Truth's Table

Episode Description:

In this episode Christina and Ekemini are taking a brief detour from the “Back to Basics” series to introduce a short yet important series about child poverty and our Christian duty to care for the poor. Join them at the table as they talk about their own experience with and view of poverty. They delve into the social ramifications of poverty stereotypes that flatten and distort our view of children and adults in poverty. This conversation will prepare us for Truth’s Table’s Faith & Child Anti-Poverty Forum on April 4th, 2024 in Columbia, MD at The Harriet Tubman Cultural Center. Please join us for this FREE in-person event if you live in the Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia area. Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/truths-table-faith-and-child-anti-poverty-forum-registration-817709399827?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Episode Description: We are back for our eighth season, y’all! God is good and we are glad to be back at the table. We are kicking off this season with a series called “Back to Basics.” In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down and talk about why they are choosing to go back to basics for season 8. The basics of our faith, relationships, politics and all the things, y’all! Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us. 

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Episode Description: Issa wrap, y’all! Christina and Ekemini are sitting at the table reflecting on season seven of Truth’s Table. They have come this far by grace! In this finale episode, C and E discuss their favorite episodes, the surprises they encountered during this season, and what to expect for season eight of Truth’s Table. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

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Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp

Episode Description: It’s been a while since Truth’s Table has done a live event, so it was fitting for our first live recording to take place at the National Museum of African-American Music in Nashville, TN. In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down at the table with Dr. Rashawn Ray and Aloe Blacc at the event, “AIR Equity Initiative Pathways to Peace: Reimagining the Future of Public Safety for Youth and Communities.” We discuss racial equity, activism, and the need to dismantle systemic barriers so that Black children can thrive and dream. We also sat down with Dr. Terrance McNeil and Dr. Melissa Collins to discuss school safety from elementary school to the college classroom. 

Learn more about our guests: 

• Dr. Rashawn Ray serves as Vice President and Executive Director of the AIR Equity Initiative at the American Institutes for Research.
• Aloe Blacc is a Grammy-nominated musician, philanthropist, and advocate. 
• Dr. Melissa Collins is an educator from Memphis-Shelby County Schools, known for her engaging and innovative STEAM initiatives, and was named the 2022-23 Tennessee Teacher of the Year.
• Dr. Terrance McNeil is an assistant professor at Tennessee State University and has expertise in culturally responsive school governance, mentoring, and shrinking opportunity gaps through leadership development (including educating and mentoring aspiring principals in TN). He was the inaugural recipient of the Excellence in Innovation and Competitiveness Award from the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (2018).

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Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp

Episode Description: We are coming to the close of Truth’s Table season seven! We can hardly believe how quickly time has flown this year, but we can’t leave y’all without one last #BlackGirlMagic guest for this season. In this episode, Christina sits down at the table with Emmy-nominated journalist Zinhle Essamuah. Zinhle talks about how her convictions and culture shape her work as a journalist in front of and behind the cameras. 

Learn more about Zinhle Essamuah: Zinhle Essamuah is the Emmy-nominated co-anchor of NBC News Daily and network correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC, best known for her reporting spanning justice, culture, and poverty. 

Recently, Zinhle’s reports earned NBC an ONA Award and placed third for the Collier Prize. They’ve also spurred viewers to action: her investigation into the Acadiana Center for Youth in Louisiana moved the governor to sign a bill limiting solitary confinement in juvenile facilities, and her reporting on fake landlord scams in Detroit resulted in one viewer paying off a tenant’s home.

In 2022, Zinhle led NBC‘s broadcast coverage of the Jackson water crisis in Mississippi, securing exclusive interviews at key inflection points with senators, the mayor, the EPA, NAACP, and more. 

Her reporting ultimately developed into the NBC documentary, Boiling Point. The same year, as Russia invaded Ukraine, Zinhle championed NBC’s first-to-air coverage of African and Indian nationals facing harassment and discrimination at the border. Previously, Zinhle was a correspondent at NowThis News, the number one most-watched video news creator on social media, where she anchored KnowThis, a daily evening news show. Zinhle is a multi-platform storyteller who reports on culture, climate, and justice around the nation.  

Follow Zinhle on Instagram at @simplyzinhle and Facebook & Twitter:  @zinhleessamuah

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Purchase our new book! Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://www.amazon.com/Truths-Table-Womens-Musings-Liberation/dp/0593239733/

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Sponsor(s): Penguin Kids: Remember Us

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Episode Description: In this episode, Christina and Ekemini sit down at the table with Dr. Monique Gadson to discuss the epidemic of loneliness in the United States. Dr. Monique is the co-author of Finding Hope in a Dark Place: Facing Loneliness, Depression, and Anxiety with the Power of Grace. 

Learn more about Dr. Monique Gadson:  Monique is a licensed professional counselor, consulting therapist, educator, and podcast host. She received her B.S. in Business Management from The University of Alabama, M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Troy State University, M.S. in Spirituality and Counseling from Richmont Graduate University, and Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Amridge University. 

She hosts the podcast “And The Church Said” that discusses church and culture from a Christian counseling perspective.  She is the founder and executive director of C.H.U.R.C.H Services (counseling & consulting hearts with unwavering restoration in Christian hope), a private practice and ministry that focuses on providing Christian counseling services and resources. She also helps clients with issues such as grief, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, communication, questions of faith, and spiritual abuse, just to name a few.

She served on the staff of a church for 16 years as the clinical mental health counselor, as an expert contributor to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for a video-based training series for chaplain services, as a consulting therapist for several churches and organizations, and has taught several courses in psychology, counseling, and human development as an adjunct professor. 

Monique also writes and speaks on a range of issues concerning individual and family matters and facilitates groups for teens, couples, and individuals.  She has taught on relationship development, with her specialty being in pre-engagement and premarital counseling. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! 

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Purchase our book! Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://www.amazon.com/Truths-Table-Womens-Musings-Liberation/dp/0593239733/

Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month 

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Episode Description: In June 2023, Ekemini was a panelist at The Witness’ Joy & Justice Conference. The panel was about the changing demographics of the Black community in the U.S. and how we can unite as a people while honoring our various histories and social locations. In this episode, you will hear Ekemini in conversation with Marc Antoine and Tyler Burns, who moderated the conversation. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! 

Purchase our book! Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://www.amazon.com/Truths-Table-Womens-Musings-Liberation/dp/0593239733/

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Sponsor(s): IVP

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Episode Description: We are delighted to have Mekdes Haddis, author of Just Missions, as our #BlackGirlMagic guest for September! Mekdes Haddis’ turns one this month, and she is at the table talking to us about the various ways her book Just Missions has been received. 

Mekdes is the founder and executive coach of Just Missions, an online community that elevates diaspora voices and equips Western allies to become mutual partners for the work of the gospel. Originally from Ethiopia, she moved to the United States in 2003 and earned a BS in communications from Liberty University and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Columbia International University. She is also the project director of the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Collaborative for the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). Haddis has worked in several churches, building discipleship and outreach strategies that are holistic in their approach to include people on the margins. She and her family live in South Carolina. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! 

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Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table and they’re feeling a lil’ introspective. Listen in as they discuss who they really are and debunk some misperceptions they have heard about themselves in the streets. They revealing a bit more of their interior lives, so you definitely don’t want to miss this episode. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! 

Buy A Just Mission by Mekdes Haddis: 

Order here: https://ivpress.com/a-just-mission use promo code: TRUTH23 to save 30% off your purchase

Purchase our book! Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://www.amazon.com/Truths-Table-Womens-Musings-Liberation/dp/0593239733/

Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month 

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Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp

Episode Description: It’s our final Behind the Book episode of the season! Christina and Ekemini are sitting at the table with Esau McCaulley to discuss is latest book, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South. They discuss legacy of faith, entrenched childhood poverty, and interracial marriage. Make sure to pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! 

Learn more about Esau McCaulley: 

Rev. Esau McCaulley, PhD is an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL.   His first book entitled Sharing in the Son’s Inheritance was published by T & T Clark in 2019. His second book Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope was published by IVP academic in 2020.  It has won numerous awards, including Christianity Today’s book of the year. His first children’s book, Josie Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit, will be published by IVP in May 2022. He is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. His writings have also appeared in places such as Washington Post, The Religious New Service, and Christianity Today. He is married to Mandy, a pediatrician and navy reservist. Together, they have four wonderful children.

Follow Esau:

Facebook: @OfficialEsauMcCaulley

Twitter: @esaumccaulley

Instagram: @esaumccaulley

Buy How Far to The Promised Land by Esau McCaulley

Purchase our book! Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://www.amazon.com/Truths-Table-Womens-Musings-Liberation/dp/0593239733/

Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month 

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