Open Ended

This week, Cher and James welcome Dr. Lauren Monsein Rhodes, discussing moving to new cities, her doctoral work with the black diaspora in Latvia, and the differences of global news coverage on #BlackLivesMatter. In Open Mic, we are argue over architecture. Lastly, in Open Call, Lauren chats about her joy of retail therapy, Cher talks about The Read: Live, and James shares an article that spoke to him. We were sponsored this week by: Basecamp: "When you use Basecamp to run projects, people know what to do, people know where things are, and you stay on top of everything all the time." References made during our conversation: Dr. Lauren Monsein Rhodes, Associate Director of Jane Hull House at UIC Stuart Hall, a cultural theorist Lauren's article on black African descent in Latvia Interview of Lauren for the National Integration Center in Latvia Open Mic is Back, y'all! Cher and Lauren vs James: Classic vs Modern Architecture You know we couldn't forget about Open Call: Lauren: Shopping! Cher: The po