It's Your Voice

2/22/23 Camica Edwards, educator/leader hosts Dr. Kwabena Asante, climate engineer as he shares his journey of growing up in Africa to living & working in many areas of Africa & the US. He highlights gratitude for the role African Americans play in advancing Africa's self-identity & growth, e.g. W.E.B. Du Bois catalyzed Pan-African conferences for African independence; Ron Dellums’ led...

Larry Lee Jr, Publisher/President of the Sacramento Observer, an African American owned newspaper, discusses public safety w/Calvin Handy, President of Calvin Handy Public Safety Consultants. Acknowledging the tragic loss of Tyre Nichols, another Black man killed by police, Larry shares,“Violence is in America’s DNA.” Atonement for its roots is needed to help re-imagine, redirect funds to heal com...

1/25/23 Leslie Crenna is the Communications Manager of Cool Davis, a group of community volunteers & university students committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They facilitate collaborations between individuals, organizations, & agencies to adapt & thrive in the face of climate change. Leslie manages their Household Engagement Campaign & develops workshops for apartment lo...

Gloria Partida & Camica Edwards engage in Kwanzaa principles. Camica provides practical applications of the 7 principles to be lived year round. They highlight the importance of celebrating Kwanzaa in a predominantly white, affluent city where resources & opportunities for people of color are rare. Gloria is ED of Davis Phoenix Coalition; Camica is a counselor, Black Student Unions co-advi...

Lisa Herrington is the Founder and Co-Owner of FIT House Davis & an author. After losing her first-born son (a twin) she realized how important exercise was not just for the physical body, but for the mind. She often refers to her line of work as movement therapy; an act that strengthens the body, mind, and soul. Lisa is a best-selling author on Grief and manages the Brady Randolph Herrington...

Dr. Sara Ruebelt, Ph. D. is a published Multicultural Family Therapist. She has worked with refugees & immigrants from Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia, Bosnia, Vietnam & elsewhere. She taught Advanced Intergenerational Theories Class & Multicultural Counseling at Alliance International University. Here she shares impacts of multigenerational trauma, how their pain is the collective pain of a nation wou...

Hear Army Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Richard K. Cassem II; Air Force Colonel (Ret.) Mona Pearl Treyball; and veteran Army pilot Michelle Bailey share re-entry realities many veterans face and their strong encouragement to reach out & find support. 3 resources for veterans & loved ones: https://988lifeline.org ; https://militaryonesource.mil ; https://veteranscrisisline.net or dial 988 for free, confidenti...

Iranian-American Dr. Noshene Ranjbar speaks from direct experience of society that devalues females to extremes. She grew up in Iran during the Islamic revolution & the Iran-Iraq war. Many are severely attacked for speaking up for basic human rights. Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Arizona College of Medicine & Director of an Integrative Psychiatry Program discusses the revoluti...

1 voter from PA, 2 from GA and 2 from CA discuss the potential cost of not voting in this year's midterm elections. Making an informed vote can help protect democracy: value the freedom & right to vote, the connection between issues, e.g. economic & reproductive choice, that elections are secure. "Cut through the fog! Please vote you matter! Vote for who speaks most truth. Young adults vote to shi...

Dr. Donna Beegle was born into generations of migrant labor poverty & endured constant evictions for 28 years. Now she is a poverty expert, author, speaker, the president & founder of Communication Across Barriers & teaches poverty solutions. Dr. Bapu Vaitla was born into a lower caste family in India that immigrated to the US when he was 5. He’s researched food security factors internationally, e...

9/14/22 EquityQuest's CEO, Susan “Tomi” Berry, outlines a unique approach to diversity, equity & inclusion training. "Nature is the classroom, horses as guides.” The concept of DEI with horses formed in 2020, after the horrific murder of George Floyd shook America’s core. Meet the amazing team Tomi drew together to cultivate DEI professional development for corporations & other organizations. Hear...

9/7/22 Andy Hope Williams Jr, a student of life, former drug dealer, former gang member, now a Marketplace Minister, is showcased in a docu-series called “The Disciple, Evolution of a Gang Member.” On It’s Your Voice he shares powerful insights learned from a gang leader and his own application of lessons from Jesus. AKA the “Hood Candidate” who ran for President in 2020, Andy uses divine inspirat...

8/31/22 Doug Kobold has been "talking trash" for over 29 years. He's the Executive Director for the California Product Stewardship Council and explains key programs to combat climate change: holding manufacturers accountable for producing Durable, Reusable, Repairable Recyclable products to reduce trash, greenhouse gases and more. He serves as Chair of the Solid Waste Assoc. of North America Calif...

8/24/22 Master musicians, Misner and Smith, bring comfort & joy with unique style. “Their music is a search for meaning. The songs yearn for connection, ache for understanding, relish in mystery, and rejoice in creation,” from misnerandsmith.com. The couple, who loves to perform live, quickly set-up to live stream from their living room during COVID. Ironically, a community grew across remote dist...

8/17/22 Jeannie Johng-Nishikawa, author and fashion designer, grew up on a farm in South Korea where her family grew their food and the hemp needed to make their own traditional summer and burial clothes. An extraordinary tailor, Jeannie learned to sew from her mother and started her own business to stay connected to her roots. She donates 15-40% of her sewing projects income to orphanages in vari...

3/30/22 Lynne Bryan Phipps shares how being an avid equestrian led her to develop a form of equine therapy that is proving to be a tremendous resource for combat veterans and others who have suffered from PTSD. Here Lynne describes outstanding results of her latest brainchild, Integrative Equine Therapy, a unique protocol currently offered via Beachwood Center for Wellbeing, RI & FL. Brown Univers...

Camica Edwards, mother, educator, counselor & community leader designed a free academic program to supplement traditional schooling, focused on Black history & Kwanzaa principles. The dynamic pilot project, "Sankofa Saturday", began in February, 2022, inspired by her father's memory. It's held in a community classroom for 3rd-6th graders. With 100% retention the results of joy, pride & knowledge s...

Trooper William Terrell, President of Northern California Chapter of Buffalo Soldiers, shares critical historical knowledge missing from standard US history books on legacies and contributions of Buffalo Soldiers. They protected settlers, became the first law enforcement but couldn’t live in towns, were very instrumental in the “Indian Wars” & western migration of the US. “We are here because of t...

12/22/21 Kavita Gurung, Executive Director of Mahila Shakti Bikash Kendra Nepal, the Women’s Power Development Center of Nepal, joins us live from Kathmandu! She shares stories of the struggles of poverty and mistreatment that many rural women experience and how her programs teach assertive self-advocacy and promote their leadership and representation in socio-political rights. Maria Santiago, a l...

12/29/21 Dr. Susan Yackzan, an award winning Nurse Scientist in oncology, is an expert in evidence informed care delivery and is passionate about early detection and addressing health inequities. She outlines an overview of cancer treatments, including the current revolution of using immunotherapy, and shares insight on early detection and health inequities. Her degrees: PhD, APRN, MSN, AOCN, AVP/...

01/05/22 Hideshi Okamoto is a Certified Japanese Olympic Coach and a US and Romanian Certified Olympic Coach. He’s worked with over 1000 patients and Elite Track athletes. He educates on injury prevention and treatment and shares in-depth knowledge from his broad training and experience treating patients in former Eastern Bloc countries. Now based in the US he describes differences between some US...

01/26/22 Sandy Holman, founder of the Culture C.O.- O.P., is a consultant, writer, activist, & documentarian on the lives of marginalized people. Here she speaks of her documentary & the 4-week community dialogue she leads on socio-political factors & root causes that perpetuate ongoing inequities. The C.O.- O.P. promotes systemic change, inclusion, equity, cultural competency, diversity, literacy...

Dr. Leighton describes patient care problems post the SC overturn of the constitutional right to bodily autonomy for women, girls, child bearers. Since the fundamental right, relied on for 49 years via Roe v. Wade, has been revoked, health care providers are reeling. Cancer, lupus, hypertension, heart disease, sickle cell, epilepsy, & many medical conditions can necessitate life-saving abortion. W...

6/29/22 Mayor Gloria Partita responds to Who’s in Charge of Your Body? “It depends on who you are. Unfortunately it’s the legacy of systems we have in the US or the world…if you are a man then no one is in charge of your body…but if you are a woman, and if you are a woman of color, historically there are alot of implications about who is in charge of brown and black bodies. We should be in charge...

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