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Johnathan & April enjoy an enlightening conversation with international English teacher and all around jet-setter, Jo Acholonu, about what it's like to travel the globe as a black woman.

White People 4 Black Lives: https://www.awarela.org/white-people-4-black-lives

Showing Up for Racial Justice: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/

Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/

Johnathan & April recount the ten questions about race and racism they encounter most frequently, then talk representation and news reporting with Philadelphia Magazine's writer at large, Ernest Owens.

Johnathan & April take a deep dive into America's broken juvenile justice system, its glaring racial disparities and, all the work required for meaningful reform with the co-founders of the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project.

Johnathan & April enjoy a fascinating discussion with ACLU Executive Director, Reggie Shuford about the ongoing threat to civil rights and liberties under the Trump administration.

Johnathan & April discuss what it's like to be the only black/brown person in an all white environment and the negative effects of the White Gaze in the workplace, then enjoy a fascinating conversation with veteran public defender, Derrick Johnson.

Johnathan & April explain why discussing racism and white supremacy with relatives at Thanksgiving dinner is an opportunity for anti-racists, then explore the vital online advocacy of White Nonsense Roundup with founding volunteer, Joel Derfner.

In their Season One Finale, Johnathan & April chat with their mother about her conservative upbringing, her journey to Jackson, MS, her life with our father, and our lives after his untimely death. They then discuss why she believes all white people must be "broken" and humbled, before they can be effective racial allies.

Johnathan & April discuss "white feminism," its pervasiveness during the #MeToo movement, and its harmful effects, then take a deep dive into the racial implications of the emerging cannabis industry with The Philadelphia Inquirer's Tauhid Chappell.

Johnathan & April take a deep dive into gentrification's harmful effects. They then discuss community building best practices and much more with activist Shane Claiborne, founder of The Simple Way, a non-profit community organization in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington, widely considered the epicenter of the opioid crisis.