We all know the grind. Generational perseverance has made us stronger. There's a special kind of strength when we reclaim our rest. Therapist & NYT Bestselling Author Nedra Tawwab, along with Writer & Comedian Chris Spencer, talk to Gia about setting boundaries and listening to our bodies. Tune-in as we talk about delicious naps, the invigorating power of saying 'No', and more.

Resources:

Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Tawwab Set Boundaries Workbook by Nedra Tawwab

There's just something about Black women in business. Our infectious passion, our perseverance and our ideas are unmatched. Plenty stands in our way — but that ends here. It's time to knock down barriers and lift as we climb. In this episode, Recording Academy Co-President, Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, and Founder & Career Coach, Angelina Darrisaw, talk about what it takes to cultivate success for Black women entrepreneurs.

Resources:WEEN Academy - Women in Entertainment Empowerment NetworkC-Suite Coach

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Startout

Running a business that succeeds is not a sprint, it's a marathon. It takes grit, tenacity, passion, audacity, and so much more.  Listen in as Business Mogul, Angela Simmons, and Investment Magnate, David Gross, share their come-up, what they've learned, and what it takes to turn your ideas into reality.

Resources:

Angela’s Angels Foundation

Own Your Own

Vector 90

Coursera

Udemy

Intersectional environmentalism, caring for our community, and Granny’s cookie tins. We're kicking off Season 2 by getting real about climate change with Eco-communicator, Green Girl Leah and Rap Icon, Master P. In this episode we talk climate justice, inclusion, and having integrity when nobody's watching.

Resources:

The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas

Generation Green

National Wildlife Federation

Jerome Foster II's One Million of Us

Today we’re showing up for Juneteenth 2021. With Detroit griot Marsha Music, host Baratunde Thurston, and image-activist Michaela Angela Davis.

These are the voices of Black expression — told on the front porch with our future at the forefront.

Join these icons for a celebration of our legacy as a People. From our family to yours, Happy Juneteenth!

Black mothers and Black women are the heart and soul of the Black community. It’s important that we recognize disparities that are shortening our lives and inevitably taking away from our greatness. On this episode of More Than That, we are taking a microscopic look at Black Women’s health and self-advocacy — these systemic challenges must be overcome with the guidance of experts and careful awareness of Black Americans.

Resources:

The Institute for Anti-Racism in Medicine

Helpful Pregnancy Information

Creativity, problem solving, and the improvement of early technologies have all stemmed from Black history. We now see it in the networks of Black technology entrepreneurs, and in the advent of safe spaces for the development and incubation of emerging concepts.

In this cultural moment, Black folks are hyper focused on innovating and building a future that is safer by design — and evermore equitable.

Resources:

Black Girls Code

tEQuitable

Engineering Projects for Kids

Plans, policy, apology and advocacy are what we need now. In this episode, we’re calling it all out.

54 years ago, Dr. MLK Jr.’s powerful speech, The Other America, ignited a new hope for our great nation.

On this hard-hitting episode, we’re joined by three powerful voices; social advocates reshaping the political landscape. What does the future hold for Black greatness today?

Resources:

• The Other America
• Dr. MLK Jr. @ Stanford 1967
• Brittany Packnett's Harvard IOP Study Notes
• Jamira Burley’s Field Notes
• Mike Muse's Vote Quadrant

There’s a beat that permeates the culture, and almost every Black family. Our homes are filled with music, love, soul, food, laughter and faith.   This episode we’ll get into the history and the joy with Judge Lynn Toler (also a mother) and Writer-Director Kenya Barris (also a father) of Black-ish— on how our family units have evolved.   Resources: My Mother's Rules: by Judge Lynn Toler Black-ish and more

Black visual artists elevate the diaspora to surface much of the ingenuity we see in our daily lives.

A prismatic vision of possibility — at the intersection of art and culture, we delve into the role art plays in society and how Black people see themselves. Larry Ossei-Mensah, ARTNOIR Founder and an ArtNet 2020 Innovator, plus the Founders of Brookyln’s BLK MKT Vintage.

Former social media manager for the MET Museum, author of What I Know About Art and co-editor of the Black Futures anthology, Kimberly Drew walks us through the history and future of Black art as a tool for community building.

 Resources:

Black Futures

ARTNOIR

BLK MKT Vintage