Lesson 10: Set the Table, Keep the Faith w/ McKenzie Chinn

The Faith in Community
How can we set the table for a community that invites everyone to share in the vision of a brighter future?

In this episode of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery sit down with McKenzie Chinn to reflect on faith as a daily practice in community. From ethical, care-centered sets to boundary-setting inside artist support programs, they explore how love, trust, and intention make space for everyone to show up fully. When resources are limited and needs are high, what does it look like to set fewer seats, serve a nourishing meal, and then build another table so more can eat well?

Mentioned in this episode:
A Real One by McKenzie Chinn

Credits:
Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy is hosted by Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery.
Executive Produced by OTV.
Produced by Tribble at Ask Tribble, Inc. and Respair Media.
Associate Producers: Rasheed Peters and Stefanie Wong.
Theme music: The Secret Life of Dandelions by Roy Kinsey feat. J.A. Grimms + Edith Yokley

Special Guest: McKenzie Chinn is a writer, director, actor, and educator whose work centers Black women’s interior lives, fierce love, and community care. Her practice advances ethical production and healing-forward storytelling as tools for collective transformation.

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