Dr. Nicole Christian-Braithwaite is a double Board-Certified Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She is nationally recognized for her expertise in perinatal and post-partum mental health, trauma-informed care, telepsychiatry, mental health in communities of color, and racism in healthcare.

She joined Keir Bradford-Grey to discuss the impact on Black women from the current policies and backlash of DEI initiatives.

Anne-Marie Johnson is an actress who is starring in the new film, The Addiction of Hope. Martin Gottlieb is the writer and director of this film. In this film, Ann-Marie plays the main character of Jo Stock, who is an older actress living off of her past successes. Her life then take a turn when her sister, Lynnie, gets sick. Jo now has to learn how wo prioritize, herself, family, her career, and her dreams.

Anne-Marie is a Los Angeles native and UCLA graduate. She starred in the classic

film Hollywood Shuffle as well as I’m Gonna Git U Sucka, Robot Jox, True Identity, Down in the Delta, L.A. Riot Spectacular, Adopt a Highway, About Fifty and Sister Code. On television Anne-Marie has starred as a series regular in several successful television series including In The Heat of the Night, What’s Happening

Now, In Living Color, Melrose Place and The InBetween. She’s also starred in

numerous shows like That’s So Raven, So Help Me Todd, NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy, and Cherish the Day

Ann-Marie and Martin join the show to further talk about the context behind the film, “The Addiction of Hope”.

Noah Washington is a journalist who is hosting "(Re)Defining History", a new half-hour documentary series produced by WABE/PBS that reexamines pivotal moments and overlooked narratives from Atlanta’s past to better understand the present. The series premiered February 23rd on WABE TV (PBS) and streams nationally via PBS Passport, WABE.org, and YouTube.

The premiere episode, explores Hank Aaron’s legacy and his role in breaking racial barriers through baseball; shining a light on the duality of Aaron’s experience both on and off the field as a celebrated sports icon who simultaneously navigated deep-rooted prejudices in a transforming city like Atlanta.

Noah joins the program to further discuss the context behind this new documentary, and to discuss why it’s important to highlight the accomplishments of those who came before us.

Future Cain is a social-emotional leadership and workplace wellness expert who is the CEO and Founder of Future of SEL and the host of Healing Our Future videocast. She is an international speaker who has been featured in Forbes and the New York Times. Future is a certified culture facilitator, is one of LinkedIn’s Top Black Voices to follow, and a trusted consultant for a variety of organizations.

Future joins the show to give her take on whether suffering is necessary for personal development.

Simone Gordon is the founder of The Black Fairy Godmother Foundation, a non-profit whose mission is to restore Black and Brown families' stability by removing the barriers that keep them in abject poverty and domestic violence situations. Through her non-profit, Simone mobilizes direct aid for domestic violence survivors, single mothers, and underserved communities.

Simone joins the show to talk about the work she does at her non-profit, and to also talk about the importance of raising awareness about domestic violence.

Will Roberts is the Senior Vice President for Rights and Justice at the Center for American Progress where he leads the organization’s work on bold, large-scale policy solutions that advance rights, justice and equity to all people, for them to have an equal opportunity to thrive.

He joined Keir Bradford-Grey and Michael Coard for this week's Center for American Progress segment to discuss how the Trump administration is repurposing civil rights protections to focus on "anti-white racism", and what it means in terms of enforcing protections and stopping civil rights violations.

Saadia Kaan is an immigrant, social entrepreneur, mom, and the founder and CEO of Immigrantly Media. Immigrantly Media is an award-winning media company built on one simple belief: Their stories shape culture and tells nuanced, immersive stories about identity, belonging, and the immigrant experience.

She joined Keir Bradford-Grey and Michael Coard to discuss Immigrantly Media's news coverage on the war in Iran, and her human perspective and the hypocrisy of the Western World in how rights are realized.

Eric Nixon is a journalist and news multiplatform editor for WHYY. He joined Keir Bradford-Grey and Michael Coard to discuss his article regarding how restorative justice advocates are rethinking accountability beyond incarceration.

Article link: https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-restorative-justice-workshop-incarceration-prison/

Darrell Dorsey is the CEO of The Commission Real Estate Investment Academy. He joined Keir Bradford-Grey and Michael Coard to discuss his re-entry initiative program teaching people coming out of prison and the poor community how to invest in their own property and land.

Yolonda Ross joins the show. She is Star of the hit series "The Chi". Yolonda joins us to talk about her work and career