In an ongoing effort to foster dialogue and educate our community on racial justice issues,
Falmouth Community Television (FCTV) presents the seventeenth episode in a series of programs entitled
THE Conversation. Co-hosted and co-produced by Onjalé Scott Price and The Rev. Will Mebane, the series offers a timely dialogue on race with a local focus. The topic of this episode of THE Conversation is “Racial Stereotypes.”

Ms. Scott Price is the COO of Mizar Imaging in Woods Hole and a member of the Falmouth Select Board. The Rev. Mebane is the rector of Falmouth’s St. Barnabas’s Episcopal Church.

Joining the co-hosts for this episode of THE Conversation are Karen Rinaldo and Talia Landry. Chandler Alves, Sandra Faiman-Silva, and Sheri White also appear on the program. The discussion in this episode of THE Conversation focuses on the questions: “How do stereotypes perpetuate racism?” and “How do we address the issues of racial stereotypes?”

Artist Karen Rinaldo started her first gallery and studio on Scranton Avenue in Falmouth in 1972 and is currently co-owner of The Gallery on Main in Falmouth, now in its fifth year promoting the work of 25 local artists. Over the years, and with a dedication to historical-themed subjects, Karen became known as a "visual historian." Soon after arriving in Falmouth, Karen dedicated herself to active participation in the community, serving on many committees and boards and creating distinctive art for many of the town and region’s organizations and institutions. She celebrated the nation’s 1976 bicentennial by painting the history of Falmouth in a mural currently in the central hallway of Falmouth’s Town Hall. In 1995, she was commissioned by the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches to paint the first historically-accurate painting of the first Thanksgiving of 1621. In 2015, Karen was a recipient of the Falmouth Historical Society’s Heritage Award and currently sits on their Board of Directors. In 2019, Karen co-authored (with Kevin Doyle) and illustrated the book, In The Wake of the Mayflower.

Talia Landry, a Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Citizen, grew up in Mashpee and graduated from Mashpee High School in 2010. At 16 years old, she represented the tribe as the Mashpee Wampanoag Pow Wow Princess. She continued her education at Quinnipiac University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a focus on Broadcast Journalism and a minor in General Business in 2014. After graduation, Talia took on different roles for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, from Historic Preservation to the executive office of the vice-chair. Currently, Talia is within the tribe’s education department as Communications Coordinator, focusing on promoting educational/cultural programs for the tribal community and working on facilitating partnerships with state educational institutions to advocate and benefit Native American students. She also serves as the President of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community Development Corporation responsible for pursuing economic sustainability for the tribal nation. Talia is also the owner of the video production business, T Moon Productions, and is currently pursuing her MBA at UMass Dartmouth.

In an ongoing effort to foster dialogue and educate our community on racial justice issues,
Falmouth Community Television (FCTV) presents the sixteenth episode in a series of programs entitled
THE Conversation. Co-hosted and co-produced by Onjalé Scott Price and The Rev. Will Mebane, the series offers a timely dialogue on race with a local focus. The topic of this episode of THE Conversation is “Racism in Sports.”

Ms. Scott Price is the COO of Mizar Imaging in Woods Hole and a member of the Falmouth Select Board. The Rev. Mebane is the rector of Falmouth’s St. Barnabas’s Episcopal Church.

Joining the co-hosts for this episode of THE Conversation are nationally recognized guest panelists Richard Lapchick, Ph.D. and Jen Fry. Olympic Gold Medalist Colleen Coyne also appears on the program.

Human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports issues, scholar, and author Richard E. Lapchick, Ph.D. is often described as “the racial conscience of sport.” Dr. Lapchick became the only person named “One of the 100 Most Powerful People in Sport” to head up a sport management program. He is CEO of the Institute for Sport & Social Justice (ISSJ), formerly the National Consortium for Academics and Sports, and director of The DeVos Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida. This landmark program focuses on the business skills necessary for graduates to conduct a successful career in the rapidly changing and dynamic sports industry. Recipient of numerous prestigious national and international awards and honorary degrees, Dr. Lapchick is considered among the nation’s experts on sport and social issues and has made multiple appearances on Good Morning America, Face The Nation, The Today Show, ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, the CBS Evening News, CNN, and ESPN. Author of 17 books, Dr. Lapchick is a regular columnist for ESPN.com and The Sports Business Journal. He has written more than 550 articles and has given more than 2,800 public speeches. He has spoken in the U.S. Congress, at the United Nations, in the European Parliament, and the Vatican. He was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame of the Commonwealth Nations in the category of Humanitarian along with Arthur Ashe and Nelson Mandela. In the Fall of 2021, he was named the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year.

Jen Fry is owner/CEO of JenFryTalks, a social justice education firm that uses conversation to educate and empower those within athletics through an anti-racist lens on issues of race, inclusion, intersectionality, diversity, and equity. Her clients include the NCAA, the Southeastern Conference (SEC), Harvard, Yale, Florida State University, Michigan State University, and UCLA. Jen Fry is a native of Arizona, a Division II athlete, and a veteran volleyball coach with over 15 years of experience at the collegiate level with coaching stints at Elon University, the University of Illinois (2011 National Runner-Up), Washington State University, and Norfolk State University. She became a social justice educator when she realized there was a need to educate our student-athletes of all ages and the administration, staff, and coaches who train them through an antiracist lens on issues of race, inclusion, intersectionality, diversity, and equity. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Geography at Michigan State University.

In this episode of The Conversation, host Onjalé Scott Price speaks with community voices about a big question: Does racism exist within LGBTQ+ spaces—and what can we do about it? Guests Rev. Will Mebane, Scott Fitzmaurice, Kristin Garcia, Charles Evans, and Jynn Cursino reflect on Pride’s roots from Stonewall to today, share lived experiences on the Cape, and talk about building inclusive spaces where everyone feels seen, safe, and supported. You’ll also hear on‑the‑street perspectives from Falmouth residents.

Highlights

• How intersectionality shapes LGBTQ+ experiences
• Where bias shows up—and how communities are responding
• The role of faith, activism, and allyship in creating belonging
• Pride then and now: lessons from history and hopes for the future

Host: Onjalé Scott Price
Produced by: FCTV (Falmouth Community Television), Falmouth, MA

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