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Listen to Milken Institute Global Conference coverage. In this episode, Adam Torres interviews Paul Dumars, CFO & COO at The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, explore the current philanthropy/fundraising landscape and the Milken Institute Global Conference. Big thank you to ⁠⁠Milken Institute⁠⁠! Follow Adam on Instagram at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/⁠ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be a guest on our podcast: ⁠https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/⁠ Visit our website: ⁠https://missionmatters.com/⁠ More FREE content from Mission Matters here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Donna and Orlando hosted a live episode at the Stoudamire Wellness Hub with Yodit Mesfin Johnson, the President and CEO of Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW) to discuss navigating the new normal.Utilizing facts published by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, they define the new normal as the dismantling of our government's systems and institutions. Together, they come up with practical solutions and also invite the audience to offer wisdom and share strategies of resistance. As President & CEO of NEW, Yodit stewards their bold vision, strategic direction and overall operations. A mother, poet, strategist, and champion for human rights and social change, she first joined NEW as a consultant in 2008, and became CEO in 2020. Yodit thrives in building community around the questions that matter most; how can we unlock the potential and possibility needed to radically transform our communities, see the ecosystem and the whole, and design and act in ways that bend the long arc of history towards balance and harmony?For more information on Yodit's work with NEW, click here.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

On this show, we discuss the results of the 2024 presidential election with our expert panel, Dr. Elsie Scott, the Director of the Ronald Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University and the former Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; Dr. Jarvis Hall, Professor of political science at North Carolina Central University; and Marcus Bass, Director of NC Black Alliance.

Hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum kick off today with a recap of last weekend's live show at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference. Check out the whole event in last Monday's episode, or you can see everyone's wonderful outfits in the YouTube version.    Lots of doom and Republican-gloom this week, as the GOP seeks to force American women to have babies even as they oppose support for families with young kids. A Minnesota state senator claims that kids in his state don't need free school lunches because he's “never met a hungry person in Minnesota…” OK. JD Vance advocates his “plan” for making childcare more affordable: call grandma. And Gov DeSantis goes full propaganda mode to protect Florida's 6-week abortion ban, while using Florida law enforcement to harass pro-choice supporters. God forbid anyone commit the most heinous crimes of being born a woman or a hungry child in a poor family…    Y'all had some great listener questions this week, including whether or not famous politicians listen to our show, and why isn't the Harris/Walz campaign pushing more populace policies (or are they)?    If you'd like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   We are 47 days away from the election. Welcome home y'all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Playing the Funding Game https://www.audacy.com/989word The Tara Show Follow us on Social Media Join our Live Stream Weekdays - 6am to 10am Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/989word Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2031096 X: https://twitter.com/989word Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/989word/ "Red Meat, Greenville." 09/18/24 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a brunch held to celebrate Black Excellence on the South Lawn of the White House on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Biden hosted the brunch during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual Legislative Conference week to recognize achievements in the Black community. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

After Sunday's 2nd assassination attempt in two months on President Donald Trump's life, we did a deep dive on the attempted shooter, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, now in custody of Secret Service and FBI, we've got his history in the press, his shocking arrest record, his absurd self-published book, and so much more, Scott Stamp from Creed is extremely based, Vice President Kamala Harris deployed her best black accent at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 2024 Phoenix Awards over the weekend, after Kamala vowed to take executive action on gun control within 100 days, in our research we discovered an alarming pattern of unregistered gun owners having the power to sway swing states in the Presidential election, so remind your family and friends to get registered at their current address and vote like their life depends on it!GUEST: Josh FirestineSOURCES: https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/sources-september-16-2024Join MugClub to watch this show every day! http://louderwithcrowder.com/mugclubNEW MERCH! https://crowdershop.com/Subscribe to my podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/louder-with-crowder/FOLLOW ME: Website: https://louderwithcrowder.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/scrowder Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/louderwithcrowder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevencrowderofficialMusic by @Pogo

Hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum are live at the Congressional Black Caucus's Annual Legislative Conference! There was a rotating panel of esteemed guests speaking with the hosts about public policy that most affects the Black community. We are 50 days away from the election. Welcome home y'all! If you'd like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.  Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:  Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.  Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die Internasionale Betrekkinge-minister, Ronald Lamola, het 'n einde gevra aan die volksmoord in Gaza tydens die jaarlikse wetgewende konferensie van die Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington. Hy herbevestig Suid-Afrika se steun vir Palestina, en moedig die wêreld aan om te verenig teen Israel en druk uit te oefen vir 'n Palestynse staat. Lamola beklemtoon die belangrikheid van voorspraak vir menseregte in Gaza.

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation talks upcoming presidential election; An inside look at the Pope's 12-day trip around the world; Actor Joe Locke talks Marvel series 'Agatha All Along' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation talks upcoming presidential election; An inside look at the Pope's 12-day trip around the world; Actor Joe Locke talks Marvel series 'Agatha All Along' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(AURN News) — Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a long-serving Democrat from Texas's 18th Congressional District, has died, according to a statement released by her family on Friday. Jackson Lee, known for her passionate advocacy on issues of racial justice, criminal justice reform, and human rights, served in Congress for over 30 years. In an interview with AURN News, her former Deputy Chief of Staff, Shashrina Thomas, described her as "the conscience of the Congress" who acted daily as "an advocate for the underserved constituents of Houston's historic Third Ward, and all those similarly situated across the nation." “The Congresswoman represented her family and her country proudly passionately and effectively, she fought the good fight. As it is written in 2nd Timothy, she finished the race, but most importantly, she maintained the faith in God,” Thomas said. “I'm grateful to her and her family, for sharing her with the world, for fighting the fight in Congress, and standing strong every moment, to make sure women's rights were on the table… human rights were on the table, and that there was a fair social and criminal justice system, across the board, specifically, for African American people,” she added. Thomas also highlighted Jackson Lee's legislative accomplishments, stating, "She was directly responsible for crafting more than 200 pieces of legislation, 184 of which became law." Among her notable achievements were helping to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.  "The congresswoman deserves our gratitude for a life of public service and dedication to exactly that: the values of women's rights, fairness, equality, and justice," Thomas said. First elected in 1994, Jackson Lee was particularly noted for her focus on issues affecting women and children. Thomas recalled how the congresswoman ensured that "women and children were not forgotten" in policy discussions, especially regarding public service and first responders. Jackson Lee also played a significant role in healthcare legislation. Thomas noted her position as "the lead policy negotiator for the Affordable Care Act," which included provisions to expand access to healthcare for underserved communities. “Congressman Louis Stokes gave me my wings to fly. The Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, taught me how to fly,” Thomas told AURN News. The statement from Jackson Lee's family emphasized her impact both as a public servant and as a beloved wife, sister, mother, and grandmother. They noted that while she will be deeply missed, "her legacy will continue to inspire all who believe in freedom, justice, and democracy." Funeral arrangements are pending.  Personal Reflection As a journalist, I rarely include personal experiences in my reporting. However, Congresswoman Jackson Lee's passing compels me to share my interactions with her over the years. I first met her in 2013 while working as a Communications Director on Capitol Hill. From that time until her passing, she consistently supported me as a person, a journalist, and a Black man in America. She was a staunch advocate for American Urban Radio Networks (AURN), always making time to address Black America through our platform. During our interviews, she frequently emphasized the crucial role of AURN News in covering issues facing the Black community that are often overlooked by mainstream media. Our last public interaction was in September 2023 at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference, where I moderated an event she hosted. Even then, she spoke passionately about the importance of Black media in our country and expressed gratitude to AURN and me personally. Her unwavering support for Black journalists and media outlets underscored her commitment to ensuring diverse voices were heard in the national political conversations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

pWotD Episode 2636: Sheila Jackson Lee Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 279,639 views on Saturday, 20 July 2024 our article of the day is Sheila Jackson Lee.Sheila Jackson Lee (January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was the U. S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of the Democratic Party and served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council before being elected to the House. She was also co-dean of Texas's congressional delegation.Born in Queens, New York, Jackson Lee earned a scholarship for Black students at New York University before transferring to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Yale University in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975. In 1987, after she had moved to Houston, she was appointed as a municipal judge for the city by Kathy Whitmire. In 1989, Jackson Lee was elected to the Houston City Council. She served in the office until 1994 when she began a campaign for Congress. In the Democratic primary, she defeated incumbent Craig Washington and went on to easily win the general election.During her congressional tenure, Jackson Lee supported many progressive policies. She introduced the Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act in 2013 and the Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act in 2021. In 2019, Jackson Lee stepped down as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and a subcommittee in the House Judiciary after a lawsuit filed by a former staffer claimed she was fired due to planned legal action against an alleged rape by a supervisor.Jackson Lee announced her candidacy for the 2023 Houston mayoral election in March of that year. In the first round, she placed second behind state senator John Whitmire. However, as no candidate crossed the 50% threshold to win outright, a runoff election occurred on December 9, 2023. Despite several key endorsements, Jackson Lee lost the election in a landslide to Whitmire. On December 11, she filed to run for re-election to her congressional seat and won the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024. She died from cancer in July 2024.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:12 UTC on Sunday, 21 July 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Sheila Jackson Lee on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Matthew.

I want thank co-founder and Executive Director of the Friends of the Congo for coming on to talk about the unrest in Congo. Mr. Carney possesses two bachelors degrees, a masters degree and is pursuing a Ph.D. in political science. He has worked with civic associations in West Africa providing training on research methodology and survey. He served as the interim Africa working group coordinator for Rev. Jesse Jackson when he served as Special Envoy to Africa. Mr. Carney has worked as a research analyst for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and as a research consultant for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. For decades Maurice has been advocating for the dignity and inclusion of the Congolese civil society in all efforts for peace, democracy, food sovereignty, and climate justice. He provides consultation to political leaders in the US, Canada, Latin America, Africa, the UN as well as to international NGOs and funders. Interviews with Maurice can be found in the New York Times, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Democracy Now, Pacifica Radio Network and a number of other media outlets. Friends of the Congo https://friendsofthecongo.org/ https://youtube.com/@congofriends?si=Y0OuQf6Ld_aYK2yo https://instagram.com/congofriends?igshid=MTNiYzNiMzkwZA== https://www.facebook.com/congofriends?mibextid=ViGcVu DAD IS NOT A NOUN https://linktr.ee/dadisnotanoun?fbclid=PAAaZj8KzygTJZhruBvG4tykEdTG28lCVidiolp2NDwmlwFyo0sjXq5iFbRAA DINAN intro produced by Amerigo Gazaway Follow him on IG https://instagram.com/amerigo.gazaway?utm_medium=copy_link Check out his website https://linkin.bio/amerigo-gazaway DINAN intro lyrics by Skyzoo Follow him on IG https://instagram.com/skyzoothewriter?utm_medium=copy_link Support his new project "All Brilliant Things" https://smarturl.it/BrilliantThings DINAN Logo by Demar Douglas Follow him on IG:https://instagram.com/demardouglas?utm_medium=copy_link https://demardouglas.com/ J1 Studios background design IG: https://instagram.com/officialj1studios?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg== Website: https://linktr.ee/j1studios?fbclid=PAAaaUFjkKabrTmZFC6yla0wqBujiftlqOuoEEKW5wxYxED1uUv4Bio9kHBvI

Since our last episode on Stop Cop City, signatures of more than 116,000 Atlanta residents were gathered and submitted to the City of Atlanta in support of adding a referendum on the ballot. Atlanta officials have contested the submissions and used tactics such as doxxing signatories and enforcing RICO charges on local organizers and protesters. The case remains in limbo as we await the 11th U.S. Circuit Court's decision on whether or not a deadline extension for signatures was lawful. In this episode of The Coolest Show, Hip Hop Caucus hosted a Stop Cop City press conference during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 52nd Annual Legislative Conference. Actors Amanda Seales and Kendrick Sampson, and activists Cliff Albright and Linda Sarsour used their platform to stand in solidarity with Atlanta residents. The Coolest Show – brought to you by Hip Hop Caucus Think 100% PODCASTS – drops new episodes every Monday on environmental justice and how we solve the climate crisis. Listen and subscribe here or at TheCoolestShow.com! Follow @Think100Climate and @RevYearwood on Instagram, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Full Hour | In today's second hour, Dom leads off the Dom Giordano Program by telling of a controversy that developed late last week and into the weekend after PhillyCrimeUpdate posted criticism of a Temple University decision to honor the passing of President JoAnne Epps with an honorary black mourning crepe. Then, Dom plays back some more criticism of Kamala Harris from politicians on the Left, telling why he believes she'll still run even though seemingly nobody wants her to. Also, Dom floats between multiple other topics, including whether we should be involved in the War in Ukraine, and how Republicans should address the topic of abortion in 2024. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference)

Candace Bazemore and Gabby Leon Spatt, authors of the award-winning children's book Shabbat and Sunday Dinner, are traveling to Washington, D.C. this week to help AJC, the National Urban League, and ADL relaunch the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations. Together with Dov Wilker, AJC's Director of Black-Jewish Relations, they discuss what can be accomplished through building stronger bridges between the Black and Jewish communities and how our diversity is a source of connection, not division. More on the authors: Bazemore and Leon Spatt are members of AJC Atlanta's Black/Jewish Coalition. They are also participants of AJC's Project Understanding, which is a signature achievement of the coalition. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC.  Episode Lineup:  (0:40) Candace Bazemore and Gabby Leon Spatt Show Notes: Listen: Meet 3 Women Who are Driving Change in the Middle East Watch: Learn more about the Congressional Black-Jewish Caucus relaunch Learn: Launch of Congressional Black-Jewish Caucus (2019) Project Understanding Shabbat and Sunday Dinner by Candace Bazemore and Gabby Leon Spatt Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, tag us on social media with #PeopleofthePod, and hop onto Apple Podcasts to rate us and write a review, to help more listeners find us. __ Transcript of Interview with Candace Bazemore and Gabby Leon Spatt: Manya Brachear Pashman: This week, American Jewish Committee is helping to relaunch the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida will join some new House leaders including Congressman Wesley Hunt of Texas and Congresswoman Nikema Williams of Georgia. The caucus aims to raise awareness of sensitivities in both the Black and Jewish communities, combat stereotypes, and showcase commonalities. And with us this week to talk about their efforts to do the same are Candace Bazemore and Gabby Leon Spatt, co-authors of the children's book Shabbat and Sunday Dinner, which was honored with the Award of Excellence from the Religion Communicators Council. Both are members of the Black/Jewish Coalition and participants in AJC's Project Understanding, a biannual weekend of dialogue to develop understanding and friendships between leaders of the Black and Jewish communities. Our guest host this week is Dov Wilker, AJC's Director of Black Jewish Relations. Dov, the mic is yours. Dov Wilker: Thank you, Manya. Candace and Gabby, welcome to People of the Pod. Candace Bazemore: Thank you. We're excited to be here. Gabby Leon Spatt: It's a great opportunity. We're really excited to chat with you.  Dov Wilker:   Well, wonderful, we're just gonna jump right on in. And so I'm curious, Gabby, Candace, how did y'all meet? And how did you go from being friends to co-authors? Gabby Leon Spatt: Candace and I are both transplants to Atlanta, growing up in Florida, Virginia, both moving here for college or after college. And our original meeting actually was through the Junior League of Atlanta. We served on a committee together and launched a leadership program that was trading opportunities for Junior League members. But when we really met and realized how much we really adore each other, love each other, learn from each other, was from our shared experience of both attending Project Understanding, which is a program of Atlanta's AJC office, the Black-Jewish Coalition. And once we realized we both had that experience, our conversations changed, our friendship deepened, we really had the opportunity to share to learn to have meaningful conversations. And one day, we were planning an alumni event for Project Understanding participants, and we kind of talked about writing a book. And I'll let Candace share a little bit more about that. Candace Bazemore: Yeah, well, first of all, knowing how we met is like a very cool thing, because it just showcases some of the great ways that Atlanta already has great systems and organizations in place to help people look for ways to build across different community lines. I probably would have never met Gabby otherwise, which means that the book that we wrote together would have never happened. And the way the book came about was actually really cool. During the pandemic, we got tapped to help be on a planning committee for the Project Understanding's alumni New Year's Day brunch, which was going to be virtual, since no one could go anywhere, because of COVID. In the middle of one of the planning sessions, actually, at the start of one of the planning sessions, we were waiting for the two guys to join, of course, all the ladies got on first. And... Dov Wilker:   I take offense to that.  Candace Bazemore: It's fine. It's okay. It's true, though. And so we were discussing what we were planning on having for the brunch, because we were encouraging everyone to find a traditional meal to have for the brunch so people could be eating and talking, even though we couldn't be in the same place. And Gabby shared, she was going to have bagels and lox and I said chicken and waffles. But I didn't know like, what's bagels and lox? And we're like, Wouldn't it be a great idea to share recipes as a way to unite people? And then that led to us to kind of discussing like, you know, well, there's tons of recipe books out there. But what if we tried to get people earlier to start thinking about it. And so that's how we got to the idea of a children's book.  Dov Wilker:   Wait, I have to ask, have either of you written a children's book before? Gabby Leon Spatt: Definitely not, no. Candace Bazemore: No, this is our first children's book. I've written a ton of blogs. Dov Wilker:   Have you ever written a book before? Candace Bazemore: No, not since being like a little, no. Everybody does, like young authors or something like that in school, but not a book book. This is our first. Gabby Leon Spatt: We like stretch projects. We like to try new things in between taking care of our friends, our families, our full time jobs, you know. Dov Wilker:   You've got boundless energy, the two of you.  Gabby Leon Spatt: Yes we do. Dov Wilker:   What do you hope that readers are gonna gain from the book? I mean, in the year or so since it's been released, what's been the response? Gabby Leon Spatt: The experience, the stories we hear, I mean, I'll be sitting in a meeting, and somebody says, I read that book to my granddaughter, and it's the only one she wants to read now, and she just took so much away from it. But for us, I think the big picture is when you open your stomach at a dinner table, there's a way to start to open your heart and your mind. And Candace and I have shared so many life events together, holiday dinners, Shabbat dinners, Sunday dinners, just real times, where we've had that opportunity to kind of dive in and when you taste something new or something different, and you're at someone's home or their family member cooks it–there's always a story that goes behind it.  And that's really the inspiration of this book is that the dinner table is a special place that brings people, ideas, and cultures together. And we thought, how do we tell this story, and the story was about telling our own family traditions, and what we typically do when we celebrate a Friday night Shabbat dinner, or a Sunday dinner.  And so the characters, you know, are loosely mirrored after us and our families, and what the dinner means to us. And so the story follows two friends through their class presentations, as they learn more about each other's family traditions. And the hope is that the book introduces readers to other cultures and communities, and that we pique some interest in learning about other traditions. And the book is a great, you know, conversation starter, not just for children, but even for adults who maybe haven't had some of those unique experiences. For us, it was really important to be able to tell them more than just the story within the book. But we tell a little bit of the history of Black-Jewish relations. And we also have a page that is continuing the conversation. Dov Wilker:   I'm curious, Candace, has that been your experience as well, I mean, you sit in a meeting, and someone tells you about the book that they've read that their grandchild only wants to only wants to read that, or you got another story?  Candace Bazemore: Yeah, actually, I have a couple of stories like that, I actually had an opportunity to speak at a children's center here in Virginia. And the kids were so excited, they were sharing their family dinner traditions, and things like that. So that was very cool that came from the book reading. And we've had, I was actually in a meeting last night and a program associated with AJC, and we were all talking about some plans for a program for young people. And one of the organizers mentioned about our book, and two of the people in the meeting had the book that they read to their young kids. And that's their favorite book. So it was like, very cool. I was like, Oh, my god, yeah, that's great.  But one of the coolest things, I'm in a friend's group with Gabby and some other black and Jewish women. And one of the members, when we first launched the book, she ordered it on Amazon, and it got delivered to her neighbor's house by accident. And she had never met the neighbor, the neighbor just opened, because of course, it was during the pandemic,  the height of everybody getting Amazon orders. And so she just was like, Oh, this must be my order. She opens it up. It's a book, she doesn't know what it is. But it's, you know, the cover was inviting, she opened it up, she read the whole book, and then she put it back in the envelope with a personal note to our friend, and said, hey, you know, I got this book by mistake, I was really excited and really love this story. The images inside, the message, and I read some of the questions at the end. I'd love to get together with you over dinner, to talk more about it, because I'd love to learn more about your community. So that's how she became friends with her neighbor through the book. So it's very cool.  Dov Wilker:   That's really an incredible story for so many reasons. So this Thursday, July 13, AJC's marking the relaunch of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations, where the two of you will be sharing your story. What do you hope our nation's leaders will gain from hearing about your experience? Gabby Leon Spatt: So we're really excited to be at the relaunch of the Congressional Caucus. I think, for us, the hope is for people to know that this work is happening, these communities are engaging already, revisiting the past, this is not a new relationship. This is one that is rooted in many, many, many years of friendship, of teaching, of learning. And it's still happening. It's just maybe happening, you know, in a new way. I hope that we're able to inspire those that are in the room, including the congressmen and the congresswomen to really make this part of the agenda, to really celebrate the relationship and show the impact we can make and that we are making. Dov Wilker:   I love that. I couldn't agree more. So the goals of the caucus are to raise awareness, provide resources and unite black and Jewish, and black-Jewish communities to combat hate and stereotypes. How do you think the caucus can achieve that? Big picture here. Candace Bazemore: First of all, it's a great question. I'm gonna give you a little bit of background about myself. And the fact that I actually was in college, a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation congressional intern. So I spent a summer working on the hill, in Congressman Scott, Robert C. Scott's office, Bobby Scott, from the Third District of Virginia. And it was very cool to see some of the great things they were doing to help shape young minds and future leaders. And I think that the caucus and the role of congressional leaders and just leadership in general requires you to look at ways to unite and to get your constituents and your communities that you touch, to look for ways to work together.  I mean, the goal of a congressperson is to take their district and help make it better. I know in recent years, we've seen leadership go in the wrong direction. But these leaders have the opportunity to build bridges instead of tear them down. And so they can be the catalyst for change in their communities, they have the ability to direct resources and to direct attention, as well as to put their time on these topics. So they're already doing it by obviously relaunching the program and the caucus. And so the next step is then to empower their constituents to start these dialogues, start these conversations. And, and I think this gives them a reason, and also the organizations that they touch, a reason to start looking for ways to unite these communities. Dov Wilker:   Excellent. So, you know, I want to take it a little more local, before we go back to the macro national level. Can you tell us more about your experience with Project Understanding? So for those that don't know, our listeners, AJC's Atlanta office has been running this, Marvin C. Goldstein Project Understanding Black Jewish retreat, every other year, since 1990-ish. We bring together 18 black and Jewish and some black-Jewish leaders to be a part of the conversation. So 36, in total. For 24 hours of intense dialogue. So I'm wondering if you could tell us a little bit more about that experience for you. And if you've been involved since then, beyond writing this book together, and I think Candace, you even referenced a new initiative that you're a part of, so I was wondering, if you could share a little bit more about that, too. Gabby Leon Spatt: Yes. So, you know, I mentioned earlier, the retreat was just eye opening, really moving. You know, I grew up, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, we were told, you always love everybody. The idea in my family of not liking somebody just because of their skin color, or their culture or their religion. It just didn't exist. And I don't know that I noticed, you know, growing up, I was already kind of doing some of this work.  And I had a mentor of mine in college, who was my Greek advisor. And we talked a lot about black and Jewish relations at the time, he asked me to make him, challah French toast because he always associated challah with Jewish. And I said, Sure. And I went to church with him, actually, here in Atlanta, we were here for a conference. And, you know, it just kind of happened authentically. And coming to Atlanta and getting connected with AJC, and the Black-Jewish Coalition. And then Project Understanding. I think I realized how powerful the experiences I had in the past were, and this just felt like home for me. And it's also, Dov, it's incredible to see how you've invested more into the program and opened it up to a generation above, reaching 40 to 55 year olds, but also this year, launching a high school program. And so I think the impact of the retreat, that happens immediately, but also has a long lasting impact, we've really been able to make change within the Atlanta community. Dov Wilker:   Candace, how about for you? Candace Bazemore: Yeah. Well, you know, first of all, Gabby touched on all the things that are dear to my heart about, you know, what we've learned along the way in our journey together. I kind of like listening to her talk about some of the programs were a part of. I mean, to see people from Project Understanding, the Black Jewish Coalition at events for the United Way or for the Junior League. I recently hosted a fundraiser for the Amario's Art Academy, which was a sneaker ball to help this, this program that helps young kids connect with arts and art opportunities that they wouldn't normally have, because they don't have the access to afford expensive art programs. And to have Gabby and her husband show up and have such a great time, and other people from other programs that were associated. So it's great to see how much the community building how it blends across everything that helps the community grow and be more diverse. And she even mentioned the the team program, through Project Understanding, it's the Black Jewish Teen Initiative is what it's called. So applications are open for this great program where the teens get to participate, they're high school juniors and seniors from across Greater Atlanta, coming together to learn about, black Jewish relationships, to learn about, like the impact of racism, antisemitism, to learn about diversity within the black and Jewish communities. So I mean, I'm just super excited about some of the things that have come from these programs. And, and the fact that we're more forward thinking. So the idea of the book is a way to get in front of young minds, the idea of this program is to get in front of teen minds, the Project Understanding traditional program is for those emerging leaders. And now the new programs that are for people who maybe weren't around when these programs existed to instill, learn and build communities as they get older. We're looking at the whole life of people, how do you build relationships your whole life, so that those communities when you need them already there, you already know someone you can pick up the phone and say, Hey, how do I do this? What's the best way to do this? Or I made a mistake? How do I improve? How do I correct this? By having these relationships, there's more opportunity for grace. So, you know, gaps may happen, mistakes can happen. But if you have relationships, you have something that you can, dip into and say, Hey, how do we do things better? How do we do things differently?  Gabby Leon Spatt: I think it's also, you know, special to point out, we're one story, we're one outcome, right? There have been other individuals who have participated in Project understanding, who have started a barbecue team at the Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival, which happens to be the largest kosher barbecue festival in the entire country. And that, you know, became a learning experience, just for themselves to be on the team, you had to go through Project Understanding, you know, and there's this cultural experience of explaining what kosher meat is. And you don't want to put extra salt in the rub, because it's already salted right. And when you like, the, you know, the barbecue, that has to be after Shabbat on sundown on Saturday, and the mashgiach has to light it. And then it's like, Who is that, right? And so the stuff that's happening in our community is so authentic, it just is happening, and it's so nice to see people just wanting to learn and continue the conversation past just the retreat. Dov Wilker:   I can also share that as an attendee of the BBQ Festival. It's not just that they're there together,they're grilling good meat. It's a very tasty experience to attend. Alright, so one final question. What are ways that we can highlight the positive worker interactions between our two communities? Candace Bazemore: Well, that's a great question. I always say the best way to highlight it is to ask people to share their individual stories. And me being a digital person, definitely utilize social media in order to get the word out about the ways that you know you're working together. If you're in a room with someone who doesn't look like you, and you're working on these tough problems and coming up with great solutions. share a post about that, encourage someone else to do that, too. If you have an event coming up, invite someone else out to come with it, that normally wouldn't be in the room. So I don't know how many times me and Gabby have been the only ones of us in a room before. A great example. I was in town during the great challah bake. And 300 Jewish women at the-was it at the Bernie Marcus center?  Gabby Leon Spatt: Yes, the Jewish Community Center.  Candace Bazemore: Jewish Community Center. Yeah. And so I was the only black woman or maybe one or two in the whole room?  Gabby Leon Spatt: It was just you. Candace Bazemore: It was just me, okay. And was having a good old time making some challah bread. Because challah's my thing. Obviously, Gabby has shown me how to make challah bread. So I'm actually pretty good at it. She's getting good at deep fried cornbread as a matter of fact as well.  Gabby Leon Spatt: Oh it's so good. I think it's opportunities like this, being able to be invited to share your story. And I think the caucus is really going to highlight a lot of what is happening across the country already, and give, you know, local advocates on the ground doing the work the opportunity to shine and to tell their story, because I think more than anything, storytelling is impactful, and it hits, at people's hearts and people's minds, and in our case, people's stomachs. Dov Wilker:   Well, thank you, Gabby, and Candice, Candice and Gabby, we are so grateful for the book that you've written for the delicious food, that you're helping to inspire being made across this beautiful country, and to your participation in the relaunch of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish relations.  Candace Bazemore: Thank you. Dov.  Gabby Leon Spatt: Thanks. Manya Brachear Pashman: If you missed last week's episode, tune in for an exclusive conversation between three women leading transformation in the Middle East and AJC Abu Dhabi Program Director Reva Gorelick onstage at AJC Global Forum 2023 in Tel Aviv.  

In this episode of The Black Futurist podcast we delve into the world of technology and its impact on humanity with our special guest, Mike Johns, a self-proclaimed "Futurist for the Culture." Mike's work revolves around the intersection of technology and humanity, and he is on a mission to create a new strategy that addresses the challenges faced by global civilization. During this engaging episode, Mike shares his vision for a futuristic reality based on five foundational principles: Technology, Culture, Ethics, Data, and Privacy. These principles form the bedrock of his approach to shaping the future, ensuring it remains inclusive, ethical, and respectful of individual privacy. One highlight of the conversation is Mike's upcoming event partnership with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Together, they are organizing "Tech with Soul," a thought-provoking event that promises to bring BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) voices to the forefront of tech policy discussions. Through this collaboration, they aim to empower underrepresented communities in the tech industry and advocate for policies that prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion. Join us as we explore the cutting-edge ideas and forward-thinking concepts brought forth by Mike Johns, an innovative thinker at the forefront of tech and culture. Prepare to be inspired and informed as we discuss the limitless possibilities of a future where technology serves as a force for good and uplifts humanity as a whole. Tune in to this thought-provoking episode of The Black Futurist podcast, and get ready to embark on a journey into a future where technology and humanity coexist harmoniously, guided by the principles of Technology, Culture, Ethics, Data, and Privacy. Let's envision a world where innovation and consciousness merge to create a better, more inclusive future for all. #NABShow #CBCF #TechWithSoul #TheBlackFuturist --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theblackfuturist/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theblackfuturist/support

Reverend Frederick Shaw is the Director of Public Affairs and Spokesperson for the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a more than 50-year mental health industry watchdog. He's also the Executive Director of the NAACP Inglewood-South Bay Branch in California, with a long history of working with NAACP.   Rev. Shaw is a native of Compton, CA and has worked in Compton for most of his life as a fierce advocate for children and adults in Civic and Human Rights. He has advocated and stressed the importance of education, and the reduction of poverty and drug addiction. His late mother, Marcine Shaw, was a sergeant in the Women's Army Corp in 1950. For 18 years she was Senior Deputy to Los Angeles County Supervisors Kenneth Hahn and Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke and a Compton City Council member for six years and was described as a “foot soldier for human rights.”  Between 1980-1993, Rev. Shaw was a Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy from, which included organizing and implementing the Sheriff's Youth Athletic League. In 1992, he was the co-founder and President of the World Literacy Crusade, an international organization with the purpose of eradicating poverty and hopelessness in the inner cities through education. In 2005, The State of the African American Male and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation honored Rev. Shaw as one of their recipients of the MEN WHO CARE AWARD, along with actor Jaime Fox.  He received this award for his demonstrated NAACP leadership skills and dedicated persistence to eliminate the drugging of children.   For nearly three decades, Rev. Shaw has worked closely with CCHR International and is now its international spokesman while he also continues to work with NAACP.  From these positions, he has: o Helped obtain three national Resolutions, two from the NAACP and one from the National Caucus of Black State Legislators that supported children's rights not to be subjected coercive psychotropic drugs, to stop the psychotropic of foster care children and to prohibit electroshock. o He traveled to South Africa in 1997 to attend the Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) investigating apartheid crimes where he helped CCHR present evidence to the TRC about the role of psychiatric and psychological racism in introducing and maintaining apartheid, and how Africans were allowed to die from easily treatable medical conditions when locked up in slave labor psychiatric camps during apartheid.  o In November 2016, he led a march in South Africa against African children being subjected to dangerous psychotropic drugs and protested the World Psychiatric Association congress being held in the country. o He has delivered seminars and speeches across the U.S. and is a regular guest on community radio shows and is quoted in press newswires, reaching millions. o Rev Shaw also lends his powerful voice in defense of children around the world, and continues to lead CCHR marches against the electroshocking of children. Intro and Outro music by: Decisions by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100756 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

National Director of Education Innovation and Research for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Dr. Ivory A. Toldson joins us for an insightful conversation on his work at NAACP and shares some highlights from his new book about how national statistics have wrongly communicated facts about black progress and performance. Dr. Toldson is also a professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education. Previously, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to devise national strategies to sustain and expand federal support to HBCUs as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Dr. Toldson is also the executive editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Research, published by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. and author of Brill Bestseller, No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People. Dr. Toldson is ranked among the nation's top education professors as a member of Education Week's Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, an annual list recognizes university-based scholars across the nation who are champions in shaping educational practice and policy. Tune in on Wednesday, January 11 @ 6pm EST!  

Dr. Clarence Lusane in conversation with Justin Desmangles, celebrating the publication of "Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy" by Clarence Lusane with a foreword by: Kali Holloway, published by City Lights Books. This event was originally broadcast via Zoom and hosted by Peter Maravelis. You can purchase copies of "Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy" directly from City Lights at a 30% discount here: https://citylights.com/20-dollars-change-harriet-tubman-vs/ Dr. Clarence Lusane is an author, activist, scholar, and journalist. He is a Professor and former Chairman of Howard University's Department of Political Science. Lusane earned his B.A. in Communications from Wayne State University and both his Masters and Ph.D. from Howard University in Political Science. He's been a political consultant to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and a former Commissioner for the DC Commission on African American Affairs. He frequently appears on MSNBC and CSPAN, and was invited by the Obama's to speak at the White House. Author of many books, including "The Black History of the White House," published by City Lights Books. Dr. Lusane lives and works in the Washington, DC area. Justin Desmangles is chairman of the Before Columbus Foundation, administrator of the American Book Award, and host of the radio broadcast New Day Jazz. A member of the board of directors of the Oakland Book Festival, Mr. Desmangles is also a program producer at the African-American Center of the San Francisco Public Library. This event was made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation: citylights.com/foundation

Most people think the Internet of Things is a recent idea, maybe dating to around the year 2000. In fact, the idea is some 15 years older than that. In 1985, the Internet was officially two years old. It linked up some 2000 hosts, and a handful of people used email. In that year, cellular phones were the size of bricks, and almost no one had one. And yet, in 1985, Peter T Lewis predicted the two could be combined, so devices could communicate over wireless links. "I predict that not only humans, but machines and other things will interactively communicate via the Internet," he said. "The Internet of Things, or IoT, is the integration of people, processes, and technology with connectable devices and sensors to enable remote monitoring, status, manipulation, and evaluation of trends of such devices." Listen to our podcast to find out how Lewis made this astonishingly accurate prediction, years ahead of his time. in a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in 1985. We also find out how his ideas were almost forgotten, and what he thinks of today's IoT.

Rebecca and Stephen update the global mental health community on their work week discussing her hand burn, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Conference & Prayer Breakfast, and being guests at the 2022 VIP #CBCF #ALC51 Universal Music sponsored party, a.k.a. 'The Black Party'! They also discuss how two sitting congresswomen gave her a compliment that put a smile on her face - you never know someones story but you can help change it! 2 Congresswomen made her day with a positive comment - meant a lot after 10 months of medication reaction issues.  Connect with Bi-Polar Girl Website: https://bipolargirlpodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bipolargirlpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bipolargirlpod  Song Of The Week Tell Me By Dru Hill -- https://music.apple.com/us/album/tell-me/1444114738?i=1444114877 Rolling Weekly Credits Inspirational Words From Lisa Nichols - https://motivatingthemasses.com/ Eva By Punctual -- https://music.apple.com/us/album/eva/1162126046?i=1162126081 Panamericana By Tango 3.0 -- https://music.apple.com/us/album/panamericana/1544977199?i=1544977619 Connect Guest Hosts Aimee Daramus, Psy. D. LCP: https://www.audeotherapy.com Joelle Rabow Maletis, MA. Ed, MA, LMFT: https://joellerabowmaletis.com/about-us/

In Episode 7 we get the honor of chatting with the current chair of the Murray State University Board of Regents Dr. Don Tharpe, a 1974 and 1975 graduate of Murray State. A member of the Board of Regents since 2017, Dr. Tharpe most recently served as Board of Regents vice chair and audit and compliance committee chair. He was selected as chairperson unanimously by his colleagues, and officially appointed to the leadership role during the University's quarterly Board of Regents meeting in June. Tharpe is a native of Mayfield, Kentucky. He graduated with both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in industrial education from Murray State, prior to earning his doctorate in educational administration from Virginia Polytechnic & State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Tharpe's career in higher education and non-profit management has spanned more than 30 years. He served most recently as Chief Operations Officer of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., President & CEO of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation and President & CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. While he has inked his place in Murray State's centennial history as the first Black chairperson to lead the Murray State Board of Regents, Dr. Tharpe talks in this episode of the Racer Alumni Podcast about his desire to further be remembered beyond that important distinction, by using his leadership position to make a memorable impact on his alma mater and a significant difference in the lives of our students. He has a well-documented passion for academic excellence and asset preservation, often calling on University leadership and his colleagues to make investments in campus improvements and deferred maintenance.   In addition to his oft-heard mantra of “taking care of our stuff,” Dr. Tharpe is also known to crack a joke, tell a story and otherwise provide some much-appreciated levity in the boardroom, where the matters of business at hand often feel weighty. Tharpe currently lives in Nicholasville, Kentucky, with his wife, Linda, who he met as a student at Murray State. Sponsored by the Murray State University Alumni Association and hosted by Murray State Director of Alumni Relations Carrie McGinnis and 2019 Murray State graduate Jordan Lowe, The Racer Alumni Podcast: Stories from the Finest Place We Know gives you the chance to connect with your alma mater and others within our global alumni family. Racers are 80,000-strong. New episodes drop on the 1st and 15th of each month. Subscribe today and spread the word! Not a member of the Alumni Association? Membership makes this podcast possible. Join today at murraystate.edu/alumni!  This podcast was produced with the help of Jim Ray Consulting Services.  Jim is a 1992 Murray State graduate. He can help you with the concept development, implementation, production and distribution of your own podcast, just as he has done for the MSUAA. The views and opinions expressed during the Racer Alumni Podcast do not necessarily reflect those of Murray State University, its administration or the faculty at large. The episodes are designed to be inspiring and entertaining.  

Congresswoman Yvette Clark of New York tells the Joe Madison Show audience how their lives could be improved for the better thanks to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference, which begins today.Learn more at https://www.cbcfinc.org/events/annual-legislative-conference/

Dr. Judy Lubin is a nationally recognized thought leader, researcher, and change catalyst with over 20 years of experience working at the intersections of racial equity, social policy, and public health. Drawing on her deep belief in the power of everyday people to transform systems and institutions and to build just and sustainable communities, she has dedicated her career to working nationally and locally to drive meaningful change across sectors including health, housing, and urban planning and community development. Dr. Lubin previously served as health equity strategist for the New Orleans Health Department, director for Allies for Reaching Community Health Equity, and as communications director for national organizations including the Black Women's Health Imperative and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. Committed to promoting women's heart health and wellness, Dr. Lubin is also the author of The Heart of Living Well: Six Principles for a Life of Health, Beauty and Balance and recipient of the General Mills Foundation's Cheerios Sisters Saving Hearts award for her Heart and Style initiative to prevent heart disease among Black women. She is also a former Congressional Black Caucus Foundation public health fellow. She is frequently called upon by media for her expertise on race, politics, health and social policy and was a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. Dr. Lubin has been featured in national media outlets such as CNN, Ebony, Essence, The Hill, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, The New York Times, CityLab and MarketWatch. As a sought-after speaker, she presented at TEDx Mid Atlantic and has spoken at the White House, in addition to many other nationwide appearances. She is currently President of CURE, the Center for Urban and Racial Equity. Connect with her on Twitter @JudyLubin Find the report mentioned in the interview here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support

In this week's episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Regan Patterson, an incoming assistant professor at UCLA who recently completed a fellowship as a Transportation Equity Research Fellow at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Patterson describes how the US transportation system has led to environmental injustice and inequitable access to mobility services. She and Raimi talk about how this situation came to be; potential policy solutions; and how cities, states, and the federal government can address these issues moving forward. References and recommendations: “Gender, Climate and Transport in the United States” by Regan Patterson from the Women's Environment and Development Organization; https://wedo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WEDO_PolicyBriefonTransport_July15.pdf “Dangerous by Design 2021” by Smart Growth America; https://smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/ “Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California's cap-and-trade program (2011–2015)” by Lara Cushing, Dan Blaustein-Rejto, Madeline Wander, Manuel Pastor, James Sadd, Allen Zhu, and Rachel Morello-Frosch; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002604 Black in Environment; https://www.blackinenviron.org/ “Black Like Plastic” short film; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ta-IaB8Y0I

About This Episode: Reverend Frederick Shaw is the Director of Public Affairs and Spokesperson for the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a more than 50-year mental health industry watchdog. He's also the President of the NAACP Inglewood-South Bay Branch in California, with a long history of working with NAACP. After attending Pepperdine University, he was ordained in Religious Science in 1975. Between 1980-1993, Rev. Shaw was a Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy from which included, organizing and implementing the Sheriff's Youth Athletic League. In 1992, he was the co-founder and President of the World Literacy Crusade, an international organization with the purpose of eradicating poverty and hopelessness in the inner cities through education. In 2005, The State of the African-American Male and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation honored Rev. Shaw as one of their recipients of the ""MEN WHO CARE AWARD"", along with actor Jaime Fox. He received this award for his demonstrated NAACP leadership skills and dedicated persistence to eliminate the drugging of children. Find out more about Reverend Frederick at: About Fred - https://www.cchrtaskforce.org/fred-shaw/ CCHR - https://www.cchr.org/ About Dave Grossman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grossman_(author) Check out our YouTube Channel: Jeremyryanslatebiz See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/981 Unremarkable to Extraordinary: Ignite Your Passion to Go From Passive Observer to Creator of Your Own Life: https://getextraordinarybook.com/ Sponsors: Gusto: This episode is sponsored by Gusto. Run your payroll the easy way, the same way we do at Command Your Brand. You'll get a. $100 Amazon Gift Card just for running your first payroll! http://www.jeremyryanslate.com/gusto MyPillow: Use the promo code: CYOL to get up to 60% off https://www.mypillow.com/ Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Laptop from Hell: Hunter Biden, Big Tech, and the Dirty Secrets the President Tried to Hide" by Miranda Devine www.jeremyryanslate.com/book  

About This Episode: Reverend Frederick Shaw is the Director of Public Affairs and Spokesperson for the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a more than 50-year mental health industry watchdog. He's also the President of the NAACP Inglewood-South Bay Branch in California, with a long history of working with NAACP. After attending Pepperdine University, he was ordained in Religious Science in 1975. Between 1980-1993, Rev. Shaw was a Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy from which included, organizing and implementing the Sheriff's Youth Athletic League. In 1992, he was the co-founder and President of the World Literacy Crusade, an international organization with the purpose of eradicating poverty and hopelessness in the inner cities through education. In 2005, The State of the African-American Male and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation honored Rev. Shaw as one of their recipients of the ""MEN WHO CARE AWARD"", along with actor Jaime Fox. He received this award for his demonstrated NAACP leadership skills and dedicated persistence to eliminate the drugging of children. Find out more about Reverend Frederick at: About Fred - https://www.cchrtaskforce.org/fred-shaw/ CCHR - https://www.cchr.org/ About Dave Grossman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grossman_(author) Check out our YouTube Channel: Jeremyryanslatebiz See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/981 Unremarkable to Extraordinary: Ignite Your Passion to Go From Passive Observer to Creator of Your Own Life: https://getextraordinarybook.com/ Sponsors: Gusto: This episode is sponsored by Gusto. Run your payroll the easy way, the same way we do at Command Your Brand. You'll get a. $100 Amazon Gift Card just for running your first payroll! http://www.jeremyryanslate.com/gusto MyPillow: Use the promo code: CYOL to get up to 60% off https://www.mypillow.com/ Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Laptop from Hell: Hunter Biden, Big Tech, and the Dirty Secrets the President Tried to Hide" by Miranda Devine www.jeremyryanslate.com/book  

This is Part One of my interview with Dr. Mark Mitchell, founder of the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ). A medical doctor, with a Masters in Public Health, he is a long-time toxics and public health advocate.  Dr. Mitchell is currently working at George Mason University's https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/ (Center for Climate Change Communication), serving as the Director of State Affairs for the https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/ (Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health), and Director of the Climate and Health Equity Fellowship Program. He previously served as the Deputy Director of the Kansas City Missouri Health Department for six years, and Director of the Hartford Health Department in Hartford Connecticut for four years, before leaving to start the Hartford Environmental Justice Network, later renamed the https://ccejadmin.wixsite.com/ccej/history (Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice). In the first part of our interview, Mark discusses his current work on climate, health and environmental justice, including educating and organizing medical health professionals, and explains his pneumonic for the health effects of climate change. He then describes his childhood growing up in St. Louis Missouri, and how the racism he experienced from an early age formed the path he took to become a doctor with a focus on the preventative side of medical practice, and environmental stressors of health.   Mark then describes some of his experiences while getting his Masters in Public Health from John's Hopkins University in Baltimore, and his early work https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=yjmj0143 (opposing the influence) of the tobacco industry. Mark is a great storyteller, with a million stories to tell, and it was both a pleasure and an honor to speak with him.    For more on Dr. Mitchell's life story, here is an essay he wrote in 2020 for the journal Daedalus: https://www.amacad.org/sites/default/files/publication/downloads/Fa20_Daedalus_07_Mitchell.pdf (“Racism as a Motivator for Environmental Justice”) Here is his 1984 memo to the Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation re the CBCF's promotion of smoking: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=yjmj0143 (https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=yjmj0143)

Topic: Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings (Nonresident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution) shares advice to help accomplished, and aspiring, leaders navigate failure, communicate more effectively with those around them, and manage their energy so that they can consistently perform at their best. Today's guest: Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings Metro and the Founder, President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings is the author of the forthcoming book RAGEISM: Racism, Ageism, and the Quest for Liberation Policy (Routledge). A wealth, health, and education equity expert, Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has conducted extensive research and policy analysis on aging, Social Security, the social determinants of health, and the racial wealth and achievement gaps. She also conceived and co-authored the first-ever study examining the labor market impact of level 5 autonomous vehicle technology. A frequent guest on prominent television and radio news shows, Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, ABC News, CBS, BET, BBC, Al Jazeera, BNC, NPR, and Sirius XM among many other national and international outlets. She has also testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the Democratic National Committee platform committee on Social Security policy. Her articles, letters to the editor, and quotes have appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, Fortune, The Atlantic, Baltimore Sun, Houston Chronicle, CNN.com, USA Today, Boston Globe, The Root and HuffingtonPost.com among many other news outlets.    Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has worked as Vice President for Programs and Research at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, professional staff on the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff for former Congressman Charles Rangel, Senior Resident Scholar for Health and Income Security at the National Urban League's think tank, and Assistant to the Director of the Marion County (IN) Health Department. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in political science, with an emphasis in public policy, from Purdue University and her B.A. in political science and mass communication from Prairie View A&M University. She has taught at American University's Women & Politics Institute and served as an Eastern regional panelist for the White House Fellowship program during the second term of the Obama Administration and the first year of the Trump Administration.   Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has chaired the boards of the National Association of Counties Financial Services Corporation and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. She has served on the boards of the National Academy of Social Insurance, National Council on Aging, Economic Policy Institute, Public Health Policy and Law, and the Baltimore Museum of Art among other organizations. She has co-chaired the Commission to Modernize Social Security and the National Academy of Social Insurance Study Panel on Medicare and Disparities. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has been a member of the National Association of Black Political Scientists, American Public Health Association, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, National Association of Corporate Directors, Asset Funders Network Tax Policy Advisory Group, National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers, Women's Information Network, American Political Science Association, and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People among other organizations. She was a founding member of the Council of Urban Professionals and the Experts of Color Network.   The recipient of many honors and awards, Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has been selected as an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow, a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellow, and a Woodrow Wilson Public Policy and International Affairs...

This is an old interview I did partnering with REDinNYC:About Don Peebles:Recognized as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the nation, Don Peebles is founder, chairman and CEO of The Peebles Corporation, one of the country's few privately held national real estate investment and development companies. Mr. Peebles engages in practices of Affirmative Development™ with a multi-billion dollar portfolio of projects in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Charlotte, Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Mr. Peebles is also the author of top-selling books, “The Peebles Principles” and “The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth,” a regular guest host on CNN, CNBC and FOX and a highly sought-after speaker who has addressed educational, business and professional audiences across the United States. Mr. Peebles is a passionate proponent of mentoring programs that expose youth to the value of entrepreneurship, as well as an active political supporter and fundraiser for local, state and federal campaigns of both major parties. He serves as Ambassador to the University of Southern California, on the Board of Directors of YMCA of Greater New York and on the Business Roundtable of Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez.Previously, he has served on the National Finance Committee of President Barack Obama, on the Board of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and is the former Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. You can find Don at :http://peeblescorp.com/Corporate Offices NEW YORK CITY50 West Street, 3rd FloorEntrance on Washington StreetNew York, NY 10006o: 212.355.1655 WASHINGTON, D.C.1750 H Street, NW, Suite 300,Washington D.C. 20006o: 202.625.2183You can find me athttp://peer2peerrealestate.com/Thank you. Please stay safe everyone. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In May 2021, "Shaping Our Future" brought more than 600 young people together from across the country to discuss their insights on major societal issues our country is facing today. They discussed these issues in small groups, listened to panel experts offer their thoughts, and interacted with each other regardless of whether or not they agreed on the subject matter.From the team that brought you Voices of America In One Room, this is Voices of Shaping Our Future.In this special episode of the podcast, we have the privilege of sitting down with a group of thought leaders for a roundtable discussion about economic inequality and how it affects our everyday lives.The conversation features Rajan Nathaniel, Chief of Staff and Policy Advisor to Mayor Kevin Lincoln in Stockton, CA; Rachel Gentry, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Finance Fellow who currently works for Representative Steven Horsford of Nevada; Yakov Feygin, the Associate Director in the Berggruen Institute's "Future of Capitalism" program, and; Alice Siu, Associate Director at the Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University.The group begins its discussion with our panelists' individual thoughts on what economic inequality means to them, and how it impacts the world around us. The conversation continues with an exploration of the various policy proposals — namely minimum wage and universal basic income — that the participants of "Shaping Our Future" discussed earlier in the podcast season.The Voices of Shaping Our Future podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts, and is hosted by Alice Siu. This series is executive produced by the Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University, the Berggruen Institute, the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University, and Tobe Agency.For more information about our sponsors, please visit their websites:The Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford UniversityThe Berggruen InstituteThe Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University

The year 2020 was a year where we asked for a lot of reforms at local and county levels and the narrative was that those reforms were being asked for, even demanded by young Black people. We saw activists of all stripes pressuring politicians at all levels for change and while that was very impactful some advocates took it a step further and ran to replace many of the current officeholders. Our next 2 episodes feature young people who ran for office to create change in their communities. Nathan G. Alexander III, is an advocate, and voting enthusiast who at the time of his election was the youngest elected official in the State of Texas, elected to the Prairie View City Council at the age of 22, Councilman Alexander was elected in a special election in November of 2020 finishing the term of his predecessor . In May 2021, Councilman Alexander was reelected to serve his first full term on City Council.By way of Wichita Falls, Texas. Alexander earned a Bachelors in Political Science and Government from Prairie View A&M University,  where he furthered his demonstration for leadership serving in multiple student leadership positions through his undergraduate tenure. In 2019, Nathan interned for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation serving the office of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver. Prior to that, he served as the External Affairs Intern for Camp Fire North Texas, reporting to the Executive Director/CEO.A person who believes in kids finding their sparks, Councilman Alexander has spent his life advocating for the youth, and has become a strong voice for those who feel theirs is going unheard. While on Council, one of the Councilman's top initiatives is to help form special services that help our youth prepare to become leaders of tomorrow. Councilman Alexander aspires to enter law school, and has a deep passion for government relations, public policy, and local and state government.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, We begin with information about a rally to be held in Troy on Friday October 15th to protest the way immigrants are treated by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, known as ICE. Then, we'll hear an excerpt from a September 13th conference on voting rights sponsored by the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. After that, in the latest installment of Election Watch 2021, we'll hear from Rensselaer County Judge Jill Kehn about the role of a family court judge, and her views on how race and class affect those coming before her in the courtroom. After that, we have a look at “Whitewashed: the Racism Project,” a locally produced film about racial experiences that will be presented in Albany's Madison Theater. And in our final segment, we'll hear from singer, songwriter, and storyteller Kenyatta Emmanuel about his journey from prison to Carnegie Hall, and challenges along the way.

On September 13, 2021, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended a virtual workshop on "Winning the Fight for Voting Rights. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation sponsored the seminar. In this segment of Labor Talk, you will hear the recorded workshop's speakers, Senator Raphael Warnock, Stacy Abrams, and Jalen Rose. Angela Rye chaired the session.

On September 14, 2021, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the virtual "Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 5th Annual Legislative Conference (CBCF). In today's labor segment, Willie shared exerts from a workshop chaired by Senator Cory A Booker of New Jersey on "Food Justice: The State of Food and Nutrition in Black Communities." Other speakers were Jasmine C Leyva, Karen Washington, and Tambra Raye.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, We begin with Mickie Lynn of Grannies for Peace to talk about their upcoming vigil on Indigenous People's Day Then, excerpts from the recent Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 5th Annual Legislative Conference Later on, Gaby Hall interviews Francine Berman for her Notorious S-H-E podcast After that, Dave Ellis of the Rensselaer Environmental Coalition confronts the public health dangers at the Dunn Landfill in Rensselaer Finally, Capital District Reclaim Pride joins us to talk about their upcoming Halloween-themed art event

This week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast is all about public and community service.  This 2-segment episode features Katrina Williams, founder of Changing The Faces of Homelessness and Cedric Richmond, advisor to the President and  director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Segment 1: Changing the Faces of Homelessness was founded by Katrina Williams, a Mental Health Case Manager who worked with the Regional Behavioral Health Authority under Value Options and Magellan Health Services for over 15 years in Phoenix, AZ.  Katrina Williams recently relocated to Los Angeles CA and began working for Volunteers of America as a Case Manager for the Hope for Homes Shelter Program in Pomona CA.  During her employment with VOA one of her clients ended their life via suicide with her client's sudden death, she realized the severity of the Los Angeles homeless crisis and developed the CFH supportive housing Program where she provides realistic resources (employment, counseling etc.) to meet her residents' realistic goals with housing.  Host: Jamie Segment 2: Cedric Richmond serves as a Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Richmond served as the National Co-Chairman of the Biden-Harris Campaign and a Co-Chair of the Biden-Harris Transition Team. Since 2011, Richmond has represented Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. During his time in Congress, Richmond served on the House Ways and Means Committee, the House Committee on Homeland Security, the House Committee on the Judiciary. He was the House Democratic Assistant to the Majority Whip, a member of the New Democratic Coalition, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and, most recently, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.  Host: Ryanne Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Check out the Entire ArticleIn recent years, NEA has also contributed money to a wide variety of leftwing advocacy groups, including: ACORN, the AFL-CIO, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, Campaign for America's Future, the Center for Community Change, the Children's Defense Fund, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Democracy Alliance, the Economic Policy Institute, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, the Human Rights Campaign, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the National Partnership for Women & Families, the National Urban League, the National Women's Law Center, People for the American Way, Planned Parenthood, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the Service Employees International Union, the Sierra Club, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, USAction, the Voter Participation Center (formerly called Women's Voices-Women's Vote), and the WAND Education Fund.In the 2008 and 2010 election-campaign seasons, the NEA gave a combined total of more than $15.3 million in Support the show (https://www.parentsrightsined.com/support-the-cause.html)

“I wanted a place where I could transition into majority white spaces and feel a sense of confidence in myself, so that’s why it was important for me to get into [CBCF]… I could ground my roots, have a network of young Black professionals who I can relate with and think like… and even if I didn’t think like them, I could still find some sort of relation.”Four of Daniel's fellow Congressional Black Caucus Foundation interns, Leonorah Applewhite, Cheyenne Richardson, Gianni Morsell, and Joy Richardson, dropped in for a chat about their journeys to CBCF, collective grief, financial literacy, integration versus infiltration at HBCUs and PWIs, local and federal politics, Daniel's proficiency in speaking German, and so much more. Catch Black Voices on the Hill each Friday @2pm on WVBR 93.5 FM. wvbr.com/blackvoicesInstagram: @blackvoicesonthehillMusic provided by OZSOUND. Channel: https://goo.gl/qnhQtD.

Nichole Francis Reynolds is the Vice President & Head of Global Government Relations at ServiceNow, Inc. She leads the company’s global government relations, public policy, and advocacy agenda domestically and internationally. As a lawyer and the company’s top lobbyist, she works with Administration officials, Members of Congress, State and local public officials, the diplomatic community and industry associations on domestic and international technology policy issues. Prior to joining ServiceNow, she served as Vice President of Government and Public Affairs for the Interstate Natural Gas Association. Prior to that, she served for five years as Vice President of Public Policy & Community Relations at Mastercard. She spent ten years in Washington D.C. in a variety of senior roles on Capitol Hill including Chief of Staff to two Members of Congress, as District Director, and as counsel on the Homeland Security Committee. She also gained political experience working on national presidential elections and congressional races.  Ms. Francis Reynolds graduated cum laude and with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Spanish from Eastern Michigan University and received her law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Stephanie is a Member of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Postsecondary Values Commission and serves as a Trustee on the Governing Board for Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School, Teach for America DC Region, Imagination Stage DC and the Corporate Advisory Council for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.   In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Nichole Francis Reynolds explains how taking risks can lead to incredible opportunities. Recording Date: November 20, 2020

Tasha Cole is the Chief Diversity Officer for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ("DCCC"). The DCCC is the official campaign arm of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, and the only political committee in the country whose principal mission is to support Democratic House candidates every step of the way to fortify and expand their new Democratic Majority.  Tasha has served as CDO for the past year, and is responsible for  managing and executing the organization's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in several areas including operations, vendor recruitment, staffing, Congressional outreach and engagement and voter mobilization. Prior to joining DCCC, she worked at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, where she supervised the fundraising efforts and resource development operation for the Foundation's revenue budget. Before that, Tasha served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Frederica Wilson, Communications Director for U.S. Representative Kendrick Meek, and won an Emmy as a TV producer/reporter.  Help us grow! Leave us a rating and review - it's the best way to bring new listeners to the show. Don't forget to subscribe! Have a suggestion, or want to chat with Jim? Email him at Jim@ThePoliticalLife.net  Follow The Political Life on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter for weekly updates.

In this installment of the Detroit Worldwide Podcast, Marquis connects with community leader and East Orange, New Jersey councilwoman, Brittany Claybrooks about her journey in public service and her upbringing in the D.   Brittany also discusses her spiritual growth as well as her longstanding bond with Florida A&M classmates, who were also from Detroit.   About Brittany:    Brittany Claybrooks is an Urban Planning Project Manager and the CouncilWoman Elect for the Second Ward in East Orange, NJ. She is a recent graduate of New York University she completed received her Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and Development .  She is also a graduate of Florida A&M where  she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Healthcare Management. She has devoted her professional career to public service and has worked in a  in various government and public service institutions including the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice; The Florida of Department Health; the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation where she served in the office of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Young Invincibles – a national nonprofit that advocates on behalf of millennial Americans in the areas of higher education, health, economic development and young parents’ initiatives.    Brittany, a Detroit native, is passionate about creating greater economic opportunities for residents of inner city and developing communities via comprehensive policy and equitable allocation of public resources.  She often proclaims “Public service is not what I do. Public service is who I am.”   Connect with Brittany: Instagram: @_brittanyclaybrooks Twitter: @Claybrooks_ LinkedIn: Brittany Claybrooks          

The Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent, Willie Terry, attended "The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation," Virtual 2020 Annual Legislative Conference on August 31. In this segment, he plays a recording of exerts from a workshop entitled "Money, Wealth and Disparities: Agony to Action - Creating Inclusive Access." Congresswoman JoyBeatty moderated the seminar. You will hear some exerts from the presentation given by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Professor, Georgetown University, and Adrienne Trimble, President and CEO of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).

During this episode, You, Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks first about the unique nature of building connections during the COVID-19 quarantine. He then interviews middle-school teacher turned CEO Chanel Hampton, founder and president of Strategic Community Partners, who has a fantastic message about following your passion. She shares her Top Three ranging from the founder of Build-a-Bear to an ambassador of Belize to an executive coach who holds her accountable. And you have to hear what she has to say about dealing with that pit in your stomach. About Chanel Hampton Chanel Hampton serves as the Founder and President of Strategic Community Partners (SCP), a Detroit-based firm focused on working with local and national organizations rooted in education, equity, and justice. In 2015, Chanel launched SCP with a vision of partnering with mission-driven organizations to build capacity and positively serve Black and marginalized communities. SCP works with a robust array of partners, including Detroit Public Schools Community District, The Skillman Foundation, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Washington, D.C.’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education, WEPOWER St. Louis, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, The Obama Foundation and numerous other community-based organizations and leaders. SCP also operates a community center and the first co-working space in Detroit’s legacy-rich Fitzgerald neighborhood. Prior to founding SCP, Chanel began her career as a middle school teacher, where her passion for larger systemic change in the education system grew. Particularly moved by the need for diverse teacher talent and organizations with the right motivations and mindsets working in communities, Chanel began her work with administration and later joined Teach for America’s National Recruitment Team. Founding and leading national diversity initiatives, Chanel served as a national recruitment team leaders and also worked with the organization’s 52 regions as a strategic advisor and partner – resulting in unprecedented community engagement, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and progress with communities across the country. Chanel also led several additional organization-wide initiatives and partnerships, including the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. During her career, Chanel has also served as a central office executive in public school systems, including Detroit Public Schools; and worked with the Michigan Department of Education to ensure equitable practices for all districts across the state. Chanel holds a bachelor’s degree in African-American Studies, Psychology, and Sociocultural Anthropology. She also has two master’s degrees in Secondary Education and Education Administration. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership. Chanel’s lifelong passions for Detroit, justice, education, and equity drive her personally and professionally and motivate her to continue, as well as expand. Show Highlights Segment 1: Overview 1:03      The importance of your “Quarantine Crew”: focus on your present and be OK with it 3:27      Chanel Hampton: A lifelong educator who began as a middle school teacher and is now a CEO 4:42      Strategic Community Partners (SCP): Cultivated from a quick-growing passion for teacher diversity and realizing a need for strategy and community to work hand-in-hand 10:38   Drawing Parallels: Taking a corporate/ operations lens to the work of SCP Segment 2: The “Top Three” 13:08   Chanel’s “Top Three” begins with Maxine Clark who became her first mentor in St. Louis and believed in Chanel when she didn’t believe in herself 20:17   Simple but important lesson: Send the follow-up message 21:38   Chanel’s “Top Three” grows with Ambassador Shabazz whose brilliance and ability to coach without noticing you’re being coached has pushed her through tough love 28:42   “Coming home is hard”: The key is making shifts and realizations in life to make it a positive transition 31:50   Chanel’s “Top Three” continues with Priscilla Archangel whose coaching helped bridge gaps and make tough decisions to take SCP to the next level 37:30   Coach vs. Mentor: A big difference in being held accountable 38:24   Chanel’s “Top Three” concludes with individuals in her “Quarantine Club” (Dr. Robert Simmons, Laura Khalil, Adam Layne, Anthony Smith, Charli Cooksey, Michelle Moss, Mel Mills, Mike Walters, Racheal Allen, Janet Dickerson, and Richard Grundy) whom she is grateful for during these unprecedented times Segment 3: Transformation & Disruption 43:00   Opportunity from Challenges: Two specific examples outlined by Chanel 45:30   The future of Education: “Are we bringing the right community together?” 48:23   Hints/ Areas of Focus for Community Leaders: Making sure we don’t forget 51:00   SCP Incubator: What is it and how do you learn more? Segment 4: Wrapping Up 54:53   Upcoming SCP Event: Culture for Change 56:00   How to stay in contact with Chanel 56:30   How to be a better leader? “Deal with that one thing” Additional Information Contact Chanel Hampton: Chanel’s LinkedIn Chanel’s Instagram Chanel’s Twitter Chanel’s Email Contact Gregg Garrett: Gregg’s LinkedIn Gregg’s Twitter Gregg’s Bio Contact CGS Advisors: Website LinkedIn Twitter

Amerikan Therapy sits down with Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, the author of "No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People". This episode is an eye-opener on how we often view the black community based on BS, rather than factual and contextualized information. The use of BS helps to perpetuate racist and bigoted views of black inferiority. What if everything you thought you knew about Black people generally, and educating Black children specifically, was based on BS (bad stats)? We often hear things like, “Black boys are a dying breed,” “There are more Black men in prison than college,” “Black children fail because single mothers raise them,” and “Black students don’t read.” In No BS, Ivory A. Toldson uses data analysis, anecdotes, and powerful commentary to dispel common myths and challenge conventional beliefs about educating Black children. With provocative, engaging, and at times humorous prose, Toldson teaches educators, parents, advocates, and students how to avoid BS, raise expectations, and create an educational agenda for Black children that is based on good data, thoughtful analysis, and compassion. No BS helps people understand why Black people need people who believe in Black people enough not to believe every bad thing they hear about Black people.Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, Ph.D., is a professor of Counseling Psychology at Howard University, the president of Quality Education for Minorities, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Negro Education, and executive editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Research, published by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.Buy The Book on Amazon NOW: https://www.amazon.com/No-BS-Bad-Stats-Scholarship/dp/9004397027/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1595962872&refinements=p_27%3AIvory+A.+Toldson&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Ivory+A.+ToldsonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/AMERIKANTHERAPY)

In the episode, we discuss mapping public housing and the displacement of blacks in the district. We also talked about Northwest One and architecture. Sarah Jane Shoenfeld is an independent scholar and public historian. She co-directs the project Mapping Segregation in Washington DC, which is documenting the former extent of racially restricted housing in the nation's capital along with other historic mechanisms of segregation and displacement. Sarah's company, Prologue DC, engages in a variety of history projects, including research for exhibitions and films, historic landmark and district nominations, oral histories, and walking tours. Recent projects include a successful historic landmark nomination for Barry Farm Dwellings—a World War II-era public housing project in Anacostia that is currently slated for redevelopment—and an online tour of African American Civil Rights sites in DC. Sarah was the lead historian for several DC Neighborhood Heritage Trails and has produced historical essays and other content for the Smithsonian Institution, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and the PBS series American Experience, among others. She received an M.A. in History and Certificate in Public History from Northeastern University, and is a graduate of DC's Wilson High School. PUBLISHED WORK "Barry Farm's historic landmark designation was pitted against affordable housing," The Washington Post, Feb. 21, 2020. “The history and evolution of Anacostia's Barry Farm,” D.C. Policy Center, July 9, 2019. "Open Data Meets History: Mapping Segregation in American Cities, Then and Now," Open Cities: Open Data: Collaborative Cities in the Information Era (Palgrave Mamillan, 2019). "Mapping segregation in D.C.," D.C. Policy Center, April 23, 2019. "Race and real estate in mid-century D.C.," D.C. Policy Center, April 16, 2019. Review, Race, Class, and Politics in the Cappucino City, by Derek S. Hyra, Washington History, Spring 2018. "Don't let development push out low-income residents," The Washington Post, March 23, 2018. "How segregation shaped DC's northernmost ward," Greater Greater Washington, Sep 14, 2017. "DC's Comprehensive Plan, a document we use today, preserves the racial segregation of our past," Greater Greater Washington, Jun 13, 2017. "'A Strictly White Residential Section': The Rise and Demise of Racially Restrictive Covenants in Bloomingdale," Washington History, Spring 2017. Review, Just Another Southern Town: Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation's Capital, by Joan Quigley, H-AfroAm, Feb 2017. Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!

So... What's next on the antiracist journey? If you're going to address racism, you have to understand how racism is structurally and institutionally entangled within our systems. Let's learn more about the inequities that impact black communities disproportionately. How are organizations using data in the fight for racial equity and the liberation of black people? We took a moment to sit down with Dr. Menna Demessie, Vice President Research and Policy Analysis for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, to gain insight into how the CBCF uses data in the fight for an antiracist society.Learn more about the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the ways that you can support their efforts here: www.cbcfinc.org *We had a few technical difficulties this episode but we hope that does not sully your listening experience. We’re working on learning how best to work with sound and use platforms like Zencastr and Zoom to hold interviews from afar. (we’ll get there ya’ll)

So... What's next on the antiracist journey? If you're going to address racism, you have to understand how racism is structurally and institutionally entangled within our systems. Let's learn more about the inequities that impact black communities disproportionately. How are organizations using data in the fight for racial equity and the liberation of black people? We took a moment to sit down with Dr. Menna Demessie, Vice President Research and Policy Analysis for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, to gain insight into how the CBCF uses data in the fight for an antiracist society.Learn more about the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the ways that you can support their efforts here: www.cbcfinc.org *We had a few technical difficulties this episode but we hope that does not sully your listening experience. We’re working on learning how best to work with sound and use platforms like Zencastr and Zoom to hold interviews from afar. (we’ll get there ya’ll)

So... What's next on the antiracist journey? If you're going to address racism, you have to understand how racism is structurally and institutionally entangled within our systems. Let's learn more about the inequities that impact black communities disproportionately. How are organizations using data in the fight for racial equity and the liberation of black people? We took a moment to sit down with Dr. Menna Demessie, Vice President Research and Policy Analysis for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, to gain insight into how the CBCF uses data in the fight for an antiracist society. Learn more about the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the ways that you can support their efforts here: www.cbcfinc.org *We had a few technical difficulties this episode but we hope that does not sully your listening experience. We're working on learning how best to work with sound and use platforms like Zencastr and Zoom to hold interviews from afar. (we'll get there ya'll)

Announcements. Bay Area Book Festival. A conversation between poets Jericho Brown and Nikky Finney, The Witness We Bear, in conversation with Ismael Muhammed, recorded Friday, June 5, 2020, streaming on the Bay Area Book Festival You Tube channel. The Booksmith lists its entire June on-line schedule of interviews and readings on their website, which includes Lockdown Lit every Tuesday at 11 am. Book Passage author interviews: Janine Urbaniak Reid in conversation with Anne Lamott on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 4 pm, and Julie Lithcott Haynes in conversation with Paula Farma on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 4 pm. You can register on the Book Passage website. Theatre Rhino Thursday play at 8 pm June 11, 2020 on Facebook Live is the Doodler Finale, the Castro Murders, Part Two with John Fisher., and Lavender Scare can be streamed through the KALW website.   California Shakespeare Theatre, Friday June 12th, from 5 to 6:30 pm, Direct Address, a panel discussion on anti-racist practices and allyship. Moderated by Lauren Spencer (actor and educator). Panelists: Meredith Smith (People's Institute for Survival and Beyond), Fresh “Lev” White (Affirmative Acts Consulting), Michael Robertson (artEquity), and Jasmin Hoo (Asians4BlackLives, API Equality- Northern California). Registration page. Shotgun Players. Streaming: Arcadia by Tom Stoppard, 2018 production. The Claim, workshop production. June 20, 2020, 5 pm via Zoom, podcast. San Francisco Playhouse. Zoomlets: Short play Table Read, Mondays at 7 pm National Theater At Home on You Tube: The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett. This program features two recent interviews that resonate with the week's protests and with the push toward fascism in Washington. Bookwaves Tayari Jones, whose latest novel is “An American Marriage,” is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. Tayari Jones is the author of the novels Leaving Atlanta, The Untelling, Silver Sparrow, and her latest, An American Marriage (Algonquin Books, February 2018). Her writing has appeared in Tin House, The Believer, The New York Times, and Callaloo.  A member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, she has also been a recipient of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, Lifetime Achievement Award in Fine Arts from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, United States Artist Fellowship, NEA Fellowship and Radcliffe Institute Bunting Fellowship. “An American Marriage” deals with a African American spouses torn apart by the unjust arrest and imprisonment of the husband after an accusation by a white woman at a motel, and how both husband and wife deal with the following few years. Tayari Jones website. Extended Radio Wolinsky podcast.   Art-Waves Richard Wolinsky & Frank Galati. Frank Galati, director of “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco, which ran last June at ACT's Geary Theatre in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Frank Galati is a long-time member of the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, and has taught at Northwestern University. The winner of Tony Awards for the adaptation and direction of The Grapes of Wrath in 1990, was nominated for an Oscar for co-adapting The Accidental Tourist for the screen, and was the director of Ragtime and The Pirate Queen on Broadway Frank Galati is also known for adapting several other works for stage and screen. “Rhinoceros” is considered to be one of the greatest works of political theatre of the absurd. Originally produced in the late 1950s, the play hearkens back to the origins of fascism and how propaganda infects the minds of citizens. Extended 41-minute Bay Area Theatre podcast.                                   The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – June 11, 2020: Tayari Jones – Frank Galati appeared first on KPFA.

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Tayari Jones, whose latest novel is “An American Marriage,” is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. Tayari Jones is the author of the novels Leaving Atlanta, The Untelling, Silver Sparrow, and her latest, An American Marriage (Algonquin Books, February 2018). Her writing has appeared in Tin House, The Believer, The New York Times, and Callaloo.  A member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, she has also been a recipient of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, Lifetime Achievement Award in Fine Arts from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, United States Artist Fellowship, NEA Fellowship and Radcliffe Institute Bunting Fellowship. “An American Marriage” deals with a African American spouses torn apart by the unjust arrest and imprisonment of the husband after an accusation by a white woman at a motel, and how both husband and wife deal with the following few years. Tayari Jones website The post Encore Podcast: Tayari Jones appeared first on KPFA.

  Bio Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings (@MayaforCongress) is President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, a certified B Corporation and mission-driven strategy firm, dedicated to helping community-based, philanthropic, academic, governmental, and corporate organizations achieve strategic objectives. The firm specializes in coalition building, public policy analysis and research, program development, project management, and government relations. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings previously served as the chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, Vice President of Research and Programs at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Senior Resident Scholar at the National Urban League, Chief of Staff to former Congressman Charles Rangel, Professional Staff on the House Ways and Means Committee, and as a CBCF Legislative Fellow in the office of former Congressman Melvin Watt among other positions. A noted speaker and author, Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings’ areas of expertise include health, social insurance, economic security, education, technology, women’s issues and youth civic participation. She is the author of The Political Action Handbook: A How to Guide for the Hip-Hop Generation and co-editor of Strengthening Community: Social Insurance in a Diverse America among many other articles and chapters. Her frequent speaking engagements have included invitations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Economic Policy Institute, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Drexel University, Women Donors Network, National Association of Black Journalists, and Grantmakers in Aging among many other organizations. She has been quoted extensively in publications such as the Washington Post and New York Times and has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, and C-SPAN among other news outlets. The recipient of many awards, including the Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellowship, she announced a run for Congress in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in November 2019 to succeed her late husband Congressman Elijah E. Cummings.  Resources Center for Global Policy Solutions News Roundup       New York reports sharp uptick in domestic violence calls] Calls to the State of New York’s domestic violence hotline increased 30% in April, according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Abusers are using the pandemic to justify keeping their victims isolated and have intensified the nature of their abuse from psychological or financial, to physical. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is open 24/7 and can be reached at 800-799-SAFE. 800-799-SAFE. That’s 800-799-7233. 800-799-7233. You can also text LOVEIS to 22522. That’s LOVEIS to 22522. Otherwise, you can log in to thehotline.org. That’s thehotline.org. Wyden, Eshoo introduce $5bn online child abuse bill Senator Ron Wyden and California Representative Anna Eshoo introduced a bill on Wednesday to stop the alarming spread of child sexual abuse material online. The Invest in Child Safety Act aims to invest $5bn to quadruple the number of FBI investigators focused on online child abuse  and exploitation (from 30 to 120) and expand the capacity of state and local governments to investigate and prosecute the offenders and counsel the victims of online child abuse. The money would also help fund the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, create a White House oversight office, and require tech companies to keep evidence of online abuse for at least 6 months instead of 3. This new effort comes amidst a broader effort by lawmakers to limit Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which indemnifies tech companies for hosting content posted by third parties. California AG Becerra sues Uber and Lyft for misclassifying workers Invoking California Assembly Bill 5, which requires companies to treat workers as employees if they control how workers perform tasks of if the work is routine, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and a coalition of city officials sued Uber and Lyft for misclassifying its workers as independent contractors. The bill took effect on January 1 but so far the companies have pushed back on compliance. The New York Times reports that Uber has even gone as far as saying they’re not required to pay their drivers as employees because technology is its core business, not ridesharing. The lawsuit also claims the companies’ noncompliance is harming other businesses who have begun implementing the law. Amazon VP resigns as company fires protesting workers Calling Amazon “chickenshit”, Tim Bray, a prominent Senior Engineer and VP at Amazon resigned “in dismay” in an open letter on his blog after the company fired employee organizers protesting the company’s treatment of warehouse workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The workers went on strike, along with workers from Target, FedEx, Whole Foods, and Instacart, to protest their employers’ weak efforts to protect them from the virus. At Amazon specifically, at least 75 employees across half the company’s 110 warehouses, have fallen ill. Uber lays off 14 percent of workforce Uber announced plans to lay off some 14% of its workforce, or 3,700 employees, as demand for ridesharing has dropped during the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the layoffs will come from the CommOps and Recruiting teams. An internal memo suggested that more layoffs may be looming to as much as 20% of the current workforce, according to The Information. Airbnb has also announced plans to lay off approximately 25 percent of its workforce, or about 1,900 employees. Tumblr to remove posts that violate its hate speech policy Tumblr, founded in 2007, announced just the other day that it will remove all posts that violate its hate speech policy. Better late than never. “Researchers” at a Pennsylvania university claim to have solved the bias in AI problem Twitter dragged some so-called researchers at Harrisburg University in Pennsylvania after the university posted a link claiming they’d discovered a facial recognition method capable of detecting criminality with “80% accuracy and no racial bias”. One of researchers is a former NYPD police officer. The University pulled down the link. The paper will still be released but it’s doubtful to withstand scrutiny since many say 80% accuracy isn’t high enough for the technology to be considered bias-free.

Anthony talks with Dr. Walker about his published piece entitled, “We Are Family: How Othermothering and Support Systems Can Improve Mental Health Outcomes among African American Males at HBCUs”. Dr. Larry J. Walker is an Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida, Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education. Previously, he was selected as a Congressional Fellow with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. After completing his fellowship Dr. Walker served as the Legislative Director for Congressman Major R. Owens. Dr. Walker's responsibilities included supervising the legislative staff and developing the Congressman's legislative agenda. About The HBCU Nation Radio Show ¬Anthony Ray is the Creator / Producer / Host of The HBCU Nation Radio Show and a staunch advocate of our nation's HBCUs. He is a transformational servant-leader and social entrepreneur who specializes in transforming broken and underperforming teams, departments and organizations. Anthony is a Lifetime member of the Elizabeth City State University Alumni Association and a Lifetime member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated – Eastern Province. Anthony is the Founding Pastor of World Missions Church and the author of the forthcoming book, Racial Reconciliation Matters: Come on America, We Can Do This. http://www.twitter.com/aeray_sr Established September 2013, The HBCU Nation Radio Show airs on HBCU Sirius XM Channel 142, HBCUiRadio and HBCU Smart TV. The HBCU Nation Radio Show is the only Nationally Syndicated broadcast that exclusively promotes HBCU Excellence, HBCU Innovation and HBCU Sustainability. You can learn more about the organization at hbcunation.org and media properties at hbcunationradio.com.

Coming live and direct from the rooftop of the Donovan Hotel in downtown Washington D.C. the Hip-Politics podcast welcomed a Houston legend and a Hip-Hop artist with one of the most distinct voices in the game, Trae Tha Truth. Trae was an honoree at the inaugural Hip-Politics Awards Reception during the 2019 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. We talked about Trae’s new album “Exhale” which is his first record that has no features. We also dive into Trae’s extensive work in the community through his Angel By Nature charity and his #ReliefGang efforts where he provides on the ground support, rides, assistance and supplies to those displaced by the massive floods caused by hurricanes and tropical storms that have hit not only Texas but states throughout the South in recent years. This is an enlightening discussion with one of the most respected artists in the rap game. Check it out.

We recap the inaugural Hip-Politics Award Reception during the 2019 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual legislative conference.... better known as the Black Politics All-Star Weekend.

Real Talk On Godtalk is BACK!!! We kicked off Season 2 by recording LIVE in Washington D.C. at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundations 2019 Annual Legislative Conference!! At a time when millennials and Gen Z are opting out of organized religion at increasing rates, join YaYa and TRUTH as they discuss ways of developing your spiritual SELF, when you no longer look to the church as your guide. This episode was recorded LIVE at the CBCF ALC2019. 

with Co-Host Hayward Evans: ? *Congressman Andre' Carson (D) Representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district that includes four-fifths of Indianapolis. He will comment on the Annual Legislative Conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington DC September 11-15. The policy conference will address Issues impacting African Americans and Blacks globally. *KL Shannon, Vice Chair, Seattle/King County Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition comments on the MLK 2020 event that will begin the planning process at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, September 17 6:30 pm. *Debadutta Dash, Co -Chair, Washington State and India Trade Relations Action Committee has been invited to meet with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Houston, Texas September 22. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congressman Al Green both represent some or all of Houston accepted the invitation to meet Prime Minister Modi. *Henry Yates of Tabor 100 comment on the organization's upcoming Annual Gala on Saturday, September 28 at the Waterfront Marriott Hotel in Seattle. He will announce the Crystal Eagle Awardees that include Attorney Lem Howell, Keith Williams of Flyright Productions and others that Henry will mention on air. *Bill North comments on the work being done on behalf of the Francis B. North Initiative whose purpose is to support young women in the retail business and provide scholarships. The event will be held at the Northwest African American Museum on what would be her 100th Birthday on September 29. *Mary Hopkins, President, Mount Zion Baptist Church Women's Ministries invites you to the Women's Ministries Fall Workshop on Saturday, September 21 9:00 am-3:00 pm the speaker will be Reverend Gina Jacobs Strain, Executive Director, American Baptist Women's Ministries.

Guest host Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati interviews CJ Epps from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation about the CBCF Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) is the leading policy conference on issues impacting African Americans and the global black community. Thought leaders, legislators and concerned citizens engage on economic development, civil and social justice, public health and education issues. More than 10,000 people attend 100 public policy forums and much more. Join subject experts, industry leaders, elected officials and citizen activists to explore today's issues from an African-American perspective.https://www.cbcfinc.org/annual-legislative-conference/Vanesse also speaks to award winning children's book illustrator Jerry Pinkney about his new book on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington. He also shares his thoughts for the feature “What is Philadelphia Reading?”

Perhaps you’re still figuring out your life’s purpose, or you have an idea but you're still crystallizing what your life’s work means to you and the people connected with you. To help you sort all of that out, we got to speak with Dr. Nicholas Pearce about his latest book and his five questions that will get you on the path to finding out your true purpose. About Dr. Pearce: Dr. Nicholas Pearce is an award-winning professor of management and organizations at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, the founder and CEO of The Vocati Group, a boutique global executive advisory consultancy, and assistant pastor of Chicago’s historic, 12,000-member Apostolic Church of God.  He is the author of The Purpose Path: A Guide to Pursuing Your Authentic Life’s Work. An internationally recognized thought leader on values-driven leadership and organizational transformation, Dr. Pearce is a trusted adviser, executive coach, and sought-after speaker for corporations, social impact organizations, communities of faith, and governments on six continents. His speaking and consulting clients include Facebook, Google, Hyatt, JPMorgan Chase, McDonald’s, NASA, Nike, and many others (to name a few). His thought leadership has been featured in global media including The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, CNBC, CNN, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, MSNBC, New York Times, Washington Post and many other publications. Celebrated for his leadership and scholarship, Dr. Pearce has been a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow since 2015 and has also been named Kellogg’s MSMS Professor of the Year, a Galbraith Scholar by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, a Public Voices Fellow by The OpEd Project, and one of Chicago’s 40 Game Changers (under 40) by WVON/Ariel Investments. He has also been honored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Mustard Seed Foundation, National Black MBA Association, and Union League Club of Chicago, among other notable institutions. Dr. Pearce holds his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the S.B. in Chemical Engineering & Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a concentration in Religious Studies earned in conjunction with Harvard Divinity School. Before coming to Kellogg, Pearce worked in Deloitte Consulting’s human capital practice. A Chicago native, Dr. Pearce resides in his hometown with his wife, Tammy, son, Nolan, and dog, Baxter. Connect with Dr. Nicholas Pearce: Website: nicholaspearce.org Book: The Purpose Path: A Guide to Pursuing Your Authentic Life’s Work Social: @napphd ALSO, we want to let you know that we have changed our emails to help better support you. Our emails are now 20-30 second reads of inspiration and motivation to rev up your day. We love the idea of creating momentum in our community so we decided to find new ways to do that. These emails are intended to be highly share-able so please forward to others to help spread the love and get them psyched about uncovering the limitless possibilities and opportunities that await each of us if we allow ourselves to get unstuck. If you haven’t already signed up for our emails, get your butt on that list today to get some magic in your inbox every week! Here’s to getting Unstuck, Cynthia & Brennen Sponsor Love If you’ve been enjoying our podcast or maybe our emails and courses, we would really love and appreciate if you left us an amaze-balls review on iTunes or give us a shout on instagram. We put this content out week after week for FREE, without asking anything from you... so we would LOVE if you can take 1 minute of your day to leave us a review or tag us in an Insta story about why you love our show. If you’ve already done one of these things, THANK YOU!     GOAL MAGIC Music Credits

A scholar, speaker, entrepreneur, and pastor, Dr. Nicholas Pearce is an award-winning professor of management and organizations at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, the founder and chief executive officer of The Vocati Group, a boutique global executive advisory consultancy, and assistant pastor of Chicago’s historic, 12,000- member Apostolic Church of God. He is the author of The Purpose Path: A Guide to Pursuing Your Authentic Life’s Work (St. Martin’s Press).An internationally recognized thought leader on values-driven leadership and organizational transformation, Dr. Pearce is a trusted adviser, executive coach, and sought-after speaker for corporations, social impact organizations, communities of faith, and governments on six continents. His speaking and consulting clients include AbbVie, Accelerate Institute,Archdiocese of Chicago, Boston Scientific, BP, The Capital Group, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Urban League, The Episcopal Church, Exelon, Facebook, FMC, Google, Health Care Service Corporation, Hearst, Hyatt, JLL, JPMorgan Chase, KIPP, McDonald’s, Morningstar, NASA, Nike, Novartis, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Surge Institute, Teach for America, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Olympic Committee, USG, Wheaton College, Whirlpool, and YPO. His thought leadership has been featured in global media including The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, CNBC, CNN, Crain’s Chicago Business, Discovery Channel, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, National Geographic, New York Times, Newsweek, NPR, Slate, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Univision, UrbanFaith.com, and Washington Post.Celebrated for his leadership and scholarship, Dr. Pearce has been a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow since 2015 and has also been named Kellogg’s MSMS Professor of the Year, a Galbraith Scholar by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, a Public Voices Fellow by The OpEd Project, and one of Chicago’s 40 Game Changers (under 40) by WVON/Ariel Investments. He has also been honored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Mustard Seed Foundation, National Black MBA Association, and Union League Club of Chicago, among other notable institutions.Committed to community impact, Dr. Pearce serves as a trustee of the Chicago Children’s Museum, the Field Foundation, Fuller Theological Seminary, McCormick Theological Seminary, and the Seminary Co- Op Bookstores. Previously, Pearce served as a board member of Access Community Health Network, the Chicago Community Trust African American Legacy Fund, and the Harvey Fellows Advisory Board.Dr. Pearce holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the S.B. in Chemical Engineering & Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a concentration in Religious Studies earned in conjunction with Harvard Divinity School. Before coming to Kellogg, Pearce worked in Deloitte Consulting’s human capital practice.A Chicago native, Dr. Pearce resides in his hometown with his wife, Tammy, son, Nolan, and dog, Baxter.

Introduction... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Okey Enyia, Founder of Enyia Strategies whose company focuses is on health policy, and consulting on ways to influence policy issues related to health equity and disparities. With the political climate being as it is we can no longer avoid the needed conversation on how policy affects our everyday lives. As we sit down with what got led him to politics, his experience as a former medical student and how hitting rock bottom changed his life for the better. We also get to talk about his new book "Indisputable - The Story of a Favored Son", to see the motivation for it, the process of writing it and what he hopes to see come from the book. Listen on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, Spotify Sponsors: Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10) Pierre Medical Consulting (If you are looking to expand your social reach and make your process automated then Pierre Medical Consulting is for you) Links/Resources: Enyia Strategies - http://www.enyiastrategies.com LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/okeyenyia Social Links: Join the lunch and learn community - https://www.drpierresblog.com/joinlunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/lunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on twitter - http://www.twitter.com/lunchlearnpod - use the hashtag #LunchLearnPod if you have any questions, comments or requests for the podcast For More Episodes of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcasts https://www.drpierresblog.com/lunchlearnpodcast/ If you are looking to help the show out Leave a Five Star Review on Apple Podcast because your ratings and reviews are what is going to make this show so much better Share a screenshot of the podcast episode on all of your favorite social media outlets & tag me or add the hashtag.#lunchlearnpod Episode 106 Transcript   Introduction Dr. Berry And welcome to another episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry. I’m your host, Dr. Berry Pierre, your favorite Board Certified Internist. Founder of DrBerryPierre.com as well as Pierre Medical consulting. Helping you empower yourself with better health with the number one podcast, for patient advocacy helping you empower yourself with better health. And so fitting that today we are gonna talking about health advocacy. AndI have a special guest for you guys today, Okey Enyia, who is the founder and CEO of Enyia Strategies, a health policy consulting firm that provides advising research, support policy analysis, project management and legislative strategy for individuals and entities seeking measurable ways to influence policy on issues related to health equity, health disparities, social determinants of health and health in all policies. He also helps entry level and make career professionals find ways to maximize their career advancement aspiration by reviewing resumes, cover letters, facilitating interview, preparation and providing a roadmap for a successful transition from higher education into the workforce and entrepreneurship. Okey was a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Health Policy fellow from 2014 and 2016. He worked three years with members of Congress on a wide range of issues areas in the context of health education, foreign policy, civil rights, voting rights and advocacy. He was a master's degree in public health from Chicago State University and a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biology and Biochemistry from Lewis University, Romeoville in Illinois. He resides in Maryland. Enjoys cooking, reading and traveling and really the most important thing you guys I've harped on it before that, yes we can talk about being healthy and understanding taking medications and taking right medications. Being healthy is the way to go. Well you have to understand that there are a lot of forces at hand that play a role in people being healthy and I know especially as I find a lot in physicians right, where they don't like to talk about politics and the effects of politics on the way we practice medicine. But it is extremely true. So I wanted to bring someone who really on the ground floor like actually they're working with people who are making these laws that are sometimes good and a lot of times is not very good in your everyday order of health, right? So let's get ready for another amazing episode. If you had not had a chance, go ahead subscribe to our podcast. Leave me a five star review and let Okey knows he was such an amazing guest on a podcast today. You guys have a great and bless day.     Episode Transcript Dr. Berry: And again, thank you. Lunch and Learn community, heard an amazing introduction on today's guest who I'm excited for, to kind of, you know, bring a little light on health policy, which is, that is a taboo topic. You know, a lot of people don’t like. It’s not sexy. I know a lot of people don’t like to talk about, but again, when you got people who are kind of, in their field doing it and I wanted to kind of, make sure I bring that expert here. So, okay, first of all, thank you for coming to the episode of Lunch and Learn community. Okey Enyia: Thank you so much for having me. Dr. Berry: So I want to, and I said your bio was absolutely fantastic, right? But I always like to kind of, you know, starting to beginning, right? Like tell, tell us Lunch and Learn community, a little bit about yourselves in your own words. And then I want to, I want to rev up and I want to kind of talk about, you know, what were some of your goals and aspirations as you were going through your journey? Okey Enyia: Sure. So my background is in medicine, public health, policy research and teaching. I'm a former House and Senate staffer on Capitol Hill and now I work at the Department of Health Human Services where I report to the Assistant Secretary for preparedness and response. And so I have a social justice background as a grassroots activists. I consider myself a scholar activist and I bring is the nuance, you know, on the ground perspective to the policy space, particularly as it relates to African Americans and African American men in particular. So enjoy talking about my experience, my journey, how I got to this point. I'm the oldest of six children. I have two brothers and three sisters. My parents are from Nigeria. I grew up on the south side of Chicago and I moved to Maryland in 2014 to work as a staffer on Capitol Hill. And so I'm also getting a doctorate in public health with a focus in health policy at the George Washington University Institute School of Public Health where I plan on further explore the intersections of race, gender equity, health and policy as who they is to the lived experiences of African American men and boys over the life course. So that is some of my background. I'm also an author, entrepreneur. I've just released my first self-published book dated 2018 that also clinical. My life experience from Childhood High School, College, Grad School, Med school, Capitol Hill, and into our, into author entrepreneurship. So I'm excited to share some more details about my experiences and hopefully it serves as an inspiration and as a way to help people kind of try it out their path, sign purpose to overcome adversity and to pursue destiny. Dr. Berry: I love it. So six siblings, part of six siblings. Are you the oldest? Are you the youngest? Where do you fall? Okey Enyia: Yeah. So I'm the oldest of six children. I have two brothers and three sisters. Dr. Berry: And that's tough because you kind of, have to, you're the lead. Okey Enyia: Right. Yes. I have the, you know, it's a blessing and a challenge to be the pioneer, to be the first, you know. To kind of make the effort to lead by example. You know, the first born usually has a little bit more pressure put on them, you know, from pen. Well, you know, so yeah. Dr. Berry: Now when we look at, we're okay. Is that today when you were growing up, you know, the oldest kind of, leading the charge, is this kind of where you envision yourself? Okey Enyia: Not necessarily. I actually was in the Nigerian culture. You know, we, there's this tendency to, you know, we are known to be high achievers, right? We value higher education. You know, we are very driven, very ambitious. And so my personal goal growing up was to become a medical doctor. And so, which is not entirely unusual, particularly within the context of the Nigerian culture where it's, you know, it's how the doctor, lawyer, engineer, professor, something like that. Dr. Berry: High level. This is what we expected. (Right, exactly). The oldest. I'm pretty sure that carry an additional set of burden, on top of the burden it carries just wanting to obtain those professions. Okey Enyia: Absolutely. So, you know, we have been kind of to carry on a mantle, you know, of sorts. Um, it definitely made the journey much smaller, interesting and enriching. But I didn't, so maybe about five years ago, five or six years ago, I didn't envision what I'm doing right now on Capitol Hill. Because again, I'll, I know I, I kind of grew up thinking that I'll be serving as a position in terms of direct patient care. But what ended up happening was that it went from direct patient care, public health, to now health policy on a much broader scale. And so that's kind of a hard. Dr. Berry: Full disclosure, Lunch and Learn community. I have a public health degree as well. I've talked about in prior episodes that I am 100% sure I'm a different physician because of the public. Because it definitely correct, you know, add to it. Like I felt that as a just a general physician. Yeah, it was great with the one on one, but I always found myself asking, well if this person in front of me is dealing with this blood person, is diabetes, his cholesterol, what is that community dealing with? What are the community related problems that kind of put this person who I'm just happening to be taken care of in front of me? Okey Enyia: Right? And so what you're getting at is what framed as the social determinants of health, where you know, one's health outcomes or outcomes can be determined by where you are born, live, work, play, worship. And so, you know, all of those factors know it's beyond just the patient, the patient physician relationship. It's what are the, what are the social context, you know. What type of environment, you know, place matters. And so what type of environment, you know, and what type of influences our emotions to inform or to impact the extent to which you're able to really live the best quality of life possible. Dr. Berry: And I, I definitely, so first Lunch and Learn community I want to kind of what we're going to give the, the, the World Health Organization definition of health policy, but I want to as, okay. Like what is, what does he feel health policy is to him? Like, because I think it's depending on who you talked to it said you get a different kind of interpretation. So the World Health Organization says health policy refers to decisions, plans and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society and explicit health policy can achieve several things at the defines visions for the future, which in turn helps establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term. It outlines priorities and the expected roles at different groups and then builds consensus and informs people. So that's the, yeah, that's the textbook definition of health policy. But when, when you, when you talk about health policy and your extra tease, like what does that mean to you? Okey Enyia: Yeah, so to me personally, there's an interplay of several factors and I used the social justice framework as the backdrop or African foundation that informs my work. And so for me it's an interplay between power, politics, economics and influence. And so it's, it's a matter of the extent to which one is able to get to the decision making table with data research and compelling story to make a case to help change minds or to better inform. Whether it's a in the course of a conversation or in times of college proposals for legislation at the local state and federal levels. And so, you know, all of those factors play into what, you know, I believe policy is and does. And so for me in terms of health policy, so what I bring to bear is the health space and all of those nuances, particularly as it relates to people of color and how I can better drive the conversation around. How to better influence and impact policies on behalf of people of color. Dr. Berry: Is that something that always kind of attracted you to it? And I want to talk, cause I know, I know you kind of mentioned you were on path to be a physician and we'll, we'll talk about when did that divert, but then just the race and ethnicity, like behind health policy. Was that something that was always kind of drew you to it or you just, while you're going through that package, just realize you were kind of magnetizing that area? Okey Enyia: Yeah, so I evolved into it. I come from, from a lineage and a legacy of Dalit activists, of entrepreneurs, ministers, educators, teachers, and so, you know, this, it's so it's in my blood to be an advocate, to be someone that has a passion for speaking truth to power, to serving as a scholar. And so as I lived… Dr. Berry: I hope you heard that truth, to power and that's powerful. I love it. Okey Enyia: Yeah. And so, and so as I've lived and I have experiences, whether it's in College or Grad School or Med School or wherever. My passion for really putting voice and language to be issues and challenges that people of color face had, you know, has evolved and has strengthened. And as I have educated myself as I have lived as a conscious black male in this society, I've been better able to inform, to influence, to impact, you know, to raise awareness around issues of race. And ethnicity and cultural competency and you know, all of those things that really inform policy in some way, shape or form. And so I think the pivot point for me, I think came in med school because while I was seeing patients, but at the same time, I just felt this burning desire to effect much broader change. And, you know, having seen patients of color treated differently, talked to differently, you know, all of that just fueled my passion to say, okay, beyond the patient position and counter what been, can be done in terms of public health or in a policy space that can it help to address these issues that I'm seeing pay out, you know, on the ground. Dr. Berry: Now, if you ask like cause I, I take care of patients in a hospital, I take care patients in outpatient clinic and I think a lot of times the, the general person doesn't realize the impact these policies that are there, that are around them that are making decisions for them actually have on how, how I take care of them in the hospital or how I take care of them. And the outpatient, you know, space is, do you find that conversation difficult to translate? Like to really explain to a person like no, no, no. Like what I'm doing here in DC, like affect somebody in like California and Arkansas and Florida and New York even though you can't necessarily see it personally. Okey Enyia: Yeah. So that's something that I've come to better appreciate about the and making process because you know, if you wanted to find a, in terms of, so for example, I served on the Senate side, I worked on the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee and where I got a chance to really understand the various policy levers that can be pulled to effect some type of change, at least at the federal government level. And so what that entailed was as a staffer doing research to draft a memo or to help to draft a bill that includes the language to main, to people of color or two black women, two black men or two Hispanics. And so ensuring that you're able to include language in bills or proposals or include language in a clause statement that the number of Congress would read on the House or Senate floor. That's also an example of influencing policy. Dr. Berry: Can you ever find yourself? I'm sorry to interrupt you. Can you ever find yourself if you were not in that room, maybe left out? Like if you're not in there saying, hey, we need it. Like talk about the black man. If he, if do you think if you weren't there, like that wouldn't even come into fruition? Okey Enyia: Correct. And I lived at it every day because I can tell you now in the meetings that I attended, in these hearings and briefings on the Hill, literally if I wasn’t in the room, at the table, the conversation would be different. Right? And so, and so I find myself, you know, I lived to give, I'm on about seven, seven leadership and lifting as I climb. And so for me, it's not just about me getting into the table, but how can I create a pipeline to ensure that other people of color who have the education, the, have the passion to help to inform your colleagues who don't look like you or don't share your background? How can we create kind of a ground well and you know, really kind of build out a staffing, a staffing infrastructure that will bring in people of color or bring in more nuance diversity and inclusion and equity conversations to help to draft those privacy that affects the general public. Right? So yes, there are times when literally, if I wasn't there in the room, some things wouldn't have happened if I wasn't there in a room. Some decisions might have been made differently. So while on one hand your presence matters, but to take it further, you, you being able to articulate in a compelling way which was supported by data and stories, your cases then it's, you know, it, it becomes much more challenging for very nuanced policy to be drafted into get across the finish line. So yeah. Dr. Berry: You mentioned cultural competency and I can tell you when I was a student Med student and we had to take that, I think it was like a three week course. It wasn't, it wasn't long. And I remember sitting there being like, uh, Duh, like of course he should do that. And I remember some of my classmates were like, really enamor. Like, this was really like the first time, like someone saying like, Oh, you know, it's actually not a good idea to talk this way. Or like it's like in, and I think that's what sometimes gets lost on, especially when you're in this space, when you're in the know like yourself, like you know, like we should be there. But it's, it's almost surprising that like if you don't actually speak up, people are going to be like, people aren't going to like pick up like, oh actually I actually should include minorities and like I actually should actually look out for them. So thank you for, you know, carrying that light, cause it's gotta be hard. Right. Cause I would assume that it's not a lot of black males doing what you're doing. Like, I would, I would love to see what that room looks like when you go to a meeting and everybody else's there just to kind of be able to do that. You know, the quote unquote headcount. Okey Enyia: Yup. Absolutely. You know, and, and you know, so let's say in a room full of about a hundred staffers on the, on the House or Senate staff for example, as far as black males. So there'd be maybe triple, two or three, five max and then, and then there's usually the higher percentage of black women than black men. Dr. Berry: I was going to ask that because I wonder, like, I see it, I see him at school, but I was wondering like, even in that space, the women much more represented, not as, not as much as it should, but more than us. Right. Let's talk, let's talk a little bit about just some of the adversity that you had the face to even get to where you're at today. And obviously still up and growing. Let's talk about, you know, because we talked about, we were in medical school, right, but, and medical school, right? Like what were, what, what was the thoughts there? What was happening? What were, what were some things that you wish could have been different? Okey Enyia: Yeah. So over the course of a decade I had study and taken the medical college admissions test four times. And then I applied to med school three times before finally getting into me at school. And the last one that I took, the mcab was actually in a post back program called Medpre which is southern Illinois University in Carbondale. And so I was able to get in and in my cohort, I think the class size was 72, in my cohort. And out of that 72 I think, I think for black males and I think maybe two or three black females. And so going to a predominantly white. Dr. Berry: And Lunch and Learn community, I just want to let you know I went to Nova, it was about two half, and we have three. This ratio is not surprising unfortunately. Okey Enyia: Right? And so you know, just kind of having to work and study and out of rhyme one, right? So you're studying and you are dealing with, you're dealing with hostile fascinates who are sharing information and you're dealing with passive aggressiveness. You're dealing with in the context of an environment is that while I think the school did make efforts to create a safe environment and as a welcoming environment as possible, it's still, you know, you know, the new ones just kind of daily interactions, you know, made it much more of a challenge for me as the kind of right now and to do well in the coursework and also to maintain fantasies for that matter. And so having to work in infants, again I give the programs or the school credit for making an effort, but at the same time, if you go to any predominantly white institution, usually the, one of the largest challenges is how do you best create the most welcoming, safe environment for anyone to attend that school and then we have a number of those, you know, kind of factor into it. It makes it that much more difficult for you to really be able to focus and to perform well on the exams and pass the course shift and pass the board exams and whatnot. So this is that. There is, but fortunately for me, I guess even getting into Middle School, I knew that my vision was going to be a lot bigger than just seeing patients as a physician. And so it went from the right patient care, but then the pivot into public health and then going from there. So it was a lot of, a lot of, the support was there, but it wasn't enough for me to perform at my peak. So I actually ended up leaving, may have school and I moved back home to recalibrate. It took about a year or so for me just to kind of be calibrate from the experience of constant being questioned my competence question, you know, just trying to get my identity back whole and just the self care, the mental health and emotional health. So, so just getting all of that's together. It took about… Dr. Berry: And Lunch and Learn community, I just want to tell you that this story, like is, is not an anomaly. This story is one that many of us who are in a space that were to say minority is probably more of an exaggeration. Like it's, like almost like a spec sometimes where we don't even feel like we kinda belong because we're like, yeah, again, I was in the class of 200 plus and it was three of us and I would look around. I'm like, wow, this, that this story. Like when, when he tells the story, like I just, I picture myself back at Nova, I pictured myself having to take tests and having to answer questions knowing that I was unfortunately be representative of the whole black male community when I answered a question right. If I got it wrong, like I let the whole community down, right? Like that was, that was, that's a burden that you have to face on top of what medical school is, which is one of the most, very things ever. So I appreciate it because you tell a story that is an anomaly, enlightening and true, but resonates to a lot of people like you. And I'm pretty sure you probably talked to others who felt right in this ill like, like, yeah, Lunch and Learn community. You could see me. I just, the whole time he's talking about… Okey Enyia: Exactly. And so part of it too is to work though syndrome. As you mentioned, gonna questioning or doubting whether you belong and just gonna work through that. I mean, so you know, after I had moved back home to be calibrate, the question became, okay, well what's next? And in my case I was, I was already considering giving, getting a master's in public health. And so I applied to a few programs in Chicago and I got into Chicago State University, which is a minority serving institution, which was a phenomenal experience for me. And it helped me to heal and to become whole and to get my confidence back because I was surrounded by people that looked like me and faculty that look like me. And that affirmed me. And as an aside, a quick shout out to HBC news, you know, definitely have low for them, you know. So my dad actually taught at Coppin State University in Maryland very early on in his career. And so back, I remember, I think maybe I was in first, second grade I was, I brought me to the campus and, and just to kind of, and also expose me to the campus. And I always remembered that that's how that I was walking on that campus. And yeah, and that left an indelible impression on me that just as set as day. And so once I kind of with the graduate program, I mean because of my previous training, I just go through the program, probably love them public health. I found my stride in terms of health policy and social justice and that nexus. And that further informs my avenge work and the intersections of social justice, you know, health, black men and boys and policy. And so after I graduated from Chicago State University, I was thinking, I'm like, okay, well what's next? So is it at that for our program? Is that a fellowship? You know, what's next? And so I have to go through a little process and trying to figure out, you know, get some clarity around my next move. And fortunately I had some good mentors and advisors who are helpful and in providing some clarity and some encouragement to, to me to continue to move forward. And so I applied, I have taken the JRB once and I've got in to Chicago state with that score. But then prior to that program piece. I actually took the GRE I think two or three more times before finally getting answering. But two of the program that I'm at now at GW and also applied to the doctoral programs, I think it was three times between I think 2013 and 2017 now just prior to that, I had gotten into my fellowship, which is named the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation health policy fellowship, which was where I was able to work a year on the house side and Congress and a year on the Senate side as a health staffer policy staffer. And so I went from my graduate degree in public health at Chicago State University to my two year fellowship and Congress, which wrapped up in 2016. And then I made the pivot into that a parchment of health and services in 2016, which is where I'm at currently. And I just started my, my 12 program last fall. So this is the second semester of my doctoral program. And, and, and so this is where we are. Dr. Berry: What's a normal day? I'm naive, right? I'm in south Florida right? I don't know what goes on in that BCA. I just assume everyone's like around the White House. I don't know. Okey Enyia: Yeah. So you know, for me, obviously it's different for each person, but for me it's, my day usually is made up of meetings with colleagues and writing policies or policies, attending hearings and briefings either in house or the Senate to repair for policy decisions that might be coming down the road as it relates to some issue area that say the ACA for example, or, or if it's the primary industry, there's a whole host of interests and you know, kind of issue areas that we can tap into. And so for me right now, my current space is in BD, in the preparedness space. And so anything that pertains to natural disasters, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, Ebola, Zika, emerging threats. So anything that needs to, those types of challenges, that is the current space that I work in. And so again, part of what I bring to the table where the conversation is the social justice bent in terms of health equity and health disparities. And so how do we lift up the communities of color, how to kind of lift up the most vulnerable populations to ensure that they get the support, the resources that they need to recover when things happen, you know, whether it's a hurricane or some of the threat, how do we assure that people of color or communities of color are not left out of the conversation? Dr. Berry: And we appreciate you for sitting at that table. Definitely. If you had to and of like if someone said, well, okay, what's like the most pressing issue right now from a health policy standpoint that I and south Florida you should be worried about? I will would you say? (Yeah. I think. Thinking national) Right. So, you know, I, I hear a lot about the affordable care act. I hear a lot about they may cancel this and they asked, they may cancel that. Like, like what is, what are your thoughts? Okey Enyia: Yes. So I haven't studied the demographics in Florida in terms of whether you are a Medicaid expansion state. But you know, certainly part of the strategy as a physician would be to make every effort to get involved at the local state or federal levels as it relates to out of the ACA or Medicare, Medicaid. Like those issues are very important and salient. And especially now as we are approaching the 2020 presidential elections with, with Medicare for all being high on the list of priorities as it relates to those who lean left that is definitely have priority. And then kind of tacked on to that. Dr. Berry: Physicians, health care workers. If you're in this field like a, like you said, you, you should know. And uh, for those who are Lunch and Learn community in Florida and we are not Medicaid state because our governor is whatever. Okey Enyia: I'm in DC, but you know, I do have a good sense of nationwide kind of what states are Medicaid friendly. And I know that, you know, what politics I had. So I was following the races with answers…and you’re right. And so certainly he has his hand on the call of national health politics and, and so I would definitely encourage, especially again in the run up to 2020 to really get up to speed on the nuances of the Medicare for all states because even now in fact this morning I saw several articles speaking to the fact that I think it was and Louisiana, a federal judge denied or is making a case or dismantling the ACA. And so there are stakes level efforts being made to dismantle the ACA. This has been going on since March 23rd of 2010 when the bill was signed into law by President Obama. And so we know the dozens of efforts that the ride has made to this mass. And so again, if you'd being left, if you are a progressive, then part of your responsibility is to ensure that you are up to speed on what's happening and that you are able to work closely and collaboratively with people that share your views and your values in ways that would be able to move the needle to ensure that self-care is protected. And that is a human rights.  Dr. Berry: I love it. So people ask me all the time. Dr. Berry, you podcast, you blog, do videos and you’re physician. Like how do you have the time? So I got to ask with all of the amount of work you do, how we got to, okay, the author like tell us about that. I want, because I want to talk about this book. I want to talk about the why. I want to talk about what was your influence, who at float. Let’s get to that. Like how did becoming, was that something you always wanted to do? Like did you always have a book in you? Okey Enyia: No. I don’t think. I think and this part of the part about it write about in the book is that maybe over the past maybe seven to 10 years I would get just in passing and just not, you know, candid conversation as I live life as I navigate it from one space to the next, I would kind of get some type of signal or some type of, you know, something someone would share some things just kind of, with to say well you know, you should write a book, you know, you use your experiences would help a lot of people. And even when that was shared, you know, I didn't really pay it any mind because I was focused on actually trying to get through med school and get through Grad school and you know, find a job and you know, so I wasn't in the headspace to really kind of say, okay, yeah this might be good to start to put pen to paper and not, it just kind of evolved. And so I think it had to have been a swing. I seen, maybe it's 2016 it's around that time where, wow. While I was in the Senate, my thing, I was like, okay, you know, my experiences like my trials, my fails, my challenges getting into med school tries to get into that 12 programs, you know, that it is so important to document. And so I began to journal actually I think maybe it was 2011 or so. And so my journal was helpful in terms of, and having just kind of like a frame rail, but like an outline that I was able to, to build out. And so by the time talking about 2010, 2011 till now, in fact, I was able to leverage a lot of the content that our journal daily into a format that helped me to really frame my experience in a way that was helpful. And so part of my interest and passion was to leave a legacy for generations to come and also to become an entrepreneur. How do you turn your pain into purpose? And ultimately into profit, right? Dr. Berry: Lunch and Learn community, I hope you heard those things, turning your pain into purpose. And then most importantly, into profit. Okey Enyia: Absolutely. Because you know, I believe you know that nothing happens by accident. And you know, frankly, as a, as a man of faith, as a Christian, you know, I'm like, okay, you know, how can I be the best, the most, the best impact possible? How can I make this world better than how I found it in some way, shape or form? And so that, those are things that really drove me and motivated me to be, to sit down to write the book. And so practically speaking, it took about 40 actual riding hours over the course of 90 days to write the book just to, just to do like a big brain dump, just get everything out, get to journal together and just get everything together in one document. And then I hired a writing coach, I hired a business coach to also help me to kind of ensure that I was one about this whole writing, publishing process the right way. So I'm a self-published author. I started writing it in December of 2017 and I finished the first draft in March and think it was February of 2018 and then I took about four months to edit, tend to get a proof read and then I was launched it on my birthday last year, which is November 22nd and then it became the question of okay, taking that content now. Right, and how do I best leverage and maximize the content in this book. And so multiple revenue streams. And so that's where I'm at right now is really kind of exploring the various ways in which I could take the content, how to get a job on Capitol Hill, how to get a job in the workforce, how to find your passions, your purpose, you know, just framing the content in a way that will be helpful and can be plugged into different areas and networks. Dr. Berry: Oh I love it. Was your influence, cause obviously the trials that you went through playing a huge role in being able to put that pen to paper? Did you, did you delve in with a lot of experience even when you were on the hill even when you were like in the thick of things within government that also like make the book as well? Okey Enyia: Yes. It is very transparent, you know, I include all of my experiences how I got into med school, how I got into my doctoral program is on Capitol Hill, as a black author, author entrepreneurship and it's a very transparent, we meet with lays out the framework that I'm helping to drive conversations and that covers a wide range of issue areas as it relates to mental health and well-being, self-care epidemic, the stem fields, the school to prison pipeline, health disparities, health equity, health and all policies. My time on Capitol Hill, like it's all in there. Dr. Berry: Love it. That's absolutely amazing. And putting on my, you know, the arms because we're, we're both in that field from neuro standpoint cause I definitely can see where you know, you, you have courses whether you have, whether you're speaking right? You know, cause I think you have a story I think people should hear right? And whether we're talking about high school students, college students, like me, I mean honestly even professional who really need to hear like, hey, I'm here, I'm doing the work and this is how you can do to work with me. Okey Enyia: Absolutely. And you know, I'll also plug the fact that it also talked about my experience in Nigeria, which also my sense of identity and culture, you know, which are, which helped me to get to this point as well. So I definitely have to give a shout out to my culture and my people kind of draw a parallel between Nigeria and Black Panther as well in terms of, you know, living in a country that rules ran by people of color and how empowering that is. And so I definitely want to kind of plug that as well. Dr. Berry: I love it. How can someone who is interested in working with you, interested in learning from you obviously interested in getting this book right? Like let's get this promo going, right? Like how can I get in touch with you? Let them know. Wherever you're at, you have social media outlets, web, give them the details. Okey Enyia: Absolutely. So my website, I’m also a consultant which is part of my business model, my website is Enyia Strategies which is spelled E, N as in Nancy, Y, I, A Strategies dot com, that’s my website. Where you can find my book. If you want person signed copy you can go to my website and I will ship you out a person signed copy. You can also find my book on Amazon and Kindle. I’m going on the book, since I launched it almost every weekend I'm doing a book signing somewhere. As far as social media, my Instagram is Enyia Strategies, my Twitter also is Enyia Strategies. I'm on Linkedin as my name O K E Y, the last name is Enyia – E N Y I A. On Facebook account. You can also find me on YouTube as my name Okey Enyia - O K E Y E N Y I A. Also Periscope as Enyia strategies and what else? I think that covers social media, so IG, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Periscope, YouTube, Website. My email list. If you go to my website or my email list enyiastrategies.com. I'm in the process of actually creating an online course that is focused on creating a career roadmap for individuals who are, who are challenged. We're trying to pivot from the state college to grasp at a workforce, and so I help people to successfully transition from one point to the next by creating a roadmap for them to, to navigate throughout the workforce in that fashion. So I'd have to talk about how to network, how to find mentors, how to negotiate salary, soft skills, email etiquette, phone etiquette, how to search for jobs in government or elsewhere, how to find purpose and destiny and passions and get clarity around your purpose. You know, that's, that's where the big for me, so that's the online course that I'm creating. I'm hoping to launch it very soon and I'm excited about what's ahead. Dr. Berry: I love it. Lunch and Learn community, if you’re driving, listening at work, all of those links will be in the show notes, so we'll make sure you get a chance. I'm also going to be giving away a Kindle version of his book as well too because I definitely think this says a person that you meet, because again, I've been, I've been following him for about, I think almost like a year or so on LinkedIn. And when I first started I was like, oh, okay, this is the person that I might, I'm going to have to keep kind of close because when you see people working and doing work, they don't even have to say it. You just, they're, they're so busy working, you could just notice like, oh, this person's actually been, some move him. And so he was definitely someone who I was ecstatic about getting on the show to kind of talk to you guys, because I know, again, I know health policy, I know politics isn't sexy, but it is extremely important. I promise you that medication that you're picking up at your local pharmacy, there's some policy that's made it to a price that it is that, that point, right? So don't think that you are immune and in this bubble that some type of policy does not affect what you're doing here in your little community. Okey Enyia: Absolutely. Absolutely. It's so important to be able to frame issues and challenges and policies. What kind of context the person that lives, you know, day to day. So how do you best? And I think in terms of how to find relevancy with what's going on at the federal level with what's going on at the state level and then what's happening locally. You know, all politics is local, you know, power, influence, economics, education, like all of those nuances. And so part of it for me is helping to drive the conversation and create a narrative that makes the, what is oftentimes, the aim office, products and making process relevance and the main, and makes sense and connected. Right. Dr. Berry: I love it. And before I let you go, I was last, I always ask this question, how can even though, how can what you do empower others to take better control of their health? Okey Enyia: Yeah. So, you know, I always say that change starts with you and I think being, being willing to change, which is very difficult at times, you know, that's being human and just, you know, living, having a heart to serve and being willing to seek out support and help. For example, for me, especially now it's a question of strategy of normalizing self-care. So I go see a black nurse psychologist biweekly. I'm going to gym weekly. As I mentioned earlier, I'm a Christian, so I go to church weekly. I eat well and I try to. And so because I've been exposed to this lifestyle, to these values, I'm better able to, and I'm blessed to be able to share my experiences in a transparent way that hopefully will encourage you to make some positive changes. And so that is also a part of what drove me to about the book to say I'd have to go through personally and then for the thing that I did or that have helped me to get to where I am today, where I am hopefully inspiring people and I'm helping to change people's lives. How based upon you know, my story. That is what drives me and, and my hope is that the opportunity that should made available to me on your podcast and said other radio interviews and TV interviews and speaking engagements that this is one way in which I am hopefully leaving a legacy and making a strong impact. So. Dr. Berry: I love it. I love it. Again, Lunch and Learn, amazing guest. Thank you for tuning in and we'll see you guys next week. Download the MP3 Audio file, listen to the episode however you like.

This episode we have on returning guest Becca. We discussed her new traveling ventures, the political climate in DC, her experience at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. and more TUNE IN SUBSCRIBE!! https://www.instagram.com/_beboundless/

Get my 5 Tips To Address Implicit Bias Within Ourselves and Others About Ivory Toldson, Ph.D.  Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is the president and CEO of the QEM Network, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education.  Previously, Dr. Toldson was appointed by President Barack Obama to devise national strategies to sustain and expand federal support to HBCUs as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCUs). He also served as senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and contributing education editor for The Root, where he debunked some of the most pervasive myths about African-Americans in his Show Me the Numbers column. He is the author of the new book No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People. Show Highlights What’s up with all the BS? Damage to the home Standardized testing and other assessments Striving towards raising expectation for students School climate and culture Believing in the endless possibilities of success in students Your ammunition to engage in dialog about Achievement Gaps in education Connect with Ivory  Twitter: @toldson IG: @ivorytoldson  Additional Resources No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People Connect with me on Twitter @sheldoneakins www.sheldoneakins.com

CRYSTAL I. BERGER is a journalist and the author of, "Be Extraordinary: Claiming a Life of Purpose, Passion & Prosperity." Her work is featured nationally on the FOX News Channel, the Dr. Oz Show, The Trinity Broadcasting Network and in Black Enterprise Magazine. Crystal’s dedication to positive global messages has earned her recognition as a Social Media Ambassador for the United Nations Foundation, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the NAACP and Zig Ziglar International.Crystal is co-host of the upcoming web-series Life in 3D with the VP of Sales Strategy for HBO and the Head of Diversity and Inclusion for IAC Apps--the home of OkCupid, Match, Daily Burn and more. Crystal shares her inspirational messages via her website cbinspires.com and @cbinspires on Instagram. Share your thoughts and follow Klay on your favorite social media: @PlanAwithKlay and use the hashtag #PlanA101. Want more Plan A? Subscribe to Klay's website: KlaySWilliams.com Have a story to share and would like to be considered as a future guest on Plan A Konversations? Email our team: Assistant@PlanAwithKlay.com.Want to support Plan A Konversations? If you find value in what you’ve heard, feel free to support the podcast and contribute whatever is comfortable for you HERE. Thank you!

Today on Midday, a conversation about the status and future of Maryland's Democratic Party, with two stalwarts now vying for the party's top leadership position.Maryland Democrats strengthened their majority in the General Assembly in this year’s midterm election. They also kept the Baltimore County Executive seat and picked up seats in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties. But Republican Governor Larry Hogan won a decisive reelection over Democratic challenger Ben Jealous. In the wake of those midterms, the Democratic State Central Committee will elect the next State Party Chair on Saturday.Incumbent Kathleen Matthews worked in communications for the Marriott Hotel Corporation after more than two decades as an award-winning television journalist in Washington, D.C. She ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2016 and was elected interim State Democratic Party Chair in May 2017.Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is the founder of the consulting firm Global Policy Solutions. She has worked for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the National Urban League. She served on Capitol Hill as Chief of Staff for Congressman Charles Rangel of New York and as a staffer on the House Ways and Means Committee. She has been married since 2008 to Maryland's 8th District Congressman, Elijah Cummings.Both candidates join Tom in the studio to discuss their plans to lead to the Democratic Party in Maryland.The conversation was live-streamed on WYPR's Facebook page; due to technical difficulties, the feed begins at about 8 minutes into the program. You can watch the video here.

A meaningful career: leading autonomous vehicle adoption In Urban America. “The community has to trust developers of the cars, users of the cars, and they also have to see that these cars are going to take them to the places that they have had difficulty getting to.” - Richard Ezike, Ph.D., Noted Subject-Matter Expert on Transportation Equity Dr. Richard Ezike’s earliest childhood dreams of doing meaningful work were about building beautiful buildings and cityscapes. But after earning advanced degrees in science and advocating for the environment and our urban centers, his career pivoted in a completely unexpected direction. Now, Dr. Ezike leads the charge for American Transportation Equity, to make the full range of mobility options—and, in particular, Autonomous Vehicles or AVs—as readily available for inner-city residents as they are for people in our more affluent suburbs. He believes that AVs will provide safer and more accessible mobility, and may greatly improve the lives of inner-city residents who otherwise are deprived of quality transportation. During these key interview segments, Dr. Ezike: Defines the term “Autonomous Vehicle” [starts at 1:40] Offers his insight as to whether people of color will accept AVs as a transportation equity option [starts at 6:51] Addresses the national security and “hackability” concerns related to the development of AVs [starts at 10:55] Offers his thoughts on how, 30 years from now, AVs may revitalize historically poor and underserved communities such as Southeast Washington, D.C. [starts at 23:31] About our guest: As a child growing up in Kingsport, Tennessee, Richard Ezike was “fascinated by the design of buildings.” On family trips, young Richard brought along his Kodak camera to capture images of the buildings that he admired most. He recalls: “I really wanted to be someone that was able to design the next major city in the country.” In high school, Richard discovered a passion for scientific study; he thrived in AP Chemistry, and soon after, earned bachelors and doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering. But it was years later, at a prized fellowship with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, that he understood the importance of an equitable transportation system to a functioning system. That was when his childhood dream of creating great places to live merged with his passion for promoting science and economic, environment, and social parity. Today, he is nationally recognized thought-leader in Transportation Equity. Richard Ezike received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Currently, he is a New Mobility and Equity Fellow for the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ezike is a frequent events speaker and podcast guest in the areas of transportation equity, resource sustainability, social responsibility, STEAM learning, careerism, and the environment. EPISODE DATE: November 23, 2018 Published work: Transportation, Sustainability, and Equity and the Effect on the African-American Community, Published October 20, 2016 Transportation, Environment and Health: Inexorably Linked for Black People, Washington Informer, Published September 7, 2016 Can Transportation be a Bridge to Wealth for African Americans?, Published May 10, 2016 Social media: Richard Ezike, Ph.D. Website LinkedIn Page Photo credits: Autonomous Vehicle, Getty Images; Photographic Portrait, Richard Ezike, PhD.

A meaningful career: leading autonomous vehicle adoption In Urban America. “The community has to trust developers of the cars, users of the cars, and they also have to see that these cars are going to take them to the places that they have had difficulty getting to.” - Richard Ezike, Ph.D., Noted Subject-Matter Expert on Transportation Equity Dr. Richard Ezike's earliest childhood dreams of doing meaningful work were about building beautiful buildings and cityscapes. But after earning advanced degrees in science and advocating for the environment and our urban centers, his career pivoted in a completely unexpected direction. Now, Dr. Ezike leads the charge for American Transportation Equity, to make the full range of mobility options—and, in particular, Autonomous Vehicles or AVs—as readily available for inner-city residents as they are for people in our more affluent suburbs. He believes that AVs will provide safer and more accessible mobility, and may greatly improve the lives of inner-city residents who otherwise are deprived of quality transportation. During these key interview segments, Dr. Ezike: Defines the term “Autonomous Vehicle” [starts at 1:40] Offers his insight as to whether people of color will accept AVs as a transportation equity option [starts at 6:51] Addresses the national security and “hackability” concerns related to the development of AVs [starts at 10:55] Offers his thoughts on how, 30 years from now, AVs may revitalize historically poor and underserved communities such as Southeast Washington, D.C. [starts at 23:31] About our guest: As a child growing up in Kingsport, Tennessee, Richard Ezike was “fascinated by the design of buildings.” On family trips, young Richard brought along his Kodak camera to capture images of the buildings that he admired most. He recalls: “I really wanted to be someone that was able to design the next major city in the country.” In high school, Richard discovered a passion for scientific study; he thrived in AP Chemistry, and soon after, earned bachelors and doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering. But it was years later, at a prized fellowship with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, that he understood the importance of an equitable transportation system to a functioning system. That was when his childhood dream of creating great places to live merged with his passion for promoting science and economic, environment, and social parity. Today, he is nationally recognized thought-leader in Transportation Equity. Richard Ezike received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Currently, he is a New Mobility and Equity Fellow for the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ezike is a frequent events speaker and podcast guest in the areas of transportation equity, resource sustainability, social responsibility, STEAM learning, careerism, and the environment. EPISODE DATE: November 23, 2018 Published work: Transportation, Sustainability, and Equity and the Effect on the African-American Community, Published October 20, 2016 Transportation, Environment and Health: Inexorably Linked for Black People, Washington Informer, Published September 7, 2016 Can Transportation be a Bridge to Wealth for African Americans?, Published May 10, 2016 Social media: Richard Ezike, Ph.D. Website LinkedIn Page Photo credits: Autonomous Vehicle, Getty Images; Photographic Portrait, Richard Ezike, PhD.

The Howard University College of Arts & Sciences Freshman Seminar presents a Post-midterm Election Forum with Greg Carr, Afro-American Studies Jeff Lee, WHUT Elsie Scott, Ronald Walters Center/Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Clarence Lusane, Political Science Dana A Williams, English  

This week we continue our episode from last week that was recorded during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. The National Urban League hosted a panel discussion on “Mobilizing the Black Community for Sustainable Social Change” with Moderator, Quentin James (Co-Founder of the Collective PAC), LaTricea Adams (Founder of Black Millennials for Flint), Wesley Bell (St. Louis County Prosecutor-elect), Dr. Wes Bellamy (Charlottesville, VA Vice Mayor), Reverend Tony Lee (Senior Pastor of Community of Hope AME and Convener of the Black Male initiative) and DeJuana Thompson (Co-Founder & Partner at Think Rubrix, Creator of #WokeVote). This episode is Part 2 of 2. Donald Cravins, Jr. opens as the host for this episode. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color. Discussed in this episode: Social Movements Alabama elections AME Church Ferguson Charlottesville rally/riots Community mobilization Flint water crisis/environmental justice Contact and Follow: Web: #ForTheMovement Email: podcast@nul.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/NULpolicy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NULPolicy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NULPolicy Marc’s Twitter: @MarcMorial Don’s Twitter: @DCravins

This week we have a special episode that was recorded during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. The National Urban League hosted a panel discussion on “Mobilizing the Black Community for Sustainable Social Change” with Moderator, Quentin James (Co-Founder of the Collective PAC), LaTricea Adams (Founder of Black Millennials for Flint), Wesley Bell (St. Louis County Prosecutor-elect), Dr. Wes Bellamy (Charlottesville, VA Vice Mayor), Reverend Tony Lee (Senior Pastor of Community of Hope AME and Convener of the Black Male initiative) and DeJuana Thompson (Co-Founder & Partner at Think Rubrix, Creator of #WokeVote). This episode is Part 1 of 2. Donald Cravins, Jr. opens as the host for this episode. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color. Discussed in this episode: Social Movements Alabama elections AME Church Ferguson Charlottesville rally/riots Community mobilization Flint water crisis/environmental justice Contact and Follow: Web: #ForTheMovement Email: podcast@nul.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/NULpolicy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NULPolicy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NULPolicy Marc’s Twitter: @MarcMorial Don’s Twitter: @DCravins

Transportation Equity: Reengineering the Quality of Urban Life “When someone is deprived of transportation options [it affects] their ability to get an education, it affects their ability to have access to healthy food, it affects their ability to access employment centers.” - Richard Ezike, Ph.D., Noted Subject-Matter Expert on Transportation Equity Transportation access remains one of the most important issues affecting American urban life. And yet, many commuters—especially those who live in affluent suburbs and exurbs—remain woefully unaware that many of their urban counterparts are deprived access to the full array of mobility choices. Such transportation inequity means that a resident in the inner city would require a painstakingly long commute to work at a job, acquire healthcare, shop, or attend school. In this episode, Richard Ezike, Ph.D. discusses his nationally recognized thought leadership regarding the inequities inherent in the American transportation system. His career is inspired by his early childhood dreams of becoming an architect building beautiful cities, advanced scientific study, and fellowships at some of the nation's leading policy organizations. During these key interview segments, Dr. Ezike builds a story on reengineering the quality of urban life: Relives his childhood dream of doing meaningful work as an architect building cities [starts at 4:42] Defines Transportation Equity and the benefits that it can provide access-deprived residents of urban communities [starts at 13:48] Explains the importance of promoting science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) in education [starts at 22:15] Offers first-hand the benefits of mentoring young people from underserved groups [starts at 26:01] About our guest: As a child growing up in Kingsport, Tennessee, Richard Ezike was “fascinated by the design of buildings.” On family trips, young Richard brought along his Kodak camera to capture images of the buildings that he admired most. He recalls: “I really wanted to be someone that was able to design the next major city in the country.” In high school, Richard discovered a passion for scientific study; he thrived in AP Chemistry, and soon after, earned bachelors and doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering. But it was years later, at a prized fellowship with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, that he understood the importance of an equitable transportation system to a functioning system. That was when his childhood dream of creating great places to live merged with his passion for promoting science and economic, environment, and social parity. Today, he is nationally recognized thought-leader in Transportation Equity. Richard Ezike received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Currently, he is a New Mobility and Equity Fellow for the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ezike is a frequent events speaker and podcast guest in the areas of transportation equity, resource sustainability, social responsibility, STEAM learning, careerism, and the environment. EPISODE DATE: September 14, 2018 Published work: Transportation, Sustainability, and Equity and the Effect on the African-American Community, Published October 20, 2016 Transportation, Environment and Health: Inexorably Linked for Black People, Washington Informer, Published September 7, 2016 Can Transportation be a Bridge to Wealth for African Americans?, Published May 10, 2016 Social media: Richard Ezike, Ph.D. Website LinkedIn Page Photo credits: METRO Green Line Train, Getty Images; Photographic Portrait, Richard Ezike, PhD.

Transportation Equity: Reengineering the Quality of Urban Life “When someone is deprived of transportation options [it affects] their ability to get an education, it affects their ability to have access to healthy food, it affects their ability to access employment centers.” - Richard Ezike, Ph.D., Noted Subject-Matter Expert on Transportation Equity Transportation access remains one of the most important issues affecting American urban life. And yet, many commuters—especially those who live in affluent suburbs and exurbs—remain woefully unaware that many of their urban counterparts are deprived access to the full array of mobility choices. Such transportation inequity means that a resident in the inner city would require a painstakingly long commute to work at a job, acquire healthcare, shop, or attend school. In this episode, Richard Ezike, Ph.D. discusses his nationally recognized thought leadership regarding the inequities inherent in the American transportation system. His career is inspired by his early childhood dreams of becoming an architect building beautiful cities, advanced scientific study, and fellowships at some of the nation’s leading policy organizations. During these key interview segments, Dr. Ezike builds a story on reengineering the quality of urban life: Relives his childhood dream of doing meaningful work as an architect building cities [starts at 4:42] Defines Transportation Equity and the benefits that it can provide access-deprived residents of urban communities [starts at 13:48] Explains the importance of promoting science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) in education [starts at 22:15] Offers first-hand the benefits of mentoring young people from underserved groups [starts at 26:01] About our guest: As a child growing up in Kingsport, Tennessee, Richard Ezike was “fascinated by the design of buildings.” On family trips, young Richard brought along his Kodak camera to capture images of the buildings that he admired most. He recalls: “I really wanted to be someone that was able to design the next major city in the country.” In high school, Richard discovered a passion for scientific study; he thrived in AP Chemistry, and soon after, earned bachelors and doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering. But it was years later, at a prized fellowship with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, that he understood the importance of an equitable transportation system to a functioning system. That was when his childhood dream of creating great places to live merged with his passion for promoting science and economic, environment, and social parity. Today, he is nationally recognized thought-leader in Transportation Equity. Richard Ezike received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Currently, he is a New Mobility and Equity Fellow for the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ezike is a frequent events speaker and podcast guest in the areas of transportation equity, resource sustainability, social responsibility, STEAM learning, careerism, and the environment. EPISODE DATE: September 14, 2018 Published work: Transportation, Sustainability, and Equity and the Effect on the African-American Community, Published October 20, 2016 Transportation, Environment and Health: Inexorably Linked for Black People, Washington Informer, Published September 7, 2016 Can Transportation be a Bridge to Wealth for African Americans?, Published May 10, 2016 Social media: Richard Ezike, Ph.D. Website LinkedIn Page Photo credits: METRO Green Line Train, Getty Images; Photographic Portrait, Richard Ezike, PhD.

The April 2018 election of Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed has been seen as a turning point for Ethiopia. Against a backdrop of both economic growth and civil unrest the past decade, Ethiopians at home and abroad are cautiously optimistic about the change Dr. Abiy represents. Will the country be able to sustain this momentum to improve in areas like human rights, ethnically-driven politics, and opportunities for youth? Our hosts speak to Dr. Menna Demessie, Vice President for Research & Policy Analysis, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and National Youth Coordinator at Society of Ethiopians Established in the Diaspora; former political prisoner and Secretary General of the Oromo Federalist Congress opposition party Bekele Gerba; and civic activist and survivor of torture Fekade Ancho who currently works with the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition.

Tayari Jones, whose latest novel is “An American Marriage,” is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. Tayari Jones is the author of the novels Leaving Atlanta, The Untelling, Silver Sparrow, and her latest, An American Marriage (Algonquin Books, February 2018). Her writing has appeared in Tin House, The Believer, The New York Times, and Callaloo.  A member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, she has also been a recipient of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, Lifetime Achievement Award in Fine Arts from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, United States Artist Fellowship, NEA Fellowship and Radcliffe Institute Bunting Fellowship. “An American Marriage” deals with a marriage torn apart by the unjust arrest and imprisonment of the husband after an accusation by a white woman at a motel, and how both spouses deal with the following few years. “An American Marriage” is a 2018 Oprah's Book Club Selection. Tayari Jones website The post Tayari Jones: An American Marriage appeared first on KPFA.

Topic:Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Environmental Justice and Equitable Development Series – current political climate in Charlottesville and beyond Guest & Organization:Dayna Bowen Matthew is the William L. Matheson and Robert M. Morgenthau Distinguished Professor of Law and F. Palmer Weber Research Professor of Civil Liberties and Human Rights at the University of Virginia. Matthew is a leader in public health who focuses on racial disparities in health care. She joined the Virginia faculty in 2017. She is the author of the book “Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care.” Matthew previously served on the University of Colorado law faculty as a professor, vice dean and associate dean of academic affairs. She was a member of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities on the Anschutz Medical Campus and held a joint appointment at the Colorado School of Public Health. She has also taken on many public policy roles. Matthew worked with a law firm partner in 2013 to found the Colorado Health Equity Project, a medical-legal partnership incubator aimed at removing barriers to good health for low-income clients by providing legal representation, research and policy advocacy. In 2015 she served as the senior adviser to the director of the Office of Civil Rights for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she expedited cases on behalf of historically vulnerable communities besieged by pollution. She then became a member of the health policy team for U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, and worked on public health issues. During 2015 and 2016 she was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow, in residence in Washington, D.C., and pivoted her work toward population-level clients. She forged relationships with influential policy groups such as the Brookings Institution, where she is currently a non-resident senior fellow, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Resources: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Medicine-Racial-Inequality-American/dp/147989673X (Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care) https://content.law.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/dm5e/1188391 (University of Virginia School of Law)

Ananda Leeke discovered mindfulness when her career as a young lawyer and investment banker did not produce the level of success she expected. Today, Ananda makes a difference in the world by helping people & organizations outsmart stress & embrace #ThrivingMindfully. As the CEO of Ananda Leeke Consulting, she develops & implements trainings, tools, practices & other resources that promote mindfulness in a way that is practical, impactful & accessible. She also leads the social media & workplace mindfulness programs as the Chief Social Media Officer at the Multicultural Media, Telecom & Internet Council. Her books, Love’s Troubadours, a yoga-inspired novel; That Which Awakens Me, a creativity memoir; & Digital Sisterhood, a technology memoir, are available on Amazon. She speaks at conferences & events sponsored by AT&T, Automattic, BlogHer, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Executive Women International, Howard University, Latinos in Tech Innovation & Social Media, Nonprofit Technology Network, Sisterhued, Spelman College & Web of Change. Find more info about Ananda Leeke at https://anandaleeke.com/about/.On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at TechnologyForMindfulness.com/. Come back often & feel free to subscribe in iTunes or add the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast to your favorite podcast application.Follow us on:Twitter.com/TechForMindfulFacebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessSubscribe to the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast via:iTunes: apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessTuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS: https://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release]youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0www.7obu.com@7obuwww.facebook.com/tobuofficialwww.twitter.com/tobuofficialwww.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of “The HBCU Podcast,” we're joined by Bre Maxwell. We talk about the NEW Executive Director for the White House Initiative on HBCUs, a new HBCU reality show “The Graduates ATL” and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference. HBCU Shout Out goes to HBCU Research Magazine and SC State Alumnus, Wes Bellamy. Co-host on Twitter: @BreMaxwell Find us at TheHBCUPodcast.com IG: @TheHBCUPodcast Twitter: @TheHBCUPodcast Facebook.com/TheHBCUPodcast Email: TheHBCUPodcast@gmail.com

Georgia-raised and Chicago-born, LaToia A. Jones is a Democrat, organizer, community leader, activist & strategist. Her purpose and drive have always been to be the most effective public servant possible. In most cases, this meant behind-the-scenes roles and learning from impactful servant leaders. LaToia is currently the Assistant Director for the Human Rights and Community Relations Department at the American Federation of Teachers where she coordinates, trains and connects members on community, political, and civic engagement. She recently held previous roles directing special projects for both the CEO of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA and for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In this episode we discuss: Understanding your worth. How students can get involved in politics? African-American women representation with the DNC. The DNC Meeting/Election is held February 23-27, 2017.  Visit LaToia Jones for more information. For more STEMCAST episodes visit http://cstem.org.

Maurice Carney is co-founder and executive director of Friends of the Congo. He has worked with Congolese for two decades in their struggle for peace, justice, and human dignity. Carney served as the interim Africa Working Group coordinator for Jesse Jackson while Jackson was Special Envoy to Africa. Carney has worked as a research analyst for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and as a research consultant for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. He worked with civic associations in West Africa where he trained local leaders in research methodology and survey techniques. Harvey Wasserman is a life-long activist who speaks, writes and organizes widely on energy, the environment, history, the drug war, election protection, and grassroots politics. He teaches (since 2004) history and cultural & ethnic diversity at two central Ohio colleges. He works for the permanent shutdown of the nuclear power industry and the birth of Solartopia, a democratic and socially just green-powered Earth free of all fossil and nuclear fuels. He writes for Ecowatch, solartopia.org, freepress.org and nukefree.org, which he edits. He helped found the anti-war Liberation News Service. In 1972 his History of the U.S., introduced by Howard Zinn, helped pave the way for a new generation of people's histories. In 1973 Harvey coined the phrase “No Nukes” and helped found the global grassroots movement against atomic energy. In 1990 he became Senior Advisor to Greenpeace USA. Harvey's America at the Brink of Rebirth: The Organic Spiral of U.S. History, which dissects our national story in terms of six cycles, will be published soon at www.solartopia.org.

Our guest is Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, an associate professor at Howard University, senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and editor-in-chief of "The Journal of Negro Education." Dubbed a leader "who could conceivably navigate the path to a White House" by the Washington Post, "a modern day Harlem Renaissance writer" by the New African Journal, and "Young Researcher of the Year" by Southern University, Dr. Toldson, according to Howard University's Quest Magazine, is "a much sought-after lecturer and researcher on a number of serious sociological and psychological issues that have implications for African Americans."  In his latest piece written on The Root.com entitled "How Florida's Racist Past Helped Kill Trayvon", Dr. Toldson makes a connection to the state's black history to provide clues to why George Zimmerman confronted the unarmed teen.

Adrena Ifill has over 20 years of experience in marketing, public relations and documentary video production. In 2002, she founded DoubleBack Productions, LLC (www.doublebackproductions.com) As a consultant, Ms. Ifill managed the creation of Avoice, the virtual library project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. As a filmmaker, Ms. Ifill produced and directed a historical documentary chronicling the life of Congressman Robert Smalls, formerly enslaved in South Carolina, who served in the US Congress for five terms during the Reconstruction era. This documentary, Congressman Robert Smalls: A Patriot's Journey from Slavery to Capitol Hill, is one of the few productions that uncover the dynamics of the role of African Americans in the history of American political leadership.