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(Airdate 2/11/25) Attorney Jaaye Person Lynn is a lifelong Angeleno, a Hampton and Howard Law grad and the proprietor of Person Lynn Law specializing in criminal defense and civil rights cases. On this podcast we look at what happens if the President defies the judicial branch? What recourse does Congress have to regain the power of the purse? And has the United States government as we know it already been overthrown?https://www.instagram.com/lincolnlawyerla/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/?hl=en

Send us a textOn an all-new episode of Newsmakers, Louie Butko was joined by the editor of MediaPolicy.ca Howard Law to recap some of the biggest stories in the Canadian media landscape in 2024. The two discussed the impact of Bill C-18 in the past year, Corus's struggles and looked ahead to how Canadians can make sure they're getting the most accurate information in 2025. 

Get ready, because class is almost in session. Welcome to the Therapy For Black Girls University podcast tailored for the 20-something who's packing for a new year on campus, thinking through their gap year, enrolling in a community college, grabbing their stoles for graduation, and everything in between. Black girls have always been the queens of having one or two side hustles at once, especially in college, when you can count on your dorm-mate to be a lash tech, braider, and even a tailor. But what happens when you decide it's time to upgrade your side hustle into a full-on business? Well, our guest knows a lot about that. Today, we're joined by the founder of the lifestyle wear brand STRIPT, Arianna Davis. Ari is an attorney-turned-entrepreneur and a double graduate of Howard University. In our conversation today, we discuss Ari's journey from Howard Law student to full-time entrepreneur, how to shoot your shot with big names in order to grow your business, and strategies for balancing textbooks with checkbooks. Where to Find Our Guests Ari's Instagram Ari's TikTok Stript's Instagram Stript's TikTok   AFFIRMATIONS I am capable of turning my existing passions into a successful business. My unique perspective and experiences are valuable assets in the entrepreneurial world. I embrace the challenges that lie ahead of me as opportunities for growth and innovation.       Make sure to follow us on social media: Instagram TikTok Interested in being a part of a future TBG U episode or suggesting a topic for us to discuss, send us a note HERE.  Order a copy of Sisterhood Heals for you and your girls HERE.    Our Production Team Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Maya Cole Howard Producer: Ellice Ellis Associate Producer: Zariah Taylor TBG University Host: Jayna Ellis  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants" is Howard Law's recently-released deep dive into the story of the Online Streaming Act.The media policy blogger and contributor to our sister publication CARTT.ca, joins Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, to talk about his new book; why he's worried about the survival of Canadian broadcasters, specifically the future of television news; and what the media landscape could look like if there's a change of government in the next federal election.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When Ben and Nathan say “the LSAT is easy,” it's not to suggest that LSAT improvement comes effortlessly. This week, the guys elaborate on their motto. The LSAT becomes easy when you do it the Demon way. Later, the guys discuss strategies for negotiating scholarships with schools that claim not to engage in such discussions. They offer advice to a listener battling fatigue at the end of Reading Comprehension sections. And they urge a well-qualified applicant not to settle for a disappointing outcome this admissions cycle. LSAT Demon LSAT Demon iOS App LSAT Demon Daily Watch Episode 444 Thinking LSAT YouTube LSAT Demon YouTube 1:18 - The LSAT Is Easy - Departing Demon Tatiana sends a message of support to her peers: “Keep showing up and don't give up. Ben and Nathan are right—the LSAT is easy if you let it be.” 22:07 - Scholarship Negotiation - Some law schools claim not to negotiate scholarships. But every offer of admission opens the door to negotiation. Asking for more financial support carries no downside. 29:53 - RC Timing - Listener Jess asks how to tackle the fourth passage in Reading Comprehension with limited time on the clock. Ben and Nathan advise her to ignore the clock and to treat the final passage the same as any other. 34:03 - RC Fatigue - LSAT Demon student Cassidy is surprised by her fatigue at the end of Reading Comprehension sections. Nathan and Ben suspect that she's reading too quickly. They urge her to slow down and focus on understanding. 42:16 - Go Now or Reapply? - Lauren was offered a stipend to attend WashU, but she's disappointed by her offers from other top law schools. Ben and Nathan encourage Lauren to reapply next year and not to settle for less than she's worth. 53:54 - Howard Law - Listener Morgan offers an explanation for Howard Law's big law placement numbers, as discussed in Ep. 442: Don't Become a Lawyer for the Money. 55:05 - Word of the Week - Thinking LSAT listeners invite opprobrium when they apply to law school without their best LSAT score.

Howard Law of Magnus Home Products shares the story of building a high-end home, kitchen and bath products e-commerce business from scratch to recreate a small family business experience he and his partner had previously worked for. They started with a drop-ship business model to manage risks and moved to primarily sourcing, warehousing, and fulfilling own products to maximize profit margins and deliver greater value to customers. 

Since our nation's founding, nonprofits have played a major role in civil rights. In fact, the first nonprofit formed in the United States was devoted to help the enslaved. Nonprofits have been pushing the status quo ever since, and the status quo has pushed back, sometimes vigorously. Which raises the question: do nonprofits themselves have civil rights? The hosts of this podcast are college classmates who pursued careers in law, civil rights, and nonprofits. Danielle R. Holley is the dean of Howard Law school, and Alex Reid is partner and national leader of BakerHostetler's tax exempt and charitable giving team. Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations. Thank you to our sponsor! LawPay was developed specifically to help law firms streamline billings and collections, providing a simple, secure solution for legal clients to pay their bills. LawPay is the industry leader in legal payments, providing a cost-effective solution for more than 50,000 law firms around the country.

On the latest Cannabis Minority Report with Mike Lomuto and Kay Villamin: Dr. Bridget Williams & Natacha Andrews, Esq. Each week on the show, we highlight the journeys, successes, and challenges of Global Majority (aka Minority) leaders in our industry. Mike interviews a leader who has had to navigate innovatively and who believes in the potential that cannabis brings to the reshaping of our nation and communities. We also provide our take on select news stories, in particular how these stories impact diverse communities. On this episode: Natacha Andrews, Esq., is an attorney, speaker, author and cannabis advocate. Originally from NJ, she is a graduate of both Rutgers University and Howard Law. Natacha's diverse background brought her to cannabis after practicing a majority of her career as an immigration lawyer. Concerned by the trend she noticed of the disturbing number of detainees facing deportation and permanent family separation as a result of low level, non-violent cannabis convictions, Natacha set out to gain a better understand of the underlying causes and connections. What she discovered led her to seek avenues of advocacy and sensible drug policy reform. In December 2019 she began to gather a group of attorneys from around the nation, resulting in the formation of the National Association of Black Cannabis Lawyers (NABCL). Today, NABCL works with attorneys from varied practice areas to advocate for equitable, inclusive and reparative justice for those intentionally harmed by the War on Drugs. Natacha is on a crusade to assist cannabis professionals establish a footing within the industry during the re-legalization of the plant. Natacha provides invaluable expertise and guidance to those seeking equity as they enter the burgeoning cannabis market. She serves as an advocate for comprehensive drug reform. She is an educator with subject matter expertise, who speaks to audiences ranging from corporate entities to community organizations. She is a volunteer for the Last Prisoner's Project, directs community engaged for NC-ACT (NC Alliance for Cannabis Transparency), is a Parabola Center Partner and sits on the board of the NABCL. Dr. Bridget Cole Williams is an established board-certified family physician, best selling author, and the CEO of Green Harvest Health, a medical cannabis and integrative health clinic located in Ohio. With nearly 20 years of experience in family medicine from The Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Bridget combines her medical background with certifications in life and cannabis coaching into her practice. She provides valuable “motivational talks” on medical cannabis, CBD products and business development, life balance and confidence, and a variety of additional topics. In 2019, Dr. Bridget formulated and launched her own CBD medicinal line of products, followed by her line of hemp infused beauty products. Dr. Bridget also serves as Medical Director for several medical spas, and Collaborating Physician for mental health facilities. When not seeing patients, Dr. Bridget hosts podcast shows, creates educational curriculum, and serves on various boards. Dr. Bridget also runs a nonprofit, GHH Community Foundation, which helps to fund her book Courage In Cannabis. She uses the nonprofit to provide an opportunity for individuals to share their cannabis stories, and become published authors. Dr. Bridget is honored to have been recognized as Top Female Business, Top Minority Business with the Ohio MBE 2021, Women in Medicine Top Doctor 2021, Top 100 Entrepreneurs 2022, Disruptors 50 Under 50 Brightest Disruptors, and is a respected and sought after thought leader, and expert in the cannabis industry. We record live every Monday, on NCIA's LinkedIn Live, at 10am PT / 1PM ET. So be sure to tune in, as well as to subscribe on your favorite podcast platforms.

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In recent months, there's been a disturbing pattern of bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. At least 36 HBCUs have been targeted…and that includes threats made against 18 of them on the first day of Black History Month. Now, the White House is boosting funding for HBCUs, with the aim of bolstering campus security and mental health services. In addition to the bomb threats, hate crimes against Black people have been on the rise in the U.S. According to the FBI, there was an almost 50 percent increase between 2019 and 2020. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Dr. Greg Carr, Associate Professor of Afro-American Studies at Howard University and adjunct professor at Howard Law school. 

In recent months, there's been a disturbing pattern of bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. At least 36 HBCUs have been targeted…and that includes threats made against 18 of them on the first day of Black History Month. Now, the White House is boosting funding for HBCUs, with the aim of bolstering campus security and mental health services. In addition to the bomb threats, hate crimes against Black people have been on the rise in the U.S. According to the FBI, there was an almost 50 percent increase between 2019 and 2020. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Dr. Greg Carr, Associate Professor of Afro-American Studies at Howard University and adjunct professor at Howard Law school. 

What you'll learn in this podcast episode What does it look like to navigate and excel in today's business and legal worlds as a woman of color, and how does having an E&C background impact that experience? In this episode of the Principled Podcast, LRN Strategic Communications Director Jen Uner talks with Nadine Jones, General Counsel of Kuehne + Nagel USA and co-founder of The Initiative: Advancing the Blue and Black Partnership, an organization born in the weeks following the murder of George Floyd. Listen in as the two discuss Nadine's professional path, her productive approach to activism, the value of DEI programs in the workplace, and her advice for E&C professionals advancing their own careers.    Additional resources: LRN's new DEI Program provides companies with a multi-faceted training solution—a ready-to-deploy learning campaign with curriculums, asset packs, and customizable courses, plus the option to add bespoke content, learner experiences, and communications campaigns developed in association with LRN's E&C experts. You can preview some of our most popular course content (just one piece of this program!) by clicking here.    Principled Podcast shownotes [2:25] - How Nadine got her start in the law industry. [6:15] - Nadine's experience in ethics and compliance [13:13] - How Kuehne + Nagel shapes their DEI programs. [20:32] - Nadine's intentions as she enters her new leadership role. [23:55] - Nadine's opinions on the notion of breaking barriers. [28:25] - The genesis of The Initiative. [32:37] - How The Initiative's programs were received by police officers. [37:18] - Advice for the next generation of legal and ethics and compliance professionals.   Featured guest: Nadine Jones Nadine Jones is a graduate of Howard University School of Law and a seasoned Vice President of a multibillion global logistics company. She is a collaborative leader, solutions-oriented, and has expertise in developing and maintaining a corporate ethics & compliance program for a multi-billion logistics company. As a graduate of Howard University School of Law, Nadine also has a strong sense of social justice and equity. In June 2020, she co-founded along with two other Howard Law alumni an organization called The Initiative: Advancing the Blue & Black Partnership (“The Initiative”). The Initiative was established to end systemic police violence and implement a collaborative approach to building healthy, scalable, community policing models.   Featured Host: Jen Uner Jen Uner is the Strategic Communications Director for LRN, where she captains programs for both internal and external audiences. She has an insatiable curiosity and an overdeveloped sense of right and wrong which she challenges each day through her study of ethics, compliance, and the value of values-based behavior in corporate governance. Prior to joining LRN, Jen led marketing communications for innovative technology companies operating in Europe and the US, and for media and marketplaces in California. She has won recognition for her work in brand development and experiential design, earned placements in leading news publications, and hosted a closing bell ceremony of the NASDAQ in honor of the California fashion industry as founder of the LA Fashion Awards. Jen holds a B.A. degree from Claremont McKenna College.   Transcription Intro: Welcome to the Principled Podcast, brought to you by LRN. The Principled podcast brings together the collective wisdom on ethics, business, and compliance, transformative stories of leadership, and inspiring workplace culture. Listen in to discover valuable strategy from our community of business leaders and workplace change makers. Jen Üner: Hello, and welcome to another episode of LRN's Principled Podcast. I'm your host today Jen Üner, strategic communications director for LRN. Today, I'm joined by Nadine Jones, general counsel of Kuehne+Nagel USA, as of April 1st, actually, which is part of the 18 billion global logistics company. Nadine is also co-founder and associate executive director and immediate past director of the initiative, Advancing the Blue and Black Partnership. This is an organization she founded with friends from Howard University in the weeks following the murder of George Floyd. We are going to be talking about the initiative, but we're also going to be talking about her career, her advice for E&C professionals advancing their own careers, the unique challenges women of color face navigating business and legal worlds and her own, I must say hyper-productive approach to work and to activism. It's women's History Month in the US, and so I think it's a good time to reflect on where we are. Nadine, thank you for joining me on the Principled Podcast. Nadine Jones: Thank you, Jen. Thank you for having me. Jen Üner: Nadine, I have such admiration for what you do. I'm kind of amazed at how you actually do all the things that you do. You're one of those women who like slays dragons and leaps tall buildings in a single bound. I know this because we had the chance to work closely together for the launch of the initiative last summer, or at least the launch of the courses that we produced for you and are continuing to produce for the initiative. We're going to talk about that a little later though. I want to focus first on your career. You were just promoted to general counsel and congratulations on that, by the way. I think our audience of E&C professionals they'd really like to learn from your trajectory and your experience like how did you get where you are today? I mean, this is a very big job. I know about Howard University, but not much else. Can we start at the beginning? Can we start with your background? Like where did you grow up? How did you choose Howard? Get me started. Nadine Jones: I actually grew up in Montreal, Canada, working class parents, working class family. I did visit Howard, not as a student, we visited for homecoming. Howard's homecoming is the world renowned, practically. And I didn't really think anything else about it. I did always want to be a lawyer, but I never seen anyone in my family be a lawyer. And I didn't think I was smart enough to be a lawyer. And it was just, might be nice, but that's not for me. Get a good job and which I did. And it was Ama, who is one of the co-founders of the initiative and we'll talk more about later, she got into Howard Law. So we did undergrad together and she went on to Howard Law and I mentioned, I always wanted to be a lawyer, but I'm not smart enough. And she's like, "But we're the same. If I can do it, you can do it." And I thought, we actually are the same, right. Because we'd been friends for years by then, herding together. I don't think she'd mind if I shared that and whatever shenanigans we were getting into. And I had just never really thought about it in that way, that we are the same. And it was a great example of representation mattering. And I believed her when she said, if I can do it, you do it. And so I applied and I got in and I don't mind saying I did great. I was pretty good at it. But it took someone breaking down a barrier and showing me that it was possible. And somebody that I could relate to showing me that it was possible. And I then believed that it was possible and she was right, it was possible. So that's how I got my start at Howard. And I've been in the United States ever since then. It's my adopted home. I love it and we can talk about it's flaws, it's challenges. Jen Üner: Oh my God. Nadine Jones: I see it. But I... Jen Üner: We have so many. Nadine Jones: I love, I chose this country. I wasn't running from anywhere. Canada's pretty cool, if you've ever been there. Jen Üner: I got to ask you Montreal, do you speak French? Isn't it French based there? Nadine Jones: It is. It is French based there and I'm considered what they all Anglophone. So my parentage and so forth, I'm not Francophone and language is heavily politicized in Quebec. And it felt very oppressive as an English person. What is the point of that story? It's you can politicize anything people, anything it's not just race and ethnicity, it could be language, it could be geography. Jen Üner: I think you're absolutely right. You can politicize most anything. Nadine Jones: Most anything. Yep. Jen Üner: So you went to Howard. I think it's interesting you always knew you wanted to be a lawyer. Nadine Jones: I did. I always knew. My mother thought that I should be a teacher. She still does. She's accepted that I'm a lawyer, but I think in her heart of hearts, she always wanted me to be a teacher, but somehow I just always felt it. I always knew that this was what I wanted to do. I just thought it was out of reach. Jen Üner: Yeah. Well, I'm glad that Ama helped you see that wasn't necessarily the case and that you were able to apply to law school and get in. And of course now here we see you absolutely succeeding. A question for you about your E&C experience. That's your background now in law? Is that correct? I don't want to make an assumption. Nadine Jones: It's the reason why I joined can KN, Kuehne + Nagel was to head up their corporate ethics and compliance program. And I still wear that hat, which is something we can talk about, you might change roles, but you still have insights that you carry with you from whatever experiences that you've had. And it's a plus, it's not a minus. So yes, I'm still involved to some degree, particularly in areas of where I have some background like antitrust, for example, I'm still heavily involved in that, but it is no longer my full-time role. I moved out of ethics and compliance in December of 2017 and moved fully into the general counsel's office of the same company but supported compliance, supported the new officer and still continue to this day. I'm still seen as the go-to person for certain ethics and corporate compliance matters, certainly for DEI as well as a woman of color, as a black woman in a still heavily male dominated space. And I have a title to my name. I have a lot of visibility and a really good platform from which to speak. So I do speak as much as I'm invited to speak to help highlight certain issues for our women's International Women's Day. So it's a privilege. It's actually a great space and a comfortable space to be in. And I don't like to play the age card because I think it makes the younger folks feel uncomfortable, but it is so rewarding to see how they react act and how excited they are and just to hear their comments. And they'll come by my office, they don't know if they should come in, if they can't come in and just the enthusiasm that they have. So I consider it a privilege to be able to enter their space. They sometimes feel nervous to enter into my space, but I tell them my door is always open and I love it. I do love that part. Jen Üner: I think that's always a case as you move up in your career. I think you do find that happens where there's that... Somebody in the C-suite, for example, you're never going to just, even if they're really welcoming and saying like, "Come on in." You're always a little bit hesitant, right? Because there's a bit of that hierarchy, right? You don't want to overstep, you don't want to do something wrong. Nadine Jones: That's right. Yes. Jen Üner: That's how I see it. So the fact that you've been very visible in the company on topics of ethics and compliance and you hold this visible role and people do seek you out for your expertise for example in DEI, is that something that you're going to continue to do in your new role? Nadine Jones: Yes, it will be. If they will have me, it will be because one, I'm the only woman GC or only woman who will be holding that title in the next few weeks. I'm the only black person who was on the board ever. And the US company is about, I don't know, almost 70 years old. So it's a pretty big deal. And just by me being who I am, it has generated a strong reaction and it speaks to diversity and it speaks to equity and it speaks to inclusion. The fact that I'm homegrown in the sense that I joined, I'm in my 10th year at this company, and the fact that the company was able to develop me to the point where I would be even viable for this role speaks volumes to those who are here because it shows that the opportunities are in fact here. We didn't have to outsource, we didn't have to find somebody from Europe to come in to fill this role. We were able to find a person here who had received enough development and mentorship to be able to handle this role. So I think just by the very nature of the body I occupy, the history of the organization, I think DEI is going to be something that I contribute to and happily do. So one of the things I like to do is show them my own evolution, my own biases, my own effort to be more inclusive. And I think it helps because as a black woman, the presumption is, oh, you know how to do this? You have no biases. You are automatically inclusive and welcome diversity. We all have our biases. We all have our blind spots is what I would call them. So when I'm invited to speak, I share and I share my own evolution and my own challenges in whatever area. It's so far, it seems to be well received. Jen Üner: That's great. That's good to hear. And certainly we do all have our own blind spots. I think that's a great word. I have to say DEI is top of mind this month for us at LRN because we have big product news. We're releasing a new DEI program. It combines our customizable courses, which I'm not even sure if you're familiar with the coursework that we're producing now. We have a whole learn it work it prove it model. There are powerful videos included. And in fact, like the meaning maker video that we did for the initiative, we do similar kinds of assets for our DEI courses. But we're also now expanding that DEI program to include ready to go, out of the box, email templates, huddle guides, learning action plans. The idea is to create kind of a more meaningful multitouch program that sustains over time. And so like all those courses and all of those things come together to keep the momentum going through the year. And I would say it's like how you would communicate about sort of any kind of corporate values. It's something that you do with repetition over time, across channels and moments. You don't just have like a one and done like, oh, now we're trained. So I'm curious how Kuehne + Nagel shapes DEI programs presently. And I mean, I know you're not necessarily directly working with them right now, but do you have any highlights or insights you could share about the programs there? Nadine Jones: I want to say to give the company credit, KN credit, we started this, I can't give you the exact year, but I want to say 2018, 2019, the company invested, I believe millions of dollars in what it calls its Care Initiative. And from the highest to the lowest and everyone in between, we were in encouraged, strongly encouraged to participate in this program. And so we hired leadership to spearhead it, the head of DEI and so forth. And so we've been pounding this drum for years before, the upheaval in 2020 and the racial equity discussions that have since spawned or spurred from that. So I want to say 2018, we went full out into the Care Initiative, which is about inclusion, about hearing other voices. Internally, the focus was to start on internally with how we treat each other internally with an understanding that would spill over in terms of how we treat our customers. We're still a profit for profit corporation, we care about our customers, but we wanted to create an environment where we had the touches. So I love what you said about you can't do one and done. You can't pass a policy that we shall now all care about each other, right? Jen Üner: Right. Nadine Jones: You need to create the infrastructure where you have the touches and I'll share a quick a story. We still do our care, it was maintained even through the pandemic periods when we were not physically in the office. So it started out with like physically in the office group, team meetings from different pockets within the company so that we get to see and meet and develop relationships with folks outside of our departments, outside of our wheelhouse. And then during the pandemic, of course, like everyone else, mostly everyone else, we moved to conference calls, Zoom, and other platforms. And I wasn't always the best, I'll be honest. I wasn't always the best about joining, which is something that I've decided to stop doing, especially now with my new position I think it's more important that I make the effort to make those calls. But within my sub care team, I have one Ukrainian national and we were talking weeks ago, this was before the actual invasion. And these are my words. I know that other people might have different views, but that's how I'm seeing what happened. And she mentioned that her family was in Ukraine and I said, "Oh there's still there. They didn't leave." She said, "No, they didn't leave." And I said, "Okay, but you are seeing the buildup that's happening." She's like, "I see it. And they see it." But I said, "Well, look, we pray for the best and that everything will be okay." And a few weeks after that, we all know what happened. Putin invaded Ukraine. I woke up that morning, maybe it was a Friday morning. Anyway, at some point I woke up and saw what had happened. My first thought was to my care group and I logged on and I Zoom chatted her. And I said, "I'm just seeing what happened. And I want you to know that your family is in my prayers and I'm praying for their safety." Now, would that have been my first thought had I not had a relationship within my care group? I would've sympathized with Ukraine. I don't know if I would've had that level of empathy had I not known this person over the course of however many years, I've been in her care group four years, that human element where her family, I could almost transpose my family onto her family. And that's when you move from sympathy to empathy, I think for me anyway. So that's an example of the importance of continuous touches in seeing each other and being able to empathize with each other. If you're just in your silo or if it's just an academic exercise or if it's just a mandate from your CEO saying, thou shall care with nothing else behind it and no infrastructure to have those human interactions, then you just have what we all know in the E&C world. You just have a program on paper. You don't have it in reality. Jen Üner: Check the box. Nadine Jones: It's a check the box, right. Jen Üner: Yeah. I think that's a really interesting example and certainly a really poignant one with everything that's going on right now. And I think it does really speak to the company that you work for and the care that they take around care. And I think you're absolutely right, you might not have thought of that first, if you hadn't been involved in that program, which then it makes me think of something that I overheard the other day from one of my colleagues, she was talking to a VP of diversity and inclusion, who's like maybe 90 days into the job. And this person was saying that the real value of DEI programs is that most people aren't really going out there to read books or even know who Brené Brown is, for example. It's not something like you don't put it necessarily on your agenda, just like you wouldn't have necessarily put on your agenda connecting with this person from the Ukraine. It's because the company took the initiative to increase awareness and understanding and building a culture of respect in the organization that you guys were exposed to this, exposed to each other on a regular basis. So that became the first thing that you thought about. So in a way it's kind of the whole idea of this is really... Because if you don't find it outside the company, it really is kind of a tone from the top sort of thing, the company prioritizes it. And then there you are, it's actually shifted your perspective and your behavior, what you thought first. So that's a lot of words to just say, you're going to be at the top, right? You're going to be part of the group that is forming priorities going forward for the company as part of the leadership team. Are there any items that you're going to want to surface in your new role? Nadine Jones: I'll be the new kid on the block. So I will just be... I know most of them from my role in E&C ethics and corporate compliance, which is a great role actually, to expose you to people from all walks of the organization. It's a very high, should be anyway, a platform where you do have exposure to the board from the receptionist to the CEO, to the global CEO. And no one has told me this, but I can't help but think that exposure helped to launch me into this general council role because you make relationships and you keep them wherever you go. But that's a bit of an aside. I'm going to, they will now be my peers. And I will be the second woman on the board, first person of color. I don't know what their expectations are. I think they're watching me and I'm learning them in this new role. But here's the thing, I don't have to go in with an agenda in particular. I just see the world differently than they do, and I feel empowered enough to voice that. So for instance, even before being appointed the next GC, I sit on the investment committee. I was invited last year to sit on the investment committee, which is the fiduciary committee, right, from obligation for 401(k)s, and make sure that we are investing soundly and that things are in compliance with applicable law and so forth. First woman and one of the questions I had almost maybe the second meeting, like how are the women doing? Do we know if there is any gaps in terms of investment or use of the company's offerings between genders? And the response was we never really thought about it. And that's a great idea. That's an example of inclusion. It was quickly, quickly supported by the men. And I was just curious, I just wanted to see if there were any gaps, so I don't have a clear agenda. I'm just bringing my whole self into this role. Jen Üner: Yeah. I, that's a great way to put it. I had a boss once that would say, "You don't know what you don't know." And I think that's kind of a great example, right. You're in this group and they had never considered something. You're just there with you yourself in the room and realizing, hey, what about this? And no one had even considered that before. I think that really does speak to the extreme value of inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. So, I mean, clearly you're pioneering a bit, you're breaking barriers. You're the, I think you said the second woman on the board and the first black woman. This notion of breaking barriers, do you think that's a big deal, a small deal? Does it not really matter? Because it's the right thing to be happening anyway. I'm just curious your perspective on that. Nadine Jones: It matters, it's intimidating, but I'll separate the answer. It absolutely matters, right. Remember I told you it was Ama and my ability to relate to her and see myself in her that gave me the courage I needed to step out of my comfort zone and try law school. It absolutely matters. We have to see someone that is relatable break the barrier to know that it's possible for ourselves. So it does matter. It is encouraging, it brings hope, it's validating. When the announcement was made public, there were women, especially women of color, Latinx women who can see themselves in me that they were overjoyed, but also really emotional, really emotional. And that first day when the announcement went out, it was overwhelming for me to see the reaction of mostly the women, not just women of color, just women in general. And it confirms the importance of representation, of seeing what's possible even if it's through somebody else who was like you. It's intimidating in the sense that I feel, I'll speak for myself, I feel the magnitude this appointment, I feel the magnitude of being on the board, of looking like me and being a board member, the magnitude of it. That said my CEO, and I feel supported. So if I were in an environment where I had to claw my way to the top against people who were less than supportive, maybe even antagonistic, but doing it because it's the new social norm, maybe that's how they might look at it. It's the new trend and there's no real support, can you imagine what that must feel like? Actually, I can't imagine what that must feel like. But because I feel supported internally, even though it's a new role, a big role, it's a historic role, as one woman told me, this is a historical moment in our organization, I don't feel like I'm set up to fail. I feel like I'm set up to succeed because I know the board member or my CEO in particular, who I won't prefer to put words in his mouth, but at least how I perceive him, my interactions with him, so supportive, even the global parent who's light years away from the United States, incredibly supportive and encouraging. So it is important, you can't just plop a woman on the board or black person for the first time and say good luck and expect them to thrive. You need to support us. That is an element of inclusion. That is part of equity. That is part of diversity, if you really want it to work. And I do feel supported, I do. Jen Üner: That's so good to hear. And it is so important. And I think in any kind of environment where collaboration is going to be really key, you need to have that, you need to have that respect and appreciation for each other and what they bring to the table. And the skills, knowledge, experience, perspective, everything, those are all valuable inputs into whatever problem the team needs to solve. Nadine Jones: Absolutely, absolutely. Yeah. Jen Üner: Taking a whole turn, I would love to talk about the initiative. We worked together that on the initiative last year, it's continuing this year, I can't wait to catch up on what's been happening. But before we dive into that, can you share with us a little bit of the Genesis story of the initiative? Nadine Jones: Yes. So the initiative was launched in July of 2020, actually it was June of 2020, and it was birthed out of trauma, I guess is the right word. If we all recall, and some of us don't even want to look back to 2020, it's the year that she'll never be mentioned again, I get it, but let's look back a little bit of what was happening and there was incredible up rest or... Jen Üner: Unrest. Nadine Jones: ... Unrest. Jen Üner: Unrest, and uprising. Nadine Jones: Yeah. Unrest and uprising in the area of policing, police interactions with black and brown bodies. And being the mother of a black son myself, it was at the point where we really could not just sit back and do nothing, myself and the other two co-founders, black women, Howard alumni as well, mothers of black sons and daughters, I'm the only one which is a son. And we decided that we were going to use our corporate knowledge and experience in terms of building sustainable, scalable solutions, along with our Howard civil rights training, and we were going to enter this space. It was kind of a bit of woman arrogance, if you want it done right, just going to have to do it ourselves. And we were thinking about it in terms of the measures that we have taken generationally to protect our children, which is having the talk, what to do if encountered by the police, you're black, you can't do what your white friends do. You be respectful, make sure they see your hands, all of those things that we do, which basically just kind of steals and takes their innocence way too young. We decided it's not working and that we need something that's more sustainable. And we entered this space with the purpose of building something that lasts, and in order to do that, reconciling those two groups, the blue community, the black community in particular, but to do that, we knew we had to work collaboratively. And that's our corporate upbringing that's telling us that, you can't do anything in a silo and expect it to work and be sustainable, it's not. It's not going to work and it's not going to be sustainable. And you touched on this Jen earlier, just simply having something on paper and saying, go forth and prosper, so to speak, is not going to be enough. You need to have some touches there, you have to create some infrastructure to bridge divides, to create positive relationships. So that's why we got into the space. It was not just because of what we all witnessed with the George Floyd video, it was not just what we've witnessed with the Ahmaud Arbery being gunned down by civilian, but a former police officer and the handling of that murder, what we can now say is murder by that police department was shocking. And it wasn't the slew of others that we have seen, it was simply a point of decision that we're entering into the space and we're going to do it collaboratively. But we are emerging from this space with the fervent hope and belief to make everybody safer, the blue community, because now you've got members of the civilian community that have humanized them how the blue community views us, and the us is no longer just black folks. Jen Üner: One of the things that you started with, with the initiative was I think there were some dashboards for assessment of municipalities, and then of course, the courses that we are developing with you, the first one being on mindfulness, which are courses that police are offered to take. How is that going? What kind of adoptions have you been getting for the platform and the programs that you're doing? And what's next? I know that you were already working on ideas for the next courses that we can help you bring to the initiative. Nadine Jones: Well, the mindfulness training that LRN developed for us is just remarkable. And we didn't ex we didn't do it for the purpose of it serving as an icebreaker, but it turned out that when officers saw that we were concerned about their wellbeing, as well as our own, it opened a door. I don't know how to explain it. LRN did it for free, that was their contribution to the space. It's phenomenal, it's world class, it's incredible quality, and we shared it with police communities for free, and there was no judgment in it. It was, this is brain science. We called it operation brain strategies because we were told by police, if you call it mindfulness, no self-respective officer is going to take a mindfulness training. So we called it operation brain strategies, there was no judgment. It was, this is just the human species, this is just how we function. So it was a great way, it was like an offering, here we care about you. And we developed that first after we got through the pain and the horror of what we saw, and crying, we were sobbing all the time. It was just a mess in the summer of 2020. But the more we spoke with officers, we saw them more, we said, "Hey, this is tough. We're going to come out with something that shows that we see what they're doing and that it's not easy." And there's nothing defective about an officer who has a moment, it's a tough, heartbreaking job. So that was a great way to come out. And the next one slated is to talk about, to show in the same similar image or format, how to actually engage with members of the community. And you're right, we did build two tools, one's called central, which is police agency facing, and the other is called central plus, which is community facing. And one assesses the police agency's readiness to engage in a collaborative, proactive type of policing with civilians, not all agencies are equipped to do that. They are equipped to be warriors, but they're not equipped to be collaborators. And so we help the agency self assess their readiness and maybe opportunities where they can make some changes to become a police agency that can engage in that caliber or that type of policing. And then we develop central plus, which is community facing, which is basically an intake, just success your community. And we do it across policing, certainly public safety and policing, but other areas like education, access to resources, health, these are all areas that if broken will intersect with the police industry, and policing is not response for some of these breakdowns. So it's a way for the police leadership in a particular precinct area, we did it at a zip code level, can see what the concerns are and the top concerns and challenges within his or her precinct area. Thank you for asking about that. We're very proud of those tools, by the way. Jen Üner: I continue to be impressed by it. And I know that we're all excited here to collaborate with you on building the next set of e-learning tools for this program. One of the things that I hear you say again and again, is about relationships, is about collaboration, is about empathy, kind of a last question for you here, I know we're like at time, past time, advice for those that are coming up behind you in the world, in the legal world, in the world of ethics and compliance, what advice do you have for the next generation on how to do those things? Nadine Jones: Gosh, there's so much, and I don't want to push you over time. But relationships are key and don't be transactional with your relationships. You don't know where somebody is going to be tomorrow, and that shouldn't be your only basis for wanting to develop a relationship. So don't be transactional about it, spend the time, invest the time. I know not every day you feel like asking, how was your weekend on the Monday, some Mondays are tougher than others. It doesn't really take a lot though to be interested or for the other person to perceive that you do have an interest in them. It could be less than five minutes and you are like, "Oh, I got to call. I got to go," and you may not see them again for another two weeks or so forth. But take the time, invest the time we are tied as a society. We are as you're basically creating an environment that's going to ultimately be better for you within the corporation, and I would add this, outside of the corporation. We are privileged to work for corporations that have invested in this space, take it with you into your spheres of influence outside of the corporation where others may not be privileged to have access to LRN teachings and resources and the like, and have some humility about it. Not everyone is exposed to this type of learning. So that's my advice, just invest, take time, care about people, doesn't have to be anything major, and take that with you in all of your environments. Don't compartmentalize it and use it only in the corporate world. It is your obligation, I think, as a human being in this world to take that with you. If you know better do better, that's what I said on the women's meeting speech on the eighth here, Jen, if you know better, do better. Jen Üner: If you know better, do better. That is a great note to end on Nadine. Thank you so much for joining me on this episode of The Principled Podcast. My name is Jen Üner, and I want to thank all of you listening for staying with us. We will be back next week with another LRN host and expert talking about ethics, culture, and compliance. Nadine Jones: Thank you, Jen. Outro: We hope you enjoyed this episode. The Principled Podcast is brought to you by LRN. At LRN, our mission is to inspire principled performance in global organizations, by helping them foster winning ethical cultures rooted in sustainable values. Please visit us at lrn.com to learn more. 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Maurice Cook, executive director and lead organizer at Serve Your City, joins us to talk about the homelessness crisis in Washington, DC, and the failure of city officials to address it, which this week saw DC police and DC government officials using heavy machinery to clear a local park of tents that people had been living in. We talk about how the collusion between city officials and real estate developers that have purposely ignored the housing crisis in the city, and how half-hearted attempts at providing affordable housing have made the city inaccessible to working class people. Chris Smalls, organizer and former-Amazon warehouse worker, tells us about the ongoing labor struggles at Amazon, which saw a small victory this week when the Attorney General of New York filed a motion for an injunction against Amazon to reinstate workers and address health and safety concerns at their fulfillment centers. We also talk about a report by the Strategic Organizing Center that found that despite announcing in October 2020 that it had found nearly 20,000 COVID-19 cases nationally among its employees, Amazon only reported only 27 cases to OSHA. Sharon Anderson, attorney and business consultant, former law school professor and lecturer at Howard Law, joins us to discuss the fight for reproductive rights in the U.S., with the Supreme Court hearing arguments over Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban, and how it seems to be that the restriction itself will very likely be allowed to stand. We talk about the fallout should this precedent be set, how it will negatively affect women's rights, and how it threatens to undermine the legitimacy of the court. Jeff Pearce, writer and historian, and Simon Tesfamariam, organizer, writer, and analyst at the New Africa Institute, join hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber to talk about the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia and the range of people who are spoiling peace efforts, from Twitter to the US government, to think tanks, government officials, and retired ambassadors, by taking a pro-TPLF stance, and the way forward negotiate a peaceful settlement of the conflict.

Dr. Sharon Anderson, attorney and business consultant, former law school professor and lecturer at Howard Law, and the CEO and Founder of KCG Consulting Services, joins us to talk about the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, where he was found not guilty on all counts, whether this verdict should come as a surprise, whether the victory of using self-defense as a strategy could empower more vigilantism in the country, and whether too much importance is being attached to this verdict. We also talk about Rittenhouse saying he supports Black Lives Matters, and the case of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, where the accused are also making a self-defense claim. Paul Dobson, journalist and editor at Venezuela Analysis, joins us to talk about the regional elections in Venezuela that took place on Sunday, where Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela and its allies have won big in regional elections, where the opposition participated for the first time in four years. We talk about Western media coverage of the elections, where monitors were present, and how this coverage continues to question the legitimacy of elections there.Niemat Ahmadi, President of the Darfur Women Action Group, tells us about the unfolding situation in Sudan, where an agreement was reached between the military and civilian leaders that led to the reinstatement of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. We discuss the deal made by Hamdok and how this has left many dissatisfied since the military still holds outsized influence in the country, whether we will see continuing protests, and how a run for natural resources may shape the policies of the new government and its relations with its regional neighbors.Chief Richard Sneed, Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, joins us to talk about the Tribal Nations Summit that took place at the White House last week to coincide with National Native American Heritage Month, the tribes' relations with the federal government, and whether the Biden administration's promises for funding investment in tribal infrastructure will be followed through.

Dr. Wes Bellamy, chair of the political science department at Virginia State University and former Vice-Mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia, joins us to talk about the heated gubernatorial race in Virginia as voters go to the polls today, and where the culture wars have colored the contest between former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin. We talk about how the controversy over Critical Race Theory and education has become one of the main talking points in the campaign, which reflects greater political and cultural anxieties in the country, and how Biden's stalled infrastructure plan is having an effect in state-wide elections. Dr. Sharon Anderson, attorney and business consultant, former law school professor and lecturer at Howard Law, and the CEO and founder of KCG Consulting Services, joins us to talk about the debate over the Texas abortion law, SB 8, and how this controversy is raising questions about the power of states to challenge federal authority. We also talk about what it would mean to allow states to decide what constitutional rights are actually protected within them and which aren't, how the attorneys from Texas defended the law, and whether defenders of reproductive rights should be worried. Esther Iverem, multidisciplinary author and independent journalist, host of "On The Ground: Voices of Resistance From the Nation's Capital" on Pacifica Radio, and founding member of DC Poets Against the War, joins us to talk about a ballot initiative in Minneapolis where city residents will vote on replacing the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety, the Poor People's Campaign pushback on the investment framework Democrats are still hammering out, and Donald Trump's comments on a radio show about Israel's influence in U.S. politics. Zachary Siegel, freelance journalist and a journalism fellow at Northeastern University's Health in Justice Action Lab, joins us to discuss the new Hulu mini-series “Dopesick” and how the show glosses over the true story of the epidemic, while reinforcing racialized stereotypes about drug addiction, law enforcement, and the war on drugs.

Abstract: What work is being done to heal the community-police relationship? What role can E&C training play to help foster that collaboration? In this episode of the Principled Podcast, host Katy Brennan, ‪Advisory Thought Leadership & Strategy Lead at LRN, explores what building a healthy, scalable, community policing model looks like with Nadine Jones, Co-Founder of The Initiative: Advancing the Blue & Black Partnership and Vice President, Corporate Counsel at Kuehne+Nagel Group. Listen in as the two discuss how The Initiative works to end systemic police violence and heal the relationship between law enforcement and the public—and ultimately build healthier communities.   Featured guest: Nadine Jones is a graduate of Howard University School of Law and a seasoned Vice President of a multibillion global logistics company. She is a collaborative leader, solutions-oriented, and has expertise in developing and maintaining a corporate ethics & compliance program for a multi-billion logistics company. As a graduate of Howard University School of Law, Nadine also has a strong sense of social justice and equity. In June 2020, she co-founded along with two other Howard Law alumni an organization called The Initiative: Advancing the Blue & Black Partnership (“The Initiative”). The Initiative was established to end systemic police violence and implement a collaborative approach to building healthy, scalable, community policing models.   Featured Host:  Katy leads thought leadership for LRN, having spent more than 15 years at the intersection of business' responsibility to society. Katy is responsible for the development of a thought leadership agenda and roadmap and manages alliances with key stakeholders for LRN.  She also co-leads LRN's Living HOW Council, a cross-functional group of diverse voices across the company who ensure LRN's philosophy, values and Leadership Framework help inform and guide all aspects of our business.     

Michelle Witte, co-host of Political Misfits on Radio Sputnik, joins us to talk about the results of the federal elections in Germany, where the Social Democrats won a narrow victory, paving the way for a center-left coalition. We talk about what this coalition building effort may look like, who will become kingmaker, and how the right-wing Alternative for Germany Party lost seats, but still came ahead of the leftist party Die Linke. We also talk about how the Greens have lost influence, and what lies ahead for the party. John Kiriakou, co host of The Backstory on Radio Sputnik, talks to us about how CIA officials during the Trump administration had contemplated either abducting or even assassinating Julian Assange, with Mike Pompeo publicly describing Wikileaks in 2017 as a “non-state hostile intelligence service.” We talk about some of the proposals that, at times, took an outlandish quality, and whether they would have been able to pull any of these off. Dr. Sharon Anderson, attorney and business consultant, former law school professor and lecturer at Howard Law, and the CEO and Founder of KCG Consulting Services, joins us to talk about the Minnesota Supreme Court throwing out the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman who had called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home, whether this ruling could give former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin grounds to appeal his own third-degree murder conviction, and the legal tools to hold police accountable Ray Baker, political analyst and host of the podcast Public Agenda, joins us to talk about the ongoing fight over President Biden's $3.5 trillion infrastructure deal, how it has become a do-or-die fight that now includes the threat of a government closure if the debt ceiling is not expanded by September 30th. We also talk about how Biden, despite presenting himself as the great uniter of both the Democrats and Republicans, is now struggling to unite his own party, and how some profitable corporations may still pay no taxes under a Democratic proposal.

Biden administration places additional sanctions on Cuba. Will we ever see a normalization in relations between the two countries?Angela Arias-Zapata, a PhD Candidate in Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University whose work focuses on Colombia and how colonial notions of nature and racial difference shape its narrative infrastructure and social movements, talks to us about renewed protests and a general strike that began July 20 across Colombia as the government presented a revised tax reform bill, whether this version of the bill addresses the issues in the original one, and how the government has responded to the claims by the people on the street. We also talk about a wave of arrests over an attack on president Duque's helicopter and how the FARC and Venezuela prove to be convenient scapegoats, and how Colombian ex-military personnel end up doing mercenary work around the world. David Schwartzman, Professor emeritus at Howard University, activist, former candidate for the DC Statehood Green Party, member of Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America, and co-author of the book “The Earth Is Not for Sale,” joins us to to talk about what we can learn from Cuba in regards to energy consumption, ecosocialism, and the concept of economic de-growth, which is gaining importance as we face the devastating consequences that economies hell-bent on growth have had on the environment globally. We also talk about how the U.S. has tacked on even more sanctions on Cuba, how the playbook in the U.S. relationship with the country has not changed from a policy of confrontation over decades, and the importance of working toward a normalization in relations with Cuba.Sharon Anderson, Attorney and business consultant, former law school professor and lecturer at Howard Law, and the CEO and Founder of KCG Consulting Services talks to us about Illinois becoming the first state in the U.S. to ban police from lying or using deceptive tactics while interrogating minors, why this should be expanded to the remaining 49 states, and the legacy of lives destroyed by convictions reached through false confessions. We also talk about the mounting legal troubles faced by Trump associates, and the fight in congress over the Jan. 6 Commission.

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Austin González, member of the National Political Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America and head of the DSA electoral observer delegation in Perú, talks to us about the results of the presidential election in Perú where the left-leaning candidate Pedro Castillo has taken a slight 0.6 percent lead over conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori. We also talk about the impact that a Castillo victory will have in the region, and what lessons could be learned from this for progressive politics in the U.S.Maru Mora Villalpando, founder of La Resistencia, community organizer and immigrant activist, joins us to talk about the numerous roadblocks that immigrants face on their way, and in the U.S., including remarks by Vice President Kamala Harris intended to deter would-be immigrants and how representative of a policy has spanned across administrations. We also talk about the huge backlog of cases in immigration courts that leave immigrants in a legal limbo, and how the Supreme Court recently dealt a blow to the rights of TPS holders. Tina Landis, environmental and social activist and the author of the book “Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism,” joins us to talk about a public electric power resolution recently introduced by Representatives Cori Bush (D-MO) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and what a socialized system could mean for citizens of this country. We also talk about how Congress has continued to privatize resources that are basic human rights and what it would take to change this.Daniel Lazare, journalist and author, talks to us about the latest Senate report on the January 6th Capital attack, and how our collective memory is already confused on what took place that day. We will also talk about the continuity between the Department of Justice under Trump and Biden, and how it will not seek compulsory legal process in leak investigations to obtain source information from the press.Dr. Sharon Anderson, attorney and business consultant, former law school professor and lecturer at Howard Law, and CEO and founder of KCG Consulting Services, talks to us about her new book “Emotional Civility: The New Standard for Global Success.”

In this episode, Irnise Williams, a Howard University School of Law graduate, explains why equal access to healthcare is so important and how she created a space for herself as a nurse and lawyer. This episode is sponsored by Attornneed (www.attornneed.com).

Today's episode is with Ms. Sheila Ruffin. Sheila Ruffin is 2008 graduate of Hampton and 2011 Howard Law graduate, and she  was born near the Chesapeake Bay of Virginia's Eastern Shore, where her grandfather, “Big Rich,” was an avid boater. At age 6, she began planning family vacations with her mother, which taught her about the travel industry. As the Tourism Manager for a Caribbean carnival company, Sheila made history by coordinating the first U.S. group to attend and participate in a Cuban carnival, which hosted 120 represented countries and 90,000 attendees. In 2012, Sheila became familiar with yachting while working in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands on yacht marina construction, impacts from boating pollution, public beach access, and port congestion. As an energy attorney since 2015, she evaluated applications for commercial marinas and boat storage facilities, and assessed pollutants on waters. Sheila earned her travel agent certification from the Travel Institute, and founded Soca Caribbean Yacht Charters to “make waves & rock the boat” in the yacht industry, and it has been featured in publications such as Travel Noire and Black Enterprise. In the interview, we discuss her time at Hampton University, as well as her time working in the tourism industry. Thanks for tuning and remember to rate, share, subscribe! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehbcuexperience/support

Sean Michael Love, founder and editor-in-chief of Black House News, and Dr. Sharon Anderson, attorney and business consultant, former law school professor and lecturer at Howard Law, and the CEO and Founder of KCG Consulting Services join us to talk about the Derek Chauvin trial, the ongoing jury deliberations, how they could decide which if any of the charges he is guilty of, the media coverage of the trial, and the misguided sense of hope that a guilty verdict by itself would heal wounds in our society. We also talk about the statements by Representative Maxine Waters (D- CA), where she called for more confrontation and how these received condemnation from a wide range of talking heads.Alan MacLeod, author, journalist and media analyst and a member of the Glasgow University Media Group, tells us about the long-running distortions by the media on the war in Afghanistan, which have actually been amped up now that the U.S. may be preparing for a withdrawal from the country. We also talk about the conflict of interest in the pipeline of “experts” who come from the defense establishment and end up promoting misleading narratives in news outlets. James Early, former Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies, joins us talk about Raul Castro stepping down as first secretary of the Communist Party of that country and the election of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to the position, whether we will see changes in the country with this change of the guard, how these events have been covered in U.S. media, and how this negative coverage also affects other countries like Venezuela and China. Sean Blackmon, co-host of By Any Means Necessary on Radio Sputnik, joins our Politics of Art segment to talk about the new documentary series by Raoul Peck, “Exterminate All the Brutes,” how it directly challenges the mythologies of the foundation of the U.S., how the role of white supremacy is integral to its history, and how media and pop culture perpetuate these myths.

Ron Hampton, DC Representative for Blacks in Law Enforcement of America and former Executive Director of the National Black Police Association, and Dr. Sharon Anderson, attorney, business consultant, and former law school professor and lecturer at Howard Law, join us to talk about the testimony of the Minneapolis Police Chief in the Derek Chauvin trial that directly points to his escalating the situation and arguments of the defense trying to poke holes in the Chief’s testimony, and how policing in general currently does not promote peaceful conflict resolution approaches. We also talk about how the Chauvin trial has sparked a series of proposed reforms in police departments nationally and how successful these could be. Bryan MacDonald, journalist specializing in Eastern Europe and Russia talks to us about growing tensions between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, with reports of Russian troops massing near eastern Ukraine amid a flurry of ceasefire violations, Ukraine approving a security policy to retake Crimea, and how the conflict is covered by western media, where Russia is always characterized as the aggressor. We also talk about U.S. assurances of support for Ukraine, what kind of actual support would the U.S. provide, and how this could play out if the crisis in the region worsens.Jon Jeter, author, former Washington Post bureau chief and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist with more than 20 years of journalistic experience, joins us to talk about Janet Yellen’s comments on instituting a global minimum corporate tax, how true are the claims that this would stop a “race to the bottom.” We also talk about taxing the large number of corporations that have not paid any corporate tax for years, and whether this potential tax money would be used for public investment in the new infrastructure plan. Psalmayene ‘Psalm’ 24, award-winning playwright, director and actor to talk about his brand new piece “The Freewheelin' Insurgents,” the experience of creating digital works for theater companies, and the state of American theater after Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) theatremakers published the letter “We See You, White American Theater.”

On this episode, we speak with Howard Law alum Sara Chandler of Elemental Excelerator. We covered a lot in this interview! We discussed her journey into environmental equity, owning your strengths and taking up space, dealing with perfectionism, and how she's currently supporting climate innovation in vulnerable communities. To find out more about Sara Chandler and her work at Elemental Excelerator connect with her online at: Elemental Excelerator Website Elemental Excelerator Summer Internship Sara Chandler Twitter Sara Chandler LinkedIN We talked a lot about one of Elemental Excelerator's portfolio enterprises and one of my favorite social entrepreneurs in this episode, Jasmine Crowe of Goodr. To learn more about Goodr's work in tackling food waste and food insecurity visit their website at Goodr.co. So that this podcast can continue to center Black and Indigenous voices of social impact, consider supporting us with a donation here. At Consciously Funded we support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). To learn more about Sara's alma mater, Howard University School of Law visit their website. Shop T-Shirts, Hoodies, Sweatshirts, and Mugs at ConsciouslyFunded.com to showcase your commitment to center Black and Indigenous voices. This episode was brought to you by the Social Enterprise Community and Socially Driven Magazine. Join and Subscribe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consciouslyfunded/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consciouslyfunded/support

On this episode of PLI's inSecurities podcast, Chris and Kurt sit down with several current 3Ls and recent grads to talk about their experiences looking for jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris and Kurt also have a wide-ranging conversation with career counselors from GW Law, Howard Law and the University of Richmond School of Law about how students can prepare for a different kind of recruiting cycle, and why there's reason to be optimistic. 

L.A. and NYC superstar Lux LaCroix joins Viktor Devonne for a sitdown on the Lower East Side. Lux is a choreographer to the stars, and is First Runner Up and Most Dazzling Performer title holder of 2008 Reigning Queen of Burlesque, and was voted one of the best burlesque performers in Los Angeles by TimeOut Magazine. She has a supporting role in the new Love Connie web series from John Cantwell called Connie-Wood; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suIvYJEpGw&list=PLhgFEi9aNUb0ajjdI3MVoNHhGWq-3zglh | We talk pop stars, race, dance, and more. ... topics: a New Yorker that's often exiled in Los Angeles, performing arts kid, dance class, ballet and proper flooring, Laguardia School for Performing Arts, UC Santa Cruz, Angela Davis, getting the hell out, black studies, Howard Law to burlesque, broken bones, SAG/AFTRA, Debbie Allen, choreographer gigs, film community, saying yes and figuring it out, acts and looks, do you think magnets can contain me, freestyle to choreo, retention, acting, stage work, Watch the Throne/Yeezus, troupe relationships, Madonna and Janet, House of Xtravaganza, Mo'nique, stories the NDA allows!, Grammy Awards '09, white musicians who use blackness, problematic faves, Toddrick has bills to pay, tokenism, Kanye, Tina Turner/Diana Ross worship kick, Rosie Perez, Paula Abdul, getting starstruck, lunch with Blake Edwards and Sidney Poitier, who is the next legend, Xtina, the ladies of 90s R&B, Rihanna, unexpected inspiration, Courtney/Britney, very white and very British, people who weren't supposed to die, Michael, Whitney, legacy, longevity, and relevance; Ariana, the bicoastal experience ... shoutouts: Paris Original, Penny Starr Jr, Jeez Loueez, Angie Pontani, Jack Barrow, Broody Valentino, Lillian Bustle, Nasty Canasta, Little Brooklyn, Jonny Porkpie, Calamity Chang, Broadway Brassy, Bastard Keith ... footnotes: the show Viktor couldn't remember where the dancers are above you is Fuerza Bruta; which is now touring in Asia and Europe... since the recording, Beyonce's Lemonade is available on streaming services like Spotify... this interview was before Paula Abdul killed it at the Billboard Music Awards ... recorded: April 18, 2019 ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http://www.thiswaytotheegress.com) ... used with permission ... download it at: https://www.amazon.com/This-Delicious-Cabaret-Explicit-Egress/dp/B005D1GROO ... interlude music: "Funkeriffic" "Suave Standpipe" (Kevin MacLeod; incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ... Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/weburlesque .. see us live: http://www.weburlesque.com/upcoming-shows ... follow us: @weburlesque @viktordevonne on instagram and twitter; Lux LaCroix: https://twitter.com/fierceandfabu & https://www.instagram.com/fierceandfabu + https://www.patreon.com/luxlacroix ... talk to us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157673948280099

Howard Law Students and Other Howard students comes to the Remix and talk about OBAMA Election Protection assignment.