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Created for March 10th—National Black Women's Meditation Day & Day of Rest, this guided meditation is a reminder that rest is your birthright, joy is your responsibility, and ease is already within you.You don't have to wait for softness. You don't have to earn rest. You don't have to prove that you deserve to slow down. This meditation is an invitation to reclaim your time, your peace, and your pleasure—without apology.Through guided visualization and deep relaxation, you'll return to a place within yourself that has always been whole, always been soft, always been waiting for you to remember. This is your permission to put yourself first—not just today, but every day.The Golden Renaissance is not coming—it's already here. And you are already in it.✨ Featuring music by Beautiful Chorus ✨I do not own the rights to the music featured in this meditation. Deep gratitude to Beautiful Chorus for creating such soul-nourishing, healing sounds that support this practice. Their music is a gift, and I'm honored to share this space with their artistry. If you love what you hear, I encourage you to support them and explore more of their work.

***This episode is sponsored by California Black Women's Health Project. CALIFORNIA BLACK WOMEN'S HEALTH PROJECT, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was established in 1994 as an affiliate of the Black Women's Health Imperative (formerly National Black Women's Health Project) based in Washington D.C. CABWHP seeks to empower women to become active participants in improving their health status. For the 12 days of Wellness events, please visit www.cabwhp.org/12days or follow California Black Women's Health Project www.instagram.com/cabwhp/?hl=en on Instagram! If you want to join Sisters Mentally Mobilized Advocate Training Program; Don't wait—apply today and become part of a movement for healing and justice. Learn more at www.cabwhp.org/sisters-mentally-mobilized or follow California Black Women's Health Project @cabwhp on Instagram! *** BWH YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/@bwh_pod Our co-host, Donika, led Decembers intention of the month to not let stress take over. Pay attention to your body, mind, and spirit and make the best accommodations to move through the adversities of life. You gotta go listen

***This episode is sponsored by California Black Women's Health Project. CALIFORNIA BLACK WOMEN'S HEALTH PROJECT, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was established in 1994 as an affiliate of the Black Women's Health Imperative (formerly National Black Women's Health Project) based in Washington D.C. CABWHP seeks to empower women to become active participants in improving their health status. For the 12 days of Wellness events, please visit www.cabwhp.org/12days or follow California Black Women's Health Project https://www.instagram.com/cabwhp/?hl=en on Instagram! If you want to join Sisters Mentally Mobilized Advocate Training Program; Don't wait—apply today and become part of a movement for healing and justice. Learn more at www.cabwhp.org/sisters-mentally-mobilized or follow California Black Women's Health Project @cabwhp on Instagram! *** BWH YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/@bwh_pod Today's special guest is Kevito, Founder of Love, Peace & Games: Play It Forward, a 501(c)(3) that facilitates free and donation-based community programming throughout Los Angeles. This episode was just what we needed right now. Community really is EVERYTHING

4.25.2024  #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Housing Act 56th Anniv., LA Supreme Court Dist. Maps, SCOTUS & Trump Immunity, Gaza College Protests A Texas Prosecutor appeals ruling that overturned Crystal Mason's illegal voting conviction.  #BlackStarNetwork partners:Fanbase

2-15-2024 In honor of the 2024 Black History Month theme of African Americans and the Arts, Vernon interviews Ashley Walden, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unlock Creative. Vernon and Ashley will discuss the purpose and objective of In honor of the 2024 Black History Month theme of African Americans and the Arts, Vernon interviews Ashley Walden, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unlock Creative. Vernon and Ashley will discuss the objective and purpose of the National Black Women Creative Cooperative, and how she has used "The Arts" to impact lives and history. Ashley is a proven leader, change agent, and visionary. She is a focused executive who effectively manages day-to-day operations of multi-layered organizations while keeping equity and inclusiveness at the forefront. Ashley has 18 years of experience in nonprofit management and community-based arts business administration. She is a diligent producer driven by authenticity and a love of people. Unlock Creative is a social enterprise whose mission is to nurture, grow, and sustain Black creative leadership. Ashley is also the Founder and current President of the National Black Women's Creative Cooperative, a worker-owned limited liability cooperative and mutual aid network of Black women creatives whose mission is to liberate Black Women from oppressive and toxic work environments, generate wealth owned and stewarded by and for us toward a goal of political and financial freedom. Ashley built her career at Alternate ROOTS, a nearly 50-year-old Southern-based regional arts service organization for artists, cultural bearers, and organizers. She held several roles including Managing Director, Program Director, and Director of Strategic Partnerships. Ashley was the Associate Producer for Cornerstone Theater Company based in Los Angeles who creates socially relevant plays with communities throughout the USA. She has also been a Lecturer at University of California at Longbeach, an Assistant Professor of Theater at Kennesaw State University in GA, and served on the Board of Directors of Appalshop based in Whitesburg, KY., and how she has used "The Arts" to impact lives and history.

Reproductive Justice and Venture Capital may seem like unrelated areas of interest, but in reality, they are interconnected in many ways! Policy expert, writer, educator, and producer, Heidi Williamson, hosts a conversation with Marcela Howell and Ulili Onovakpuri to explore these intersections and imagine an empowered future for all. Kicking off our conversation, we are introduced to Marcela's work as President, CEO and Founder of In Our Own Voices with the National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda, and Ulili's role as partner at Kapor Capital. Sparked by 2020's protests against police brutality, there has been a movement towards racial justice and equity within and beyond criminal justice. This conversation centers health, reproductive justice, and freedom for all. Join us as we differentiate between sectors, explore both tensions and possibilities, and consider the role that investors can play in ensuring reproductive justice. Thanks for tuning in!  Key Points From This Episode: Background on host Heidi Williamson, policy expert, writer, educator, producer, and voice for change. Welcoming Marcela Howell, president, CEO, and Founder of In Our Own Voices: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda. An introduction to Ulili Onovakpuri, partner at Kapor Capital, an early-stage, social-impact venture capital firm. Context for the conversation with 2020's protests against police brutality in mind. Understanding that criminal justice is not the only area where racial justice and equity is necessary. What to bear in mind if you are new to understanding reproductive justice. Ulili's relationship with impact investment and what it means to her and the team at Kapor Capital. Defining reproductive justice and why it is important to this conversation. Ulili's perspective on venture capital.  The work of educating investors on access issues faced by poor communities. How the COVID-19 pandemic revealed inequalities in our world. Why investment in Black communities benefits everyone.  The importance of reaching out to Black communities to communicate how innovations can help. Why it is necessary to enter communities to see opportunity. Why reproductive healthcare is about economics, culture, and more. The reason behind the inherent lack of trust between Black people and venture capitalists. Being intentional about having people from the community you are serving on your team. Why fighting racism is a long-term investment that requires building trust over time.  Potential and possibility demonstrated by a diverse show of support for Black Lives Matter. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Marcela Howell on LinkedIn  National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda Heidi Williamson on LinkedIn Hummingbird Black Creative Ulili Onovakpuri on LinkedIn Kapor Capital Rhia Ventures P.S. Blossom on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ps-blossom/message

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host Andrew Thomas speaks with Sami Schalk about her book, Black Disability Politics (2022, Duke University Press).Across six tightly-argued chapters and two praxis-focused interludes, Black Disability Politics explores how Black cultural workers have engaged disability as a social and political issue differently than the mainstream, white-dominated disability rights movement. In doing so, Schalk argues that because Black disability politics take on different qualities, the work has been overlooked or misrecognized within disability studies and Black studies alike. Using archival work on the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project, as well as interviews with eleven contemporary Black disabled cultural works, the book offers a framework for both identifying and enacting Black disability politics for scholars and activists.“We cannot understand Black disability politics,” Schalk writes in the Introduction, “without engaging histories of anti-Black violence, scientific and medical racism, health disparities, health activism and environmental racism. We also cannot understand Black disability politics without exploring how Black people have conceptualized not only disability, illness, and disease but also health, wellness, and healing within our own communities” (9-10).Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender & Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her interdisciplinary research focuses broadly on disability, race, and gender in contemporary American literature and culture. She has published on literature, film, and material culture in a variety of peer-reviewed humanities journals.You can find out more about her at samischalk.com and follow her @DrSamiSchalk.Cover photo courtesy of Duke University Press.

Data from The Prison Policy Initiative shows a recent rise in the number of women and girls in confinement. "Fueled by more than five decades of a misguided and failing “war on drugs”, the US leads the world in the incarceration of women. Today, more than half of American states have legalized or decriminalized marijuana.  Even as it might seem that the war on drugs is drawing to a close, its brutal policies continue to create havoc in the lives of American women," said The Takeaway host Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, author of Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America, and the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University. "The intersection of gender, poverty and incarceration is not race neutral," and women's pathways to confinement often exist at the intersection of mental illness, trauma, and gender-based violence. Black women make up about 29% of the women who are incarcerated in this country. Hispanic women make up about 14%. American Indian and Alaska Native make about up about 2.5%. These are dramatic overrepresentations of women of color in the criminal legal system in comparison to their make-up of the U.S. population.  80% of women in jail and 58% in prisons are parents.  More than half of the 76,000 locked away from families, children, work and home are awaiting trial, much less a conviction. Harsh sentencing for low level drug offenses and the inability to afford bail are primary causes of women's prolonged incarceration. $10,000 dollars is a typical bail, but the Prison Policy Initiative found that the median annual income for women awaiting trial in jails was about $11,071 dollars.  "The legal system is much more likely to be punitive towards people of color and poor people. I think that that's an important dimension to this as well, and poverty plays a critical role in this," said Mike Wessler, Communications Director for the Prison Policy Initiative.  "Whenever I'm talking about this, I often think about a tweet sent by law enforcement in New York City during the pandemic where they proudly boasted a photo of a bunch of diapers and formula, and they rightfully got pretty significant backlash for that," he told The Takeaway. Law enforcements were pictured with haul of diapers, formula, and other products worth $1800, closing 23 warrants; Parents on social media horrified by kids' items. February 2022. Tweet was later deleted. (The Independent) For Mike, that defined a common factor of women's incarceration in the U.S.: women are often arrested and put in jail because they're trying to meet the daily needs of themselves and the people that they care for. "Women and girls are much more likely to be incarcerated for drug and property offenses. They're much less likely to be charged with more violent crimes, things like murder and manslaughter and kidnapping and the like. And I think there's a couple of explanations for this. Property and drug crimes are often crimes related to poverty and crimes related to addiction," Wessler told The Takeaway. "Ultimately, the enforcement of drug laws in this country as a criminal offense is a public policy choice. It could very easily be treated as a public health issue. We use things like treatment and counseling to help people who have substance use disorder get the care they need," said Mike Wessler. He added, "We saw poverty numbers drop during the pandemic and this is related to why we saw lower incarceration rates, particularly of women during the pandemic. Women had more resources at their disposal to meet those needs. They [mothers] were receiving assistance from the federal government for their children." Stay-at-home orders and a slowing down of the court system are also said to be factors. But as courts return to pre-pandemic operation, women and girls' incarceration rates have climbed at a pace faster than that of boys and men. Black women and girls are hit disproportionately, making up 29% of U.S. prisons while only making up about 13% of the U.S. population.   The National Black Women's Justice Institute (NBWJI) researches, elevates, and educates the public on the overcriminalization of Black women and girls, and NBJWI is conducting research on Black women's policing, health, and incarceration. Sydney McKinney, Executive Director of NBWJI, joined the Takeaway to discuss the current data surrounding Black women and girls' incarceration and what healing-centered alternatives can look like.  See above for full transcript.  

Data from The Prison Policy Initiative shows a recent rise in the number of women and girls in confinement. "Fueled by more than five decades of a misguided and failing “war on drugs”, the US leads the world in the incarceration of women. Today, more than half of American states have legalized or decriminalized marijuana.  Even as it might seem that the war on drugs is drawing to a close, its brutal policies continue to create havoc in the lives of American women," said The Takeaway host Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, author of Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America, and the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University. "The intersection of gender, poverty and incarceration is not race neutral," and women's pathways to confinement often exist at the intersection of mental illness, trauma, and gender-based violence. Black women make up about 29% of the women who are incarcerated in this country. Hispanic women make up about 14%. American Indian and Alaska Native make about up about 2.5%. These are dramatic overrepresentations of women of color in the criminal legal system in comparison to their make-up of the U.S. population.  80% of women in jail and 58% in prisons are parents.  More than half of the 76,000 locked away from families, children, work and home are awaiting trial, much less a conviction. Harsh sentencing for low level drug offenses and the inability to afford bail are primary causes of women's prolonged incarceration. $10,000 dollars is a typical bail, but the Prison Policy Initiative found that the median annual income for women awaiting trial in jails was about $11,071 dollars.  "The legal system is much more likely to be punitive towards people of color and poor people. I think that that's an important dimension to this as well, and poverty plays a critical role in this," said Mike Wessler, Communications Director for the Prison Policy Initiative.  "Whenever I'm talking about this, I often think about a tweet sent by law enforcement in New York City during the pandemic where they proudly boasted a photo of a bunch of diapers and formula, and they rightfully got pretty significant backlash for that," he told The Takeaway. Law enforcements were pictured with haul of diapers, formula, and other products worth $1800, closing 23 warrants; Parents on social media horrified by kids' items. February 2022. Tweet was later deleted. (The Independent) For Mike, that defined a common factor of women's incarceration in the U.S.: women are often arrested and put in jail because they're trying to meet the daily needs of themselves and the people that they care for. "Women and girls are much more likely to be incarcerated for drug and property offenses. They're much less likely to be charged with more violent crimes, things like murder and manslaughter and kidnapping and the like. And I think there's a couple of explanations for this. Property and drug crimes are often crimes related to poverty and crimes related to addiction," Wessler told The Takeaway. "Ultimately, the enforcement of drug laws in this country as a criminal offense is a public policy choice. It could very easily be treated as a public health issue. We use things like treatment and counseling to help people who have substance use disorder get the care they need," said Mike Wessler. He added, "We saw poverty numbers drop during the pandemic and this is related to why we saw lower incarceration rates, particularly of women during the pandemic. Women had more resources at their disposal to meet those needs. They [mothers] were receiving assistance from the federal government for their children." Stay-at-home orders and a slowing down of the court system are also said to be factors. But as courts return to pre-pandemic operation, women and girls' incarceration rates have climbed at a pace faster than that of boys and men. Black women and girls are hit disproportionately, making up 29% of U.S. prisons while only making up about 13% of the U.S. population.   The National Black Women's Justice Institute (NBWJI) researches, elevates, and educates the public on the overcriminalization of Black women and girls, and NBJWI is conducting research on Black women's policing, health, and incarceration. Sydney McKinney, Executive Director of NBWJI, joined the Takeaway to discuss the current data surrounding Black women and girls' incarceration and what healing-centered alternatives can look like.  See above for full transcript.  

What becomes possible when we anchor our pedagogical praxes in frameworks of reproductive justice and intersectional feminist care? What coalitions grow? What visions are revealed, and what worlds become more possible?Teacher, organizer, storyteller, and freedom-fighter Loretta Ross shares her wisdom on these questions and so much more. From judicial attacks on reproductive autonomy, to politicized teaching in a democratic classroom, to the history of Black women's organizing, to creative and effective protest tactics, to the "rotating international favorites" served at the West Point Military Academy dinner club.Loretta Ross is a movement visionary recently recognized as a Class of 2022 MacArthur Genius Fellow. After working at the Center for Democratic Renewal in Atlanta, she went on to found and then become the National Coordinator of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. She has taught very widely, in and out of the university, as Founder of the National Center for Human Rights Education, as Program Director of the National Black Women's Health Project, and now as the Associate Professor in the Program on Women and Gender at Smith College.She is a prolific author, whose authored and co-authored works include Reproductive Justice: An Introduction (2017), Radical Reproductive Justice: Foundation, Theory, Practice, Critique (2017), and Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice (2004). Her forthcoming book, Calling In the Calling Out Culture, will be out in 2023.Credits: Outro Music by Akrasis (Max Bowen, raps; Mark McKee, beats); audio editing by Aliyah Harris; production by Lucia Hulsether and Tina Pippin.Support us on Patreon!

Loretta J. Ross is an activist, public intellectual, and scholar. She has written about and advocated for reproductive justice and the history of African American women. Ross started her career in activism in social justice in the 1970s, working at the National Football League Player's Association, the DC Rape Crisis Center, the National Organization for Women, and the National Black Women's Health Project.The Center for Democratic Renewal, the National Center for Human Rights Education and Sister Song, Women of Color, and Reproductive Justice Collective until retiring as an organizer in 2012 to teach about activism. She's an associate professor at Smith College and graduated with a women's studies degree from Agnes Scott College.She has dedicated her life and has traveled worldwide speaking on reproductive justice, appropriate whiteness, human rights, violence against women, and calling in the call-out culture. As Loretta describes in her TED Talk, she shares strategies that help challenge wrongdoing while creating space for growth, forgiveness, and maybe even an unexpected friend.This is Loretta J Ross' journey. 

In Black Disability Politics (Duke UP, 2022) Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Dr. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement. Drawing on the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Dr. Schalk identifies common qualities of Black disability politics, including the need to ground public health initiatives in the experience and expertise of marginalized disabled people so that they can work in antiracist, feminist, and anti-ableist ways. Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Dr. Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements. Dr. Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of Bodymind Reimagined: Disability, Race, Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press, 2018). Sohini Chatterjee is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Western University, Canada. Her work has recently appeared in Women's Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal, South Asian Popular Culture and Fat Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

In Black Disability Politics (Duke UP, 2022) Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Dr. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement. Drawing on the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Dr. Schalk identifies common qualities of Black disability politics, including the need to ground public health initiatives in the experience and expertise of marginalized disabled people so that they can work in antiracist, feminist, and anti-ableist ways. Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Dr. Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements. Dr. Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of Bodymind Reimagined: Disability, Race, Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press, 2018). Sohini Chatterjee is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Western University, Canada. Her work has recently appeared in Women's Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal, South Asian Popular Culture and Fat Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Black Disability Politics (Duke UP, 2022) Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Dr. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement. Drawing on the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Dr. Schalk identifies common qualities of Black disability politics, including the need to ground public health initiatives in the experience and expertise of marginalized disabled people so that they can work in antiracist, feminist, and anti-ableist ways. Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Dr. Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements. Dr. Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of Bodymind Reimagined: Disability, Race, Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press, 2018). Sohini Chatterjee is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Western University, Canada. Her work has recently appeared in Women's Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal, South Asian Popular Culture and Fat Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In Black Disability Politics (Duke UP, 2022) Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Dr. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement. Drawing on the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Dr. Schalk identifies common qualities of Black disability politics, including the need to ground public health initiatives in the experience and expertise of marginalized disabled people so that they can work in antiracist, feminist, and anti-ableist ways. Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Dr. Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements. Dr. Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of Bodymind Reimagined: Disability, Race, Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press, 2018). Sohini Chatterjee is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Western University, Canada. Her work has recently appeared in Women's Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal, South Asian Popular Culture and Fat Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

In Black Disability Politics (Duke UP, 2022) Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Dr. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement. Drawing on the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Dr. Schalk identifies common qualities of Black disability politics, including the need to ground public health initiatives in the experience and expertise of marginalized disabled people so that they can work in antiracist, feminist, and anti-ableist ways. Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Dr. Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements. Dr. Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of Bodymind Reimagined: Disability, Race, Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press, 2018). Sohini Chatterjee is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Western University, Canada. Her work has recently appeared in Women's Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal, South Asian Popular Culture and Fat Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

In Black Disability Politics (Duke UP, 2022) Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Dr. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement. Drawing on the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Dr. Schalk identifies common qualities of Black disability politics, including the need to ground public health initiatives in the experience and expertise of marginalized disabled people so that they can work in antiracist, feminist, and anti-ableist ways. Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Dr. Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements. Dr. Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of Bodymind Reimagined: Disability, Race, Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press, 2018). Sohini Chatterjee is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Western University, Canada. Her work has recently appeared in Women's Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal, South Asian Popular Culture and Fat Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Black Disability Politics (Duke UP, 2022) Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Dr. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement. Drawing on the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Dr. Schalk identifies common qualities of Black disability politics, including the need to ground public health initiatives in the experience and expertise of marginalized disabled people so that they can work in antiracist, feminist, and anti-ableist ways. Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Dr. Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements. Dr. Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of Bodymind Reimagined: Disability, Race, Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press, 2018). Sohini Chatterjee is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Western University, Canada. Her work has recently appeared in Women's Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal, South Asian Popular Culture and Fat Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Black Disability Politics (Duke UP, 2022) Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Dr. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement. Drawing on the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Dr. Schalk identifies common qualities of Black disability politics, including the need to ground public health initiatives in the experience and expertise of marginalized disabled people so that they can work in antiracist, feminist, and anti-ableist ways. Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Dr. Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements. Dr. Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of Bodymind Reimagined: Disability, Race, Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press, 2018). Sohini Chatterjee is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Western University, Canada. Her work has recently appeared in Women's Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal, South Asian Popular Culture and Fat Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katrina Jones – Founder and CEO of Advancing Equity + Inclusion, a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Talent consulting and coaching firm. She helps organizations connect their programmatic efforts to comprehensive DEI strategies that help accelerate their progress in building more diverse teams, and fostering more inclusive, equitable, and psychologically safe cultures. Cin Fabré - At the age of nineteen, she joined a brokerage house on Wall Street, eventually becoming a high-earning broker at a top firm, before leaving in search of a more meaningful life. Today, she divides her time between New York City and Europe and enjoys spending time with her wife and four children. Wolf Hustle is her first book. Both will join Tavis for a conversation about the lessons that they've learned and can impart to Black women as we commemorate National Black Women's Equal Pay Day.

See Also is a weekly dispatch that connects the dots of pop culture, with plenty of further reading and ideas to Add To Cart – or at least Open in New Tab.This week, Kate and Brodie are discussing the recent HBO documentary feature The Janes (streaming on HBO in the US / Binge in Australia), an especially relevant story in light of the recent Supreme Court decision on Roe v Wade. They fuel their rage over the stripping away of reproductive rights into this episode, and chat about unhelpful reactions from smug Australians and second-wavers, and ways we can turn our helplessness into action. Also: Baz Luhrmann's Elvis.See AlsosGreat interview with Baz by Luke Goodsell for the ABCKilling It (on Stan)Final Hours in One of America's Largest Abortion ClinicsWe are not going back to the time before Roe; we are going somewhere worseRoe V Wade is Overturned – The Daily podcastMeanwhile in Australia, brush up on abortion lawsThe Town Without Abortion – 7AM podcastThe Story of Jane by Laura KaplanRead JANE zine onlineAlso AlsosDONATE ALSO: In Our Own Voice, National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda – the National Network of Abortion Funds READ ALSO: The Post-Roe HandbookPLAN ALSO: Hattie Molloy wall calendarORGANISE ALSO: ikea STUK cubesLISTEN ALSO: Shuckin' Sugar by Karen Dalton NAILS ALSO: Beauty Merchant cuticle oilFind us on Instagram @seealsopodcast Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

*Check out the links below description for a list of verified 501(c)(3) organizations that support women's rights to healthcare & abortion access*On a much lighter note, Jodie found a new sport to follow while Amanda attended a questionably problematic performance of “Victor/Victoria”. Speaking of problematic, the men on Seeking Sister Wife are doing a phenomenal job of making their wives and girlfriends happy. Marcus can't wait to see what Bina can do with her braces mouth, and the Merrifields can't wait for Lea to shut hers. What a world we live in when Sidian and Tosha look like the Cleavers!Emily continues to make Kobe's life as miserable as possible this week on 90 Day Fiance. The ring didn't mean a thing (TM- Kandi Burruss), but at least we didn't have to see a nipple, so there's that. Ari's mom loosens up over Ethiopian New Year, and basically offers Leandro an indecent proposal. Get a room, Janice! Please leave a 5-Star Review, thank you!National Abortion Federationhttps://prochoice.org/donate/National Network of Abortion Fundshttps://abortionfunds.org/donateReligious Coalition for Reproductive Choice https://rcrc.org/donate/Planned Parenthoodhttps://www.weareplannedparenthood.org/National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agendahttps://blackrj.networkforgood.com/NARALhttps://secure.actblue.com/donate/naral-pro-choice-america-2?refcode=web_deadline_direct_20210101maindbtnCenter for Reproductive Rightshttps://reproductiverights.orgNational Women's Law Centerhttps://nwlc.org/donate/RAINNhttp://donate.rainn.org/Guttmacher Institutehttps://www.guttmacher.orgJoin our closed/private Facebook GroupFollow us on Instagram & TwitterWE LOVE TO HATE TV on Patreon*Tier 1: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills *Tiers 2+: RHOBH & Sister Wives S3E1TOTAL REQUEST PODCAST*Tier 1: My So-Called Life S1E1*Tier 2: Welcome to Plathville S4E1 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Janette Robinson Flint holds the executive director position of Black Women for Wellness, a woman centered community-based organization working on reproductive justice issues as they impact Black women & girls. Ms. Robinson Flint is also part of the Los Angeles Coalition for Reproductive Justice, California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom and In Our Own Voice; National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda. www.bwwla.org

In today's episode, I speak to Dr. Brittany M. Williams about her experience pursuing her PhD. We discuss everything from what drove her to chose her program and career path, the hidden curriculum of higher education, how she navigated the challenges of being Twitter famous as a doctoral student, and much more.  About Dr. Brittany WilliamsBrittany M. Williams, Ph.D., is a Higher Education and Student Affairs professor. Williams' research broadly examines issues of (in)equity within higher education around issues of class(ism), health disparities, and identity and career development wherein she primarily focuses on the experiences of Black women and girls. Her scholarship, as well as her personal and professional advocacy, have been featured in and by the White House Initiative on HBCUs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Public Radio (NPR), the National Black Women's Health Imperative (BWHI), One Day Studio (ODS), the National Minority Aids Council (NMAC), and in a host of academic journals.  You can often find her tweeting away on her favorite social media site, Twitter, via @DrBritWilliams and on the web at BrittanyMWilliams.com.Things Referenced in This EpisodeDr. Brittany M. Williams' tweet about the hidden curriculumEpisode 25 - Building Your Dissertation Committee Podcast EpisodeAbout the Writing on My Mind PodcastDr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, doctorate coach and diversity consultant, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a doctoral degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other BIPOC women who share their doctoral journey and provide inspiration for others to level up as doc students.Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Support the show

TJ & Lizzy discuss season 1 episode 5 of Wentworth (The Velvet Curtain), being a ghost, doing the laundry, and the National Black Women's Justice Institute. www.nbwji.org Buy Cookies here: https://tiny.cc/kenzleyscookies Sound by zapsplat.com Cover Art by Elise Bigley --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unlockingwentworth/support

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Join us for Episode 1 of People+Culture where we discuss healthcare- with a special emphasis on Black History Month by interviewing Dr.Pamela Foster. Dr. Pamela Payne Foster is a Preventive Medicine/Public Health physician who currently serves as Professor in the Community and Rural Department at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa campus as well as Deputy Director of the Institute for Rural Health Research. Dr. Foster's current research area of interest is the study of HIV/AIDS related stigma in rural African Americans in Alabama, particularly in faith-based settings in rural Alabama. As an activist, she and her husband, William Foster Jr founded a nonprofit AframSouth Inc. which addresses several health issues African American families, mainly through the publication of two books, “Is there a balm in Black America” and “Practicing Prevention” as well as a community radio station WUMO at www.wumolpfm.org. She currently serves on the Board of the National Black Women's HIV Network (NBWHN) also has served on the Board of Five Horizons, an AIDS Service Organization in Tuscaloosa serving West Alabama and East Mississippi. Dr. Foster received her BS degree in Chemistry Pre-Medicine from Xavier University in Louisiana and her MS in Biomedical Sciences and MD from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. She completed an Internship in Internal Medicine and Residency in Preventive Medicine/Public Health at State University of New York at Stony Brook where she also completed her MPH at Columbia University. She has served on the faculty of a variety of institutions including Morehouse School of Medicine, George Washington University, SUNY Stony Brook, and the National Bioethics Center for Health Care and Research at Tuskegee University.

On this episode of The Millionaire Choice Show, Tony talks with Rosetta Bryson, founder and CEO of Simple Trader Pro. Rosetta was born into a modest family background, but that didn’t stop her from learning what she needed to reach her financial goals and dreams. Now Rosetta teaches others how to invest and profit form the stock market there her Simple Trader Pro platform. About Rosetta Bryson A pioneering and highly sought-after financial strategist, money magnet Rosetta Bryson is the founder and CEO of Simple Trader Pro, the largest Black-owned financial technology company in America. She delights in decoding what is often experienced as an inaccessible system in an intimidating society of secrets. A shining beacon of the profit mindset and an inspiring speaker, Bryson is a nurturing mentor. Her knowledgeable and empathetic demeanor instills confidence and a honed mental hope that fosters a culture of success. Her simple tools show neophyte and seasoned investors alike how to navigate landmines with confidence and ease. The Peak Performance AI Trading Group she leads attracts those who want to reap the rewards of an Ivy League education for the price of a nice pair of shoes. As a Black woman standing in stark contrast to the financial landscape, Bryson is a visionary exemplar diversifying the world of trading. Born in the Blue Hill Mountains of Galax, VA and raised in Kansas City, MO, Bryson received her BS in Political Science from University of the District of Columbia in 1992 and graduated with a Master of Divinity, with a concentration in Biblical Studies and Ethics, from Emory University in Atlanta, GA in 1995. While at Emory, Bryson was elected President of the African American Student Caucus and earned the distinction of being the only African American woman in her class to graduate in the Honors program. On the heels of her graduation in May of 1995, the Mayor of Washington, DC appointed her Deputy Director of Religious Affairs for the Nation’s Capital. From 1995-1998, Bryson served as White House Liaison for Religious Affairs for the Clinton Administration in Washington, DC. During that same timeframe, she also worked as Executive Director for the National Day of Prayer and Million Man March. From 1998-2016, she was the CEO of the US Navigational Counseling Centers, and she has served on the Board of Directors from 2016 to the present. She was on the Board of Directors for the Broward Association of Non-Profit Developers, Inc. (BAND) from 2004-2007. Bryson is proud to have founded Black Lives Matter South Florida in 2013, and she remains actively involved with the Black Youth Vote and National Black Women’s Roundtable at the National Coalition on BlackCivic Participation. Learn more about Rosetta Bryson, Founder/Owner Simple Trader Pro at https://www.simpletraderpro.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rosetta Bryson is a highly sought-after financial strategist, an inspiring speaker, a nurturing mentor, and the founder and CEO of Simple Trader Pro, the largest Black-owned financial technology company in America. She delights in decoding what is often experienced as an inaccessible system. Her simple tools show neophyte and seasoned investors alike how to navigate landmines with confidence and ease. As a Black woman standing In stark contrast to the financial landscape, Rosetta is a visionary exemplar diversifying the world of trading. Rosetta received her BS in Political Science from The University of the District of Columbia and graduated with a Master of Divinity from Emory University. While at Emory, Rosetta was elected President of the African American Student Caucus and earned the distinction of being the only African American woman in her class to graduate in the Honors program. On the heels of her graduation in 1995, the Mayor of Washington, DC appointed her Deputy Director of Religious Affairs for the Nation's Capital. From 1995-1998, Rosetta served as White House Liaison for Religious Affairs for the Clinton Administration. During that time frame, she also worked as Executive Director for the National Day of Prayer and Million Man March. Rosetta is proud to have founded Black Lives Matter South Florida in 2013, and she remains actively involved with the Black Youth Vote and National Black Women's Roundtable at the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation.  Instagram: @thesimpletraderproLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosetta-bryson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/STPBISHOP Facebook: @SimpleTraderProWebsite: https://www.simpletraderpro.com/Email: bishop@simpletraderpro.com   Learn more about Ms. Black:Website: http://www.stayingingtheblk.comInstagram: @stayingintheblk 

"Lisa Sharon Harper Lisa Sharon Harper is the founder and president of Freedom Road, LLC, and the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed, "The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right." Asked why she does what she does, Lisa's answer is clear: “So that the church might be worthy of the moniker ‘Bride of Christ.'" Through preaching, writing, training, network development, and public witness, Lisa—an Auburn Senior Fellow—engages the church in the work of justice and peacemaking. She was named “#5 of the Top 13 Women to Watch in 2012” by the Center for American Progress and was awarded the 2013 Faith and Justice Leadership Award by the National Black Women's Round Table. She formerly served as the Chief Church Engagement Officer at Sojourners." "On Saturday, August 12, in Charlottesville, Va., I was faced with a choice: “Would I pick up my cross?” Jesus warns his disciples: “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.” (Mark 8:34-35) Just before walking onto the street, organizers of the Charlottesville Clergy Call walked us through the changing dynamics of the situation. There would be four times more white nationalists in Charlottesville than previously projected. One quarter of the clergy they thought would be there actually showed up. If we stepped onto the street we were risking arrest, injury, or death — from the police or the white nationalists. We knew what we were walking into. We knew that we might not come back. I was hesitant and torn and almost didn't do it. I imagined the devastating loss my mother would feel upon hearing of my death in Charlottesville. I felt guilty for leaving her alone just before her second knee surgery. How would she make it through? I imagined not being present to witness my nieces and nephews and family. It was as if all that is most treasured in my life flashed before my eyes as the rest of the clergy walked out onto the street. I sat in silence and begged God for a definitive word. God spoke: “Be present.” That was the call: Be present; even if it means being present on your way to the cross." "This has been the cross that people of African descent and Native American people have borne for more than 500 years on U.S. soil. Ever since the demon called Colonization led Europeans to claim the land, enslave, then remove its original inhabitants, then enslave and exploit people of African descent to work that land and build their country in the name of colonizing them (read Black History of the White House, p. 195, by Clarence Lusane), black people and indigenous Americans have had to risk death to bear witness to our right to live. It has been the cross that Latino and Asian-American people have borne for the past 200+ years since colonization stole land from Mexicans and declared it was now “America,” and Chinese men were exploited to build the railroads and fill empty slave cabins in the shadow of emancipation. Yes, Chinese men were the next wave exploited to build the U.S. economy after the Civil War. Now Muslim and Sikh and LGBTQ people risk death to proclaim their right to live — to take up space, to flourish. The demon Colonization claims human flourishing for its own exclusive pleasure. The colonizing spirit declares the self to be fully human — to have the right to steward the world — and all else either an asset, a burden, or an obstacle — to be eliminated on the way to the self's exclusive “human” flourishing." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support

Pictured: Bylle Avery, Founder, National Black Women's Health Project Bonus read from Dennis Kimbro's Book, "Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice" Get your copy Dr. Kimbro's book: https://amzn.to/3t5HEAB More of Dr. Kimbro's Work: https://amzn.to/36oGpm6 If you need some help getting your self together or putting this message into practice here are some practical resources. Make a Plan for yourself: https://www.selfauthoring.com/ Write it Out: https://amzn.to/3eiLocF GET THE FULL PODCAST EPISODE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLAYER OR AT itsmytimepodcast.com Follow Asher Tchoua Online: IG: @itsmytimepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-tchoua-eit-45514b24/ Web: solo.to/imtp --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asher-tchoua0/message

In this show I am joined by Decarlo we speak about the national day which is. National Black Women's Equal Pay Day – August 3, 2021 as well as Margaret Busby Britain's first black female publisher who revolutionised literature and never gave up we also have our word for the day and the questions: • Should women be paid the same as men? • If you ask someone to be a life partner after a reasonable time and they say no should you continue In the relationship? Join in on the conversation at: Radio station: https://allflavasradio.com​​​​​​​​ Here at “ALL FLAVAS RADIO” we provide a variety of musical genres, breaking news, current affairs and live interviews from around the world. ” Yes a new community to radio!” Why Not? We were tired of the way in which radio stations structure their shows and decided to recruit DJ's and Presenters from around the world to schedule live shows, reaching a global audience and bringing different cultures together. Presenters Natasha John-Baptiste AKA @wimbo77 https://www.instagram.com/wimbo77/​​ https://www.onethingabouthistory.com​​ @naturally_lele https://www.instagram.com/naturally_l... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/onethingabouthistory/message

Today's guest is Ms. Rosemary Graham. Can you imagine what it is like to live with chronic illness for 37 years? Well, Rosemary has, and today she shares with us what her experience has been: pneumonia, systemic lupus erythematosus, interstitial lung disease, a rare disorder called polymyositis and endometrial cancer. She has even participated in a clinical trial. Throughout this journey she had her low points but through participation in support groups and other activities Rosemary is able to look at the glass as half full. Grab your warm drink and tune in for a fascinating conversation.About Rosemary GrahamRosemary Graham is a native of South Bend, Indiana. She is the Director of Disability Ministries for the South Atlantic Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. A graduate Of Oakwood University, Rosemary serves as a member of the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church Disability Advisory Committee and Coordinator for Southern Union Disability Ministry. She is a former Chair of the National Council of Churches in Christ Committee on Disabilities. She has also served as an active volunteer, board member, advocate, facilitator, and community coordinator with the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., GA and has also served as Board member of the National Black Women's Health Initiative. Rosemary was a Committee member of the Black Women's Health Study (Boston & Howard Universities) and has received several awards, including the NAD Disabilities Ministries Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.Sponsor Info:The Good Health Candle Companywww.goodhealthcandle.com@goodhealthcandle on Instagram and FacebookThe Good Health Cafe Feedback Formhttps://www.thegoodhealthcafe.com/submit-your-question@thegoodhealthcafe on Instagram and Facebook

On this segment of “Women In Justice” I chat with Sydney McKinney, Executive Director of the National Black Women's Justice Institute on the topic of women in the criminal justice system. We discuss the research behind women in the system, the importance of black women researchers, and what justice looks like for black women.

Today is Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day, Baby Sleep Day, Breast Implant Illness Awareness Days, Dadgum That's Good Day, National Fruit Compote Day, National Horse Protection Day, National Wedding Planning Day, National Peanut Butter Lovers Day, Endometriosis Day or Wear Yellow Day, National Black Women in Jazz & The Arts Day, National Pig Day, Plan a Solo Vacation Day, Refired, Not Retired Day, Self-injury Awareness Day, World Compliment Day and Zero Discrimination Day, Today starts Hearing Awareness Week, LGBT Health Awareness Week, National Cheerleading Week, National Write A Letter of Appreciation Week, National Ghostwriters Week, National Invest in a Veteran Week, National Pet Sitters Week, National School Breakfast Week, Return the Borrowed Books Week, Telecommuter Appreciation Week, Universal Human Beings Week and World Hearing Awareness WeekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/Itstoday)

This week, Allie, Adam, and Arri all talk about Chapter 16, The Chamber of Secrets. Inside this episode, you'll find a discussion on how to breed basilisks, the musicality of Myrtle's sobs, and how in a year, they still have not learned that THEY ARE NOT MILES BELOW THE SCHOOL. The lasting legacy of Black Women's Health Imperative first began at a conference in Atlanta, Georgia back in 1983. Since then, the National Black Women’s Health Project or “The Project” has continued to promote physical, mental and spiritual health and well-being for Black women and girls across America. With a broadened structure of national and local affiliated organizations and a change in name to the Black Women’s Health Imperative in 2002, the Imperative instituted aggressive national programs in health policy, education, research, knowledge and leadership development and communications to save and extend the lives of Black women. Today the mission of The Imperative is to lead the effort to solve the most pressing health issues that affect Black women and girls in the U.S. Through investments in evidence-based strategies, they deliver bold new programs and advocate health-promoting policies. We hope you will join us in making a donation to Black Women's Health Imperative. Click here to donate. Thank you to cpcasey for their review on Apple Podcasts! Rate! Review! Subscribe! Twitter & Instagram: @hpanxious YouTube: Harry Potter and the Anxious Millennials We are a proud member of The Ampliverse theampliverse.com IG: @theampliverse

WTOP News Anchor Stephanie Gaines-Bryant and Sydney McKinney, Executive Director of the National Black Women's Justice Institute explain how Black girls are marginalized and treated differently than white girls. They share solutions to an overlooked problem.

Loretta Ross is a Visiting Associate Professor at Smith College teaching “White Supremacy in the Age of Trump.” She started her career in the women's movement in the 1970s, working at the National Football League Players' Association, the D.C. Rape Crisis Center, the National Organization for Women, the National Black Women's Health Project, the Center for Democratic Renewal (National Anti-Klan Network), the National Center for Human Rights Education, and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. Her forthcoming book is Calling In the Calling Out Culture. Her most recent publications are Reproductive Justice: An Introduction and Radical Reproductive Justice. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College class of 2007.

I'm back!  Here's a new episode for you after that brief hiatus: Kelly Gissendaner was the last woman to be executed on Georgia's death row in 2015, and this is her story.Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/husband-killer-kelly-gissendaner-profile-973496 and the book The Sunday School Killer, a Collection of True Crime by Andrea Crayton.Organizations mentioned in today's podcast:A New Way of Life http://anewwayoflife.org/National Black Women's Justice Institute https://www.nbwji.org/Please follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prayforthewickedpodcast/ 

On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, brings you the University of Louisville’s 2020 Anne Braden Memorial Lecture from November 11th featuring Loretta Ross on Calling In The Calling Out Culture. Dr. Ross is a Visiting Associate Professor at Smith College in the Program for the Study of Women and Gender. She teaches courses on white supremacy, reproductive justice, and calling in practices. She has spent more than forty-five years committed to antiracist and feminist activism, including founding the National Center for Human Rights Education. Dr. Ross started her career in activism and social change in the 1970s, working at the D.C. Rape Crisis Center, the National Organization for Women (NOW), the National Black Women’s Health Project, the Center for Democratic Renewal (National Anti-Klan Network), and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, among others. Her work with rape and trauma survivors in the 1970s helped launch the movement to end violence against women. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. Her most recent books are Reproductive Justice: An Introduction co-written with Rickie Solinger, and Radical Reproductive Justice: Foundations, Theory, Practice, Critique, both published in 2017. Her forthcoming book is Calling In the Calling Out Culture: Detoxing Our Movement, due out soon. Dr. Ross’ work comes at a pivotal moment. After a tumultuous year of tragedy and unrest, many are wondering what comes next. How can we create atmospheres where people lean into the hard work of self-reflection and daily change-making? How do we end taboos surrounding speaking about racism and systems of injustice, challenging one another to do better while leaving room for inevitable mistakes? Dr. Ross has trained educators and social justice advocates nationwide to conduct empathetic, forthright conversations confronting injustice. Her timely lecture helps us move from a necessary season of anger and protest into the daily grind of justice work. A video recording of the full lecture with Q&A is available at https://louisville.edu/braden/programs/memorial-lecture/calling-in-the-call-out-culture As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! airs on FORward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

Today's episode features our first guest interview on the Coochie Business Podcast…the incredible...the legendary (also known as the GODMOTHER of Reproductive Justice) Loretta J. Ross!Tune in for a DEEP DIVE into the framework that guides the coochie conversations we'll be having on this podcast.Loretta Ross is a Visiting Associate Professor at Smith college in the Program for the Study of Women and Gender. She was an organizer through groups such as: the National Organization for Women (NOW), the National Black Women's Health Project, the Center for Democratic Renewal (National Anti-Klan Network), the National Center for Human Rights Education, and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.  She retired from organizing in 2012 to teach about activism. She has co-authored a number of books, including "Reproductive Justice: An Introduction" and "Radical Reproductive Justice: Foundations, Theory, Practice, Critique".  Her current book, "Calling In the Calling Out Culture" is forthcoming in 2021.White Supremacy In The Age Of Trump - November 11, 18 and 25, 2020Loretta Ross will be launching a course on November 11 around White Supremacy In The Age Of Trump. This is a topic she has often spoken about often. She has also published articles around the topic, including this piece in MS Magazine. (https://msmagazine.com/2020/06/30/white-supremacy-in-the-trump-era-a-new-online-course-with-loretta-ross/)Sign up now! Rolling Registration! We will start the course on November 11 and continue it on Wednesday nights (7-9 PM EST) throughout November. Learn more at www.lorettaross.com or lorosstallc@gmail.com.A few notable mentions from today's episode:United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Founding Mothers of Reproductive JusticeNPR Story on ICE Whistleblower and Forced Sterilization666 Children Still Not Reunited With Parents After 'Zero Tolerance' At BorderRecent Article in Ms. Magazine Discussing Mississippi Appendectomies in Current ContextBooks: When GOD Was A Black Woman, And Why She Isn't NowThe Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksOutsourcing the WombVisit us at https://www.coochiebusiness.com Did something on today's show make you go whaaa…?Let's talk about it! Submit your questions to us at Questions@CoochieBusiness.com  Submit your stories to us at Stories@CoochieBusiness.com Intro Music brought to you by Fenji Productions.  Produced by Adeyinka Albert courtesy Landmark Music 

This special episode held on Thursday, August. 13, 2020, highlighted National Black Women's Equal Pay Day and featured guests Dr. Wilma Mosley Clopton, filmmaker; Dr. Safiya Omari, City of Jackson, MS Chief of Staff; Mrs. Geraldine Bender, AFT-MS; Dr. Akemi Stout, president of the Jackson Federation of Teachers; Erica Jones, MS Association of Educators president. MS-BWR's efforts coincide with a national push to encourage conversations about key issues impacting Black women in the United States. Along with MS-BWR's signature events in Mississippi, various organizations across the country are hosting their own unique events in their respective states to bring awareness to the cause. Mississippi is the only state in the U.S. without an Equal Pay Law. "The pay gap for black women in Mississippi is extreme: 56 cents to the dollar. The typical Black woman must work until August 2020 to be paid what the typical White man was paid at the end of December 2018. Over a 40-year career, the average black woman in Mississippi will lose $849,480 to the wage gap. As a result, Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the country for women overall (20 percent, compared to 12.4 percent nationally)." Our goal with Black Women's Equal Pay Day is to educate the public and empower black women with additional information about these challenges and what they mean for our families. We also want to provide insight into some of the ways we can address them, including critical policy changes, more civic engagement, coordinating our efforts and holding our leaders more accountable for improving our state and nation for everyone. MS-BWR address critical issues related to the pay gap in Mississippi and provided some possible solutions in a 2019 report Women Driving Change: A Pathway to a Better Mississippi that was co authored with the National Women's Law Center. Other key statistics from the report include: For Black women who live at the intersection of race and sex biases, the poverty rate in Mississippi (36.2 percent) is nearly three times the rate for white women (13.3 percent). Mississippi families headed by single mothers face the worst poverty rate in the state and one of the highest poverty rates in the country (49.6 percent, compared to 34 percent nationally.) These barriers are not only holding women back; they are holding back Mississippi families, businesses, and the entire state economy. But it doesn't have to be that way. For example, if women in Mississippi received equal pay with comparable men, the poverty for working women would be cut by more than half, the poverty rate among children with working mothers would be reduced by one-third, and the Mississippi economy would have added $4.15 billion in wage and salary income (equivalent to 3.9 percent of 2016 GDP) to its economy.

One piece of dismantling and rebuilding the justice system starts with our schools, which can be an onramp to the criminal justice system for Black girls, who in increasing numbers are subject to criminalization starting in our schools. How did we end up with schools that are based in fear, rather than love, and how is that leading towards the adultification and criminalization of Black girls in particular?Dr. Monique Morris joins us to look into these questions, as well as the paths forward to a better future. Dr. Morris is an award-winning writer, social justice scholar, professor, founder of National Black Women’s Justice Institute, the executive director of Grantmakers for Girls of Color. She is also the author of several books, including "Pushout," which PBS recently adapted into a documentary of the same name. We will explore the ideas in "Pushout," and the profound injustice Black girls face in our schools and our country. Dr. Morris is interviewed by Dr. Douglas E. Wood, Director of The Aspen Institute Criminal Justice Reform Initiative.To learn more:Pushout, by Dr. Monique MorrisPushout, PBS documentaryVisit us online at The Aspen Institute Criminal Justice Reform Initiative and follow us on Twitter @AspenCJRI. 
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of The Aspen Institute.

Dr. Sami Schalk (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Gender & Women's Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned her BA in English (Creative Writing) and Women's Studies from Miami University, her MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from University of Notre Dame, and her PhD in Gender Studies from Indiana University. Dr. Schalk's interdisciplinary research focuses broadly on disability, race, and gender in contemporary American literature and culture, especially African American literature, speculative fiction, and feminist literature. She has published on literature, film, and material culture in a variety of peer-reviewed humanities journals. Dr. Schalk's first book Bodyminds Reimagined: (Dis)ability, Race, and Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press 2018) argues that Black women writers of speculative fiction reimagine the possibilities and limits of bodyminds, changing the way we read and interpret categories like (dis)ability, race, gender and sexuality within the context of these non-realist texts. She has begun a second book project on disability politics in contemporary Black art and activism, including the Black Panthers and the National Black Women's Health Project. Dr. Schalk also writes for mainstream outlets, serves as a board member for Freedom Inc., and once twerked with Lizzo. She identifies as a fat, Black, queer, femme, cisgender, middle-class, disabled woman. She is also polyamorous, body-neutral, sex-positive, and a pleasure activist. You can follow Dr. Schalk on Twitter and Facebook. To support financially an initiative dear to Dr. Sami's Heart... please visit: DiDi Delgado https://freedom-inc.org/index.php?pag... drsamischalk on Twitter, fierceblackfemme on Instagram and Sami Schalk, PhD on Facebook ----- DiDi Delgado is creating change (unapologetically). http://linktr.ee/thedididelgado https://thedididelgado.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-full-set-podcast/support

Black girls, and other girls of color, experience discriminatory, racist and unfair treatment in school, including suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement and arrests on school campuses, at rates that exceed the average public school population— and far exceed those experienced by their White female peers. On today's episode, we will be hearing from Dr. Monique W. Morris, a bestselling author, social justice scholar and the founder and president of the National Black Women's Justice Institute. Her impactful new and very topical national documentary, "PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools," exposes the alarming numbers of African American girls facing unfair and inequitable treatment in schools across the country and also outlines initiatives to help them cope and heal. PUSHOUT is based on two of Dr. Morris's books, "PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools" and "Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues," and exposes a new and troubling trend: African American girls are the fastest-growing population in the juvenile justice system and the only group of girls disproportionately experiencing harsh discipline at every educational level. On this episode, we will explore how gendered racism is experienced by Black girls in school and the implications this has for Black women in working life, and importantly what we can do to fix this issue.   Get a copy of my book "The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work" https://www.amazon.com/The-Fix-Overcome-the-Invisible-Barriers-That-Are-Holding-Women-Back-at-Work/dp/1982110929 You can buy the audio book here: Audible: https://adbl.co/2sLCbEH Google Play: http://bit.ly/38w03er   -- To check out episodes you missed or learn how to partner with us, visit thefixpodcast.org Sign up for my newsletter: thefixpodcast.org/newsletter Check out my website: michellepking.com This show is produced by Hueman Group Media.

To mark International Women's Day, Dotun talks to Sonia Brown, founder of the National Black Women's Network and Swarzy Macaly, the voice of BBC Sounds, about whether we could cope as our mothers did "once upon a time when we were coloured".

This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Monique W. Morris, social justice scholar, author o f Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls, and founder and President of The National Black Women’s Justice Institute.

This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Monique W. Morris, social justice scholar, author o f Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls, and founder and President of The National Black Women’s Justice Institute.

This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Monique W. Morris, social justice scholar, author o f Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls, and founder and President of The National Black Women’s Justice Institute.

On this episode of Grow Kinder, we talk with Dr. Monique Morris, an award-winning author and social justice scholar with three decades of experience in the areas of education, civil rights, and juvenile and social justice. She is the Founder and President of the  National Black Women's Justice Institute (NBWJI), an organization that works to interrupt school-to-confinement pathways for girls and reduce the barriers to employment for formerly incarcerated women.  Dr. Morris talks with us about her latest book, Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues. She also discusses why exclusionary discipline is such an issue for girls of color, and how educators and parents can work together to improve conditions in schools around discipline. Dr. Morris' new book, Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues, has been called a groundbreaking and visionary call to action on educating and supporting girls of color.

Lisa Sharon Harper and Graham Joseph Hill discuss why shalom is the "very good' in the gospel. The Global Church Project podcast episode #151.On her website https://lisasharonharper.com/the-very-good-gospel/, Lisa Sharon Harper writes:"Shalom is what God declared. Shalom is what the Kingdom of God looks like.Shalom is when all people have enough.It’s when families are healed.It’s when churches, schools, and public policies protect human dignity.Shalom is when the image of God is recognized, protected and cultivated in every single human.Shalom is our calling as followers of Jesus’s gospel. It is the vision God set forth in the Garden and the restoration God desires for every broken relationship.Shalom is what our souls long for.Shalom is the “very good” in the gospel.What can we do to build shalom between nations, in our communities, and in our own lives? Through a careful exploration of biblical text, particularly the first three chapters of Genesis, in The Very Good Gospel Lisa Sharon Harper shows us what “very good” can look like today—in real time.Because despite our anxious minds, despite division and threats of violence, God’s vision remains: Wholeness for a fragmented world. Peace for a hurting soul. Shalom."Lisa Sharon Harper is the founder and president of Freedom Road, and the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed, "The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right." Asked why she does what she does, Lisa's answer is clear: “So that the church might be worthy of the moniker ‘Bride of Christ.'" Through preaching, writing, training, network development, and public witness, Lisa engages the church in the work of justice and peacemaking. She was named “#5 of the Top 13 Women to Watch in 2012” by the Center for American Progress, and was awarded the 2013 Faith and Justice Leadership Award by the National Black Women’s Round Table. She formerly served as the Chief Church Engagement Officer at Sojourners.In 2015, The Huffington Post recognized her as one of “50 Powerful Women Religious Leaders to Celebrate on International Women’s Day.” Most recently, Relevant Magazine recognized The Very Good Gospel as one of “Six Books that Will Change the Way You See the World”, and Ms. Harper as one of “Seven Leaders to Follow in 2017.”

In this episode, we’re lucky to have interview two guests. Tonya Wilson, Tacoma native--born & raised on the Hilltop, considers herself a voice of the community. She is pursuing her Bachelors in Education at the Evergreen State College. June Nho Ivers is the producer of the documentary “Since I’ve Been Down.” She shares her experiences as producer and her takeaways from this project.Discussion Highlights:How Tacoma and Hilltop has changed (from pariah to darling)How the housing crisis is an ever-present concern The role of the prison-industrial complex in shaping and defining communitiesA discussion of the documentary “Since I Been Down”Why we need to create space for the voices that disrupt the common narrativeDemocratization of film-makingLearn More:How criminalization swept away an entire generation“Since I Been Down” Trailer & Doc introTonya’s story here WCCW Freedom Education Project Valedictorian and The IF ProjectBlack Prisoners’ CaucusInterview with Dr. Gilda Sheppard “The US is a Prison State” on Nerd Farm PodcastDo Your Fudging Homework:Hope: Watch Tonya’s Tedx Talk - "Cracked Sidewalks"Annie: Look into and support the work of the National Black Women’s Justice Institute. Tonya: Vote for the people who are closest to youJune: When They See Us; go to Black Prisoners Caucus

Former XM Radio Talk Show Host, Blanche Williams, earned her reputation as a gifted communicator, debating current issues and topics from a woman’s perspective. She has conducted one-on-one interviews with extraordinary women including Dr. Maya Angelou, Cicely Tyson, Laila Ali, Kerry Washington, Charles Osgood, Quincy Jones and more. Williams is also the Founder and Moderator of the National Black Women’s Town Hall, Inc., which was established in 2008 with its inaugural meeting in association with Dr. Dorothy Height. Listen to YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Castillo and Williams share the importance of the Sisterhood of Greatness, paying it forward and how meeting Dr. Dorothy Height helped design this podcast.

The language and the words we use to describe essential sexual and reproductive health services and issues is extremely important. For women of color, the ability to realize and control their reproductive health and autonomy is often impacted by other factors like race, poverty, sexism, and more. Jessica Pinckney, Vice President of Government Affairs at In Our Own Voice: the National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda talks to us about reproductive justice as an all-encompassing human rights framework that seeks to ensure choice for all. Support the show (https://www.reprosfightback.com/take-action#donate)

Everybody who is of voting age has the right to register to vote, vote in an election, and have their votes accurately tallied. It might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about it, but voting rights are an important part of reproductive health, rights, and justice. Marcela Howell, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice: the National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda, sits down with us to discuss why exercising your right to vote is critical in achieving reproductive justice for all. Support the show (https://www.reprosfightback.com/take-action#donate)

  Episode 008 of Get Naked LIVE™ features Danielle Dunn, CEO of Chikara Communications, LLC.  In this episode Danielle  takes us on a journey of how losing her best friend  to Hodgkin’s lymphoma took an emotional toll on her, how challenging walking through grief and healing was  and how she is now honoring her friends life.   This episode sheds a light on the individual journey of walking through grief and healing   For years Danielle,  thought that mourning and grieving the loss of someone she loved dearly was only appropriate for her birthday and anniversary of her death.  She also felt that she could only have level five grief because she wasn't a parent or blood sibling.  She felt that if her friend's own mother was being "strong" in the face of losing her only child, then she definitely needed to get her ish together and not let the death of someone who was "just her friend" break her. Some of the episode's defining moments include:   How she didn't want to make others feel uncomfortable by allowing herself to grieve How she felt like she didn't have the right to grieve because "she was just my friend" How she was extremely uncomfortable  with the feelings of sadness and how feeling uncomfortable put on her on the run and led her to engaging in unhealthy activities How she wishes she had allowed herself to properly experience the grief How she now celebrates her best friend daily through the Ivy locs books series How she uses the devastating loss to affirm other women by talking about the value of sisterhood How allowing yourself to feel emotional pain sets you free How important it is to find a healing process that works specifically for you How she is now honoring her friends life.   ABOUT DANIELLE Danielle Carin Dunn is CEO of Chikara Communications, LLC., which provides professional writing services to small businesses. She is publisher and author of the IvyLocs book series. The first installment, IvyLocs, Episode 1: Tee-Tee’s Wedding was released in April 2016. Recognized nationally for her work, Dunn was selected for the 2017 NAACP Author Pavilion. Her writings and opinions have been featured in the Detroit News and the National Black Women’s Roundtable on the State of Black Women in Michigan report. She was featured in the AAMBC Literary Awards 2017 national literacy campaign- #TheySayWeDontRead, with a mission to highlight the importance of literacy and writing in the African-American community. A dedicated community servant, Dunn is the recipient of a Spirit of Detroit Award for “Dedicated Community Service” and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for “Outstanding Community Service.” Dunn is a proud Detroit Public School graduate and alumnus of Eastern Michigan University, where she majored in African-American Studies and English, Language and Literature. She writes to marry her love of language and storytelling with activism. You can find Danielle in the following online spaces: Website: www.ivylocs.com Facebook: Ivylocs Instagram:  @ivylocsbooks Danielle's MOST Quotable Moment: “Losing her felt like losing a piece of myself.   I had to figure out what my life would be after losing someone who had been such an integral part of it.  I can't even describe the level of  devastation." If you enjoyed this episode of Get Naked LIVE, tell a friend to tell a friend. …and if would you have a story to share and would like to be a guest on the show, Click HERE to make it happen.     SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW   If this episode helped shed some light on the walking through grief and healing, head on over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! And if you’re moved to do so, kindly leave us a rating and review.  Other Ways to subscribe to Get Naked LIVE Podcast: Click here to subscribe via Google Play Click here to subscribe via RSS Click here to subscribe via Stitcher  

Ayanna Pressley is an advocate, a policy-maker, an activist, and survivor. Her election to the Boston City Council in 2009 marked the first time a woman of color was elected to the Council in its 100-year history. This laid the foundation for Ayanna’s groundbreaking work, with which she has consistently strived to improve the lives of people that have too often been left behind. Ayanna is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District. Raised in Chicago as the only child of an activist mother who instilled in her the value of civic participation, Ayanna understands the role that government should play in helping to lift up communities that are in need of the most help. After her election to the Council in 2009, she successfully pursued the establishment of the Committee on Healthy Women, Families, and Communities. The Committee addresses causes that Ayanna has always been most devoted to: stabilizing families and communities, reducing and preventing violence and trauma, combating poverty, and addressing issues that disproportionately impact women and girls. Ayanna is intentional about engaging community voices in leading and informing policy by making sure they have a seat at the table. In her eight-year tenure on the Council, she has: Revised and mandated enforcement of a pregnant and parenting teen policy for Boston Public Schools to strengthen pathways to graduation and to reduce the dropout rate Developed a comprehensive sexual education and health curriculum that is culturally competent, medically accurate, and age appropriate, which was successfully adopted as a permanent part of the Boston Public Schools’ wellness policy Convened the first listening-only hearing in the Boston City Council’s history, where 300 families impacted by homicide testified, which strengthened her resolve to continue her advocacy for trauma supports Partnered with Dr. Monique Morris, Founder of the National Black Women’s Justice Institute, to convene focus groups in evidence based research to reform school disciplinary policies that contribute to the school to prison pipeline for black and latina girls Successfully pushed for the creation of 75 new liquor licenses, 80 percent dedicated to disenfranchised neighborhoods, resulting in the creation of dozens of new restaurants and hundreds of jobs Ayanna’s legislative achievements resulted in her being the top vote-getter in three consecutive elections, making her the first woman in 30 years to achieve this distinction and the first person of color to top the ticket. Prior to being elected to the Boston City Council, Ayanna worked as a Senior Aide for Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II and later Senator John Kerry. In 2016, Ayanna was named one of The New York Times 14 Young Democrats to Watch. In 2015, she earned the EMILY’s List Rising Star Award and was named one of Boston Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful People. In 2014, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce named her as one of their Ten Outstanding Young Leaders, and the Victim Rights Law Center presented her with their Leadership Award. She is also an Aspen-Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership, Class of 2012. Ayanna lives in the Ashmont/Adams neighborhood of Dorchester with her husband Conan Harris, nine-year-old stepdaughter Cora, and cat Sojourner Truth.

Founded in 1983 in the wake of the first visionary national conference on Black women’s health, the National Black Women’s Health Project was a galvanizing grassroots force in the lives of many thousands of Black American women. The organization, initially under the aegis of the National Women’s Health Network, coalesced around the work of two dynamic women activists: experienced health feminist Byllye Avery, already co-founder of two other pioneering feminist women’s health institutions, and social justice consciousness-raiser Lillie Allen. From its inception, the NBWHP struggled to cope with the multiple, deeply intersecting burdens of creating a social justice oriented Black women’s health agenda that not only had to bridge gaps of accessibility, affordability, and education but also recognized Black women’s profound need for sufficient social, emotional, economic, and political support to allow them to improve their health and health outcomes. Despite many successes, the staggering weight of this complex agenda quickly became inextricably linked with organizational politics, personality conflicts, economic woes, and a controversial and organizationally distinctive form of psychopolitical self-analysis that led to the downfall of the NBWHP as a grassroots resource for Black women’s lives. The making and unmaking of the National Black Women’s Health Project is a history that speaks, loudly and distinctly, to present-day attempts to address both racial and gender-based health disparities.

There's a radical idea that you are in charge of your own reproductive future, and that you have the right to choose if, when and how you have children, don't have children, and choose to parent your children. In this episode, Heidi Williamson from In Our Own Voice, The National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda, sits down with us to discuss the importance of reproductive justice and how it works in tandem with reproductive health. Support the show (https://www.reprosfightback.com/take-action#donate)

Black Girls have double challenges in successfully navigating school, dealing with both racism & sexism. Monique W. Morris, author of Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools explores both the problems and the solutions. She is co-founder of the National Black Women's Justice Institute and author of 3 other books, including Too Beautiful for Words: A Novel.

Blanche Williams was hooked on the beauty, genius, and history of jazz since her father introduced her to jazz, through music reels he brought back from overseas, while in the Air Force. On November 2, 2014, Blanche began a weekly hour-long Sunday drive to take flute lessons from Grammy Nominated Music Educator Melton Mustafa Jr. Her dedication and passion helped her become a member of the Palm Beach State College Jazz Combo, Lake Worth Campus, within a year of playing. Her stage name is Fluteity, representing the continuous flow and flexibility that jazz allows. Blanche gained notoriety as host of XM Satellite Radio show Greatness By Design in DC (2003-2010), interviewing the world's most fascinating jazz legends Sonny Rollins, George Duke, Nancy Wilson, Lalah Hathaway, and Quincy Jones. She conducted stellar panel discussions and covered historic events including front row coverage of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. She is President of Greatness By Design LLC, specializing in team development, leadership training, and strategic planning.  She holds an Master’s in Leadership with BA in Communication Studies and is the author of How To Design Your Mind For Greatness and contributing author in Chicken Soup for the African-American Woman’s Soul, Black Girls Guide: How To Be A Sister, and Tuesday Morning Love: 52 Commentaries and Weekly Affirmations to Honor the SoulWithin the Souldier. She established and convened National Black Women’s Town Hall Meetings (2008–2010), garnering a private invitation from First Lady Michelle Obama to the White House. www.blanchewilliams.com www.wijsf.org

Today’s Guest I'm so excited to introduce this week's guest, Sonia Brown MBE. I first saw her speak at my business mentoring program for coaches back in 2011, and she was such an energetic, inspiring speaker. I saw her speak again this year at Winning Women Central London, and asked her to be a guest on the show. I love what she's done over the past several years, and I love what she teaches women entrepreneurs.   About Sonia Brown Sonia Brown MBE is a business communicator, uber connector, coach, trainer and writer, diversity maverick with over 20 years in marketing, branding and life skills development.  She is an authority on many areas of business, leadership, sales and marketing, as well as supporting individuals to achieve success in all areas of life. She founded the National Black Women’s Network; Let’s Talk Business Networking Forum and Sistatalk the UK’s leading online forum for women looking to connect with leading companies, decision makers and industry peers.  Sonia recently launched the Inspirational Women’s Super Summit in London and the Scottish Parliament as well as EVOLVE; a six step business growth programme aimed at solo and micro entrepreneurs. Sonia has successfully worked with the who’s who in business and is endorsed by government departments and ministers, leading banks and financial institutions including top FTSE companies as well as working with a number of high profile champions. She contributes to a number of radio shows, magazines and newspapers on women, diversity, public appointments and enterprise issues.  Sonia is passionate about supporting women to take decisive action to turn their dreams into viable businesses and take their greatest work into the world with more passion, purpose and profits. Sonia is currently leading on the Mayor’s Office for Police and Crime (MOPAC) and Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Community Ambassador Programme. For further information visit:  www.soniabrown.co.uk     What You’ll Learn Sonia's top tips on how to achieve big breakthroughs in your business Why you need to understand and identify your fears How to turn fear into a driver Why it's so important to be personable How to create a new support structure   Inspiring Women Baroness Ros Howells  Teresa May  Margaret Hodge Marion McLeod Rona Fairhead  Vanessa Vallely  Baroness Anne Jenkin Baroness Doreen Lawrence    People We Discussed Anita Roddick Victoria Beckham Steven Norris   Connect With Sonia Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn     [R2B 94] How to Achieve Big Breakthroughs in Your Business, with Sonia Brown MBE  http://wp.me/p3507p-36L #podcast