The Zag

Don't miss this episode of The Zag featuring the work of Dr. S. Atyia Martin, 2015 NLC Boston Fellow. She shares how her nonprofit, Next Leadership Development Corporation, is synthesizing resources in Boston into a searchable, regularly updated tool for Black residents who are disproportionately bearing the economic and health burdens of COVID-19 in Boston (MA is now has the third highest numbers of cases in the country).

2017 NLC Atlanta Fellow YT Bell joins The Zag to share insights on how she's serving her community outside of Atlanta on the local city council.

2020 NLC Detroit Fellow Shadora Ford works for the City of Detroit Mayor's office and has spearheaded efforts to deliver sanitation products and floor decals for social distancing to grocery stores, gas stations and local essential business open during this time. Tune in to hear more details about her work.

2017 NLC New York Fellow and incoming Chapter Co-Director Emily Santos returns to The Zag for a spirited conversation about her new roommates (mice) and hunting for bears (stuffed animal ones). Don't miss it.

Pearl Gabel, NLC New Jersey 2020 Fellow, serves as the State of New Jersey's digital director, ensuring New Jersey residents and workers receive COVID-19 state updates in real time on multi social media platforms.

We caught up with to get advice on managing comms. in COVID and how to find trusted resources for news and information.

Crystal Hudson, NLC NYC 2015 Fellow, launched a mutual aid group in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn to support her neighbors during the COVID-19 crisis.

The group connects neighbors via WhatsApp to provide a bridge between volunteers and those who need support for things such as grocery or pharmacy pickups. She joins The Zag to share why she does the work she does and how she stays connected to her #NLCfamily.

Hey look, we made it to 200 episodes. Crazy. Eric DeSobe, 2010 NLC LA Fellow and your host, shares some Zag history, what's next for NLC, and missing his dog in quarantine times.

Here's to another 200 episodes!

Maria De La Cruz-Morgan, NLC Houston 2018 Fellow, and her team are working on the front lines with the Houston Health Department facilitating the COVID-19 call center and coordinating appointments for testing in the Greater Houston-Metropolitan Area.

We caught up with her to discuss that and more on latest episode of The Zag.

Igor Tregub, 2009 NLC LA Fellow (the original class!), joins The Zag to share how he's leveraging his position as a local elected official to assist his Berkeley neighbors in the Bay. Igor is working to keep his community in the loop about ever-emerging updates, leading efforts for the Bay Area and at a statewide level to adopt the strongest possible eviction and foreclosure moratoria, paid sick leave measures, and other stabilizing and anti-displacement policies, and serving as a connector between those in need of various groceries and medical supplies. Check it out.

2020 NLC LA Fellow Michael Deegan-McCree joins The Zag to update us on how current Fellows crew is staying tight in these COVID times. Then, we talk about his work with The Bail Project and how he's working to keep the incarcerated community safe and healthy.