Hope & Hard Pills

Jess Mally is a London based antiracism educator, writer, speaker, podcast host, creative and events producer, consultant and more. With a passion for Social Change, Mental Health, the Arts and Spirituality they hope to use any and all means available to her, to tell stories that shape a better world. Jess co-founded the DEI Agency BELOVD alongside Marvyn Harrison, building consultancy frameworks, writing and delivering workshops across all matters pertaining to DEI and creating a strong network. She has since moved on from the business to focus on antiracism education, consultancy and system change in particular. Beyond that, Jess works as a writer for various publications, consults and curates events for organisations aligned with her values, runs workshops, hosts a podcast called The Third Way Podcast and is actively involved in advancing the interests of Black Communities in the UK and worldwide.In This Episode:You can find Jess on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.Make it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:Caffeine by TRISHESRiled Up by TRISHESThandiwe by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:My Business by Andre HenryHydra by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:Find out more about Touré's show, Being Black: The '80s.Check out Touré on Instagram and TikTok!Instant Gratification by TRISHESMoney by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby HamadYou can find Ruby on InstagramInstant Gratification by TRISHESHydra by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:"14 Big, Bad & Delightfully Weird Ads From Hip-Hop's 50 Years on Earth" by Gabriel Beltrone"Black Capitalism Won't Save Us" by Aaron Ross Coleman"Jay-Z Bites Back at ‘Eat the Rich' Rhetoric: ‘We're Not Gonna Be Tricked Out of Our Position'" by Mankaprr ContehYou can find Gabriel on InstagramVenom by TRISHESThandiwe by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:Animal by TRISHESThandiwe by Andre HenryIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:Thandiwe by Andre HenryMoney by TRISHESCaesar by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:You can follow Trishna Malick over on InstagramInstant Gratification by TRISHESMake It To Tomorrow by Andre HenryRiled Up by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:You can follow Hari on Instagram and TwitterVictoria Park is also found on Instagram and TwitterMake it to Tomorrow by Andre HenryCaffeine by TRISHESVenom by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:Mike recommends following Dr. Chelsia on TikTokCaesar by TRISHESThandiwe by Andre HenryCotton Candy by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

Episode NotesIn This Episode:Caesar by TRISHESThandiwe by Andre HenryCotton Candy by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:Venom by TRISHESCotton Candy by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:Hydra by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you'd like to support what we're doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

Social media sensation George Lee isn't your typical corporate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion instructor.With over a million followers and over 40 million likes on his TikTok channel “TheConsciousLee”, this intellectual debating, hip hop dancing, thought-provoking, and workshop facilitating keynote speaker proves that Black intellectuals don't have to play respectability politics to deliver a message that resonates. Mr. Lee holds a bachelor's degree in African & African American Studies and a Master's degrees in both Human Relations and Adult Higher Education. He also holds Graduate Certificates in Women and Gendered Studies, along with Human Resource and Diversity Development from the University of Oklahoma.In This Episode:Book Conscious Lee to speakFollow @theconsciouslee on TikTok, Twitter, and InstagramYou can order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Zachary Hoover is the Executive Director of LA Voice and is in his fourteenth year with Faith in Action (formerly PICO Nat'l Network). He holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard and is ordained in the American Baptist Church.Since joining LA Voice, he has led organizing campaigns that have increased access to groceries in food deserts, increased public accountability for reinvestment by major financial institutions, increased voter participation in communities of color, removed obstacles to employment for formerly incarcerated Angelenos, and bridged gaps between communities divided by race, class and geography.In This Episode:You can keep up with LA Voice on their website and Instagram.You can order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Shelby Kretz is an educational researcher at UCLA and creator of Little Justice Leaders subscription box. Little Justice Leaders is a monthly box for parents and teachers of elementary school students, which provides resources each month to learn about a new topic of social justice.In This Episode:You can keep up with Little Justice Leaders on the website, Instagram, and Facebook.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Eric Stoner is a co-founding editor at Waging Nonviolence, an independent, non-profit media platform that covers social movements and activism around the world. He is also an adjunct professor at St. Joseph's College, and has taught courses on civil resistance and social justice at Rutgers University and St. Peter's University. Eric has reported from Afghanistan and the Philippines, and his articles have appeared in The Guardian, Mother Jones, Salon, The Nation, Sojourners and In These Times, among other publications.In This Episode:You can find more info at Eric's websiteYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Mikaela Loach is a climate justice activist, co-host of The Yikes Podcast, writer and 5th year medical student. She is one of three claimants on the Paid To Pollute case taking the UK government to court to challenge the Oil & Gas Association's policy in the North Sea and the subsidies and tax breaks the industry is given by the UK government.Her organizing work and Instagram focuses on highlighting the harm caused by the fossil fuel industry, and the intersections of the climate crisis with oppressive systems such as white supremacy and migrant injustices. You can support the Paid To Pollute court case by visiting the website.In This Episode:You can find Mikaela on Instagram & TwitterCheck out the Stop Cambo Campaign and The Yikes PodcastYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

A former physics major, music scholar, and debate team member at Wiley College; Charity Croff is one of the most eclectic influencers on social media, and Instagram's coolest Public Intellectual! Whether heightening the collective consciousness with educational videos or elevating the aural existence of humanity with depth-centered music-based edutainment; Charity's work embraces a limitless lifestyle of love, empathy, & creativity. It all started with a viral video, and then another, and another, then voila... 300 MILLION views! As a burgeoning influencer of thought, Charity endeavors to influence social change through the promotion of empathy, critical thinking, and activation of the infinite potential that dwells within the fiber of humanity. His curiosity leads him to explore and create engaging content on topical social issues such as the environment, theology, enlightenment, race, and gender.Charity is also a U.S based song writer, producer, and Hip Hop vocalist. As a songwriter Charity is working with multiple producers and artists in the music industry. Look for some of his upcoming work on BET+ “All the Queens Men” and a wide variety of your favorite recording artists.Be on the lookout for his upcoming project “Build and Destroy” which is a transformational book that will be accompanied by an album that will feature collaborations from a few of the world's favorite recording artists!In This Episode:You can keep up with Charity on Patreon, Instagram, and FacebookYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Cole Arthur Riley is the creator of Black Liturgies, a space for Black spiritual words of liberation, lament, rage, and rest; and a project of The Center for Dignity and Contemplation where she serves as Executive Curator. Born and for the most part raised in Pittsburgh, Cole studied Writing at the University of Pittsburgh. She once took a professor's advice very seriously to begin writing a little every day, and has followed it for nearly a decade.In This Episode:Find out more about Cole's work and order a copy of her bookYou can follow Cole on Twitter and InstagramYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Amanda Litman is the co-founder and executive director of Run for Something, a PAC that helps recruit and support young, diverse progressives running for down-ballot office. Previously, she was the email director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, digital director for Charlie Crist's 2014 Florida gubernatorial campaign, deputy email director for Organizing for Action, and an email writer for Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. She graduated from Northwestern University in 2012 with a B.A. in American Studies.In This Episode:Find out more about Run For Something at their website and follow them on TwitterKeep up with Amanda on Twitter and check out her bookYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Candice Marie Benbow is a theologian, essayist, columnist, baker, and educator whose work gives voice to Black women's shared experiences of faith, healing, and wholeness. The author of Red Lip Theology, she was named by Sojourners as one of “10 Christian Women Shaping the Church in 2020” and has written for Essence, Glamour, The Root, VICE, Shondaland, Madame Noire, and the Me Too Movement. Candice created the “Lemonade Syllabus” social media campaign, founded the media boutique Zion Hill Media Group, and, in memory of her mother, established The LouiseMarie Foundation to support HBCU nursing students and community mental health projects. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Candice holds degrees from Tennessee State University, North Carolina Central University, and Duke Divinity School.In This Episode:Order Candice's book Red Lip TheologyFind out more on Candice's website and follow her on Twitter and InstagramYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the Church's Complicity in Racism. His latest book is How to Fight Racism. Jemar has been a co-host of the "Pass the Mic" podcast since its inception seven years ago. His writing has been featured in the Washington Post, The Atlantic, and the New York Times among others. He is a frequent commentator on outlets such as NPR and CNN's New Day program. He speaks nationwide on the topics of racial justice, U.S. history and Christianity. Jemar earned is PhD in history and he studies race, religion, and social movements in the 20th century. In This Episode:You can find more information at Jemar's websiteOrder How To Fight Racism and The Color of CompromiseFollow his work through his newsletter, Footnotes, and on Instagram and Twitter.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Tarika is a queer, neurodivergent environmental policy professional who specializes in helping communities fight against large-scale fossil fuel terminals. Over the past decade, she helped kill dozens of proposed fossil fuel projects in the Pacific Northwest. She was a protester at the police precinct occupation in Seattle in 2020, and is a vocal critic of both police violence and the commodification of the BLM movement. She lives in Philly, where she is building an advocacy and education space arout neurodivergence, mental health, and outdoor therapy.In This Episode:Learn more about Tarika's workFollow Tarika on InstagramYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Lettie Elizabeth is a historian, educator, and advocate living in Wilmington, NC. She is also the host and owner of her podcast History Shows Us. Lettie's passion for telling history's truths and connecting the past to today's racial and social justice issues is evident in the work she does. She received her MA in History in 2015, focusing primarily on American history and specializing in African-American studies. She received her MA in Conflict Management & Resolution in May 2020, allowing her to use mediation, facilitation, and effective communication skills in her work as an educator and advocate. Leading and facilitating workshops to equip people with skills to have the “hard” conversations is something Lettie also enjoys. Lettie was recently announced as a brand ambassador for America Hates Us. She has been a guest on several podcasts and is involved in her local community. Her Patreon community enjoys tons of history and antiracism content from her throughout the month which includes webinars, live Q&As, and a book club with convos! In addition to educating and collaborating online, she is currently working on organizing a couple of workshops to offer in the near future. She is also working on her own personal research project about the Green Book (a travel guide for Black people from 1937-1967) in Wilmington, North Carolina and the larger story it tells.In This Episode:Keep up with Lettie on Twitter and InstagramCheck out the History Shows Us Podcast and follow on InstagramYou can support Lettie on her PatreonYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Host of the Words to Win By podcast and Principal of ASO Communications, Anat Shenker-Osorio examines why certain messages falter where others deliver. She has led research for new messaging on issues ranging from freedom to join together in union to clean energy and from immigrant rights to reforming criminal justice. Anat's original approach through priming experiments, task-based testing and online dial surveys has led to progressive electoral and policy victories across the globe. Anat delivers her findings packed in snark at venues such as the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Centre for Australian Progress, Irish Migrant Centre, Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation and LUSH International. Her writing and research is profiled in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Boston Globe, Salon, The Guardian and Grist among others. She is the author of "Don't Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense About the Economy".In This Episode:You can follow Words to Win By on Instagram, Twitter, & FacebookYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Erica Woodland is a black queer/genderqueer facilitator, consultant and healing justice practitioner born and raised in Baltimore, MD. He is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 18 years experience working at the intersections of movements for racial, gender, economic, trans and queer justice and liberation. He has extensive experience working with youth, people of color, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities across the country. Erica is the Founding Director of the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network, a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color. Under his leadership, NQTTCN has trained and mobilized hundreds of mental health practitioners committed to intervening on the legacy of harm and violence of the medical industrial complex while building liberatory models of care rooted in abolition.Erica's consulting work is founded in transformative practice to strengthen movement organizations' ability to integrate healing justice into their political organizing work. He has worked with a number of local and national organizations to develop structures and practices that promote sustainability, healing, alignment, and impact. Erica also has a private practice where he provides psychotherapy and clinical supervision with a focus on harm reduction, intergenerational trauma and resilience, grief, and family therapy.In This Episode:You can find more info about the NQTTCN at the website or on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter.Erica is on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram and his website.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Danté Stewart is a speaker and a writer whose work in the areas of race, religion, and politics has been featured on CNN and in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, Comment, and elsewhere. He is the author of the recently released SHOUTIN' IN THE FIRE (Convergent, 10/5/21). He received his BA in sociology from Clemson University and is currently studying at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.In This Episode:Order Danté's book Shoutin' in the Fire.You can find Danté on Instagram, Twitter, and his website.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.

Jill Louise Busby (more affectionately known as jillisblack) is a writer and filmmaker critiquing, imploding, and barrel-laughing at our personal and communal hierarchies; the myth of white fragility (and other words for racism); the endlessly-pending and highly-exclusive revolution, identity, and reaction-based illusions of societal progress; and the boundaries that all place on our lives. Believing a shift away from anti-difference begins with an outpouring of radical, multi-generational, inclusive, and validating honesty, Jill's work charms audiences just past their limits of comfort, inviting them to seek a new and more genuine freedom in the discomfort of truth.Her debut book, Unfollow Me: Essays on Complicity, an intimate, impertinent, and incisive collection about race, progress, and hypocrisy, was released in September of 2021 from Bloomsbury Publishing. In This Episode:Order Jill's book Unfollow Me: Essays on Complicity!You can find Jill on Instagram and on her website for everything else.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Blythe Hill is the CEO and Founder of the Dressember Foundation, an anti-trafficking nonprofit organization. Through their annual campaign, thousands of people across the world commit to wearing dresses or ties for the month of December as a way to raise awareness and funding for anti-trafficking work. Since 2013, Dressember advocates have raised $13MM USD and resourced dozens of anti-trafficking programs across the US and the world. Dressember has received press attention from the likes of Forbes, Glamour, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, the TODAY Show, among others. In 2019, Blythe was named one of InStyle's 50 Badass Women, alongside powerhouse ladies like Michelle Obama, Christine Blasey Ford, Angela Davis, and Gayle King.Blythe currently lives in Seattle with her husband, son, and their dog, Friday. She loves a good red wine, a good cheese and, clearly, a good pun.In This Episode:Find out more on the Dressember website and watch the documentary!You can find Dressember on  Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.Follow Blythe on Instagram.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Multidisciplinary artist TRISHES challenges the confines of art and constructs of self by using live looping, visual art and spoken word to delve into our psyches. Her undeniably original songwriting, fleshed out by hip-hop beats and pop hooks, examines human struggle through an anthropological lens to prompt listeners on a journey of self-inquiry. As a musician, the Trinidadian-American has been featured on NPR, Billboard, Rolling Stone India, MTV India, and VH1 India; and she has performed internationally, playing festivals like SXSW, CMW, Women's Redrock Festival, Tune In Tel Aviv, Linda Perry's Rock N Relief, Pyramid Yoga Festival and more. Her visual art has been part of Adidas “Nite Jogger” campaign and she has been nominated for Best Music Video at the South Asian Film Festival two years in a row, including one nomination for her directorial debut on her music video “Gaslight.” Her debut album “The Id” is out now, and this December the artist will give her first TEDx talk at TEDxDelthorneWomen.In This Episode:Join the TRISHES email list at her websiteYou can follow TRISHES on YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and FacebookMusic Big Sunglasses by TRISHESYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. In This Episode:Alex's websiteThe Policing & Social Justice ProjectThe End of Policing by Alex VitaleAlex on TwitterFind local resources at the Defund the Police websiteYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!

Sonali Fiske is a Sri Lankan-American, woman-identified leadership mentor to BIWoC revolutionaries, an executive producer, curator, and talk show host. Her private and group courses teach those who are revved up about taking a bigger platform, speak truth to power, and share their personal narratives to help disrupt the disparities in race, power and wealth and thereby reimagine the current cultural landscape we're in. She is also currently executive producing and hosting TEDxDelthorneWomen in Los Angeles, a live revolutionary event happening on Dec. 4th. Her radio talkshow Revolutionary Voices, on Rukus avenue Radio, with a listenership of 30 million+ centers BIPoC leaders on social justice, political & cultural issues of our time.You can keep up with Sonali at her website  and you can find out more about the BIWOC Revolutionaries Take The Mic course.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!

Nandi, Andre, and Mitchell talk about the insurrection at the capital, what resisting  oppression looks like.Download the Make Oppression Backfire PDF.Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website.Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Nandi can found online on their Twitter and Instagram.Find Mitchell over on Twitter.

Thank you for being part of something incredible as we explore practical insight on racial justice and social change.Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website.Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Alicia is online at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Nandi can found online on their Twitter and Instagram.Ross will be around on his Twitter and Instagram. Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of Andre Henry on Patreon to support his work.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Jessica Becker Pierce, Caleb Maloney-Steiner, Shaun Wissmann, Lathania Butler, Jim Albarano, Danielle Pimentel, Sam & Nicole Galambos, Martha Fischer, Phillip Hargrove, Lauren Fleming, Tanner Hearne, The Brilliance, Lauren Henry, Amy Campbell-Blair, Sharon Kim, Aaron J. Albano, Tera Gorman, Johanna Tropiano, Dave Uriarte, Stephanie Whitty, Bonni Funk, Nick Richtsmeier, Anne Shaneen, Allison Chang, Janet Elsbach, Michaela Doelman, Scott Unger, Delaine Thomas, Beth DeWet, Mike McHargue, Jason DeMeo, The DeWilde Muthiahs, Samantha Ham, Marissa Oritz, Anne Tomkinson, Gretchen HumphriesMusic by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

Aric McBay is an organizer, a farmer, and author of four books. He writes and speaks about effective social movements, and has organized campaigns around prisoner justice, Indigenous solidarity, pipelines, unionization, and other causes. His newest book, Full Spectrum Resistance, is a two-volume exploration of how to build effective movements and knit together struggles using diverse tactics.More at www.aricmcbay.org / FullSpectrumResistance.orgYou can also keep up with Aric on his Facebook page.Share your own Hope Notes and Hard Pills with us on social media using #HHPpodcast! Episode Questions:• What are some myths you’ve encountered in social change work?• What kinds of disruptions have been effective in bringing attention to the need for change in your communities?• What commitments and passions do you have around social change? How do they inform the tactics you’re willing to engage or roles you can take on in movement work? Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Find out what Alicia is up to at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Jessica Becker Pierce, Caleb Maloney-Steiner, Shaun Wissmann, Lathania Butler, Jim Albarano, Danielle Pimentel, Sam & Nicole Galambos, Martha Fischer, Phillip Hargrove, Lauren Fleming, Tanner Hearne, The Brilliance, Lauren Henry, Amy Campbell-Blair, Sharon Kim, Aaron J. Albano, Tera Gorman, Johanna Tropiano, Dave Uriarte, Stephanie Whitty, Bonni Funk, Nick Richtsmeier, Anne Shaneen, Allison Chang, Janet Elsbach, Michaela Doelman, Scott Unger, Delaine Thomas, Beth DeWet, Mike McHargue, Jason DeMeo, The DeWilde Muthiahs, Samantha Ham, Marissa Oritz, Anne Tomkinson, Gretchen Humphries Music by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

Note: This interview with Latasha was recorded in the fall of 2019.Latasha Morrison is a bridge-builder, reconciler, and a compelling voice in the fight for racial justice. In 2016, she founded Be the Bridge, a non-profit organization equipping more than 1,600 sub-groups across five countries to serve as ambassadors of racial reconciliation. Numerous organizations have recognized her as a leading social justice advocate, including Facebook’s Community Leadership Program, Forbes, and EBONY magazine.A native of North Carolina, Tasha earned degrees in human development and business leadership. Her first book, Be the Bridge, released in October 2019. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia.Find out more about Be The Bridge on the website and podcast.Share your own Hope Notes and Hard Pills with us on social media using #HHPpodcast!Episode Questions:• What motivated you to take action in the path to antiracism?• What can you do today to invest in Black and indigenous individuals and organizations?• Are you doing the internal work to create a space where Black and indigenous people of color can bring their full selves?Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.You can keep up with Corey on his website as well as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Find out what Ross is up to on his Twitter and Instagram.Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Jessica Becker Pierce, Caleb Maloney-Steiner, Shaun Wissmann, Lathania Butler, Jim Albarano, Danielle Pimentel, Sam & Nicole Galambos, Martha Fischer, Phillip Hargrove, Lauren Fleming, Tanner Hearne, The Brilliance, Lauren Henry, Amy Campbell-Blair, Sharon Kim, Aaron J. Albano, Tera Gorman, Johanna Tropiano, Dave Uriarte, Stephanie Whitty, Bonni Funk, Nick Richtsmeier, Anne Shaneen, Allison Chang, Janet Elsbach, Michaela Doelman, Scott Unger, Delaine Thomas, Beth DeWet, Mike McHargue, Jason DeMeo, The DeWilde Muthiahs, Samantha Ham, Marissa Oritz, Anne Tomkinson, Gretchen Humphries.Music by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

The elections process has a lot working for it. When those in power seek to undermine it they can do so with precision or by it blowing up. Nandi walks through what that process looks like since we are still in the middle of it.

Note: This episode with Tori was recorded at the end of 2019. She is in full swing with her White Homework project mentioned in this episode.Tori is a writer, speaker, and educator. She is the host and creator of White Homework, a course on race, racism, and restorative justice. She is also active on Twitter and Instagram.Share your own Hope Notes and Hard Pills with us on social media using #HHPpodcast!Episode Questions:• What comes up for you when you hear the words “reparations”?• What has inspired and influenced your view?• How have you experienced the impact of colonization in your life?• How have you upheld colonized thought or practice in your own life?• How can you work to learn about and prioritize decolonization?• What did you come up knowing about indigenous history and life?• What do you now know about indigenous history and life?• What can you do to keep learning?• What messages about Blackness did you receive growing up? Where did that come from?• How have you seen religious communities or actors perpetuate antiblackness and white supremacy?• How have you seen religious communities or actors commit to antiracism?• How can the religious communities around you more fully commit to the work of justice?• What moral responsibilities do you have?• How is this the same or different from the responsibilities you felt in the past?Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.You can keep up with Alicia on her website as well as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Find out what Nandi is up to on their Twitter and Instagram.Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Jessica Becker Pierce, Caleb Maloney-Steiner, Shaun Wissmann, Lathania Butler, Jim Albarano, Danielle Pimentel, Sam & Nicole Galambos, Martha Fischer, Phillip Hargrove, Lauren Fleming, Tanner Hearne, The Brilliance, Lauren Henry, Amy Campbell-Blair, Sharon Kim, Aaron J. Albano, Tera Gorman, Johanna Tropiano, Dave Uriarte, Stephanie Whitty, Bonni Funk, Nick Richtsmeier, Anne Shaneen, Allison Chang, Janet Elsbach, Michaela Doelman, Scott Unger, Delaine Thomas, Beth DeWet, Mike McHargue, Jason DeMeo, The DeWilde Muthiahs, Samantha Ham, Marissa Oritz, Anne Tomkinson, Gretchen HumphriesMusic by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

Hardy and Marium discuss starting the Hold The Line Guide and what it means to "hold the line" in our spaces of influence.You can follow what Hold The Line is up to on the website, Instagram,  Twitter. 

With the election nearing every day, how do we prepare ourselves whatever the outcome? Andre Henry fills you in on what this limited series is about and what you can expect.

NOTE: The interview with Lauren took place in November, 2019. We feel this conversation is still important today.Lauren Duca is an award-winning and -losing journalist focused on building equitable public power by empowering young people — and especially young womxn — to insist on their right and duty to the political conversation. Since being catapulted to the public eye shortly after the 2016 election, Duca has been researching and reporting on the post-Trump youth political awakening. In September 2019, she published “How to Start a Revolution: Young People and the Future of American Politics,” which seeks to document and sustain the shift from passively navigating a broken system to actively seeking to change it.Follow what Lauren is up to on her website, Twitter, and Instagram.Share your own Hope Notes and Hard Pills with us on social media using #HHPpodcast!Episode Questions:• What are you personally going to do to refuse to comply with white supremacist ideology?• What does moving past voting look like for you and your community?Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Find out what Nandi is up to on their Twitter and Instagram.Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Jessica Becker Pierce, Caleb Maloney-Steiner, Shaun Wissmann, Lathania Butler, Jim Albarano, Danielle Pimentel, Sam & Nicole Galambos, Martha Fischer, Phillip Hargrove, Lauren Fleming, Tanner Hearne, The Brilliance, Lauren Henry, Amy Campbell-Blair, Sharon Kim, Aaron J. Albano, Tera Gorman, Johanna Tropiano, Dave Uriarte, Stephanie Whitty, Bonni Funk, Nick Richtsmeier, Anne Shaneen, Allison Chang, Janet Elsbach, Michaela Doelman, Scott Unger, Delaine Thomas, Beth DeWet, Mike McHargue, Jason DeMeo, The DeWilde Muthiahs, Samantha Ham, Marissa Oritz, Anne Tomkinson, Gretchen HumphriesMusic by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

Bree Newsome is a writer, artist, and activist who drew national attention in 2015 when she climbed the flagpole in front of the South Carolina Capitol building and removed a confederate battle flag that was originally raised in 1961 as a racist statement of opposition to the Civil Rights Movement and lunch counter sit-ins occurring at the time. The massacre of nine black parishioners by a white supremacist at Emanuel AME Zion Church in Charleston reignited controversy over South Carolina’s continued endorsement of a hate symbol. Newsome’s act of defiance against the culture of white supremacy has been memorialized in photographs, artwork and film and has become a symbol of resistance and the empowerment of women.You can keep up with Bree and her work on Twitter and Facebook.Share your own Hope Notes and Hard Pills with us on social media using #HHPpodcast! Episode Questions:• What was your first protest? What were your trying to disrupt with your words or actions? What was the outcome?• How are you engaged in protest(s) during this season of your life? What are you wanting to see change by your participation in these things? What are the ways in which these protests actively work for change?• What are your beliefs around voting and Democratic processes? Is this the same or different from what you used to believe? Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Find out what Alicia is up to at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content. Music by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

No White Saviors is an advocacy campaign lead by a majority female, majority African team of professionals based in Kampala, Uganda. Our collective experience in the development & aid sectors has lead us to a deep commitment to seeing things change in a more equitable & anti-racist direction.You can follow them on Instagram, check out their podcast, or learn more on their website.Season Finale Question:• How can you posture yourself to listen to what people want and need? Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Find out what Alicia is up to at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.You can catch up with Corey on Instagram & Twitter and listen to his podcast, Existential. Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Ahren SamuelsAnne ShaneenAnne TomkinsonBeth DeWetDonna LynnJanet ElsbachJason DeMeoJohn TomkinsonMichaela DoelmanMike McHargueRebecca WilliamsonRegina-Wink SwinfordSamantha HamSamuel MuthiahScott UngerStephen MatlockMichael KinmanRyan Ku-Borden Music: Supa Dred II (Wake Up) & It Doesn't Have To Be This Way by Andre Henry

No White Saviors is an advocacy campaign lead by a majority female, majority African team of professionals based in Kampala, Uganda. Our collective experience in the development & aid sectors has lead us to a deep commitment to seeing things change in a more equitable & anti-racist direction.You can follow them on Instagram, check out their podcast, or learn more on their website. Episode Questions:• What are some stories you were taught as a child that included white savior narratives• Considering the history is white-washed, how can we access fuller or more accurate histories• Why do you think white saviorism is not spoken about?• How can you identify white saviors?•What experiences have you had with white saviorism? How have you had to confront yourself or others as it relates to this concept? Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Find out what Alicia is up to at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.You can catch up with Corey on Instagram & Twitter and listen to his podcast, Existential. Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Ahren SamuelsAnne ShaneenAnne TomkinsonBeth DeWetDonna LynnJanet ElsbachJason DeMeoJohn TomkinsonMichaela DoelmanMike McHargueRebecca WilliamsonRegina-Wink SwinfordSamantha HamSamuel MuthiahScott UngerStephen MatlockMichael KinmanRyan Ku-Borden Music: Supa Dred II (Wake Up) & It Doesn't Have To Be This Way by Andre Henry

Britt Hawthorne is a nationally recognized equity trainer in education. Britt partners with action-oriented educators, creating classroom environments that are inclusive and equitable for all learners. Her work seeks to move justice from being an idea to the authentic culture.Find out more over on her website or Instagram! Episode Questions:• What myths were you taught about racism and other forms prejudice in your education? When and how did those myths get disrupted?• What were you taught about bias and racism in your schools? Did you ever receive any education around antibias or antiracism? What do you wish you would've learned about these things throughout your education?• How have you experienced bias or racism in your educational formation? How have you witnessed discrimination impacting others?• What could an inclusive and equitable classroom look like? What might complicate educational spaces from being free of bias and racism?• What do you think kids should be taught about race and bias? Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Find out what Alicia is up to at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.You can connect with Grace Sandra on Instagram & Facebook. Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Ahren SamuelsAnne ShaneenAnne TomkinsonBeth DeWetDonna LynnJanet ElsbachJason DeMeoJohn TomkinsonMichaela DoelmanMike McHargueRebecca WilliamsonRegina-Wink SwinfordSamantha HamSamuel MuthiahScott UngerStephen MatlockMichael KinmanRyan Ku-Borden Music: Supa Dred II (Wake Up) & It Doesn't Have To Be This Way by Andre Henry

Rachel Ricketts is a thought leader + outspoken advocate for Black and Indigenous womxn and our healing. As a racial justice activist, lawyer, healer, speaker + author, she educates white folx on their role in perpetuating white supremacy, and helps folx of colour heal from internalized oppression. Rachel hosts online and in-person workshops including her renowned Spiritual Activism series which promotes racial justice and offers practical solutions for all hue-mans to dismantle racist heteropatriarchy. Rachel’s work has been featured in publications such as Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Mind Body Green 21Ninety, Black Girl in Om and Thrive, and she's presented at international conferences including SXSW 2018 + 2019 and me Convention in Stockholm. She loves donuts, dancing and all things metaphysical. Learn more at www.rachelricketts.com and follow on Instagram. To take her online anti-racism courses head to https://www.rachelricketts.com/shop-products. Episode Questions:• What forms of oppression do you call out or point to as being an issue? What activated you in working to address these issues?• What beliefs or ideas give shape to your spirituality? What were you brought up to believe? What do you choose to believe?• How does your spirituality or spirituality come into contact with or impact your justice seeking work?• What lights you up and gives you life in your connection with yourself? What are your thoughts or wonderings about yourself and what lies outside of yourself?• Given that your energy is finite, who do you dedicate it to as you work for change in yourself and in the world? Who doesn't get your energy? Who do you want to give more of your energy to? Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Find out what Alicia is up to at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.You can connect with Nandi Kayyy on Instagram & Facebook. Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Ahren SamuelsAnne ShaneenAnne TomkinsonBeth DeWetDonna LynnJanet ElsbachJason DeMeoJohn TomkinsonMichaela DoelmanMike McHargueRebecca WilliamsonRegina-Wink SwinfordSamantha HamSamuel MuthiahScott UngerStephen MatlockMichael KinmanRyan Ku-Borden Music: Supa Dred II (Wake Up) & It Doesn't Have To Be This Way by Andre Henry

Candice Marie Benbow is a theologian, essayist and creative who situates her work at the intersections of beauty, faith, feminism and culture. Her work gives voice to the shared experiences of healing and journeying toward wholeness.In May 2016, following the release of Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade, Candice created the #LemonadeSyllabus hashtag and social media campaign. With contributions from over 70 Black women, Candice released the syllabus as a free downloadable resource of over 250 works centered around the lives of Black women.She is also Founder of Zion Hill Media Group, a media boutique that produces messages of hope and healing across various platforms. Zion Hill’s flagship projects include a women’s lifestyle site, online courses and educational projects, and progressive faith based content.In addition to her own blog, Candice’s words can be found at ESSENCE Magazine, Glamour Magazine, VICE, Shondaland and MadameNoire. Catch up with Candice on Instagram and Twitter. Episode Questions:• What things, projects, or outlets have been meaningful to you when you've experienced grief?• Have you ever intentionally or unintentionally created something to work out your grief, pain, or anger? What is it? How did its creation impact you? How did its creation impact others?• If you felt you had the freedom to talk to God, the universe, and/or the ancestors with authenticity and no filters, what would you say? What, if anything, stops or complicates you speaking this freely?• What makes a group of people "community" for you? What do they give you? What do you give them? What sorts of things do you share?• How can you tangibly lend support to those who you consider to be your community? Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Find out what Alicia is up to at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Ahren SamuelsAnne ShaneenAnne TomkinsonBeth DeWetDonna LynnJanet ElsbachJason DeMeoJohn TomkinsonMichaela DoelmanMike McHargueRebecca WilliamsonRegina-Wink SwinfordSamantha HamSamuel MuthiahScott UngerStephen MatlockMichael KinmanRyan Ku-Borden Music: Supa Dred II (Wake Up) & It Doesn't Have To Be This Way by Andre Henry

Zellie Imani is a writer, educator and organizer. He is also a co-founder of the Black Liberation Collective, a Black youth Collective dedicated to transforming higher education through unity, coalition building, direct action and political education.Connect with Zellie on Twitter or Instagram.Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.A huge thank you to Corey Leak for being a guest host on this episode! Connect with Corey on Instagram and Twitter and check out his podcast Existential. Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Ahren Samuel, Allison Chang, Anne Shaneen, Anne Tomkinson, Donna Lynn, Janet Elsbach, Jason DeMeo, John Tomkinson, Michaela Doelman, Mike McHargue, Mikel Ellcessor, Rebecca Williamson, Regina-Wink Swinford, Samantha Ham, Scott Unger, Stephen Matlock, The DeWilde Muthiahs. Music: Supa Dred II (Wake Up) & It Doesn't Have To Be This Way by Andre Henry

Reema Zaman is an award-winning writer, speaker, actress, and author of the critically acclaimed memoir I AM YOURS. I Am Yours has been adopted into the curriculum of several high schools through an Innovation Grant from the Oregon Department of Education, and is being adapted into a movie by Dara Resnik and Reema. The New York Times states that "Zaman writes beautifully of the pain and frustration of being a woman in a man's world, an immigrant in a world suspicious of outsiders."She was the 2018 Oregon Literary Arts’ Writer of Color Fellow and is currently partnering with the International Rescue Committee and Girls Inc. to serve crucial causes and empower the next generation of leaders. As the only Reema Zaman in the world, she is easy to find on social media. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, and visit her website.Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.A huge thank you to Corey Leak for being a guest host on this episode! Connect with Corey on Instagram and Twitter and check out his podcast Existential. Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Ahren Samuel, Allison Chang, Anne Shaneen, Anne Tomkinson, Donna Lynn, Janet Elsbach, Jason DeMeo, John Tomkinson, Michaela Doelman, Mike McHargue, Mikel Ellcessor, Rebecca Williamson, Regina-Wink Swinford, Samantha Ham, Scott Unger, Stephen Matlock, The DeWilde Muthiahs. Music: Supa Dred II (Wake Up) & It Doesn't Have To Be This Way by Andre Henry