Dying To Stay Here

Dying to Stay Here Episode 6, Part 2: Kenyatta Ward - Genocide in Slow Motion

In “Genocide in Slow Motion,” Dying to Stay Here host Chuck Cantrell and guest Kenyatta Yarn expose systemic racism in Black maternal health and infant mortality in Santa Clara County. Through the traumatic birth, NICU journey of her son, Kristopher, Kenyatta shows how disbelief, bias, and delayed care turn a healthy pregnancy into a preventable tragedy, and why empathy, accountability, and Black-led support are essential to saving Black mothers and babies.

Dying to Stay Here Episode 6, Part 1: Kenyatta Ward - Genocide in Slow Motion

In “Genocide in Slow Motion,” Dying to Stay Here host Chuck Cantrell and guest Kenyatta Yarn expose systemic racism in Black maternal health and infant mortality in Santa Clara County. Through the traumatic birth, NICU journey of her son, Kristopher, Kenyatta shows how disbelief, bias, and delayed care turn a healthy pregnancy into a preventable tragedy, and why empathy, accountability, and Black-led support are essential to saving Black mothers and babies.

Dying to Stay Here Episode 5: Ray Goins

This powerful episode of Dying to Stay Here, host Chuck Cantrell sits down with Ray Goins, who shares his extraordinary journey from childhood trauma and systemic injustice to lengthy incarceration and, ultimately, transformation. Ray exposes how zero-tolerance school policies and the school-to-prison pipeline set Black youth on a path toward prisons instead of opportunity. Through raw storytelling, he reveals the reality inside California’s prison system, the impact of the carceral slave trade, and how love and resilience helped change his life’s direction. Tune in for an eye-opening conversation about mass incarceration, the cycle of injustice affecting Black communities, and the hope that comes from healing and reform. This is a difficult episode to watch, but it's essential to see it through to the end.

Dying to Stay Here Episode 4: Jahmal Williams

This episode of the Dying to Stay Here Podcast with Jahmal Williams [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahmal-williams-a09290163/] explores the enduring challenges and unrecognized resilience of Black residents in Silicon Valley. Jahmal describes the familiar ache of being the only Black face in many rooms, a consequence of historic exclusion from political and civic leadership. Representation, Jahmal argues, is not mere symbolism; it’s a foundation for community progress. When Black voices and stories are absent, vital issues like equitable funding, healthcare, education, and justice often go overlooked.

Dying to Stay Here Episode 3: Cupid Alexander

Our housing crisis is about more than just an inadequate supply of housing, it also exposes enduring structures of exclusion and generational barriers to opportunity. Continued practices like exclusionary zoning, predatory lending, discrimination from financial institutions and the real estate industry undermine wealth-building and homeownership. In the most recent episode of "Dying to Stay Here," I sit down with Cupid Alexander, deputy director of housing for San Jose, to discuss the roots and solutions to this persistent issue.