Digital Determinants Podcast Videos
Episode 6
Episode 6 of Digital Determinants with Kyla Williams Tate sheds light on the powerful connection between history, health, and technology. This episode explores the enduring impacts of the Great Migration, when over six million Black Americans moved to cities like Chicago and Detroit, seeking opportunity but facing systemic racism, segregation, and barriers to health, housing, and wealth. These historical inequities continue to influence health outcomes today.
Join Kyla as she unpacks how digital literacy has emerged as a crucial superdeterminant of health and discusses the role of digital access and inclusion in addressing persistent health disparities. Through a compelling lens, this episode examines the structural challenges shaped by the Great Migration and asks how today’s digital tools can help close the gaps in health equity for marginalized communities.
Episode 5
Dive into this thought-provoking episode of Digital Determinants with host Kyla Williams Tate! Together, we explore the powerful connections between the Great Migration, the fight for digital equity, and the 2024 presidential election. Join us as we examine: How the Great Migration influenced Black political and cultural power. The modern struggle for digital equity and its ties to voting rights. The role of technology in amplifying or suppressing communities ahead of the 2024 election. Don’t miss the actionable takeaways on how YOU can support the fight for digital equity and strengthen democracy.
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Episode 4
The Great Migration is often split into two waves, the first occurring between 1916 and 1940. This episode is part of a three-part series in which host Kyla Williams Tate shares stories about other political and social happenings from 1916 through 1930. Who were the Presidents of the United States during that time period? Who were the mayors of the City of Chicago? Who already lived in Chicago, and who were the other new migrant populations? This episode covers it. The video, "1919 Chicago Race Riots" from the Decades TV Network is included in this episode.
The Benton Institute for Broadband and Society partially supports the Digital Determinants Podcast.
Episode 3
In this episode, host Kyla Williams Tate shares stories about Black Churches in Chicago and their role in the Great Migration. This episode references Olivet Baptist Church, the National Baptist Convention, and Black Churches for Digital Equity (BC4DE). Special thanks to it_is_me_dominique on IG for the story on Rev. Lacey K. Williams.
The Benton Institute for Broadband and Society partially supports the Digital Determinants Podcast.
Episode 2
Happy Juneteenth! In this episode, host Kyla Williams Tate shares some insights about how Black Southerners traveled to recipient cities like Chicago, the strategic campaign from the Chicago Defender Newspaper, the employment experience for new Black residents in Chicago, a safe place and think tank in the Wabash Avenue YMCA, the Internet Equity Initiative Map, and the Cook County Digital Equity Map.
The Benton Institute for Broadband and Society partially supports the Digital Determinants Podcast.
Episode 1
In this episode, host Kyla Williams Tate introduces the inspiration behind the Digital Determinants Podcast, which includes a story about her Grandmother, an introduction to the Great Migration (special thanks to Clint Smith and Crash Course), and the Benton Opportunity Fund Fellowship.
The Benton Institute for Broadband and Society partially supports the Digital Determinants Podcast.
Podcast Trailer
The Digital Determinants podcast delves into the complex systemic reasons behind the presence of digital inequity and the challenges surrounding digital adoption within communities comprising generations from the Great Migration.
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