Brooklyn Savvy

Unpacking Project 2025: What's at stake for our Democracy?
Season 21: Ep. 2 
On Brooklyn Savvy, we unpack Project 2025's threat to civil rights and democracy with L. Joy Williams, Toni Williams and Lurie Daniel Favors.

⁠White with Fear
Season 21: Ep. 1 

On Brooklyn Savvy, Toni Williams talks with Diana Robinson about White With Fear and the barriers whites face confronting racism.

Real Estate in the Black Community
Season 20: Ep. 25 

Racism and housing discrimination have long shaped the experiences of Black and Brown home buyers and owners in the United States. On this episode we talk to IMPACCT Brooklyn's leader Bernell Grier on closing the wealth gap and long standing disparities in the real estate industry.

Being A Savvy Leader
Season 20: Ep. 24 

Malik Yoba, actor, real estate developer and community champion shares details about his recent work, projects, Yoba development and what makes him a savvy leader.

Health is Wealth
Season 20: Ep. 23 

Toni Williams reshares the story of longtime Savvy Panelista Jennifer Jones Austin who overcame her battle with cancer, guests who are coping with mental health and more.

Pregnancy
Season 20: Ep. 22 

Intimacy has taken on so many forms with advancements with technology and with the popularity of hookup culture. Toni Williams reflects on her conversations with sex experts and intimacy coaches.

Pushing Through Black Maternal Health
Season 20: Ep. 21 

One in three childbirth-related deaths in NYC comes from Brooklyn, and data shows those deaths are disproportionately among Black women especially. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related cause than White women.

Sex & Intimacy
Season 20: Ep. 20 

Intimacy has taken on so many forms with advancements with technology and with the popularity of hookup culture. Toni Williams reflects on her conversations with sex experts and intimacy coaches.

Love Is in the Air
Season 20: Ep. 19 

Join Toni Williams as she takes a trip down memory lane, exploring love, relationships and deep connection.

Education In NYC
Season 20: Ep. 18 

Nikole Hannah Jones and Nadia Lopez are two heroines when it comes to education. Overcoming and exposing long standing societal barriers and marginalization, both are committed to impacting the lives of students and their parents. Toni Williams recounts insightful information about NYC's school system.