New mindsets, new cycles, new futures - Pt. 2

Kelli and Michael Paul continue their conversation with Allan-Charles Chipman, Executive Director of Initiatives of Change USA. In this portion of the the interview, the three talk about the death of Irvo Otieno, a young man in a mental health crisis who died at the hands of nearly a dozen prison p…

New mindsets, new cycles, new futures - Pt. 1

Kelli and Michael Paul welcome Allan-Charles Chipman to the show. Chipman is the Executive Director of Initiatives of Change USA, a global network of people of diverse cultures and backgrounds committed to healing historical harms, whose mission is to inspire, equip, and accompany changemakers in t…

Virginia's position on DEI & antisemitism vs. racism

Kelli and Michael Paul catch up on the news out of Virginia of the state's chief of diversity, equity and inclusion referring to DEI initiatives as "it's dead." The pair also discuss Governor Glenn Youngkin's ceremonial recognition of Jewish people and that, "hate is wrong. Love is right." and omit…

Mental health and the death of Jordan Neely

Kelli and Michael Paul catch up on the national mental health conversation and the death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train and how race factors into the equation. After the Monuments is presented by Massey Cancer Center.

Three years after George Floyd's murder

Kelli Lemon and Pulitzer Prize winning writer Michael Paul Williams are back with a new episode of After the Monuments where the duo discuss the social and cultural progress, or lack thereof, in the three years since the murder of George Floyd and the protests and cultural-awakening it sparked. Re…

Check in - Metal health & policing, School renaming, can Buckhead secede from Atlanta

Kelli and Michael Paul are checking in on some of the topics Michael Paul has been writing about including the death of a inmate in mental health crisis at the hands of nearly a dozen law enforcement officials, renaming a Virginia school and the topic of whether Buckhead can secede from Atlanta. A…

Throwback: Under the Skin: Racism, Inequality, and the Health of a Nation

In this episode, Kelli and Michal Paul talk with The New York Times Magazine and 1619 Project contributor Linda Villarosa about her new book, Under the Skin: Racism, Inequality, and the Health of a Nation. In the conversation and book, Linda shares troubling statistics that college-educated Black m…

Pt. 2 - Building urban gardens and farms to develop community power

Kelli and Michael Paul are talking with urban agriculturalist Duran Chavis to hear about environmental justice and developing community green spaces. As Duron points out, some of the issues that Black communities faced before the monuments came down still persist today. After the Monuments is prese…

Building urban gardens and farms to develop community power

Kelli and Michael Paul are talking with urban agriculturalist Duran Chavis to hear about environmental justice and developing community green spaces. As Duron points out, some of the issues that Black communities faced before the monuments came down still persist today. After the Monuments is pres…

Throwing some shade in the less fortunate communities

Kelli and Michael Paul welcome Sheri Shannon to studio to talk about her work as the co-founder of Southside ReLeaf, a volunteer-run organization committed to building a healthy, equitable and sustainable environment for all residents in South Richmond. After the Monuments is sponsored by Massey C…