Rights Not Reserved

Shanti Das, American music industry executive, marketing consultant, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author, joins the podcast to discuss her Silence the Shame campaign. She discusses her own personal mental health, the faith community, and fighting the stigma and shame that comes with mental illness.

Erin and Catherine talk about their favorite moments from 2017 and their goals for Rights Not Reserved in 2018. Also, hear from other Center for Civil and Human Rights staff reflect on the past and new year.

A discussion about activism with prominent members of the sports world. We interviewed our "Taking a Stand, Taking a Knee" event panelists, Dr. Tommie Smith, Jemele Hill, and Nate Boyer and event moderator Dr. Pellom McDaniels.

On this episode of Rights Not Reserved, author Nic Stone talks with us about the debut of her new novel, Dear Martin. The story is centered around a teenage Black boy, Justyce, who writes letters to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. These letters flesh out his frustrations with the state of civil rights in the U.S. and trying to understand Dr. King's teachings in 2017. 

Juan Smalls joins us for a conversation on mental health and Gay, Bisexual and Transgender men of color. Juan Smalls is the co-founder of the Gentleman's Club - a nonprofitmission promoting the holistic development – mental, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual growth - of Gay, Bisexual and Transgender men of color.