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Let's Talk"It Starts at Home": A Conversation with Miriam Cruz | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts talks with Miriam Cruz about how growing up in a difficult family environment inspired her to show her daughter extra love.2025-06-1231 minLet's Talk"Walk This Life with Care" with Sharea Knight | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts welcomes Sharea Knight, and insurance agent whose goal is to educate her community about the importance of financial stability and life insurance.2025-04-1030 minLet's Talk"I'm Just a Mom": Finding Solutions with Yahaira Aviles | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts sits down with Yahaira Aviles, a mother to all and advocate who fights to make sure students receive the resources they deserve.2025-03-1328 minLet's Talk"I Can Walk So the Next One Can Run" with Yasin Williams | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts is joined by Yasin Williams to talk about his journey from childhood in a rough area of Allentown to working to improve that same community.2025-02-1328 minLet's TalkSeeking Your Own Liberation with Phyllis Alexander | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts talks with Phyllis Alexander, an elder who describes herself as a consultant to liberation, about how she became someone who wants to help her community heal.2024-12-1228 minLet's Talk"What I Do Matters": Realizing Your Impact with PA Bucks | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts welcomes PA Bucks, a local rapper and community leader, to talk about how he went from growing up in a shaky home to becoming a role model for kids in similar places.2024-11-1529 minLet's Talk"Everyone Is a Philosopher" with Wilfredo Melendez | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts talks with Wilfredo Melendez about his journey to studying philosophy and his love for wrestling with questions that don't always have answers.2024-10-1130 minLet's TalkA Deep Reflection on Life with Onaje Muid | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts sits down with Onaje Muid to share the importance of loving those around you, fighting for Black empowerment, and restoring the village.2024-09-1330 minLet's TalkLifting As You Climb with Aisha Rilwanu and Florence Nabi | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts welcomes Aisha Rilwanu and Florence Nabi, two 2024 participants in the Mandela Washington Fellowship, which brings young leaders from Africa annually to the U.S.2024-08-0929 minLet's Talk"Nobody Handed Me Anything": Black Love, Leadership, and Authenticity with Kumari Ghafoor-Davis | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts talks with Kumari Ghafoor-Davis, a social worker, wife, and mother, about the importance of positive leadership, the damage of anti-Blackness, and the work of spreading love.2024-07-1230 minLet's Talk"I Didn't Birth Babies to Bury Them" with Kimberley Alexander | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts welcomes Kimberley Alexander, Executive Director of Moms of Black Boys United, to talk about the national organization's work and the fear Black moms feel for their sons every day.2024-06-1430 minLet's Talk"Curiosity Kills the Cat, But I Haven't Died Yet": A Conversation with Najah Wakil | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts sits down with Najah Wakil to talk about her ongoing journey of discovering herself and the idea of collective victory.2024-05-1328 minLet's Talk"A Lot of People Need Healers": A Conversation with Kenyatta Uqdah | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts talks with Kenyatta Uqdah about growing up in Bethlehem and Baltimore, being a child of divorce, and his ongoing goal of being a healer for other people.2024-04-1229 minLet's Talk"Learning to Be Great Changed Me": A Conversation with Raoul "Great" McFall | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts welcomes his friend Raoul "Great" McFall to talk about his journey from being a regular inmate to being a great father, and a great person.2024-02-0929 minLet's Talk"Nobody Should Fall Through the Cracks": A Conversation with Shoshanah Tornberg | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts talks with Shoshanah Tornberg, a Rabbi and leader in the Allentown Jewish community, who shares her thoughts on Jewish faith in today's world.2024-01-1229 minLet's TalkLove, Growth, and Fatherhood with Michael Richardson | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts sits down with his friend Michael Richardson to discuss growing up in Brooklyn, addiction, and his desire to be known simply as a loving father.2023-12-1527 minLet's TalkLooking Out for Our Older Generations: A Conversation with Carmen Bell | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts welcomes Carmen Bell, Director of Healthy Aging at United Way Lehigh Valley, to discuss the needs of our elders and the importance of connecting between generations.2023-11-1029 minLet's Talk"Thanks, We Got It From Here": A Conversation with Zaleeae Sierra and Arielle Brown | Let's TalkDr. Hasshan Batts talks to Zaleeae Sierra and Arielle Brown to break down the difference in generations and the experience of young people in today's world.2023-10-1329 min
Unscripted with Ashley RussoDr. Hasshan BattsDr. Hasshan Batts is the Executive Director of Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley, but his journey to getting there is one filled with many twists and turns. In this episode, Hasshan shares his story, the lessons he's learned along the way, and why his personal mission is to make a contribution to the betterment of society through compassion, education, healing and collaboration.2023-02-2338 min
ONE TWENTY O.P: The Best Two Minutes of Your Got Damn Life!DREAM BIG!From formerly incarcerated to currently changing the community brick by brick, Dr. Hasshan Batts provides some inspiration for those who have been afraid to dream. Dr. Batts has committed his life to having a profound impact on his city, leading major efforts to liberate the minds and bodies of those who are lucky enough to reside with in neighborhoods. To think, all of this started with his AUDACITY to dream!
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