Learning, Lifting, Leading

This episode examines the ways in which identities such as race, gender, and faith tradition intersect in multiple ways to produce individualized experiences for women and girls of color.

It features Rabbi Sandra Lawson who received ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in June 2018.

This episode looks at queerness and social equity through the lens of living at the margins within church and social communities.

It features Minister Nicole Williams, a rising third-year Master of Divinity student at Duke Divinity School.

This episode offers a personal point of view about the challenges and successes of raising Black and Brown daughters while navigating educational and social systems, as well as media platforms.

It features Phyllis Portie-Ascott, a wife, mother of two children—one in Middle School and one in High School-- in public schools in a rural county of North Carolina, a Residential Property Manager serving the Triangle and Triad areas, and a community advocate.

This episode covers the impact that early contact with justice systems can have on women and girls of color as they move through educational pathways.

It features P. Angelicia Simmons, the Founder and Executive Director of The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute of Advocacy & Social Action.

This episode offers juxtaposed perspectives on how systems perpetuate negative experiences for Black and Brown communities, as well as individualized strategies for changing the narrative.

It features Prudence Layne, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English at Elon University and Shante Harris-Stewart, Burlington Police Officer.

This episode offers a first-person narrative of what it felt like to live with White privilege in a community riddled with racism, and a historical chronicling of the political landscape leading to change processes.

It features Kristen Green, the author of Something Must be Done About Prince Edward County, published by Harper in 2015 to critical acclaim.

This episode takes a closer look at the wide-ranging effects that biased systems can have on Black and Brown mothers, including access to education, employment, and healthcare.

It features Rev. Dr. Portia W. Rochelle, Immediate Past President, Raleigh-Apex NAACP.

This episode takes a deeper look at the relationship between racial stereotyping and cyberbullying, particularly in how it differs from physical bullying and the challenges of recognizing the signs of it happening to girls of color.

It features NaShonda  Bender-Cooke, Public Education Advocate. She is a 19 year veteran of North Carolina’s Public Schools.

This episode brings us a perspective for hope and resilience for Black and Brown Girls & Women, as well as how policies and organizational structures shape the focus on resilience for Black and Brown girls & women.

It features Lisheema Barr, the Project Coordinator of the ACEs Resilience Initiative with Advocates for Health in Action, in Raleigh, NC.

A closing statement about the project and summary of emerging themes within the narratives.

It features Carmen Monico, PhD, MSW, MS, an Assistant Professor of Human Service Studies at Elon University.