As always , we like to provide our readers with additional information on our podcast topics. Resources on Black Mental Health accompanies our wonderful talk with Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson from the Morehouse School of Medicine. If you are interested in seeing more of Dr. Vinson’s work, she is the co-editor of SOCIAL (In) JUSTICE … Resources on Black Mental Health
In Black Mental Health and Trauma we discuss how COVID , police violence and suicide combine to impact our communities. We did a show in the first year on COVID’s impact on our communities. We also covered police violence. But, in this episode we look at the impact of the COVID pandemic and police violence … Black Mental Health and Trauma
Our guest for the episode: Are Recent Trials Achieving Justice, Glennon Threatt is a commentator on race and criminal justice in Birmingham, AL. You can hear him on the Ricky Smiley Morning Show. There are two episodes directly related to the show. One show is on the Rittenhouse verdict and the other on police shooting … Resources for Justice or Accountability
Over the past six months there were four trials of interest to Black people seeking justice from police and vigilante violence. Derek Chauvin finally went to trial for the murder of George Floyd, whose death kicked off protests throughout the summer and fall of 2020. We talked about some of those issues in our episode … Are Recent Trials Achieving Justice?
In our latest podcast we interviewed Dominique Johnson of the Center for Policing Equity (CPE). Dominique discussed how data can provide resources for improving policing. CPE partners with police agencies to help them understand how their practices actaully impact communities. CPE is able to help agencies striving to improve their relationships in the communities they … Resources for Improving Policing
Everyone is talking about how to reform policing. Some people just think police need better training, while other believe in a radical overhaul if not eliminated all together. Since the Floyd demonstrations over two hundred bills have been passed, though activists aren’t entirely pleased with the reforms. No matter where you fall on the spectrum … Empowering Communities to Improve Policing
We hope you enjoyed the first part of Black Women Struggle for Justice. Tune in to the Conclusion: Black Women Struggle for Justice. Join us as Professor Jacobs concludes her discussion of Black women’s visibility in the social justice movement. In this episode we discuss respectability and the erasure of Black women’s achievements. Secondly, we … Conclusion: Black Women Struggle for Justice
In season two we continue to explore issues that are impacting our Black and Brown communities. Black women have been at the forefront of all stages of the struggle for freedom here in the United States. Yet, historically, Black women see the least concrete benefit from their struggle. In this episode of the podcast, Black … Black Women Struggle For Justice
The upcoming 2020 election poses more challenges than any other election in the recent past. In the run-up to the election we talked with three former Black elected officials. They discussed the challenges they faced in their runs for office. The discussion was so interesting we decided to continue it over three episodes. In this … Election Challenges Episode 1: Party Backed Administrations