work for Us featuring my mother Brenda Harker
Jun 22, 202054:36
UnHidden Voices Trailer

UnHidden Voices Trailer

Welcome to UnHidden Voices I am your Host Dr. Aaminah Norris. This is more than just a podcast, It’s a movement to Amplify Black Voices.  Every Monday we will hear from Black folks what it means to be Black in America. We will listen to and learn from Black people starting with members of my family how to resist, persist, overcome, and survive. UnHidden Voices Fight the Silence!

Jun 17, 202000:52
Episode One: The Time is Now Special Guest Babalwa Kwanele

Episode One: The Time is Now Special Guest Babalwa Kwanele

On June 12, 2020, Rayshard Brooks was shot in the back in front of Wendy’s in Atlanta, GA the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martlin Luther King jr was born there and Rayshard Brooks was murdered there by Atlanta police. Setting buildings on fire is a “fight” response to the complex trauma experienced because of state-sanctioned murder. To help us recognize the manifestations of complex trauma that we are seeing in Black communities, I turn to my friend, my sister, Babalwa Kwanele, MS, LMFT. Recently, I sat down with Kwanele. She explains how complex trauma impacts the mind and the body. She also provides us with concrete advice for ways to address the trauma that is terrorizing us every day.

Jun 14, 202052:14