Brooklyn Savvy

Voting In NYC
Season 20: Ep. 17 

Chief Democracy Officer Kathleen Daniel joins us to discuss the importance of underrepresented people going to the polls and the history of why this is a privilege and right we should exercise.

Women's Rights
Season 20: Ep. 15 

Roe v. Wade has stirred up conversations nation-wide on the government's role in creating policies about women's bodies. Carmen Perez-Jordan, Co-chair of the Women's March, social justice activist & organizer weighs in on it and talks about the modern day feminist movement.

Lindsay Greene
Season 20: Ep. 14 

Lindsay Greene is taking the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the next level as its first woman president. What's her point of view, life experiences, and mission and how is it shaping the Brooklyn Navy Yard?

Mental Health in the Black Community
Season 20: Ep. 12 

Self-interrogation is never easy, but it's necessary. Host Toni Williams marks 20 seasons with a powerful retrospective episode, where experts delve into the deeply rooted behaviors and traumas within the Black community.

Hip-Hop & The Church
Season 20: Ep. 13 

Hip-Hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary. And the nation at large, some for the very first time, are getting to hear untold stories from pioneers of the most lucrative genre in the music business. In this episode we speak to Hip-Hop dance pioneer and now film director Ariyan who takes a deep dive, talking with pastors, historians and artists in her new film Spiritual Cyphers: Hip Hop and The Church.

Surveillance & Stigmas of Minorities
Season 20: Ep. 11 

In celebration of 20 seasons, Host Toni Williams reflects on topics that have weighed on marginalized communities for decades. Too often, stigmas and stereotypes have led to unjust surveillance of some - specifically black & brown men and the Muslim community.

Race & Policing
Season 20: Ep. 10 

Police violence in New York City is not new and has left the families of some lost waiting years for some measure of justice. Targeted policies continue to criminalize Black and Latino communities and perpetuate poor policing. In this episode we speak to author and ex-lieutenant, whistleblower Edwin Raymond and Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner.

Cannabis in NYC - Part 2
Season 20: Ep. 9 
With smoke shops poppoing up on every corner of NYC in the last few years, and legalization of the exotic flower, How do we destigmatize what Cannabis means to the black community? Is it a drug or a commodity? What does legalization mean for those who were criminalized for it?

Cannabis in NYC - Part 1
Season 20: Ep. 8 

With smoke shops popping up on every corner of NYC in the last few years, and legalization of the exotic flower, How do we destigmatize what Cannabis means to the black community? Is it a drug or a commodity? What does legalization mean for those who were criminalized for it?

Transgender
Season 20: Ep. 7 

In our 20th season celebration, Host Toni Williams reflects on the power of compassion and understanding through the inspiring and resilient stories of Jodi Patterson, mother of two trans-identifying children, and Jennifer Long, a transgender veteran.