CULture, Race & Equity | A Seat at the Table

Please subscribe to Dear Black Voter, Season 2 of the Chicago Urban League's podcast series. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-black-voter/id1339187793?mt=2 In this episode, CUL President and CEO Shari Runner talks about why it is important to build upon the impact of "CULture, Race and Equity" by educating Black voters and providing resources to help them become more politically engaged. The six-part series, "Dear Black Voter," is part of the Chicago Urban League's non-partisan, multichannel voter education campaign. --- Get resources at CULPodcast.com/DearBlackVoter Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1FpxhMD-yo Twitter: Twitter.com/ChiUrbanLeague Instagram: Instagram.com/ChiUrbanLeague Facebook: facebook.com/ChicagoUrbanLeague CUL President & CEO, Shari Runner Hosted by Dometi Pongo | www.dometipongo.com

In this live podcast recording, panelists identify and scrutinize the root causes of youth violence. United Kingdom-based community organizer Temi Mwale founded the 4Front Project to find solutions to street violence in London – not unlike the trauma experienced in Chicago. She offers her perspective alongside Clinical & Community Psychologist Dr. Obari Cartman, Poet and activist Jessica "FM Supreme" Disu and organizer and writer Charles Preston. We also hear from Tree, a high school counselor whose encounter with gun violence left him handicapped. Dometi Pongo co-moderates the panel with Black Lives Matter activist Kofi Ademola. Chicago Urban League President and CEO Shari Runner provides an opening statement marking the end of the first season of "CULture Race and Equity." -- CULPodcast.com Twitter: Twitter.com/ChiUrbanLeague Instagram: Instagram.com/ChiUrbanLeague Facebook: facebook.com/ChicagoUrbanLeague CUL President & CEO, Shari Runner Hosted by Dometi Pongo | www.dometipongo.com

The second African-African to be elected Cook County State's Attorney, Kim Foxx, talks to CRE about her first year in office. Foxx opens up about the challenges she faces in charging police officers in misconduct cases. She also talks about carrying out what may have been the first mass exoneration in county history, announces a lawsuit against Uber and answers questions about the roles activists, journalists and elected officials play in addressing social ills. She and host Dometi Pongo round the conversation off with a broader dialogue about gentrification and issues of racial equity in Chicago and Cook County. -- CULPodcast.com Twitter: Twitter.com/ChiUrbanLeague Instagram: Instagram.com/ChiUrbanLeague Facebook: facebook.com/ChicagoUrbanLeague CUL President & CEO, Shari Runner Hosted by Dometi Pongo | www.dometipongo.com

This week on CULture, Race and Equity, we discuss public health with the Cook County Department of Public Health’s Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Terry Mason. Dr. Mason analyzes the root causes of many of the health issues seen in African American communities. After that, you’ll hear from Samantha Olds Frey, the Executive Director of the Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans. She discusses inequities within the country’s health care system. -- CULPodcast.com Twitter: Twitter.com/ChiUrbanLeague Instagram: Instagram.com/ChiUrbanLeague Facebook: facebook.com/ChicagoUrbanLeague CUL President & CEO, Shari Runner Hosted by Dometi Pongo | www.dometipongo.com

An employment discrimination lawyer and a STEM education expert discuss wage disparities based on race and gender. Civil Rights Attorney Paul Strauss makes a case for legislation that would require companies to publicly release more information on wages and hiring practices. (@ 17:20) Tammera Holmes is a black, female aviation executive in a field historically dominated by white males. Her company, Aerostar, works to create a pipeline for children of color interested in jobs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields. She talks about how her experiences in corporate America led her to entrepreneurship. Holmes argues that starting your own business - and setting your own wages - is the only true to way to create a more equitable future. -- CULPodcast.com Twitter: Twitter.com/ChiUrbanLeague Instagram: Instagram.com/ChiUrbanLeague Facebook: facebook.com/ChicagoUrbanLeague CUL President & CEO, Shari Runner Hosted by Dometi Pongo | www.dometipongo.com