Do The Hard Thing: Confronting Our Privilege as a Path to Justice with Angie Freeman
After narrowly avoiding a car accident in a parking lot one day, Angie Freeman (they/them) reflects on how that experience, and their initial reaction in the moments before and after learning the other driver was Deaf, expanded their awareness of their…
Read MoreFollow Your Innate Sense of Justice with Emely Medina-Rodríguez
Dr. Emely Medina-Rodríguez, a social researcher and program evaluator committed to equity and culturally responsive practices, shares the story of her journey from Puerto Rico to Chicago and the events that inform her practice and activism as a…
Read MoreEducation as an Act of Faith with Keith Edwards
Reflecting on significant learning experiences that have shaped his approach to social justice, speaker, author, and coach Dr. Keith Edwards describes education as an act of faith; investing time in cultivating the necessary relationships required to do…
Read MoreBloom Where You’re Planted with Claire Downing
Claire Downing, Founder and Principal at The Moonlight Collaborative, shares a story of how witnessing her parents’ activism and the ways they navigated differences as an interfaith family shaped her own commitment to activism; paving the way for her to…
Read MorePhoenix Rising: “You’re a Part of Public Health, You Just Don’t Know it Yet” with Bryan O. Buckley
Dr. Bryan O. Buckley tells the story of how his Caribbean upbringing and the lessons he learned from watching his grandparent’s activism shaped his approach to leading for equity in public health. He reflects on pivotal moments in his life and career,…
Read MoreUnpacking the Box of Shame with Arc Telos Saint Amour
Arc Telos “Tay” Saint Amour (they/them) shares the roots of their social justice origin story, discussing experiences including the impact of childhood abuse, violence, abandonment, and systemic oppression on them as a trans, queer, and neurodivergent…
Read MoreHolding Space: The Transformative Power of Being Witnessed and Supported with Leticia Peguero
From her early experiences watching the women in her family to discovering the writings of James Baldwin through his book 'Another Country' and the awakening that followed, and the emotional impact of hearing Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mountaintop…
Read MoreVisibility, Power, and Centering Queer Black Stories with Monique Alicia Gamble
Dr. Monique Alicia Gamble, a Southerner, a Queer Black woman, a digital storyteller, and an assistant professor of political science at a public HBCU in Washington, D.C., shares the significance of storytelling in her academic and creative work, focusing…
Read MoreWorking in Cooperation and Opposition for the Greater Good with Courtney Holland
DEI Practitioner, Health Equity advocate, Educator, and lover of STEM Courtney Holland shares how her experiences spending Saturdays at a union hall for auto workers with her father in Detroit and her academic and cultural awakening after taking an…
Read MoreRooted in Baltimore: Navigating Social Injustice with Barre Jones
Barre Jones did not always have an understanding of systemic injustice. In this episode, Barre shares how his moments of activation were sparked during his time in the military, where he felt like he was on the wrong side of the ropes after being sent…
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Interviews with individuals sharing their personal experiences and defining moments on their journey to work for social justice in the ways that they do. Sharing can include stories about people or experiences that were influential in forming their current social/political analysis and activism/solidarity at the individual, interpersonal, or macro level, as well as work/community accomplishments that were transformative for them on their journey. Interviews for episodes from this perspective can also include stories about how they’ve worked to interrupt and resist the impacts of internalized oppression to move toward liberation in consideration of their marginalized identities and/or how they have, from their places of privilege, sought to betray the systems that grant those privileges and work for liberation as well.