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Our “We Gon’ Learn Today” series is back! Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Zakiya Naema Jackson to talk about educational inequity. Zakiya is the Vice President of Advocacy for the Expectations Project, where she oversees advocacy campaigns and executes learning experiences on education equity, emphasizing systemic policy changes. She also engages in strategic planning for faith communities and clergy to utilize their experience as they advocate for change. Zakiya loves to help people grow, heal and transform their pursuit of justice and equity. Working in public schools, nonprofits and corporations for over 16 years, Zakiya believes in addressing systemic problems individually and corporately. She started her career as a preschool teacher and social worker, went on to get her MBA and now works extensively with communities of faith and. generally with people of color addressing justice issues. Based in Washington DC, Zakiya loves taking long walks, supporting local business, visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture and otherwise enjoying her community. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

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In this episode of Truth’s Table, Dr. Yolanda Pierce is sitting at the table with Christina and Ekemini for our first Behind The Book episode of the season to talk about her new book, “In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith and the Stories We Inherit.”

Dr. Yolanda Pierce is Professor and Dean of the Howard University School of Divinity. She is a scholar of African American religious history, womanist theology, race and religion, and an alumna of Princeton University and Cornell University. Pierce served as the founding director of the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture. A widely published author, Pierce’s newest book, In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit, was released in February 2021.

She is a native New Yorker, mentor, public theologian, community activist, cable news commentator, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and ordained minister. Follow her on Twitter, her digital home: @YNPierce. Website: www.yolandapierce.com

Black women, you don’t want to miss this episode. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

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Y’all asked, we answered! In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are talking about Oprah’s interview with Meghan & Harry. They give their analysis, opinions, and props to Oprah for her theatrical performances, too! Y’all don’t want to miss this episode cause we definitely serving tea. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

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In this episode of Truth’s Table, Mayor Aja Brown joins Ekemini and Christina at the table. Mayor Aja Brown made history and quickly became a national trailblazer, elected at 31 as the youngest mayor to serve the City of Compton. She is an established leader, utilizing her expertise as an urban planner, economic developer and community servant. She quickly became known for her pragmatic 12-point Vision for Compton revitalization strategy, deploying evidence-based initiatives and attracting record levels of private sector reinvestment to Compton. She is a strong and relentless leader in the movement for social and racial justice, lending critical support to actionable policy changes. Mayor Brown joined forces with mayoral leaders across the country who are committed to guaranteed income, leading the movement with the launch of the Compton Pledge, the largest city-based guaranteed income program in the country. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

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Twitter: @AjaLBrown

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In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Yolanda Solomon to ask her what discipleship is, whether is matters or not in our walk with Christ. Yolanda Solomon is a proud Brooklyn native. After working in the television and film industry for over 10 years, Yolanda earned an M.A. in Urban Missions from Westminster Theological Seminary and then transitioned to working in campus ministry at Columbia University in NYC where she was blessed to serve undergraduate students for eight years. Yolanda currently serves on staff at Epiphany Church-Brooklyn as Discipleship Director. This is a rich conversation so grab your notebooks and get ready to learn.

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WE ARE BACK!!! In this episode, Ekemini , Michelle, and Christina are at the table talking about the educational theme for season 5 of Truth’s Table. What you all can expect, why they chose this theme, what it will cover, and they share their hopes for the sistas at the table. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

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In this bonus episode of Truth's Table, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Lyn Sisson-Talbert, the producer of the hit Netflix movie, Jingle Jangle! Lyn Sisson-Talbert stands tall as one of the most accomplished female producers in Hollywood and the guiding force behind top grossing original projects for film, stage, and books. Sisson-Talbert is producing Netflix's first original live-action musical Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, a 20-year passion project she has been developing alongside her husband David E. Talbert. Sisson-Talbert's other film producing credits include Fox Searchlight's Baggage Claim, Universal's Almost Christmas, both of which opened as the #1 Comedy in America, & Netflix's El Camino Christmas. You can follow Lyn on Instagram @LynSissonTalbert.

In addition to the film, Jingle Jangle, Lyn co-authored two books with her husband, David E. Talbert just in time for this holiday season. In the heartwarming picture book, THE SQUARE ROOT OF POSSIBLE: A Jingle Jangle Story, Journey is told by her mother that she and her grandfather, Jeronicus Jangle, are very much alike. They share the same gift and fervor for math, but when Journey meets him for the first time, she discovers the magic he had for equations and solving problems is gone. Eager to help, Journey is determined to solve this problem, because doing so will equal finding her grandfather’s joy.

In the charming middle grade novel, JINGLE JANGLE: The Invention of Jeronicus Jangle, the grandfather-granddaughter pair make and sell whimsical toys together — until things start to go wrong. Christmas is endangered when Jeronicus’ trusted apprentice, Gustufson, steals a prized creation. With the help of a long-forgotten invention and a bit of magic, the town’s most famous toymaker and his granddaughter construct a magical invention which, if they can get it to work in time for the holidays, could change their lives forever.

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In this final episode of Truth’s Table Season 4, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina reflect on this season of Truth’s Table in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss their favorite episodes, and some topics or interviews they wanted to cover but weren’t able to do. Thank you for taking a seat at the table with us this season.

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In this episode, Ekemini , Michelle, and Christina sit around the table and speak words of life, affirmation, encouragement and blessings over one another. Each of them share their dreams and prayers for each other. Make sure you have a box of tissues nearby because the flood of tears are bound to flow. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us.

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In this Truth’s Table classroom episode, Michelle delivers a devotional and sermonic reflection on Psalm 69 between "Say Their Name" elements of a 2018 worship gathering focused on justice, lament, protest and Black liberation struggle. People of faith are encouraged to recognize their own need for deliverance even as they work and freedom dream.

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