Da Hood Talks Podcast

As we kick off our NEW Da Hood Heals Segment to talk Mental Health our way, we our joined by Guest Tawyna Davidson MSW, LCSW from The T-side Podcast to discuss feelings & emotions. She also shares some basic knowledge around therapy and we discuss representation in the mental health field.

In Season 2 Episode 2 we bringing families to the mic to discuss their very own personal experiences with a birth that was traumatic. Even as a very sensitive topic we want you to tune in because we know these so common stories and experiences bring so much perspective to the CDC report that black women experience maternal mortality at a rate two to three times higher than that of white women!

Listen in as we launch our new Storytelling Segment, our host Vanna is join at the MIC to have a one-on-one conversation featuring a community member born in St. Louis and raised in the foster care system. We hear in this episode his experiences navigating the streets of STL at a young age due to unfortunate circumstances and how he feels community could better support those who have similar lived experiences. Take sometime to see life thru the lens of someone else!

Join us to learn about the programs NLA (Neighborhood Leadership Academy) & NLF (Neighborhood Leadership Fellows) and how they are making an impact in our community leaders like Dionne Jones Alderperson of Pine lawn, Mo who joins us in this conversation and then uses her journalism skills to put Host Vanna in the HOT SEAT!!!

We KICK OFF Season 2 of our Live Shows having a conversation with our Community Elected Officials including Ferguson's First African American Woman Mayor Ella Jones and Ferguson-Florissant School District Board President Dr. Sheila Powell-Walker and others to learn a little about their experience and point of view of being black & in leadership. We also discuss how they think we can improve the relationship with our community and leadership. Listen in as these local elected officials get real!

In this episode we speak with Robert White III of NPower and his special guest who both recently graduated from the Npower program. We learn how Npower is supporting community and inspiring youth in the area of technology and more. Listen in to hear how these two recent graduates are success stories of the Npower program and why you should be sharing this info to help someone else or signing up for the program yourself!

As we end our First Season of Live shows our host is join with fellow residents of Ferguson, Mo. They will discuss the community of Ferguson past, present and future from their different perspectives and more. Listen in to hear from the people living in a community that impacted the Saint Louis area in a unforgettable way and known all over the world!

In this episode, we talk with Nichole Dawsey the Executive Director of Prevent+Ed an learn how they are showing up to support the black community around alcohol and drug concerns, how overdosing numbers are soaring in the black community especially during this Pandemic. Listen in to learn not only how they are assisting but also learn how you even as maybe a bystander can support someone in this area.

In this episode we talk with a panel around mentorship, the need for more in our community, the ones that exist, and the benefits of it all. Listen in to this needed conversation that dives into so many levels of experiences from being the mentor to being mentored and the importance of being open and transparent in either position. 

In this episode we talk with a group of diverse black men of the STL community who have come together to form ABC U (About Us By Us Connecting Us) We learn about them individually, their group and the efforts they are all putting forward to make the Community and families of STL better!