Dr. Ebony White, LPC, NCC, ACS is a counselor, professor, activist, and mental health expert. She's a dope Black queen who gave us some lessons on how our world impacts the mental health of Black and Brown people - particularly those of us doing work in the mental health and academic intersection. 

Follow Dr. Ebony White below:

www.drebonywhite.com

Instagram: @iamebtheceleb

Facebook: facebook.com/iamebtheceleb

YouTube Channel: Dr. Ebony White #EbTheCeleb

Rémysell Salas might be the dopest professor I know. He is professor at CUNY, newly elected NYS Democratic Male District Leader for the 80th Assembly District in NY, and a lover of coffee and books. We chat about finding our history as Black and Brown people, understanding how that history shows up today, and what we can do to continue to be our ancestors' wildest dreams. Connect and follow Rémysell: 

Instagram: @remysalasbx

Twitter: @remysellsalas

Personal Website: https://www.remysellsalas.com/

Medium: https://remysell.medium.com/

Dominican Writers Association 

Your host, Ayanna Kelly, is back for another season of Sazón y Corazón! On this season opener, Ayanna opens up about grief, connecting with ancestors, and doing the work she's being called to do. Enjoy this one... there's so much more to come.  

Carmen Perez Jordan is a mom, Chicana, and civil & human rights activist. This is a heavy but very informative conversation with Carmen about social justice, movements, and how nearly three decades of this work has impacted her own mental health journey. 

Connect with Carmen on Instagram @msladyjustice1, follow @gather4justice and @nyjusticeleague. Learn more about the Gathering for Justice on their website. 

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This episode will not disappoint! Ra Ra Rollins joins us this week to discuss the importance of developing the skills to communicate our emotions, the impact of the systemic issues around us, and deconstructing the terms that box us in.  Connect with Ra Ra on LinkedIn or @rararollins on social media platforms. 

World renowned psychologist and mental health expert, Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble (Dr.Alfiee) sits down with us to discuss her personal journey and the impact on her work with BIPOC youth mental health. She is the auntie we all wish had to share impeccable wisdom with us. 

Follow Dr. Alfiee and her work: AAKOMA Project, Couched in Color Podcast, LinkedIn, Instagram & Twitter

US Attorney for the district of Massachusetts, Rachael Rollins, joins us to discuss being the first in many places, standing up to pour into our communities, and how we take care of ourselves in the midst of the perfect storm. 

Links: 

Learn more about US Attorney Rachael Rollins here.

MTV News Correspondent, Dometi Pongo comes to the mic this week and we talk about it all! He's our cousin after all! Ayanna and Dometi talk about being children of immigrants, mental health journeys, and how to remain authentic to their identities through it all. 

Connect with Dometi on Instagram & Twitter @dometi_

Watch his shows Need to Know & MTV True Life Crime or visit his website: https://www.dometi.net/

Resources mentioned: 

Headspace app 

Calm app 

Dr. Monica P. Band is an award winning, trauma-informed licensed mental health therapist and mental health justice advocate with a distinct focus on strategy, application, and practice of DEIB in mental health care practice and policy. Monica joins us today for a deep conversation about navigating mental health in a culturally informed way. 

Connect with Dr. Monica Band on Instagram @the.mindful_healer  or on LinkedIn! Check out her personal website here and her private practice website here. 

Resources mentioned:

AAKOMA Project 

Asian Mental Health Project

Asian Mental Health Collective