Using imagination to meet needs for change | Holly J. Mitchell
Send us Fan Mail Join Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell in her Illuminate talk as she explores the power of imagination through Langston Hughes' "crystal stairs" and the vision of a 5-year-old in a NASA ju...
12 Okt 202413min
How trauma-informed services help voter turn out | Park Cannon
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you're othered by a racist ad campaign or forced to vote in line during a pandemic? Georgia State Representative Park Cannon explores these questions in her Illumina...
12 Okt 202412min
What it means to be young, gifted, black and suffering | Dr. Nicole Green
Send us Fan Mail Unaddressed trauma in young, gifted, Black youth often leads to anxiety, depression, and silence. Healing requires safe spaces, culturally sensitive support, and addressing both perso...
12 Okt 202419min
Bravery and shaping the new America | Malcolm Kenyatta
Send us Fan Mail Ever feel that knot when it's time to act? "Don't wait on your neighbor because your neighbor may be waiting on you," says Pennsylvania Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, quoting his great-grandf...
12 Okt 202414min
How to make fear your friend in the creative process | Charles Ray Hamilton
Send us Fan Mail Fear is a powerful force for Black creatives like Charles Ray Hamilton, a Black, queer writer who made it to Hollywood, penning for STARZ's POWER. Fear doesn't disappear with success—...
16 Aug 202412min
Van Lathan and the state of reshaping black narratives in media | Illuminate Fireside chat
Send us Fan Mail The 2019 Illuminate Fireside Chat at hClubLA brought together Van Lathan and Jarrett Hill for a powerful conversation on what it means to be a Black American journalist in today's pol...
10 Aug 202427min
Humanizing characters on television for self-love | Cameron Johnson
Send us Fan Mail "You're cute, for a black guy." This microaggression is just one of the many experiences that inspired television writer Cameron Johnson's powerful short documentary titled as such. T...
10 Aug 202411min
Memorializing plantations to heal | Kirk Brown
Send us Fan Mail What's in a name? For many southern Black Americans, their last name is not their own yet belongs to someone else beginning on American Plantations or was picked by themselves. With t...
7 Aug 202413min
