Mission Story Slam Podcast 47: Charles Black

Mission Story Slam 14: No Judgement

Charles Black

Charles "Chuck" Black describes himself as a storyteller, organizer, educator, proud Philadelphian, and person who stutters — and he worked nearly every one of those into his story about a workplace bully who badly underestimated him. Chuck won the Judges' Award at MISSION Story Slam 14: No Judgment for the Mazzoni Center. Chuck joined Michael Schweisheimer to talk about turning personal storytelling into advocacy, co-founding Philly Queer Storytelling, and his national work registering student voters.

PODCAST TRANSCRIPT

Charles shared a story about their experience with speech therapy, workplace challenges, and the importance of avoiding judgment. The Judges thought it was the best story of the night and Charles won $250 for Philly's Mazzoni Center.