The Parley in All Blue with Mark Dawson

Ep 21 History and Truth Telling with Dr. D'Andra Orey

Episode Summary

On this week's episode of the Parley in All Blue Podcast, Mark sits down with Dr. D'Andra O'rey, a professor of political science at Jackson State University to discuss the story behind the book Mississippi Conflict and change, the current environment around the anti-CRT (Critical Race Theory) propaganda and movement, and they'll put it into context of today's political environment, along with some HBCU history. They'll also touch on the history, music, and culture in the state of Mississippi.

Episode Notes

On this week's episode of the Parley in All Blue Podcast, Mark sits down with Dr. D'Andra O'rey, a professor of political science at Jackson State University to discuss the story behind the book Mississippi Conflict and change, the current environment around the anti-CRT (Critical Race Theory) propaganda and movement, and they'll put it into context of today's political environment, along with some HBCU history. They'll also touch on the history, music, and culture in the state of Mississippi. 

Highlights from the episode:

Resources: 

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong  by James (Jim) Loewen. 

Mississippi Conflict and Change by James Loewen

Connect with Dr. D’Andra Orey 

LinkedIn: @b-d-andra-orey

Connect with Mark Dawson:

Instagram: @iammarkdawson

LinkedIN: @mark-a-dawson

Website: www.bentonmuse.com

Twitter: @Iammarkdawson