Scholar and Activist Angela Davis Talks Social Change | Transformations Ep.6

Scholar and Activist Angela Davis Talks Social Change | Transformations Ep.6

Sam Gill, President & CEO, Doris Duke Foundation sits down with Angela Davis, a scholar and activist, known for her work in Black liberation, prison abolition, and Marxist feminism. Discussing the importance of intersectional resistance, education, and youth leadership in challenging systemic oppression and driving social change.Dr. Angela Davis, a prominent figure in the civil rights and Black Power movements, has spent decades advocating for social justice, with a focus on dismantling systemic racism and the prison-industrial complex.Last year, she visited Shangri La as part of the Equitable Futures Fellowship, a partnership between the Doris Duke Foundation, The Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design, and the East-West Center, empowering diverse leaders from across sectors to tackle inequity in all it’s forms from income and health care disparities to the impacts of the climate crisis.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry on Leadership | Transformations Ep. 5

Sam Gill, President & CEO, Doris Duke Foundation, sits down with Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, to discuss his reflections on his transformative journey.

National Endowment for the Humanities Former Chair Shelly Lowe Reflects on Indigenous Leadership and the Humanities | Transformations Ep. 4

Sam Gill, President & CEO, Doris Duke Foundation sits down with Chair Shelly Lowe, National Endowment for the Humanities to discuss Chair Lowe’s powerful leadership journey, the Indigenous experience in higher education institutions, and the importance of long-term change to envision a more equitable future in the Humanities.   Subscribe to Shangri La’s YouTube channel and click the notification bell to be notified as soon as the next episode is released! #education #podcast #culture #leadership #humanities #art #conversation

Civil Rights Leader Wade Henderson Reflects on Race Equity and Social Change | Transformations Ep. 3

Sam Gill, President & CEO, Doris Duke Foundation sits down with Wade Henderson, a pillar of civil rights leadership, to discuss Henderson’s legendary work in the pursuit of civil rights advocacy and change for a more equitable future. Wade Henderson is a distinguished civil rights leader who led the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights for over 20 years, significantly advancing U.S. civil and human rights policy. Henderson was at Shangri La earlier this year alongside the Doris Duke Foundation’s Child Wellbeing Program which hosted a convening on transformation in child welfare and a pau hana (after work) networking event for Hawaiʻi-based funders. To learn more about the Doris Duke Foundation and the recent work of the Doris Duke Foundation’s Child Wellbeing Program, including a recent Convening on Child Welfare Transformation hosted by the White House Domestic Policy Council, please visit www.dorisduke.org | https://www.dorisduke.org/news--insights/articles/convening-on-child-welfare-transformation-hosted-by-the-white-house-domestic-policy-council/?1=1&page=1 .

Former NYT Editor Dean Baquet Talks Elections and Truth in Journalism | Transformations Ep. 2

Executive Editor, NYT Local Investigations Fellowship, Dean Baquet shares insights from his career at The New York Times, his experiences in journalism during recent election cycles, and his hopes for the future of unbiased, investigative reporting. This conversation, moderated by Meredith Artley, Board Member, Civil Beat and Former Executive-in-Residence at the Doris Duke Foundation, was co-presented with Civil Beat at Shangri La in July 2024. Civil Beat reporter Blaze Lovell spent a year working with Baquet as a New York Times Local Investigations Fellow.Watch the full conversation and Q&A on Civil Beat's YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/g6a2RrmppGE?si=omGJJXawbNkBalX_Subscribe to Shangri La’s YouTube channel and click the notification bell to be notified as soon as the next episode is released!#journalism #truth #media #newyorktimes #DeanBaquet #CivilBeat #election