By Jasmyn Moore & Camille White
5
1212 ratings
The podcast currently has 64 episodes available.
In this episode we interview Saeeda Dunston, the CEO of Elmcor, a Black-run human justice organization addressing the public health crisis of substance use disorder and other core needs of their community.
Visit Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc. to learn about their various programs and services centering the needs of their community. And follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
Content Warning: We discuss drug use, addiction, overdose deaths and other triggering topics in this episode. Listener discretion is advised.
In this episode we discuss the opioid overdose crisis in Baltimore City, which has claimed nearly 6,000 lives in the past 6 years. And we highlight Bmore POWER (Peers Offering Wellness, Education and Resources), a harm reduction organization focused on saving lives, meeting people where they are, and embracing any positive change, no matter how small.
Visit the Bmore POWER website to learn more their community engagement efforts
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
Audio Clip
Why Baltimore is seeing more drug overdose deaths than any other American city | PBS NewsHour
Sources
Overdose deaths disproportionately claim Baltimore's poorest, least educated | Johns Hopkins University Hub
Baltimore to receive $80 million in opioid settlement with Walgreens | CBS News
How Baltimore Became the U.S. Overdose Capital | The New York Times
Content Warning: We discuss domestic violence and other triggering topics in this episode. Listener discretion is advised.
In this rerun episode we discuss domestic violence and Black women. We cover Marissa Alexander’s story, a Black woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for protecting herself from her abusive estranged ex-husband. And we highlight Survived & Punished, a coalition working to free criminalized and incarcerated survivors.
To learn more about Marissa Alexander and her story please visit her website.
Visit the Survived and Punished website to find resources, take action, donate, or support the coalition’s mission to decriminalize surviving domestic violence.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-7233 or Text “START” TO 88788
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
Sources
Who is Marissa Alexander and why does she face 60 years in prison? by Free Marissa Now
Content Warning: We discuss domestic violence, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and other triggering topics in this episode. Listener discretion is advised.
In this episode we discuss the devastating impact of domestic violence, especially in the Black community and the heartbreaking murder of a child trying to protect their pregnant mother and younger sibling from an abusive ex-partner.
And we highlight Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community, an organization harnessing the power of collective action to cultivate a world where Black women and girls are celebrated and live free from violence.
Visit the Ujima website to learn more about the organization, get involved, access their resources, and donate. Follow Ujima on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and LinkedIn.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-7233 or Text “START” TO 88788
Change.org Petition
Mandate Communication Between Parole Boards, Courts, & Domestic Violence Victims
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
Audio Clip
Jayden Perkins' family wants to prevent tragedy from happening to another family - ABC 7 Chicago
Sources
Victim of Chicago stabbing sought order of protection before fatal attack, records show - CBS News
Man charged in killing of boy, stabbing of pregnant mother on Chicago's North Side days after being released from jail - CBS News
In this episode we discuss affirmative action and how its overturning has negatively impacted healthcare. And we highlight Dr. Uché Blackstock and her memoir Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine*.
Visit Dr. Blackstock’s website to learn more about her work and check out her book. And follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*These are affiliate links and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
Sources
Medical schools will be even less diverse after affirmative action ruling, experts say | NBC News
Health care is the new battlefront for anti-DEI attacks | PubMed Central
Crosby, F. J. (2006). Understanding Affirmative Action. Annual Reviews, Vol. 57:585-611
In this episode we interview Emilie Rodriguez and Guramrit LeBron, two doulas creating a better standard of care in maternal health for families of color through their organizations, Ashe Birthing Services and The Bridge Directory. And they discuss the importance of community and ancestral practices to provide the best support for birthing people.
Visit Ashe Birthing Services for NYC based birth and postpartum doula services and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Visit The Bridge Directory for a nationwide referral network of healthcare professionals for families of color and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
In this episode we discuss a research study that examines the lasting impact of structural racism on Black women healthcare workers in the U.S., including low wages and hazardous working conditions.
And we highlight The Center for Advancing Racial Equity and Job Quality in Long-Term Care, a national hub centering BIPOC women and immigrant caregivers to build an equitable caregiving infrastructure in the U.S.
Visit The Center for Equity to learn more about their work to develop innovative workforce policies. Follow them on Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
Sources
Structural Racism And Black Women’s Employment In The US Health Care Sector
Black women are overrepresented and underpaid in health care's toughest jobs, study shows | The Washington Post
In this episode we discuss the courageous and resilient Black nurses who treated patients with the highly contagious tuberculosis and played pivotal roles in discovering the cure for the disease.
And we highlight the National Black Nurses Association serving as the voice for Black nurses and diverse populations ensuring equal access to professional development, promoting educational opportunities, and improving health.
Visit the National Black Nurses Association website to learn more about the organization, become a member, and access their resources. Follow NBNA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
HBCU Nursing Programs & Schools
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
Audio Clip
Meet Virginia Allen - One of the Last Surviving "Black Angels" | Visit Staten Island
Sources
Virginia Allen and the Black Angels | Campaign for Action
How Black Nurses Were Recruited to Staten Island to Fight a Deadly Disease | The New York Times
The Untold Stories of 7 Black Angels, Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis | Nurse.org
The Black Angels of Sea View | Angels in Medicine
Remembering the Forgotten “Black Angels” | Nursing Clio
In this episode we discuss the 2024 theme for Black Maternal Health Week and have a conversation about the things that give us hope and joy for Black birthing people.
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*This is an affiliate link and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
Sources
Black Mamas Matter
Birthing Black: Community Birth Centers as Portals to Gentle Futures - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly.
The Bridge Project
In this episode we discuss the sewage crisis in Lowndes County, a predominantly Black county in Alabama that has been dealing with wastewater issues for decades.
And we highlight Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental and climate justice activist working to address the inadequate waste and water sanitation infrastructures in rural communities in the U.S.
Visit Catherine’s website to learn more about her environmental activism, check out her book Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret*, and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
If you would like to suggest a topic, guest, or organization email us at [email protected].
Visit the Distrust & Disparities website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to support the podcast.
Use our special link* to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
*These are affiliate links and Distrust & Disparities may receive a commission at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase.
Audio Clip
Confronting Failing Wastewater Systems | Catherine Flowers | TEDxFoggyBottom
Sources
The Heavy Toll of the Black Belt’s Wastewater Crisis | The New Yorker
Sanitation Problems Have Plagued Black Residents of an Alabama County for Decades. The Government Might Finally Do Something About It | TIME
How Does a Septic System Work? | Southwest EFC
Alabama Black Belt Becomes Environmental Justice Test Case: Is Sanitation a Civil Right? | Inside Climate News
Black Alabamians endured poor sewage for decades. Now they may see justice. | The Washington Post
Battling America's 'dirty secret' | The Washington Post
The podcast currently has 64 episodes available.
38 Listeners