Change The Narrative with JD Fuller

JD continues her conversation with Ernest Crimm III, the man who says Black History saved his life and wrote a book about it. He is a self-proclaimed Black History Advocate who is a native of the south side of Chicago and a product of the late 80's. Mr. Crimm is a University of Illinois Urbana Champaign alumni who advocates for Black History, equity and justice as a speaker, cultural consultant, s...

The man who says Black History Saved My Life and wrote a book about it is known as Mr. Ernest Crim III. He is a self-proclaimed Black History Advocate who is a native of the southside of Chicago and a product of the late 80's. Mr. Crim is a University of Illinois Urbana Champaign alumni who advocates for Black History, equity and justice as a speaker, cultural consultant, socio political commentat...

JD continues the conversation with scholar, author, historian, corporate consultant and truth seeker John Graham to talk about the disparities in education and corporate America as it pertains to the black experience. John Graham is an author of a book that speaks for those who've been without a voice throughout their professional career.  Plantation Theory: The Black Professional’s Struggle...

JD sits down with scholar, author, historian, corporate consultant and truth seeker John Graham to talk about the disparities in education and corporate America as it pertains to the black experience. John Graham is the author of a book that speaks for those who've been without a voice throughout their professional career.  Plantation Theory: The Black Professional’s Struggle Between Freedom...

Garrison Hayes is a  Content  Strategist,Social Media Marketer, Diversity & Inclusion  Consultant and a Brand Consultant.  He is currently DEI  at Greenhouse Software  and he helps Companies Amplify Diverse Voices through Powerful Video Content. He was also a Mogul Top 100 DEI Leader of 2021. Garrison is a   Content Creator serving “thumb-stopping educational...

Thomas Kennedy writes about corruption and corporate greed. He is a journalist, organizer, writer and an immigrant. Thomas graduated with an International Relations major from Florida International University and a master's in Community and Social Change from the University of Miami.  Thomas has worked for nonprofits and civil rights organizations, including Service Employees, International U...

Thomas Kennedy writes about corruption and corporate greed. He is a journalist, organizer, writer and an immigrant. Thomas graduated with an International Relations major from Florida International University and a master's in Community and Social Change from the University of Miami.  Thomas has worked for nonprofits and civil rights organizations, including Service Employees, International U...

Dr. Bryan Leyva is an AfroLatinx physician activist who studies the intersections of medicine, racism, and social inequality. He has a background in community organizing, social justice art, and public health research, and sees all his work as being part of a larger effort to decolonize and diversify medicine and achieve equity in healthcare. His research, rooted in social justice frameworks and c...

Dr. Bryan Leyva is an AfroLatinx physician activist who studies the intersections of medicine, racism, and social inequality. He has a background in community organizing, social justice art, and public health research, and sees all his work as being part of a larger effort to decolonize and diversify medicine and achieve equity in healthcare. His research, rooted in social justice frameworks and c...

Udit Kondal MD MPH is a Ventura county-based Board Certified Family Medicine Physician. He graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine, Board Certified in Family Practice (ABFM), and magna cum laude from Columbia University NY. Udit "Dr. Oo" Kondal, MD, MPH is a lifelong activist involved in Anti-police brutality work and Veganism.  A budding Marxist Family doctor, multi-instrumental...

Kole Patterson is a 26 year old police officer born and raised in the Dayton Ohio area. Kole played college football at an HBCU in Charleston, West Virginia called West Virginia state university. He was a four year starter and a three-year captain. He won many awards, but takes the most pride in winning the teammate of the year award the spring of his junior year. Kole went on to become a police o...

JD continues her conversation with Leteria Bailey.  Leteria is a motivated Jamaican-American professional with a passion for serving and advocating for youth and people of color (POC). Through her work serving 5 NGOs in Montgomery County, Maryland, Leteria has researched and developed digital platforms, coordinated public facing organization events, and supported the distribution of over 1.3...

Leteria Bailey is a motivated Jamaican-American professional with a passion for serving and advocating for youth and people of color (POC). Through her work serving 5 NGOs in Montgomery County, Maryland, Leteria has researched and developed digital platforms, coordinated public facing organization events, and supported the distribution of over 1.3 million dollars to fund countywide youth developme...

Roberto is an award-winning Dominican American educator with over 15 years of educational administrative experience. Since teaching 9th grade English, he has worked in and led schools from Prek to 12th grades in the public, private, and charter sectors. He has brought innovative leadership ideas to revamp school cultures in order to meet student needs and help them improve. His work is characteriz...

Anthony Elden is self-described as a progressive Democrat, a history teacher, a change maker, a social media content creator, and a community builder. He has campaigned and is currently running his own social media channels and platforms. Tony has been able to develop social media community, building skills, such as copywriting. Marketing. Advertising community engagement management, and much more...

Laura Jane Peterson is a civil rights activist and community organizer who has been a sales director with a demonstrated history of growing account revenue, clients, and sales. She has the ability to imagine it and then makes it happen. Since October 2020 this innovator became the founder of Say Their Names LA which is an established network of support, mutual aid and resources for families whose...

Phoenix Gibbs is a motivational speaker, affirmations, author, and self embodiment coach for single, free-spirited, aquarius lesbians.  Through self embodiment, she guides them through releasing emotional and mental detachment to help attract the person who will accept them for who they are.  Phoenix is also a wedding officiant and the author of a book called 365 Days of Affirmation for...

Just call me Cora. She says to everyone she meets, and we do.  Cora Jakes is a dedicated warrior. She's a pastor, an author, a mother and daughter to the world renowned Bishop Jakes, the first lady Serita Jakes of The Potter's House. Cora is unafraid to show the delicious imperfectly perfect human that she is, mirroring humanity for all to savor. She is a leader in the community and is a heal...

Have you ever heard of the Real World, Big Brother, Biggest Loser or American Gladiator?  JD’s guest in this episode is the greatest packaging agent of all time and the architect of television as we know it today. Some call it reality, some call it nonfiction and some call it unscripted. Whatever you wanna call it, Mark Itkin is responsible for it.  Mark is the most respected agent in th...

A native Angelina Eden Alpert has grown up in and around the music industry. Her dad is an icon, the legendary Herb Alpert. Eden is a true connector. She truly loves to connect people to worlds that they wouldn't otherwise be exposed to.  Eden, who has her degree in fashion from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising uses her sense of style to create spaces where people come togeth...

Priya Harpaul is a New York-based therapist and the force behind @The_Therapy_Notebook on Instagram and TikTok. During the pandemic she started the Instagram account to give back and educate the public about mental health.  Priya takes an intersectional approach to therapy knowing that our culture and how we exist in society have major influences on our mental health. Priya is on a mission to...

Giva Wilkerson, M.A., MPA, Masters of Public Communications is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University Bloomington. She joins JD to talk about eating disorders. Giva recovered from her eating disorder and it's through that journey coupled with her perspective on life, social justice, activism, and health that have deeply changed her.

This week's guests Megan Reid and Ashely Gulyas are changing the narrative when it comes to education for kids and adults and learning through the good old fashioned book. Ashley aka “Diversify Our Parenting” is a mom, music teacher, instagrammer and Megan Reid aka “I Have a Book 4 That”, is also an author, blogger and a mother.  Megan and Ashley give new meaning to unlearning white washed hi...

Prejudice meets power equals. Racism says our guests today Chase Linka Looper, soon to be legally Xavier Linka Looper. Xavier is a father, activist and disabled veteran. If you want to hear the true story of the birth of the United States and not the whitewashed version, you must listen to Xavier. He has made it his mission to use his white privilege responsibly.   He recognizes his power and...

You probably don’t recognize D854/105 but this week’s guest does.  They are the patent numbers for the first ever patent for a punching bag since 1800. This badass entrepreneurial fitness expert has managed a way to take out her mental energy, anguish, anger, sadness, anxiety, fill in the blank and a fitness gain in the creation of Skullz, the first double end punching bag. Chris Jackson Bald...