Dr. P On The Pod

JT shares with Dr. P a brief, but intense, look into his compassionate walk with his wife, Ena’s, during her journey with breast cancer, and what he is doing now to keep her legacy alive with a call for women under 30 to prevent breast cancer.

This week Sande Bailey-Gwinn joins Dr. P for a reality check on Domestic Violence in our community. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and you don’t want to miss this podcast! Listen Up!!

Dr. P is joined by her best friend and owner of Faie Afrikan Art Gallery, Chicago's only African American Art Gallery, Faye Edwards. Their robust discussion includes a praise report of being a 17 year breast cancer survivor.

2021 Season 2 Opener | As the season changes from Spring/Summer to Fall/Winter, our bodies also shift their requirements to accommodate the cool and cold weather patterns on our bodies. Our Holistic Guru, Alice Freeman, will discuss the simple changes we can make that will provide our bodies with Winter Essentials.

As Dr. P brings her winter/spring podcast season to a close, Dr. Pernessa C. Seele shares some exclusive news about her upcoming personal summer ventures with thoughts and reflections about "These Days of Our Lives." We will see you back on the pod in September 2021.

About the Podcast:Rev. Smith and Dr. P talk candidly about Black Men’s Health, including what Sisters can do to help. They delve into the realities of stress and its impact on Black Men “living while Black in America.”About My Guest:The Rev. Dominic A. Smith is the Organizing Pastor of The Ezekiel Church in Baltimore, MD; the First Vice President of the United Baptist Missionary Convention & A...

June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. Dr. John Swinton, Professor in Practical Theology and Pastoral Care and Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen, shares his work and passion for theology and pastoral care related to those living with Alzheimer's.

This week on Dr. P on the Pod, join Dr. P and her good girlfriend, Yolanda Reid, around the kitchen table for some laughing and planning for the summer.

Professor Goatley shares insight on strategies for moving forward through the lens of constructive theology, including a message to pastors running on empty.

This week on Dr. P on the Pod, Dr. P sits down with Pastor Jones as he shares his in-depth thinking and strategies on bringing the members of Compassion Baptist Church back in the building. Dr. P and Pastor Jones also share thoughts on the Black Church Beyond COVID-19.About My Guest:Pastor Watson Jones III is the Senior Pastor of Compassion Baptist Church in Chicago, IL whose mission is to reach a...

This week on Dr. P on the Pod, Dr. P sits down with Erline as she shares insight into why she wrote her latest book, Your Voice Matters – Conversations you Dare to Have. She empowers us to speak up and move through the fear and often times uncomfortable situations that causes us to stay silent. Erline Belton is a real estate developer, organizational development consultant, the CEO and Founder of...

This week on Dr. P on the Pod, Dr. P sits down with Mr. Jefferson to discuss why we must keep talking boldly and loudly about Black Health Equity. Tobacco is one of the leading causes of death among African Americans. NO Menthol Sunday is coming up on May 16th. Delmonte Jefferson is the Executive Director of The Center for Black Health & Equity (formerly known as NAATPN, Inc.), a national orga...

For National Minority Health Month, Dr. P interviews former NBA player and coach Don Chaney and his wife, Jackie, about his diagnosis of hereditary transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (hATTR-CM). ATTR-CM is a type of amyloidosis (a group of diseases in which certain proteins change shape, or “misfold,” and can build up in different parts of the body) that affects the heart and is associated with...

Discussing our feelings about the conviction of the policeman who killed Brother George Floyd, Dr. Robinson gives us an in-depth look into her thinking and vision on how the church must begin to tackle real life issues – hard core issues – issues that matter to our everyday lives. The Rev. Dr. Dominique A. Robinson serves as the newly appointed inaugural Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of R...

This week's Dr. P on the Pod, we are revisiting a podcast in which Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, shared her thoughts on health disparities as it relates to COVID-19. Her 35-year career placed her on the frontlines of health care as a clinician, educator, researcher, and leader in the biopharmaceuticals and life sciences industries. Dr. Lewis-Hall provides us with a frank discussion on why African Ame...

The Balm In Gilead and The Black Church Food Security Project is launching the African American Church Community Garden and Food Security Project in South Carolina this week. Food insecurity, food deserts, food inequity are real issues for the Black community. Churches with land to grow food can make a difference!!About My Guest: ShaVon Terrel, Deputy Director, Black Church Food Security NetworkA...

As we celebrate the mystical, transformative days of Holy Week, Bishop-Elect McRae and Dr. P discuss the crossroads of the Black Church one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.

Debra Peek-Haynes gives us much to think about regarding why some of us consistently eat so poorly. She gives us 10 things that we must do now to move our personal health in the right direction. Debra Peek-Haynes is an entrepreneur, health and wellness advocate, host of the podcast “Debra’s Healing Kitchen”, author, “The Beginners’ Guide to Healthy Living” and “The Simplified Guide to Healthy Livi...

Having been a guest speaker at age 6 for the Harlem Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS in the early years of this national movement, Hydeia discusses her extraordinary life, so far, living with AIDS. Now 36, Hydeia has much to say to teens and young adults living with HIV and AIDS.Hydeia Broadbent is an long-long AIDS Activist. She was born in 1984 with HIV. Hydeia Broadbent began her debut as...

This week, Dr. P will be joined by Joanna Pearson, a Patient Education Liaison (PEL) from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, to discuss a rare, genetic condition that disproportionately affects African Americans. Known as hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, or hATTR amyloidosis, the disease is more common for people of certain ethnicities, including those of African (West African: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and...

This week, Dr. P honors the legacy, genius and contributions of Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou. The Balm In Gilead owns all rights to the presentations of within this broadcast.

Rev. McKain and Dr. P discuss this week’s PBS Special on The Black Church, as well as provide more insight into the history of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Rev. Dr. George E. McKain, II is the Director, Public Affairs & Social Concerns of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Rev. McKain is also the pastor of Greater Unity AME Zion Church...

According to Harvard University, Science in the News, the HeLa Cells, (the cell line of Henrietta Lacks) were used in the ground-breaking discovery of the infectivity and viral spread of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Dr. Bowie and Dr. P highlight the facts about Henrietta Lacks plight at Johns Hopkins Hospital over 70 years ago and how her HeLa cells continue to be used in ground-breaking scientific disc...

As a member of the next generation of leaders in the Black Church, Bro. H. Matthew Seawright shares his views on social justice; giving voice to those in the pew; feeding the hungry, responding to COVID-19, lining a hymn, and other topics relevant to a church at the crossroads. A Liberation Theologian, Bro. Harry Matthew Seawright believes in the alignment of one’s purpose and faith through Evange...

This week cervical cancer Tamika Felder shares her 20+ year journey through surviving cervical cancer and the facts and myths about prevention, HPV testing, and HPV vaccine. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancers. African American women are among the highest death rates from this cancer. Named a “Cancer Rebel” by Newsweek in a 2017 cover story, Tamika Felder is a highly so...