Molly Secours has been writing, speaking, facilitating discussions and making videos about racism, white privilege, reparations for slavery and disparities in the criminal justice system since 1996. For a small sample of her endeavors, check out her "Whispering Black" brochure. (Viewing the brochure requires a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader program.) Below are selective lists of Molly's previous appearances and film works, as well as some of the publications in which her works have appeared.

Previous Appearances & Speeches (partial list)

A Word On Words with John Seigenthaler, Nashville Public Television
Drawing the Line with Reggie Rivers, Denver Public Television
Channel 5 Plus, Nick Beres, Nashville TN
WDIA Radio, Memphis TN
Fisk University Radio, Nashville TN
People are Talking, San Francisco Bay Area Talk Show
St. Lawrence College, Canton NY
Fair Housing Council of Connecticut, Bridgeport
National Association Mental Illness, Nashville TN
Nashville Peace & Justice Center, Nashville TN
Music City March For Peace, Nashville TN
Tennessee State University, Nashville TN
Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin TN
Illinois Power Company, Decatur IL
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville TN
2003 White Privilege Conference, Pella IA
Fisk University Journalism Program, Nashville TN
State of the Black World Conference, Atlanta, GA
United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Santiago, Chile
United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Geneva, SW
United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Durban S. Africa
TN State Legislature, Nashville TN
Oasis Center for Teens, Nashville TN
Bethlehem Community Center, Nashville TN
Davidson County Juvenile Justice Center, Nashville TN
Woodland Hill Juvenile Prison, Nashville TN
National Honors Association, Nashville TN
White Anti-racist Conference, New Orleans LA

Published works of Molly Secours have appeared in:

The Tennessean
Tennessee Tribune
Nashville City Paper
S.F. Chronicle
Z-net Magazine
Freespeech tv
Death Penalty Institute
USF School of Law
Journal of Law and Social Challenges
Seeing Black
International Women Human Rights
Deathpenalty.org
Amnesty International
Media Channel FORUM
Black Radical Congress
Asian American Press
Political Circus.com
Smirkingchimp.com
Counterpunch
www.antiracismnet.org
Blacknews.net
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Asian Reader
Global Black News
Rainmakerpolitical.com
Asian Reporter
Tennessee Coalition Against State Killing
Continental In-Flight Magazine

Books & Journals

Fall 2005
Contributing author to The Debtors: Whites Respond to the Call for Black Reparations.
Chapter title: "From Legal Enslavement to Prison: Connecting the Reparations Dots"

January 2004
Contributing writer for special edition published by Electronic Journal Workplace.
Chapter title: "Minority and Disenfranchised Youth in Juvenile Justice: A Dominant Majority Problem -- Reframing and Renaming the Issues."

January 2003
Contributing writer in Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations, by Harper Collins, Edited by Dr. Ray Winbush.
Chapter title: "Riding The Reparations Bandwagon: A White Woman's Perspective."

Articles/Commentaries

2.13.2006
"Here Comes the Neighborhood: Anytown USA"
2.6.2006
"State of the Bunion Address"
1.16.2006
"What Would Martin Do?"
1.8.2006
"Collect Call From Hell"
1.2.2006
"White Christmas 2005"
12.19.2005
"Holiday Pool of Light"
12.10.2005
"Take another look at 'Southern gentleman' who lauds the Confederacy"
12.1.2005
"Race Colored Glasses"
11.26.2005
"People ahead of bottom line? What nerve that Nissan guy has!"
11.23.2005
"Hunkering Down for the Holidays"
11.14.2005
"Volunteer State Cozies Up To Nissan"
11.7.2005
"Where Are the Voices of Reason and Dissent?"
11.7.2005
"Fighting Historical Repetition Requires Vigilance"
10.17.2005
"Code-talk and the Unfading Color-Line"
10.16.2005
"Sentencing Disparity in the White House"
9.11.2005
"I Am George Bush"
2.9.2005
"Tim Wise and Molly Secours: Chavez tends to overlook bad behavior by white folks"
12.16.2004
"Molly Secours: Herald angels sing, and you don't need an iPod to hear them"
10.31.2004
"Molly Secours: Why it matters, in the world of an overworked dad"
10.29.2004
"Minimum Wage Yields Minimum Coverage: Connecting the Election Dots"
8.27.2004
"Molly Secours: Mom, I want to be a Dennis Miller conservative"
8.1.2004
"Count on Kerry as a Stronger Leader"
8.1.2004
"Gay Marriages: Weddings of Mass Destruction"
6.7.2004
"Red, White, Black and Blue: The Unfading Color Line"
4.25.2004
"Molly Secours: Have I got a war to sell you: How we landed a lemon"
Winter 2004
"Minority and Disenfranchised Youth in Juvenile Justice"
4.7.2003
"Easy To Kill Those Who are 'Not One of Us'"
3.12.2003
"Angry White Men and the Affirmative Action Debate"
3.9.2003
"We Fill Our Juvenile & Death Row Cells with Lost Children"
1.6.2003
"Shaking The All-American Dream"
10.6.2002
"The 'I' Words"
5.8.2002
"Tennessee Kangaroo Court"
4.8.2002
"Whispering Black (or Little White Lies)"
11.13.2001
"Fight for the Salem Witches of Our Generation"
10.2.2001
"Get To Know Abu-Ali Before He Is Put To Death"
8.18.2001
"Think Globally & Act Locally Against Racism"
8.3.2001
"U.S. Morality: More Than the Price of Gasoline"
7.22.2001
"Penalty for Defying Tradition? Symbolic Lynchings"
7.20.2001
"Intelligence and Learning Can't Be Homogenized"
7.6.2001
"Real Freedom Stems from Admitting All Truths"
6.4.2001
"Nashville's Pioneering a Path Against Racism"
5.19.2001
"A Family Resurrection and 'Kingdom Come'"
5.18.2001
"Treatment May Differ for 'One of Our Own'"
5.3.2001
"Racial Inequity in Language Hides Deeper Truths"
4.4.2001
"Waffling on Racism: Camera Records Prejudices"
3.21.2001
"Of Forgiveness, Justice and Retribution"
3.8.2001
"Riding the Reparations Bandwagon: A White Woman's Perspective"
11.14.2001
"We Must Give up our Silence-- Race Relations Explored"

Films

March 2006
Faces Of Tenncare: Putting a Human Face on Tennessee's Health Care Failure: Wrote, produced, and edited a 13-minute short documentary which explores how the loss of medical coverage has emotionally, physically and financially devastated the lives of thousands upon thousands of Tennesseans. The short film features portraits by photojournalist Joon Powell, narrated by Minton Sparks with vocals and music by Maura O'Connell, John Prine and Steve Conn.

July 2005
A Way Out: Produced, co-directed and edited a 17-minute Youth Voice Through Video (YVTV) narrative. The piece explores the dilemma of a talented basketball player pulled between the influences of a classmate who has succumbed to the temptations of easy money and a studious friend who offers to help him boost his grades for college.

Spring 2004
A Conscience Decision: Produced, co-directed and edited a 15-minute narrative with youth which takes a peak at teen romance and what might happen when the proposition is made to "take the relationship to the next level."

September 2003
Deadly Silence: co-wrote, edited, and produced a 9 1/2-minute video addressing the impending execution of death-row inmate Philip Workman and his appearance before the TN State Clemency Board where evidence of perjured eyewitness testimony was presented and ignored.

September 2003
The Things We Do: wrote, produced, and edited a 4 1/2-minute video for Oasis Center which highlights the major programs offered to the Nashville Community.

July 2003
Why Not? Homeownership for People with Disabilities: a 14-minute documentary co-written and edited for TNCED (Tennessee Center for Economic Development) highlighting disabled people and the obstacles facing them as they attempt to acquire a home of their own.

June 2003
Welcome To My Hood: 30-minute documentary written, produced and edited in conjunction with juvenile court ordered at-risk youth and Genesis Mentors. The youths  invite us into their homes and their worlds to inform us and challenge our assumptions as we hear from them about the challenges facing them on the street, in their neighborhoods and in their homes.

May 2003
Su Cuento Continua: Your Story Continues: a 13-minute documentary written, directed and edited for Oasis Center which chronicles a month long program for immigrant and refugee teenagers who meet new friends, learn about being a citizen and are exposed to a variety of career choices.

March 2003
Close Shave: a fifteen minute short feature written, produced and directed in conjunction with juvenile court ordered at-risk youth. The story centers around a young barber shop owner who uses poor judgment and places his trust with "Mr. Nogood" and appeals to his friends for help.

February 2003
Breakin' It Down with Eric Evans- a 15-minute motivational video featuring a conversation between Genesis founder and mentor, Eric Evans and a group of incarcerated youth. Evans covers sex, drugs, violence, and respect for women.