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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In this compelling episode of THE Conversation, co-hosts Rev. Will Mebane and Onjalé Scott Price explore the role of race and country of origin in shaping U.S. immigration policy. Joined by expert guests Chris George (Executive Director of IRIS) and Helen Malina (longtime refugee advocate), they unpack the inequities in our system and what it would take to make immigration more just and humane. Voices from the street — including Karen Guinn and David Forsberg — ground the discussion in real-world insight and historical context. Don't miss this honest, thought-provoking dialogue on one of the most urgent issues of our time.

In an ongoing effort to foster dialogue and educate our community on racial justice issues, Falmouth Community Television (FCTV) presents the thirteenth 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 and Housing.”

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

Joining the co-hosts for this episode of THE Conversation are guest panelists Tara Vargas Wallace and Wendy Cullinan. Bobbi Richards and Jordan Frye also appear on the program. The discussion in this episode of THE Conversation focuses on the questions: “How does racism exacerbate our affordable housing crisis?” and “What are the mechanisms or ideas to mitigate racism in affordable housing?”

Tara Vargas Wallace has over twenty years of experience in social services for agencies such as HAC, Independence House, and the Department Of Transitional Assistance. Her experience has been in working with marginalized populations with severe socioeconomic challenges; homelessness, family trauma, addiction and recovery, domestic and sexual violence, barriers to employment, and food insecurity. It is through this work that she has developed strong community partnerships which have been instrumental in strengthening community awareness for the hard to serve populations. She is a community advocate and social justice activist both on a local and state level. Tara is the founder and CEO of Amplify POC. She also serves on the boards of Housing Assistance Corporation, NAACP- Cape Cod Branch, Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, MLK Jr. Action Team, People Against Trafficking Humans.

Wendy Cullinan is the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod. Before taking over that position in 2020, Wendy served as the organization’s resource development director. Prior to her position at Habitat for Humanity, Wendy worked as a consultant for several Cape Cod non-profits including, the National Marine Life Center, Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Woods Hole Research Center, and Gosnold Treatment Center. She is an ongoing member of Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands and has served for several years on the Philanthropy Day planning committee. Wendy raised her family in Sandwich, where she was a volunteer in many school programs, taught Art History, and was a member of the School Council.

In an ongoing effort to foster dialogue and educate our community on racial justice issues, Falmouth Community Television (FCTV) presents the twelfth 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 the Tourist Industry.”

Ms. Scott Price is the COO of Mizar Imaging in Woods Hole. Rev. Mebane is the rector of Falmouth’s
St. Barnabas’s Episcopal Church.

Joining the co-hosts for the twelfth episode of THE Conversation are guest panelists India Rose and Michael Kasparian. Erik Albert, Jerry Lassos, and Olivia Masih White also appear on the program. The discussion in this edition of THE Conversation focuses on the questions: “Where do you find racism in the tourist industry?” and “How can we address racism in the tourist industry?”

India Rose is a highly sought-after motivational speaker for athletes, athletic coaches, and parents of student-athletes. India is an entrepreneur, writer, philanthropist, parent, and social justice activist who was raised and resides on Martha’s Vineyard. Her company, Sideline Sports, LLC, sells branded apparel and accessories from its flagship store on Main Street in Vineyard Haven and online at sidelinebrand.com. She is also the founder and board president of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Thriving, Inc., whose mission is to “strengthen and support small business’s growth for the purpose of thriving main streets; and to assist in positioning student-athletes with access to opportunities to achieve their academic and athletic goals.” In 2019, India created Experience MVY, or EMVY, Martha’s Vineyard’s black-owned business directory. The directory has since grown beyond its digital platform at experiencemvy.com and now has a published booklet to match.

Michael Kasparian moved to Falmouth in 2005 from his native Providence, where he held leadership positions in the banking industry. In 2008, he joined the Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation as a Manager of Donor Relations at Falmouth Hospital. Michael also contributed part-time at the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce until 2014, when he left Cape Cod Healthcare to assume his current position as president and CEO of the Chamber. Michael holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Bryant University and is a graduate of Rhode Island College and Rhode Island School of Design. He earned a Certificate in Nonprofit Organization Management from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management in 2015 at Villanova University, where he served as co-president of his class. In 2016 he was awarded the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation by the American Society of Association Executives. Michael is also a certified antique appraiser specializing in American furniture.

Joining the co-hosts for the eleventh episode of THE Conversation are guest panelists Morgan James Peters and Robin Joyce Miller. Vasco Pires and Zyg Peters also appear on the program. The discussion in this edition of THE Conversation focuses on the questions: “Where do we find racism in the arts?” and “How can we address racism through art?”

Morgan James Peters, also known as Mwalim, is a multi-award-winning interdisciplinary artist whose works span the mediums of music, theater, literature, and film. Playing Carnegie Hall as a violist before turning 14, he became one of the youngest session players in EMI Records history at age 16. A graduate of Music and Art High School in New York, he earned his BA in Music and MS in Film from Boston University and his MFA in writing from Goddard College. His plays and performance pieces have been presented throughout the USA, Canada, the UK, and the Caribbean. In 1994, he co-founded Oversoul Theatre Collective, Cape Cod's first professional Black and Native Arts organization. His first novel,
Land of the Black Squirrels, was published in 2020. He is a founding member and keyboardist for the multi-Grammy-nominated soul-funk ensemble, The GroovaLottos, and a multi-award-winning solo recording artist of soul, jazz, and dance music. He is the owner of Polyphonic Studios, a recording studio in Bourne, and a tenured English and Black Studies professor at UMass Dartmouth.

Robin Joyce Miller is a retired educator, artist, poet, and public speaker, who taught for 30 years in the
New York City school system. She spent the first half of her career teaching learning-disabled students and the next half as an art teacher. Miller was also a Blueprint for the Arts Facilitator, leading workshops at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum. After retirement, she and her husband have maintained two residences in New York and Cape Cod. Robin co-authored The Faithful Journey – From Slavery to Presidency with her husband, James W. Miller.
She also wrote and illustrated Who Do You Say That I Am – A Man Called Jesus with paintings inspired by Ethiopian Christian art. Miller specializes in African American Heritage art and poetry. Paintings from her book, A Humble Village, have been exhibited in the Brooklyn Children’s Museum and the African American Museum of Hempstead, NY. After George Floyd’s murder, Robin and her husband began presenting a Black Lives Matter series with the Cotuit Center for the Arts. These programs are available to the public on YouTube.

Joining the co-hosts for the tenth episode of THE Conversation are guest panelists Miranda Alves and Robert Cutts. Rev. Nell Fields, Brenda Nolan, and Robert Mascali also appear on the program. The discussion in this edition of THE Conversation focuses on the questions: “What are the root causes of racism in the justice system?” and “How do we eradicate racism in the justice system?”

Miranda Alves is a co-founder of Cape Cod Voices, a community organization created by women of color who have grown up on Cape Cod. Cape Cod Voices focuses on bringing black and brown voices into the center of the conversation on race, combating and educating about systemic and institutional racism issues on Cape Cod, and advocating for students of color in local schools. Miranda grew up in Bourne and currently lives in Falmouth.

Robert Cutts was raised in Harwich by his grandmother and his aunt, Cape Cod civil rights activist Eugenia Fortes. He is a 1977 graduate of Harwich High School. Robert spent six years in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany as an officer in the Military Police. In 1985, Robert began a 30-year career working for the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office in Fairfax, Virginia. In 2014, he retired and returned to Cape Cod, where he resides in Bourne. He is currently writing a book about his experiences entitled The Darkness Of Being Black In Law Enforcement. Robert is also a six-time world champion powerlifter. He enjoys working to educate youth and help them understand how members of law enforcement think.