Sankofa Konversations: Empowering the Next Generation of Women Warriors

In this episode of Sankofa Konversations, Janice sits down with Millicent and Karyn for an honest and heartfelt conversation about raising, supporting, and advocating for children on the autism spectrum through different seasons of life.

They share their experiences navigating diagnoses, therapies, IEPs, school transitions, behavioral challenges, community resources, and the uncertainty that can come with preparing for the future. Along the way, they explore the power of listening to your child, learning their needs, knowing their rights, finding your community, and asking for help.

From Millicent building a business with her son's future in mind - https://www.etsy.com/shop/LylieCreationsStudio, to Karyn preparing her granddaughter to confidently enter high school, their stories are a reminder that no family should have to navigate this journey alone.

"A voice can start a conversation — but a community can create change!" — Millicent Onyach

In this special episode of SANKOFA KONVERSATIONS, author, award-winning female empowerment expert, and host Janice Ferebee, sits down with Kim Bookard, founder of PEEP This!—Project Empowerment, Exposure, and Purpose—and an inspiring group of VIPS -- young girls who are discovering the power of confidence, self-worth, purpose, and finding their voices.

Kim shares how growing up in Southeast Washington, D.C., inspired her commitment to mentoring young people and creating opportunities for girls to experience life beyond the boundaries of their communities. She also reflects on discovering Janice’s GOT IT GOIN' ON® empowerment brand and movement decades ago and how it helped shape her own journey of mentoring young Black girls.

Then, the girls take center stage. Through the GOT IT GOIN' ON® Guardian Angels and powerful “I AM” affirmations, they share how they see themselves and the women they are becoming: confident, kind, bold, beautiful, wise, blessed, and always growing.

It’s an intergenerational conversation about mentorship, representation, identity, exposure, and what becomes possible when girls are encouraged to believe in themselves.

As Janice reminds the girls: they are their ancestors’ greatest dreams—and the NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN WARRIORS!

Join Janice and her guest, David Miller, author, Ph.D. candidate in the School of Social Work at Morgan State University, focusing on fatherhood, with a concentration on fathers raising daughters, for an engaging, eye-opening Black History Month discussion.

Join Janice and her guest, Alexis Dobbins, for a special conversation about what we must do to set up our girls to succeed in the new school year, and how the release of GIGO-II: REVISED EDITION, A MUST HAVE empowerment handbook for every Black & Brown girl's personal library, can assist them. 

Follow Janice's journey to the finish line | celebrating over 20 years of empowering girls with this modernized edition of her MUST HAVE personal development & social-emotional learning tool.

Join Janice and award-winning children's book author, Reem Faruqi (moved to the US from Pakistan at age 13) for a lively discussion about Reem's experience sharing stories based on her childhood and culture, including her spirited book, "Unsettled.”

Join Janice and her guest, Beth Reaves, President of The Washington School for Girls, as she talks about her belief in the importance of educational equity for young girls of color and her work to provide a school environment that allows every girl an opportunity to thrive and flourish. 

Join me New Year's Eve for a lively conversation with my guest, Amanda Chambers, founder of Divine Legacy Publishing, LLC, to talk about self-publishing and the "Author in You."  

Join Janice and her guests, Janice Patterson Gibson (childhood girlfriend) and Tineal Summers (former mentee), two amazing special education professionals, in an engaging and informative conversation about the practice of educating students in a way that provides accommodations that address their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs | SPECIAL EDUCATION. Their knowledge and compassionate dedication to this challenging profession is more than evident in their combined 50+ years of service. Join us!