This is Episode 9, Season 2 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Stories Matter featuring TMI Project storytellers, mother-son duo Twinkle Burke and Ezra Hubbard. This episode was produced by Hayley Downs and mixed by Marlan Barry. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston. Special thanks to Ida Hakkila, Nate Brogan, Kale Kaposhilin, Jimmy Buff, and North Guild Productions.
Twinkle isn't a teacher or a nurse, but sometimes she plays one on TV. Because in the acting world, producers and writers like to cast women of color as nurturers: teachers and nurses being the most popular forms.
11-year-old Ezra was playing in the street with his two friends when the cops were called for a "disturbance." During his questioning, Ezra began to worry about how he's perceived. He realized that he has a small panic attack every time he sees a police car.
Twinkle and Ezra’s stories were presented as part of TMI Project's Black Stories Matter true storytelling performance Truth to Power, which was presented at Pointe of Praise Church in Kingston, NY on June 21, 2019.
Useful Links:
TMI Project: www.tmiproject.org
The podcast The TMI Project Story Hour is embedded on this page from an open RSS feed. All files, descriptions, artwork and other metadata from the RSS-feed is the property of the podcast owner and not affiliated with or validated by Podplay.