Zari Alexandria

Black Women In Nonprofits: Finding Joy Through Resistance in a Caretaking Role

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Black women are often drawn to nonprofit spaces rooted in justice and care, yet these spaces frequently replicate the white supremacy they aim to dismantle. Many Black women face burnout from caretaking roles imposed by controlling images ingrained in the sector (Mammy, Strong Black Woman, etc.) As Zari Alexandria navigates her early career in the nonprofit sector, she learns from and strategizes with Black women in her community on how to resist white supremacist logic and find joy while uplifting their stories.

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Zari Alexandria

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Episode 3: Building Relationships with Attiyya Yafeu 20.11.2025 45:42

Content Warning: 25:20 to 31:16 – Parental Intimate Partner Homicide. More specifically, the death of loved ones, homicide, and grief. Welcome to episode 3 of Black Women in Nonprofits! This episode features Attiyya Yafeu, the Volunteer Coordinator at Rainier Valley Food Bank. Attiyya helps nearly 100 volunteers get groceries and food out to the South Seattle community in Washington State. She h...

Episode 2: Not Afraid to Speak Up with Yunna Flenord 13.11.2025 51:59

Welcome to episode 2 of Black Women in Nonprofits! This episode features Yunna Flenord, a Charge Nurse and Grievance Officer at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. Yunna advocates for safe staffing ratios, eliminating workplace violence, and protecting new nurses who often leave the field due to negative experiences. In this interview, Yunna shares her work with the Washington State Nurses...

Episode 1: Believing the Vision with Tykia Warden 06.11.2025 40:01

Welcome to episode 1 of Black Women in Nonprofits! This episode features Tykia Warden, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Urban League, and Zari’s stepmom of 15 years. For over two decades, Tykia has raised over $200 million in private and public funding for various nonprofits, educational institutions, and political campaigns. In this interview, Tykia shares her journey from grassroots o...

Black Women in Nonprofits Trailer 26.10.2025 2:02

Welcome to Black Women in Nonprofits: Finding Joy Through Resistance in a Caretaking Role. This podcast explores how Black women resist white supremacist logics to transform themselves and the communities around them. This podcast started as Zari Alexandria’s senior capstone project at Pacific Lutheran University, with her final product being this trailer. Stay tuned for the interviews she conduc...