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Dalia Kinsey is a queer Black Registered Dietitian, keynote speaker, the creator of the Body Liberation for All   podcast, and author of Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation . On a mission to spread joy, reduce suffering, and eliminate health disparities in the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community, Dalia rejects diet cul...

Tiffanie Drayton is a mother, world traveler, and journalist whose work has been featured in The New York Times , Vox , Marie Claire , Playboy , Salon , and Complex , and on Yahoo, among other outlets. She has published two nonfiction young adult books, Developing Political Leadership Skills and Coping with Gun Violence . She grew up in the United States and currently lives with her family in Toba...

Sarah Kendzior is the bestselling author of THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY (2018), HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020), and THEY KNEW (2022). She is also the co-host of Gaslit Nation , a weekly podcast which covers corruption in the United States and the rise of authoritarianism around the world. She is well-known for my coverage of the Trump administration and its aftermath, writing about authoritarianis...

Dr. Ayesha Khan is an abolitionist, anarchist, clinical microbiologist/ infectious diseases specialist, organizer, political educator and writer focused on decolonizing medicine, dismantling capitalist systems and building collectivist systems of community care & research. As a land and ocean defender from the Malabar Coast of South India, Ayesha takes an ecological approach to healing that addres...

Ben McBride is a visionary leader of radical belonging. The co-founder of the Empower Initiative, a capacity building firm devoted to empowering organizations and communities, he is a leading expert in fostering belonging and public safety reform. Through his dedicated work as an internationally recognized peacemaker, faith leader, activist, and sought-after speaker, Ben uniquely develops strong l...

Jess Mally is a London based antiracism educator, writer, speaker, podcast host, creative and events producer, consultant and more. With a passion for Social Change, Mental Health, the Arts and Spirituality they hope to use any and all means available to her, to tell stories that shape a better world. Jess co-founded the DEI Agency BELOVD alongside Marvyn Harrison, building consultancy frameworks,...

In This Episode: Caffeine by TRISHES Riled Up by TRISHES Thandiwe by Andre Henry It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.   If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and se...

In This Episode: My Business by Andre Henry Hydra by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.   If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and see the video of Andre...

In This Episode: Find out more about Touré's show, Being Black: The '80s . Check out Touré on Instagram and TikTok ! Instant Gratification by TRISHES Money by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and mo...

In This Episode: White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad You can find Ruby on Instagram Instant Gratification by TRISHES Hydra by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  ...

In This Episode: " 14 Big, Bad & Delightfully Weird Ads From Hip-Hop's 50 Years on Earth " by Gabriel Beltrone " Black Capitalism Won't Save Us " by Aaron Ross Coleman " Jay-Z Bites Back at ‘Eat the Rich’ Rhetoric: ‘We’re Not Gonna Be Tricked Out of Our Position’ " by Mankaprr Conteh You can find Gabriel on Instagram Venom by TRISHES Thandiwe by Andre Henry It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) b...

In This Episode: Animal by TRISHES Thandiwe by Andre Henry It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.   If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and see the video of Andre a...

In This Episode: Thandiwe by Andre Henry Money by TRISHES Caesar by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.   If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and see the...

In This Episode: You can follow Trishna Malick over on Instagram Instant Gratification by TRISHES Make It To Tomorrow by Andre Henry Riled Up by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their mu...

In This Episode: You can follow Hari on Instagram and Twitter Victoria Park is also found on Instagram and Twitter Make it to Tomorrow by Andre Henry Caffeine by TRISHES Venom by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs yo...

In This Episode: Mike recommends following Dr. Chelsia on TikTok Caesar by TRISHES Thandiwe by Andre Henry Cotton Candy by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.   If y...

Episode Notes In This Episode: Caesar by TRISHES Thandiwe by Andre Henry Cotton Candy by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.   If you’d like to support what we’re do...

In This Episode: Venom by TRISHES Cotton Candy by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.   If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and see the video of Andre an...

In This Episode: Hydra by TRISHES It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry Find TRISHES on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .  You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter .   Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.   If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversati...

Social media sensation George Lee isn’t your typical corporate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion instructor. With over a million followers and over 40 million likes on his TikTok channel “TheConsciousLee”, this intellectual debating, hip hop dancing, thought-provoking, and workshop facilitating keynote speaker proves that Black intellectuals don’t have to play respectability politics to deliver a me...

Zachary Hoover is the Executive Director of LA Voice and is in his fourteenth year with Faith in Action (formerly PICO Nat’l Network). He holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard and is ordained in the American Baptist Church. Since joining LA Voice, he has led organizing campaigns that have increased access to groceries in food deserts, increased public accountability for reinvestment by major fin...

Shelby Kretz is an educational researcher at UCLA and creator of Little Justice Leaders subscription box. Little Justice Leaders is a monthly box for parents and teachers of elementary school students, which provides resources each month to learn about a new topic of social justice. In This Episode: You can keep up with Little Justice Leaders on the website , Instagram , and Facebook . You can pre...

Eric Stoner is a co-founding editor at Waging Nonviolence, an independent, non-profit media platform that covers social movements and activism around the world. He is also an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s College, and has taught courses on civil resistance and social justice at Rutgers University and St. Peter’s University. Eric has reported from Afghanistan and the Philippines, and his articl...

Mikaela Loach is a climate justice activist, co-host of The Yikes Podcast, writer and 5th year medical student. She is one of three claimants on the Paid To Pollute case taking the UK government to court to challenge the Oil & Gas Association's policy in the North Sea and the subsidies and tax breaks the industry is given by the UK government. Her organizing work and Instagram focuses on highlight...

A former physics major, music scholar, and debate team member at Wiley College; Charity Croff is one of the most eclectic influencers on social media, and Instagram’s coolest Public Intellectual! Whether heightening the collective consciousness with educational videos or elevating the aural existence of humanity with depth-centered music-based edutainment; Charity's work embraces a limitless lifes...