Here are the timestamps for this conversation. If you have questions for Professor Leon Dash, please write them below. 0:00 - Introduction 1:45 - Barefoot boy from Harlem 6:29 - Arrogance 7:38 - Peace Corps 10:37 - Army Draft 17:00 - Mortality 18:42 - Series 24:31 - Why Writing? 31:25 - Nearly Assassinated in Africa 35:11 - Risks 40:08 - Discrimination Complaint Story 48:30 - Gen Z 50:06 - How to Survive as an African-American 54:20 - High School 56:44 - When Children Want Children 1:00:01 - Inviting Families to Join the Project 1:03:48 - Shame 1:06:33 - The Leon Dash Interview Method 1:17:38 - Sabotage 1:20:03 - Cynicism 1:31:55 - Positive Peer Pressure? 1:36:43 - Living in the present 1:42:47 - Shoplifting 1:48:00 - Storytelling 1:51:21 - Writing process 1:54:28 - Retirement 1:55:48 - "A typical life" 1:57:58 - Love and divorce 1:59:36 - Regrets 2:01:43 - Arrogance and achievement 2:06:02 - Rosa Lee's Humility 2:08:55 - What Should the Youth Care About? 2:13:26 - Advice to young people 🚥 Overrated or Underrated Section 🚥 2:15:04 - 🎖 The Pulitzer Prize 2:17:08 - 💪 Jeff Bezos 2:19:10 - ✋ The March on Washington 2:21:14 - 🎙 MLK & Malcolm X 2:25:10 - 🚇 New York City Subway 2:29:09 - 📺 Journalism 2:35:09 - 🎛 The Defining Ethnic Movement Project 2:37:38 - 👵 Every students gets two grandmas 2:40:01 - 🤝 Leon Dash Praise to The UIUC Talkshow 2:41:26 - Closing Words
Here are the timestamps for this conversation. If you have questions for Professor Leon Dash, please write them below.
0:00 - Introduction
1:45 - Barefoot boy from Harlem
6:29 - Arrogance
7:38 - Peace Corps
10:37 - Army Draft
17:00 - Mortality
18:42 - Series
24:31 - Why Writing?
31:25 - Nearly Assassinated in Africa
35:11 - Risks
40:08 - Discrimination Complaint Story
48:30 - Gen Z
50:06 - How to Survive as an African-American
54:20 - High School
56:44 - When Children Want Children
1:00:01 - Inviting Families to Join the Project
1:03:48 - Shame
1:06:33 - The Leon Dash Interview Method
1:17:38 - Sabotage
1:20:03 - Cynicism
1:31:55 - Positive Peer Pressure?
1:36:43 - Living in the present
1:42:47 - Shoplifting
1:48:00 - Storytelling
1:51:21 - Writing process
1:54:28 - Retirement
1:55:48 - "A typical life"
1:57:58 - Love and divorce
1:59:36 - Regrets
2:01:43 - Arrogance and achievement
2:06:02 - Rosa Lee's Humility
2:08:55 - What Should the Youth Care About?
2:13:26 - Advice to young people
🚥 Overrated or Underrated Section 🚥
2:15:04 - 🎖 The Pulitzer Prize
2:17:08 - 💪 Jeff Bezos
2:19:10 - ✋ The March on Washington
2:21:14 - 🎙 MLK & Malcolm X
2:25:10 - 🚇 New York City Subway
2:29:09 - 📺 Journalism
2:35:09 - 🎛 The Defining Ethnic Movement Project
2:37:38 - 👵 Every students gets two grandmas
2:40:01 - 🤝 Leon Dash Praise to The UIUC Talkshow
2:41:26 - Closing Words