A Brave Space with Dr. Meeks

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

This conversation challenges all generations to both share their stories, and listen. Turn up the volume because in this episode, Dr. Meeks and Host, Chelsi Glascoe, sit down and chat with two fiery college students: Aliayah Simmons, Freshman at Georgia State University and, Chris Isidoro Saldivar, Junior at Clark Atlanta University. Both Aliayah and Chris learn and grow as interns at the Center for Racial Healing and you'll be privy to hear their personal experiences as it relates to racial trauma, healing, and passing down stories. It will surprise you to discover the information gap between generations! Our conversation will shine a light on the work we must do and how we can keep the history, richness, and authenticity of our culture alive and thriving.

Saturday, April 15, 2023 In this riveting episode of A Brave Space Podcast with Dr. Meeks, we explore the topic of belonging with special guest, author, and co-host of CBS Saturday Morning, Michelle Miller. Tune in to glean from her courageous search for identity despite chaos and be inspired by highlights from her memoir, Belonging: A Daughter's Search for Identity Through Loss and Love. Grab your copy of this New York Times Best Seller here: https://www.michellemillerontv.com/belonging

Saturday, February 25, 2023

In this introspective episode of A Brave Space Podcast with Dr. Meeks, we welcome the courageous voices of two scholars matriculating at Clark Atlanta University. Both Shaniyah Sheree, Junior and Founder of The Young Woman Flourish Podcast, and Sydney Featherstone, Freshman, Biology major, take the stage to share their views on self-discovery, purpose, and success. This intergenerational conversation offers challenging questions and fresh perspectives on how to be well on a purposeful path. Shaniyah Sheree, Founder of The Young Woman Flourish Podcast: https://m.youtube.com/@shaniyahcurtis8811

Saturday, September 17, 2022

In this brave conversation Dr. Meeks and Host, Chelsi Glascoe, highlight the pioneering Feminist and civil rights legend, Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray through the lens of a special guest and educator, Rosita Stevens-Holsey, her niece. Tune in as we get a peak behind the scenes of who Rosita affectionally calls "Aunt Pauli" and who the world recognizes as a major catalyst for change in the civil rights movement. Pauli Murray was an Activist, Attorney, Author, Educator, and Episcopal Priest who's ideologies about racism and sexism shook the status quo and set the roadmap for dismantling isms' from the courtroom to the church. Through our conversation on preserving legacies and taking the torch, you will discover the ways in which Pauli Murray's bravery and prophetic voice influences laws, culture, and community today. For more information about Rosita's work on Preserving Pauli Murray LLC. visit, https://www.preservingpaulimurray.com/ Get the book: Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist Hardcover February 8, 2022

Thursday, March 18, 2021

March is Women's History Month. This month's episodes will focus on the women that have helped move our country forward by standing for justice, healing, and wellness. In this episode, Chelsi and Dr. Meeks celebrate the life of Ida B. Wells and discuss her successes, trials, and strength. Listen in for the full conversation.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

In this episode Dr. Catherine Meeks and Chelsi sit down with the serene storm, The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers. This conversation explores what it means to be African American, a woman, and free in America today. As we aim to live into God’s dream, we must learn from one another. Tune in to discover what the world can learn from African-American women—their plight, their fight, and their liberation. Canon Spellers serves on the Presiding Bishop’s Staff as the Canon for Evangelism, Racial Reconciliation, and Creation Care and is the author of a must-read book, "The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community." Get your copy of "The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community" at Church Publishing.

Friday, July 09, 2021

The Center for Racial Healing serves as a brave space where people can tell the truth. In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Chelsi gather to host a special guest, Barbara Brown Taylor, a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest. In this 2-part episode, we will discuss Barbara Brown Taylors’ journey, audacity to leave the church for a life in academia, and courage to spread the love of Christ without limitations. Our conversation explores the following questions: “What does it mean to be brave?” And, “What is the cost of bravery?” Barbara Brown Taylor is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest. Her first memoir, Leaving Church, won an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association in 2006. Her next three books earned places on the New York Times bestseller list. Taylor has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Her latest book, Always a Guest, was released in October 2020 from Westminster John Knox Press.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Center of Racial Healing strives to be a place where people can become well. Healing is a part of wellness! But how do become well as a nation? It starts with the individual doing the necessary work. In this episode, Chelsi and Dr. Meeks have a conversation about the Center's new Murphy Davis Let's Get Well Campaign and how we all might get well as individuals.

December 22, 2020

The Center of Racial Healing strives to be a place of inclusion and multiculturalism. But is there a difference between the two? In this episode, Chelsi and Dr. Meeks discuss inclusion and multiculturalism and where they intersect in our lives as people of faith.

Jun 25, 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 children, require us as people of faith and goodwill to use our collective energy to reimagine the role of policing today. The status quo is no longer an option. In this episode, Chelsi and Dr. Meeks have a conversation around what reforms might be needed and we as people of faith can do to be agents of change.