Not Your Little Lady

It's doubtful that any American listening to this episode has moved through life and accumulated zero medical debt. In fact Allison currently has some she's paying off. When you can't pay off that debt it can mean many negative things for your life.

This episode's guest is determined to free all Georgians from this burden. On this episode friend and guest Elizabeth Beck comes on to talk about ending medical debt for all Georgians through her RIP Medical Debt Fundraiser. Elizabeth talks about the impact medical debt has had on her life and why she wants to liberate others from the cruel burden.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Olive Elaine Morris.

Resources:

RIP Medical Debt - Georgia

RIP Medical Debt Georgia Fundraising Squad

BlackPast

Guest Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes is a womanist theologian, associate professor of Practical Theology at Mercer University and author of I Bring the Voices of My People: A Womanist Vision for Racial Reconciliation.

On the episode she talks about womanism, theology and the racial reconciliation movement as it relates to the Evangelical Church. Dr. Walker-Barnes also talks about her personal experiences, her books and what led her to ministry.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Emma Goldman.

Resources:

• Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes
• I Bring the Voices of My People

Back in February 2020 before the year became a pandemic Allison went to South Carolina with three friends to canvas for Elizabeth Warren. It was her first experience doing any kind of campaign work.

In the spirit of encouraging listeners to find a candidate they love and joining their campaign Melody Oliphant, friend and campaign manager for Sara Tindall Ghazal, is this episode's guest.

On the episode, we talk about all things concerning campaigning including ways to get involved, why it's important to become involved and how COVID-19 has impacted canvassing. She also talks about campaign managing for Georgia State House District 45 candidate Sara Tindall Ghazal. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Alice Ball.

Resources:

• Sara Tindall Ghazal Twitter: @TindallSara
• Mobilize
• Voter Protection Project

Abolish the Police and Defund the Police are two phrases that have gained significant traction in the past few months. But, what exactly do they mean?

On this episode Mariah Parker, an Athens-Clarke County Commissioner and abolitionist, talks about the history of police abolition, her journey to becoming an abolitionist and her 50/10 Plan to Reimagine Public Safety budget proposal. We also talk about the difference between police abolition and defunding the police. Mariah also tells us about her own podcast, Waiting on Reparations.

This episode's Who's that Lady (from History)? is Simone Weil.

Resources:

Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow

Angela Davis, Are Prisons Obsolete?

It has been almost six months that COVID-19 has been with us here in the United States. Yet we are still debating many things about the virus.

On this episode Allison talks to Dr. Elizabeth Culatta, a medical sociologist and assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University, about the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic and societal norms behind Americans' attitudes towards wearing masks. She also talks about the healthcare disparities being brought to the forefront of the conversation due to the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Fanny Brice.

Resources:

Visualizing the History of Pandemics

1918 Flu Pandemic

America's Forgotten Pandemic

Mask Wearing Rules in 1918

COVID-19: Voices Against Stigma and Discrimination

CDC Employees on Toxic Work Environment

Coronavirus and Black Americans Rate of Infection

CDC Data on African American Infection Rates

Masculinity and Wearing a Mask

Mask Wearing in Public

Jill McDevitt: Sexologist

The Importance of Black Doctors

Does Diversity Matter for Health?

Trump Administration Strips the CDC of Control of Coronavirus Data

On this episode Allison talks to Jennifer Leavey, director of the Georgia Tech Urban Honey Bee Project and member of the band Catfight!

Jennifer discusses all things bees including details about GT Urban Honey Bee Project, ways researchers incorporate the study of bees into developing new technologies and the difference between native bees and honey bees. She talks about bees' Waggle dance and how hives behave. She also talks about Catfight!'s new song and her career in music.

The episode's Who's that Lady (from History)? is Eliza Jane Donovan, a beekeeper.

Resources:

Georgia Tech Urban Honeybee Project:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Website

Catfight!

• Spotify
• Majority Rules Video

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again. On this episode Allison talks with Laura Delfino about COVID-19. Back at the end of March she had the virus. Laura talks about her experience with having COVID-19, the ways it impacted her life and how she copes with the unknown. We also talk about ways to deal with future uncertainties.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Dr. Margaret Chung.

On this episode Allison talks with Shannon Cofrin Gaggero, one of three facilitators for the Race Conscious Parenting Collective at Charis Books & More in Atlanta and author of the blog A Striving Parent. Shannon shares with us her constant journey to becoming antiracist, raising kids to be the same and ways to recognize white centeredness in your family's life. We talk about the BIPOC who have taught her along her way to being antiracist. Additionally, we talk about how parents and kids can practice being antiracist in daily life. The Who's that lady (from history)? is Elaine Brown.

Resources:

A Striving Parent

Charis Books & More

Embrace Race

Raising Race Conscious Children

The Conscious Kid

Mamademics

Parenting is Political

No new episode this week. Releasing it would feel like ignoring the protests and why they are being done. Instead, NYLL is participating in the #PodcastBlackout started by Cult 45: The Movie Podcast. NYLL stands in solidarity with the protesters against police brutality and racism. So, to honor and remember the black men, women, children and transwomen who have been slain by the police or victims of hate crimes we say their names.

On this episode Allison talks to Jimmeka Anderson, founder and executive chair of the Charlotte, North Carolina based non-profit I AM not the MEdia. They talk about the non-profit's goals, the buzzword fake news and why media literacy is important in the American South. Jimmeka discusses how the same material she uses to teach teens can be used to teach media literacy to adults. They also talk about how to identify credible versus non-credible news sources. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Ida Minerva Tarbell, an investigative journalist. Resources:

Website: I AM not the MEdia

IG: @iamnotthemedia

Twitter: @iamnotthemedia , @jimmekaanderson

Promo: Tender Bloodsport