Elephant Stories

Wrapping up a challenging Season 2. Great guests but a tough personal haul…

#blackwomanchronicillness

#spoonlife

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David Johns: Omnipresent Yet Hyper-Invisible

Daniel Dawes: Political Determinants of Health

The Mighty

Invisible Disabilities Association

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What happens when people stop being polite … and start getting real?

The CEO Circle hosted the Community Development for Liberation conference to bring together experts from multiple academic and professional backgrounds to focus on one issue: community development. Six of those experts share their insights and experiences with me. 

In order of appearance

Nelson Colon, President & CEO of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation 

Tony Pickett, CEO of the Grounded Solutions Network 

Michael McAfee, President and CEO of PolicyLink 

Jeremy Moore, Director, Community Health Programs, Spectrum Health

Janelle Williams, leader in community economic development

Akilah Watkins, founder of the CEO Circle

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Season 1: Dr. Akilah Watkins

In Loiza the Fight for Property Rights Has a Long History

Shelterforce: Getting Competitive Health Care Systems to Work Together For the Community

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Daniel Dawes, executive director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine, has a lot to say about health inequities in the U.S. This lawyer who spends his day with doctors is uniquely qualified to talk about how the law and medicine can pair up to be a force of evolution or of destruction. Mr. Dawes takes us through the cultural and political history that forms the foundation of our current healthcare system as well as the unfortunate disparities, intended and unintended.

Resources Referenced in this Episode:

Reprint of 1973 Article: “Does Race Interfere With the Doctor-Patient Relationship? (2021). JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 326(7), 679–680. https://doi-org.ezproxy.umgc.edu/10.1001/jama.2021.10464

The Political Determinants of Health by Daniel Dawes

150 Years of Obamacare by Daniel Dawes    

Agent Orange Exposure and VA Disability Compensation

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Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI)

Harvard School of Public Health, Voices in Leadership, David Satcher Intervie             

Rebecca Lee Crumpter

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The COVID Pandemic brought new light to many existing fissures in U.S. society. One of those is the disconnect between declarations of our children being our future and the lack of attention paid to their early care and education. Taking care of children and taking care of their caregivers – whether professional, family, friend, or neighbor – is fundamental to a healthy future for our children and our community and or world. Come along as Dr. Leah Austin, President & CEO of NBCDI (National Black Child Development Institute) connects the dots and takes us on a ride from children’s classrooms to Afrofuturism to Global Citizenry.

Elephant Stories Episodes Referenced in Show:

Jhumpa Bhattacharya: Centering Blackness

Iheoma Iruka: Journey of Discovery

Resources Referenced in Show:

NBCDI (National Black Child Development Institute) 

Responsible Transformation of the Early Childhood Education Workforce

Moynihan, Daniel P. 1965. The Negro family: The case for national action. Washington, DC: Office of Policy Planning and Research, U.S. Department of Labor.

Targeted Universalism Primer

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Afrofuturism

• Essence Magazine - A Beginner's Guide To Afrofuturism: 7 Titles To Watch And Read
• Grace Gibson chapter "Creating and Imagining Black Futures through Afrofuturism" in  #identity: Hashtagging Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Nation

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We're finishing up the final episodes of the season. Watch this space.

We’re talking about babies! Babies are my favorite! And Iheoma Iruka, PhD, founding director of the Equity Research Action Coalition specializes in babies. We talk about babies, families, society and all the beautiful complexity we love here at Elephant Stories.

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NY Times: Trying to Solve a Covid Mystery: Africa’s Low Death Rates

Gov. Cox: Why I’m Vetoing HB11

Tara J. Yosso: Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth

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On this episode…I talk with Marcella Middleton, co-director of A Way Home America, a leading organization in the movement to end youth homelessness. Marcella’s story could be framed as “a foster kid who made it.” Or even “someone who’s experience with the system motivated them to work on behalf of others coming up through societal systems.” Both of these are true. Marcella is killing it and she is leveraging her own experiences in service of others. But she is so much more.

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A Way Home America

The New Deal to End Youth Homelessness

SaySo

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David Johns, Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition, is a social justice crusader, educator, scholar, and fashionista (check out his nails if you ever get the chance). Yes, he fights for LGBTQIA+/SGL folks in his current professional role, but it doesn’t take long to realize that he is fighting for all of us. In this episode, David takes us to school with an impromptu master class on gender identity, cultural competency and responsivity, and how bills get made.

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National Black Justice Coalition

How Model Bills Work and Why You Should Care

Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia

The New Jim Crow

Just a few thoughts as we say goodbye to Season 1 and start preparing for Season 2.


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Hiewet Senghor is the founder and CEO of Black Teacher Collaborative, a non-profit organization aimed at improving educational outcomes for Black children by building on the assets of Black teachers.  Her passion is contagious, her commitment is inspiring, and her foundation is solid. To borrow a phrase from Hiewet herself - "This woman is baaad! Just baaad!"

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Black Teacher Collaborative
Teach For America
Na'im Akbar
Howard Fuller

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