Advocate For Me

We discuss the history of the Ronald McDonald House Charities with Mr. Anthony Stover who is the Community Relations Manager for the Philadelphia Region.

Jamilah F. Bashir, is a Senior Education Consultant in Philadelphia, PA.  She has worked in the field of Special Education (Sped) for almost 20  years as a Special Education Educator and Special Education Supervisor. As someone who has many years of experience in the field of Sped, Jamilah brings a wealth of knowledge on how to best support schools and districts with their teachers and students with special needs. (excerpt from Bio)

Host- LVonne McMillan interviews Aisha Christa Atkinson from Texas about her journey with her son, Aries. How she became an educator, instructional coach, and advocate for families. Hear about her journey, her testimony, and how she is changing the world one family at a time. 

Advocate for Me brought the Fathers to the roundtable to hear their journey of having a child with different abilities such as Autism, Premature, and Feeding issues. 

Today's show is Eric Mitchell and Jeppea Smith as they share their journey of Fatherhood with a child with different abilities. It is rare that we hear the father's story as they discuss how they felt emotionally, physically, and how it changed their way of thinking when raising their child. 

Elissa Frazier is a researcher and social impact edtech entrepreneur. She founded Navap as a career accelerator, mentorship community, and support hub for Black and Brown graduate students after seeing the gaps in career guidance and mentorship in her own experiences as a graduate student. She is a Mom of four fantastic kids, two of which are on the Autism Spectrum. And, she lives with her family in Chicago.

What About Me is about a child named David who is entering into early childhood center for the first time. David is nervous and he does not know how to express himself verbally or emotionally. David learns to transition into an inclusive program with the help of a great team- his mom, his teacher, and the staff at the center. 

Listen to What About Me read by the Author L'Vonne McMillan on April 30, 2021 to bring awareness to Autism Awareness Month. 

As we celebrate Women's History Month, we are honoring women who are changing lives and communities through their business/es. They have turned a pain into purpose and are sharing their gifts with the world. We are pleased to have our guest Sherika Duncan is an author of five books who previously wrote her first novel, The Setup, which depicts the true essence of playing the cards that life has dealt in the face of adversity.

As we celebrate Women's History Month, we are honoring women who are changing lives and communities through their business/es. They have turned a pain into purpose and are sharing their gifts with the world. 

Today's episode is with Sederia Brown has transformed her pain into power and advocacy for women through her own testimony. She is a mother of 2 boys, soon-to-be-wife, educator, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. She is the business owner of "Madam TechKnow LLC.,  bridging the technology gap for all generations. Sederia Brown is the author of “I’m Here” Empowering Children To Put An End To Bullying. In honor of the many children in 2018 who committed suicide in result of bullying incidents. Sederia was fueled to start her grassroots organization, The Know Bullying Coalition. She took her passion to advocate for the voiceless and to help children know they aren't invisible and supporting the community members around them. Through all of her adversity Sederia's personal mission in anything she touches is to inspire, educate and show people how to tap into their God given power!

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Ms. Brown Entrepreneur/Educator