Social Action Briefing

In the first of a series of interviews for Black History Month, Martina Stephenson speaks with Franks Deceus (@deceusart on Instagram). They discuss Franks’ background, challenges faced as an aspiring Black artist, the nature of success, what the day-to-day artistic process looks like, art's importance, inspiration, and legacy.

Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch talk about the embarrassment that is NY state politics, Alabama's election-denying SOS, the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, the ongoing assault on trans rights, police accountability, and 4-day weeks. 

Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss the new House, a Hochul immigration rights veto, Brittney Griner, Dana White, the first death penalty execution of a trans person in US history, abortion pill prosecutions in Alabama, and both information and financial literacy.

Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch are back to discuss GOP disarray while trying to elect a Speaker of the House, Biden's judicial nominees, Republican voter fraud, Governor Hochul appointments, Senator Murray's election as Senate President Pro Tempore, developments with abortion pill/birth control access, and effects of anti-CRT laws. 

This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the Georgia runoff, the problem with the rail labor dispute narrative, this week's SCOTUS cases, another instance of Republican voter fraud, the need for Black teachers, Baltimore utilizing a trauma-informed approach, Hochul's signaled lack of support for NY overdose prevention centers. 

Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch are back from hiatus to rejoin Martina Stephenson. They discuss the election results, redistricting, the white power movement's infiltration of politics, the railroad labor dispute, a foreign policy opportunity for Biden, involuntary hospitalization in NYC, and gender-affirming care.

This week, Martina Stephenson speaks to Nicole Tarangelo, LMSW about the Michael Valva case, mandated supporting, and needed changes in education to support the movement to abolish the child welfare system and replace it with true support to families.

This week, Martina Stephenson spoke with Randy Ficklin, MSW, CASAC-T, a forensic mental health specialist. They had a personal and insightful conversation about systemic racism, mass incarceration, education, and related topics. 

Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the ongoing midterm elections, inflation, voter suppression, SCOTUS on the verge of (again) overturning decades of precedent, and every instance of Rainbow Fentanyl being given to trick-or-treaters (SPOILER ALERT: there were none).

This week Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss legal challenges to Biden's student debt relief, the impending debt ceiling hostage situation, Republican hypocrisy, redistricting, attempts to outlaw slavery in 2022, Britney Griner, and American shootings.