Public Words Project Podcast

Honoring Black History Month​

Left to right: Keith Rice, Pastor Adrienne Zachary, Rev. Gary Williams, Dr. Marla Parker, & Anne-Marie Williams

The Museum partnered with Anne-Marie Williams, founder of the Public Words Project, a podcast that celebrates storytelling in modern times in honor of Black History Month. On Saturday, February 23, 2019, Anne-Marie, Dr. Marla Parker, Cal State LA professor interviewed Rev. Gary Williams, Rev. Adrienne Zachary, and Keith Rice. 

• Rev. Gary Williams, Pastor of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Los Angeles; Gary spoke about his personal passion for prison re-entry ministry.
• Adrienne Zachary, Pastor of Crossroads United Methodist Church in Compton; Adrienne spoke about the expungement clinics hosted by her church and other work she is doing in the community.
• Keith Rice, Historian at the Tom and Ethel Bradley Center of California State University, Northridge.  Keith focused on his area of expertise, Black Power Movements in the 1960's. 

You can find each of the podcast below. 

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Guest host Dr. Marla Parker interviews Rev. Gary Bernard Williams In honor of Black History Month. If you would like to contact Rev. Williams here is a short link to his Facebook page: https://bit.ly/2NHLRpR.

Sherwin “Keith” Rice, President of the Board is a historian and archivist at the Tom & Ethel Bradley Center at California State University, Northridge. Prior to becoming a historian Keith had careers as a computer technician for General Electric and a as studio and live sound engineer for Earth Wind and Fire guitarist Al McKay.

"Zackery said the partnership with the city of Compton and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles was critical because the organizations trained volunteer attorneys to assist with the record expungements." Learn more about Rev. Adrienne here: https://lasentinel.net/tag/rev-adrienne-zackery.