By Kési Felton
Better to Speak: The Podcast explores sociopolitical issues affecting Black people in America through the lens of young Black storytellers and changemakers.
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Since 2016, Cameroon has been engaged in a civil war between its Anglophone and Francophone populations, specifically between Ambazonian nationalists and the Cameroonian government.
In this episode of The Podcast, Makunde Martin – executive director of Justice for Cameroon, a digital organizing platform focused on supporting on-the-ground efforts and engaging young Cameroonians and Black folks throughout the diaspora – provides an overview of the historical context of the Anglophone crisis and speaks to how more people can get involved.
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“Am I worthy Of belonging? Am I loved just as I am? Am I safe to exist without worry? How do Black women return to our truest selves in systems that answer "no" to these three questions?”
Join Better to Speak for its first author interview with Chichi Agorom, who wrote The Enneagram for Black Liberation to reframe an age-old human development system to explore how Black people, especially Black women, use our personality types as armor against systems of supremacy.
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At the time of this interview in 2022, we recognized 70 years since the start of the infamous Brown v. Board of Education case in the Supreme Court and celebrated the anniversary of its ultimate decision to rule segregation in U.S. schools as unconstitutional.
In this episode of The Podcast, Kési is joined by Jade Jacobs and Dr. Linda Tillman – the Coordinator of Media and Communications and Advisory Board member, respectively, for the Black Education Research Center (BERC) at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College.
The group discusses the history and legacy of Brown v. Board, which most notably impacted the pipeline of training and job opportunities for Black educators – leaving the American education system still failing Black students, families and communities at large. We also dive into BERC’s efforts to address these issues through culturally-sensitive research
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Join Better to Speak’s founder Kési Felton, and Elizabeth Bolarinwa, creator of the Project Alafia Initiative, for a discussion on culturally competent public health content and learn how young Black folks looking to work in public or community health can create change in the spaces they occupy.
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Before the year ends, take a look at Better to Speak’s second annual report to reflect on our progress and impact in 2022!
Listen to the opening letter of this year’s annual report written and read by Better to Speak’s founder, Kési Felton.
In the full PDF Report, you can expect to see…
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This episode is a REPLAY in honor of ADHD Awareness Month.
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The Duke Center for Girls & Women with ADHD works to enable women and girls with ADHD, as well as their families, providers and communities – to better understand the unique needs of girls and women with ADHD. The Duke Center aims to help individuals seek and receive appropriate treatment, find supportive communities, and reach their full potential by closing key information and resource gaps.
Check out Kési’s conversation with Amina Sesay, Project Coordinator at the Duke Center, as they discuss the lack of information about how Black women and girls experience ADHD, the Duke Center's current projects, and how you can get involved!
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This episode is a REPLAY in honor of ADHD Awareness Month.
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The first question every one of our guests answers is “What’s your story? How did you get to where you are today?”
In the Season 3 premiere of Better to Speak: The Podcast, Kési (host and founder of Better to Speak) explores her own personal story on the show for the first time.
This episode is dedicated to Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934 - November 17, 1992), whose works including “A Litany for Survival,” “Transforming Silence Into Language and Action,” and “Your Silence Will Not Protect You” continue to guide Better to Speak’s mission and vision as its north star.
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NAL Media is disrupting the media industry with its new app, Brij. Brij connects creative professionals in the media industry to new connections and opportunities and democratizing pathways to success for marginalized creatives.
Listen to learn more about co-founders Clarke Williams and Naomi Lilly, and their goals to transform networking and mentorship in the media industry as we traditionally know it.
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This June, we’re Celebrating Black History and Culture – specifically in honor of Black Music Month, Caribbean Heritage Month, as well as Pride Month.
To further explore this, we spoke with Melly and Kae, co-founders of Eight88 Studios – an interdisciplinary production company, about their work to serve independent artists through a Queer Black Feminist lens.
They offer artist management, currently managing three independent music artists as they journey through the beginning of their careers, video production and graphic design services, and are cultivating a working environment rooted in the holistic care of all artists: from the stories they tell, to the people who tell them, to the processes they curate.
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Better to Speak is excited to announce our participation in the second-annual Mental Health Action Day held on Thursday, May 19 with more than 1,600 other leading organizations and leaders.
Our intention as a partner organization for Mental Health Action Day 2022 will be to encourage Black youth and young adults, as well as other Black folks, to take their first steps towards mental health action with a focus on collectivism and connection.
In this episode of The Podcast, we spoke to Jada Wesson, who is addressing those concepts through her Instagram page @BlvkPsych, to dig deeper into how various social systems impact Black mental wellness and how Black youth and young adults can learn more to not just better understand our mental health on a personal level, but a collective one.
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The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.