Cross Streets

On this episode of CrossStreets we speak to Mbye Njie. Mbye is the founder and CEO of Legal Equalizer, an emergency contact app that allows you to get in touch with your loved ones through the use of text, video, and livestream. We speak about protecting yourself from trauma, the challenges of fundraising, and policing around the world. 

Learn more about Legal Equalizer here: legaleqapp.com

Episode Highlights

1:10 working with students in entrepreneurship

3:15 Creation of Legal Equalizer App

9:25 Protecting yourself from trauma 

14:00 New updates for the app 

23:00 Challenges of fundraising 

26:00 conversations with law enforcement 

28:30 conversations with attorneys

30:00 policing around the world 

32:50 Call to Action 

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On this episode, we speak to Vanessa Williams. Vanessa is the cofounder of Red Rice and Beans Diaspora Bookstore as well as the program manager for Teaching for Change in the DC area. We speak about the relationship between history and the present, how Black women in the south lead the way for liberation, and her preoccupation with time. 

Learn more about Red Rice and Beans Diaspora Bookstore here: https://www.rrbbookstore.com/

Episode Highlights

1:30 the beginning of Red Rice and Beans

10:10 sisters in the South leading the way for us getting free

18:00 How teaching is a part of her identity

23:00 Her relationship with time

27:20 curation process for RRB

31:00 Engaging books from the entire Black Diaspora

36:05 the role of indy bookstores in justice and joy 

43:40 Teaching for Change

52:00 GoGo History in Classrooms

54:00 Black Lives Matter At School

57:00 Wildest Dream for Red Rice and Beans/Call to Action

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On today’s episode we speak to Eddie Maisonet III, also known as EdTheSportsFan. Eddie is a Senior Editor at ESPN, adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, and founder of the Brown Liquor Collective. We speak about the journey of being a creative, his passion for helping others flourish and the legacy he continues to build.

Learn more about Eddie Maisonet, III here: https://edthesportsfan.medium.com/

Learn more about Brown Liquor Collective here: https://linktr.ee/brownliquorcollective

Episode Highlights

2:05 Shocking the World Blog Era

12:08 Passion for Creation

17:00 Legacy of Alphas in media 

19:23 Brown Liquor Collective

26:05 History of Uncle Nearest 

29:53 Fatherhood and Legacy

34:00 Call to Action

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On today’s episode we speak to Aria Halliday, author of Buy Black. We speak about the need for embodied scholarship, feminism In hip-hop and the contributions of Black people to the global culture.  

Buy Black available here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=83zmd7ed9780252044274

Learn more about Aria Halliday here: https://www.ariashalliday.com/

Episode Highlights

-Aria’s lineage and influences 1:15

-The said and unsaid about girlhood and womanhood 5:20

-Relationship between scholarship and experience 7:30

-Need for media literacy 14:20

-A creative at heart 20:06

-Feminism in hip-hop 23:00

-Digital Black Girls 30:30

-Contributions of Black people to global culture 34:37

-Call to Action 42:00

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On this episode, we speak to Andre Henry, author of All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep. We speak about the relationship between his music and his movement work, his journey of decolonization, and why the work needs to be joyful. 

All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep available here: https://andrehenryofficial.myshopify.com/products/all-the-white-friends-i-couldnt-keep

Learn more about Andre Henry here: https://www.andrehenry.co/

Episode Highlights

-Role of music in his life 1:20

-How he describes what he does 4:01

-His personal entry into the work 12:01

-Being a third culture kid 24:40

-Life in the South versus living in NYC 27:20

-Why he carried a boulder around LA 30:10

-Why he wrote All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep 31:10

-Journey of decolonization 36:30

-Role of Christianity in his work 48:05

-Undermining a culture of fear 55:10

-Call to Action 1:02:10

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On this episode, we speak to public theologian and author, Ekemini Uwan, about her work as a writer and co-host of Truth’s Table Podcast. Listen as we discuss her journey as a writer, the conception and evolution of the podcast, and the church’s responsibility in social justice movements.

“Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation” available here: https://truthstable.com/book

Learn more about Ekemini Uwan here: https://www.sistamatictheology.com/

Episode Highlights

-Inspiration for truth’s table 7:00

–Consequences of 2016 and responding to trauma 12:20

–Influence of social locations on the show 18:30

–The church’s responsibility in social justice movements 22:45

–Get in the word with Truth’s Table 28:25

–How Truth’s Table has grown her faith 30:32

–Responses to misogyny and the importance of citing Black women 36:30

-Keeping up spiritual discipline 42:30

-Legacy you hope to leave 47:16

–Call to action 49:00

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On this episode, we speak with author David Dennis Jr. about his new book, The Movement Made Us. Listen as he shares about the power of writing this story with his father, civil rights activist, David Dennis, and his journey to this moment.

“The Movement Made Us” available here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-movement-made-us-david-j-dennis-jrdavid-j-dennis-sr?variant=39664845652002

Episode Highlights

-Talking about English major at Davidson (0:30-8:00)

-Influence of David Dennis Sr (8:44-10:30)

-“Do I make you uncomfortable?” Origin (11:45-17:30)

-Experience teaching at Morehouse (18:15-20:15)

–Writing for TSS (20:42-22:42)

–Experience with Editors (24:00-26:00)

–Working at Landscape (26:02-27:00)

–Writing with his father (28:15-34:00)

–An Ode To Mississippi (34:30-36:21)

–Importance of pre-ordering (36:30-36:50)

-Call to action (37:00-End)

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Welcome back to Cross Streets! Listen to learn more about what to expect on Season 3 of the show.

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On this episode, the Season 2 finale of CrossStreets, we speak with Brianna Burton. Brianna is a childbirth educator and postpartum doula with @thedoulasgarden. She talks with Brit and Chris about virtually supporting parents during the pandemic, Black maternal mortality rates, and why all pregnant people need an advocate.  

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On this episode of CrossStreets, we speak to Stephanie, founder of StyleBox Salon in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Stephanie shares her vision of creating a salon that serves and represents the community and the challenges of being a Black entrepreneur.

Cross Streets is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://crosstreetspodcast.com/