A Brave Space with Dr. Meeks

Dec 18, 2019 Over the next few weeks, we will release a mini series from the International Women of Color Conference hosted at All Saints’ Atlanta by the Absalom Jones Center of Racial Healing. The first session is with Dr. Angelique Murphy. She trained at Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Her specialty training in Integrative Medicine supports he...

Monday, May 10, 2021 Lately, the Center of Racial Healing has been receiving questions about how people can respond to racism and increase the capacity to dismantle racism both individually and as organizations. In this episode, Chelsi and Dr. Meeks discuss this question and give concrete examples of ways people can answer the call to stand for justice and fight racism.

Wednesday, March 03, 2021 January 6 was an important day in our country. It showed how differently groups of people are treated in our country. The day was the insurrection of our capital in the wake of a fair election. What a tragedy to see a rebel flag in our capitol. What a tragedy to see people hurt and killed over a correct election process. Where we do go from here? How do move towards justi...

Monday, April 12, 2021 Racial identity is a major topic. It might come up in conversation, on a job application, or in speaking with young people. How and why does it seem to always surface? This is a falsity around race. We are all human beings. We are members of a human family. In this episode, Chelsi and Dr. Catherine Meeks wrestle with these tough questions and it includes Dr. Meeks' stor...

Aug 4, 2020 In this episode, Dr. Meeks sits down with Dr. Sandra Montes and has a conversation centered on becoming real and thriving in ministry based on Dr. Montes's new book. Dr. Sandra Montes has been singing since she can speak. She has a doctorate in education and is presently Interim Director of Worship at Union Theological Seminary where she plans and leads multi-sensory worship exper...

Saturday, October 22, 2022 The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing celebrates it's 5 Year Anniversary in October and in this episode, you will hear the reflections of the past, impact of the present, and vision for the future of our work. We want to take a moment to especially thank all of our supporters, listeners, and brave souls who continue to live into God's dream by d...

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 In this episode of the Brave Space Podcast with Dr. Meeks we discuss courage in the church as we aim to discover new ways to do the work of racial healing in our ever-changing world. Who better to enlighten this conversation than The Rt. Rev. Dr. DeDe Duncan-Probe? Dr. Dede Duncan-Probe is a thought leader in building up sustainable ministry, encouraging people in their se...

Saturday, November 19, 2022 In this episode of A Brave Space with Dr. Meeks, host Chelsi Glascoe gets an inside scoop on Dr. Meeks new book, "The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations for Racial Healing." We bravely discuss the relationship between meditations and both the impact and necessity of introspective work. Tune in to discover the thought provoking inspiratio...

Thursday, July 01, 2021 In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Chelsi continue the enriching conversation with The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers about the African-American woman’s journey to liberation and what it teaches us about self-care, beloved community and wellness. Canon Stephanie serves on the Presiding Bishop’s Staff as the Canon for Evangelism, Racial Reconciliation, and Creation Care and is th...

Friday, April 21, 2023 With all of the rich conversation we had in our last episode "The Journey of Belonging with Michelle Miller," we had to keep it going. Check out part II of A Brave Space Podcast with Dr. Meeks, as we continue to explore the topic of belonging with special guest, author, and co-host of CBS Saturday Morning, Michelle Miller. We'll dig deeper into her courageous...

Jun 15, 2020 The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing invites you to participate in a series of three webinars focused on reimagining policing. The role of policing was imagined once. Yet the horrors of the ongoing War on Drugs, mass incarceration, and the police brutality that resulted in the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other black and brown men, women and childr...

Monday, March 27, 2023 In this exciting episode of A Brave Space Podcast with Dr. Meeks, we welcome a returning guest, Rosita Stevens-Hosley, founder of Preserving Pauli Murray, LLC. Tune in to hear Rositas' recent triumphs with the U.S. Mint announcing Dr. Pauli Murray to be featured on the U.S. Quarter in 2024! This insightful conversation offers a backstage pass to the minting process and...

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 In this season of A Brave Space Podcast with Dr. Meeks, we’re celebrating Women of First featuring trailblazers who are leading a new wave of change. Tune into the brave conversations centered on each womans’ personal story, purpose, and plan. We encourage you to consider how the shared wisdom is relevant in your life and how it can be implemented in your respective commu...

Friday, April 30, 2021 What is a model minority? It is a term the media is using often in conversations of the AAPI community. One thing we must always be mindful of is the way oppression works. Because if you keep the folks you are oppressing fighting one another, perhaps they will miss that the real enemy is the oppressor! In this episode, Chelsi and Dr. Catherine Meeks discuss these questions a...

Thursday, May 27, 2021 Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? The Center for Racial Healing is focused on engaging conversations about wellness and in this insightful episode, Chelsi and Dr. Meeks continue the conversation with special guest Dr. Jennifer Gander, a Clinical Epidemiologist. In part 2 of this conversation, they explore the intersections of mental health and physical...

Thursday, February 03, 2022 A simple definition of trauma is "anything that happened, that was not supposed to happen." In this episode, we'll be discussing racialized trauma which deserves an in-depth definition and discussion. In this episode you will learn: What is racialized trauma? How do people respond to racialized trauma? What are a few examples? How do we become aware of ou...

Mar 11, 2020 Dr. Meeks sits down at the International Women of Color Conference with Dr. Jenny Te Paa Daniel. Dr. Jenny is an internationally accomplished public theologian and professional consultant in higher education. Always a pioneer among indigenous women, she was the first Maori in the world to gain an academic degree in Theology (University of Auckland 1992). Te Paa Daniel was the first in...

Dec. 02, 2020 The Center for Racial Healing has now been open for just over 3 years! In this episode, Chelsi and Dr. Meeks take a look at the work the Center has and is doing in the work of Racial Healing and discuss some of the new initiatives.

Wednesday, June 01, 2022 In this episode of a Brave Space Podcast, Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing and podcast host, Chelsi Glascoe concludes Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month by reviewing the powerful program, Celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander month program (Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed1BWYsYwIk&t=3013s). T...

Saturday, August 19, 2023 In this compelling episode, host Chelsi Glascoe sits down with Dr. Meeks to dissect recent developments in Florida where the curriculum is being reshaped to downplay and distort the ugly truths of America's oppressive past. They delve deep into how these alterations not only affect the truth taught in classrooms but also work to perpetuate white supremacy. Courageous...

Saturday, October 21, 2023 Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of A Brave Space Podcast with Dr. Meeks and your host, Chelsi Glascoe. Join us in this episode as we: Address the Middle East Crisis: We'll begin by addressing the ongoing crisis in the Middle East and the tragedies that have unfolded. There's only one solid resolution, tune in to discover Dr. Meeks prescription for...

Published: Oct. 14, 2020 In this episode, Dr. Catherine Meeks interviews Bishop Barbara C. Harris. This is one of the last recorded conversations with Bishop Harris before her journey into eternity in March of 2020. Dr. Meeks spoke with Bishop Harris in November of 2019 in Atlanta at the launch of the Bishop Barbara C. Harris Justice Project honoring her legacy of dismantling racism and social inj...

Sep 23, 2019 In this episode, Chelsi Glascoe and Dr. Meeks discuss Ida B. Wells and Dr. Meeks' upcoming book Passion for Justice: Ida B. Wells as a Prophet of our Time.

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 The Center for Racial Healing serves as a brave space where people can tell the truth. In Part 2 of Barbara Brown "Brave" Taylor, we continue the conversation with our special guest on the topic of bravery, how it is linked to wellness, and the ways in which wellness involves community. Listen in to connect the dots and learn Barbara Brown Taylors’ definition of...

Monday, September 04, 2023 Welcome to 'A Brave Space Podcast' with Dr. Meeks and your host, Chelsi Glascoe. Venture into the heart of what it means to be 'woke' in today's world. We're unpacking how consciousness ties into compassion for each other and our planet. But be warned, not everyone's cheering on this 'awakening'. White supremacy is throwing sh...