<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">A podcast produced by the Oregon Library Association's <a href="https://www.olaweb.org/ola-edi-antiracism-committee---HOME">EDI & Antiracism Committee</a><b style="font-size:12pt"><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">NEW EPISODE!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href=" https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/episodes/14786908-s3-episode-1-uplifting-youth-in-library-spaces-with-aaron-whitfield"><b>Season 3, Episode 1: </b><b><span style="color:black">Uplifting Youth in Library Spaces with Aaron Whitfield</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p><p><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Description: </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Multitalented Aaron Whitefield joins the hosts and shares insight gained from leading successful multicultural academic programs during the decade he spent working as an educator, library professional and youth development specialist in Columbus, Ohio. Aaron’s passion for uplifting youth and creating community is apparent, even while navigating systemic issues like sexism, classism, and racism. Those interested in better understanding the “</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,29,31);letter-spacing:-0.05pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">unique experiences, challenges, and triumphs of living as a Black introvert in an ever-changing America</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">” should check out his podcast, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.iammufali.com/podcast.html" target="_blank">The Semi-Social Life of a Black Introvert</a><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="m_4616696242638675800MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Website: </span></b><a href="https://www.iammufali.com/" target="_blank">MU.FA.LI. - Home (iammufali.com)</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_4616696242638675800MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Hosts:</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> LaRee Dominguez & Roxanne M. Renteria<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_4616696242638675800MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Date of Interview:</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> February 23, 2024<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u></u> <u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Direct link to episode: </b><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/episodes/14786908-s3-episode-1-uplifting-youth-in-library-spaces-with-aaron-whitfield" target="_blank">https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/episodes/14786908-s3-episode-1-uplifting-youth-in-library-spaces-with-aaron-whitfield</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Give it a listen, follow and share!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> </p></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">OLA EDI Antiracism Committee</b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><img width="200" hei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