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Red FlagEpisode 9: In Whom Do We Trust?Several years ago, when we started this podcast, we used stars as an example of how people of various perspectives and backgrounds can look at the same image but take different meanings from it. Obviously this was our entry point to talking about the now former Mississippi flag and the confederate imagery that was so prevalently featured on it. As we conclude this podcast with a look behind the scenes at the state capitol and look ahead to the new flag design referendum, we want to ask you to keep considering the question of how you view our home and...
2020-10-1435 min
Red FlagEpisode 9: In Whom Do We Trust?Several years ago, when we started this podcast, we used stars as an example of how people of various perspectives and backgrounds can look at the same image but take different meanings from it. Obviously this was our entry point to talking about the now former Mississippi flag and the confederate imagery that was so prevalently featured on it. As we conclude this podcast with a look behind the scenes at the state capitol and look ahead to the new flag design referendum, we want to ask you to keep considering the question of how you view our home and...
2020-10-1435 min
Red FlagEpisode 8: MS Youth MatterThis week, we talk with the organizers of BLMSip who succesfully put together one of the largest State capitol protests, in recent history.
2020-07-1700 min
Red FlagEpisode 8: Mississippi Youth MatterThis week, we talk with the organizers of BLMSip who succesfully put together one of the largest State capitol protests, in recent history.
2020-07-1722 min
Red FlagEpisode 7: 2020Spoilers! The flag came down y'all! But was the really an overnight decision? And at what cost did it take to bring us here? The Red Flag podcast welcomes you back to Mississippi for this 3 part finale, exploring the path that lead the last state in the union to take down it's confederate battle emblem.
2020-07-1000 min
Red FlagEpisode 7: 2020Spoilers! The flag came down y'all! But was the really an overnight decision? And at what cost did it take to bring us here? The Red Flag podcast welcomes you back to Mississippi for this 3 part finale, exploring the path that lead the last state in the union to take down it's confederate battle emblem.
2020-07-1017 min
Red FlagFinal Debates and Final Votes HB1796 - 6/28/20Final Debates and Final Votes from the floor of the Mississippi Senate - 6/28/20
HB1796 Passes.
2020-06-2900 min
Red FlagFinal Debates and Final Votes HB1796 - 6/28/20Final Debates and Final Votes from the floor of the Mississippi Senate - 6/28/20
HB1796 Passes.
2020-06-291h 29
Red FlagMississippi Senate Debates Changing the Mississippi State Flag - 6/27/20Mississippi Senate Jun 27 2020
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2020-06-2835 min
Red FlagMississippi Senate Debates Changing the Mississippi State Flag - 6/27/20Mississippi Senate Jun 27 2020
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2020-06-2800 min
Red FlagMississippi House of Representatives Debates Changing the Mississippi State Flag - 6/27/20Mississippi House of Representatives Jun 27 2020
85-34 towards changing the State Flag of Mississippi
2020-06-2730 min
Red FlagMississippi House of Representatives Debates Changing the Mississippi State Flag - 6/27/20Mississippi House of Representatives Jun 27 2020
85-34 towards changing the State Flag of Mississippi
2020-06-2700 min
Truth's TableBlackGirlMagic Interview: Natasha Sistrunk RobinsonIn this episode, Natasha joins Ekemini and Christina at the table. Natasha Sistrunk Robinson is an international speaker, leadership consultant, diversity and mentoring coach with nearly 20 years of leadership experience in the military, federal government, church, seminary, and nonprofit sectors. She is the author of A Sojourner’s Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World, Mentor for Life and its accompanying leader’s training manual, and the Hope for Us: Knowing God through the Nicene Creed Bible study. She is the Visionary Founder and Chairperson of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Leadership LINKS, Inc. Natasha is a doctoral student at Nort...
2019-03-3045 min
Truth's TableYou Okay, Sis?: How you REALLY doin’?Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are back with Truth’s Table Season 3! The women are kicking off this season with a series entitled, “You Okay, Sis?” In this series, they will explore the holistic health of Black women. Since this is the first episode of the You Okay, Sis? Series, the women of Truth’s Table assess their own spiritual, mental, and physical health. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table. Don’t forget your teacups!
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotM...
2019-03-1646 min
Red FlagEpisode 6: 2001"65 Percent" History is catching up to us as we dive into the referendum that solidified our current state flag.
Links:
Mississippi Flag Referendum (April 2001)
https://ballotpedia.org/MississippiFlagReferendum(April2001)
Sons of Confederate Veterans
http://www.scv.org
Quotes:
Leslie B. McLemore II: “The state’s flag’s job is representation of the state to outsiders. The flag [represents] each state’s personal identity. So when your identity is wrapped around the Confederacy…I personally don’t understand it.”
Greg Stewart: “For me, it is a flag that represents everyone’s history… if we want to change it, that’s fine. But it’s not going to...
2018-10-2327 min
Red FlagEpisode 6: 2001"65 Percent" History is catching up to us as we dive into the referendum that solidified our current state flag.
Links:
Mississippi Flag Referendum (April 2001)
https://ballotpedia.org/MississippiFlagReferendum(April2001)
Sons of Confederate Veterans
http://www.scv.org
Quotes:
Leslie B. McLemore II: “The state’s flag’s job is representation of the state to outsiders. The flag [represents] each state’s personal identity. So when your identity is wrapped around the Confederacy…I personally don’t understand it.”
Greg Stewart: “For me, it is a flag that represents everyone’s history… if we want to change it, that’s fine. But it’s not going to...
2018-10-2300 minRed FlagEpisode 5: Ole Miss "The Disneyland of the Confederacy""I Love Mississippi." There was a time when the Governor of Mississippi and President of the United States were not as chummy as they are now...
Links:
James Meredith at University of Mississippi
https://50years.olemiss.edu/james-meredith/
Dr. Marvin King
https://politicalscience.olemiss.edu/marvin-king/
Ross Barnett “I Love Mississippi Speech”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygVf3FxKxJU
Quotes:
“If Mississippi is going to maximize its potential, compete with surrounding areas, and be a substantial national and global contender in education and commerce, to be the best version of itself, to attract major businesses that can help our state...
2018-10-1600 min
Red FlagEpisode 5: Ole Miss "The Disneyland of the Confederacy""I Love Mississippi." There was a time when the Governor of Mississippi and President of the United States were not as chummy as they are now...
Links:
James Meredith at University of Mississippi
https://50years.olemiss.edu/james-meredith/
Dr. Marvin King
https://politicalscience.olemiss.edu/marvin-king/
Ross Barnett “I Love Mississippi Speech”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygVf3FxKxJU
Quotes:
“If Mississippi is going to maximize its potential, compete with surrounding areas, and be a substantial national and global contender in education and commerce, to be the best version of itself, to attract major businesses that can help our state...
2018-10-1620 minRed FlagEpisode 4: Never Meaning No Harm"Symbols matter." Just ask the fans of Batman, Superman, or any brand enthusiast. But what if your logo doesn't match your message? Looks like them podcasters are at it again!
Links:
Derek Russell
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3053783/bio
Dr. D’Andra Orey
http://www.jsums.edu/polisci/faculty-and-staff/dandra-orey-ph-dchair/
Quotes:
“[A seal] triggers something in your mind so when you see it, it almost becomes an allegory for you.” –Derek Russell
“When you’re dealing with an entertainment industry that is controlled by a large white majority, I don’t think how we feel is necessarily taken into consideration...
2018-10-0900 min
Red FlagEpisode 4: Never Meaning No Harm"Symbols matter." Just ask the fans of Batman, Superman, or any brand enthusiast. But what if your logo doesn't match your message? Looks like them podcasters are at it again!
Links:
Derek Russell
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3053783/bio
Dr. D’Andra Orey
http://www.jsums.edu/polisci/faculty-and-staff/dandra-orey-ph-dchair/
Quotes:
“[A seal] triggers something in your mind so when you see it, it almost becomes an allegory for you.” –Derek Russell
“When you’re dealing with an entertainment industry that is controlled by a large white majority, I don’t think how we feel is necessarily taken into consideration...
2018-10-0927 minRed FlagEpisode 3: A History of _____"Heritage" or "Hate". It's almost cliche at this point. But what are the origins of the flag's heritage and hate?
Links:
Dr. Robert Luckett
http://www.jsums.edu/history/luckett/
Dr. Otis Pickett
https://www.mc.edu/faculty/u/owpickett
https://twitter.com/otiswpickett
Voting Rights for African Americans from Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/voting-rights-african-americans.html
The Birth of a Nation
1915 Film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004972/
2016 Film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4196450/
Transcript of Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=87
Dixiecrat...
2018-10-0200 min
Red FlagEpisode 3: A History of _____"Heritage" or "Hate". It's almost cliche at this point. But what are the origins of the flag's heritage and hate?
Links:
Dr. Robert Luckett
http://www.jsums.edu/history/luckett/
Dr. Otis Pickett
https://www.mc.edu/faculty/u/owpickett
https://twitter.com/otiswpickett
Voting Rights for African Americans from Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/voting-rights-african-americans.html
The Birth of a Nation
1915 Film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004972/
2016 Film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4196450/
Transcript of Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=87
Dixiecrat...
2018-10-0222 minRed FlagEpisode 2: Get Vexed Y’allLinks:
Ted Kaye’s book: Good Flag, Bad Flag
“Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner- stone rests upon the great truth, that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery -- subordination to the superior race -- is his natural and normal condition.” Confederate Vice-President Alexander Stephans’ Cornerstone Speech, given on March 21, 1861
Quotes:
Chellese: “[It’s good to] remember why the Confederacy so willingly united under that flag. It wasn’t the design or the arrangement of it–it was the ideas behind the uprising–slavery and white supremacy.”
...
2018-09-2500 min
Red FlagEpisode 2: Get Vexed Y’allLinks:
Ted Kaye’s book: Good Flag, Bad Flag
“Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner- stone rests upon the great truth, that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery -- subordination to the superior race -- is his natural and normal condition.” Confederate Vice-President Alexander Stephans’ Cornerstone Speech, given on March 21, 1861
Quotes:
Chellese: “[It’s good to] remember why the Confederacy so willingly united under that flag. It wasn’t the design or the arrangement of it–it was the ideas behind the uprising–slavery and white supremacy.”
...
2018-09-2517 minRed FlagEpisode 1: Welcome To MississippiQuotes:
“We’ve got to explore why symbols even matter in the first place. What’s the story behind our flag? If the argument that keeps getting brought up is heritage versus hate, what is the heritage of Mississippi? What is the hate of Mississippi? Because we’ve got to know where we’ve been to know how we move forward.”
Links:
Gunn: Confederate part of MS flag 'needs to be removed' - https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/06/22/petition-mississippi-confederate-flag/29113157/- via Clarion Ledger
Wicker: Time to put Mississippi flag in a museum - https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/25/politics/wicker-time-to-put-mississippi-flag-in-museum/index.html v...
2018-09-1800 min
Red FlagEpisode 1: Welcome To MississippiQuotes:
“We’ve got to explore why symbols even matter in the first place. What’s the story behind our flag? If the argument that keeps getting brought up is heritage versus hate, what is the heritage of Mississippi? What is the hate of Mississippi? Because we’ve got to know where we’ve been to know how we move forward.”
Links:
Gunn: Confederate part of MS flag 'needs to be removed' - https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/06/22/petition-mississippi-confederate-flag/29113157/- via Clarion Ledger
Wicker: Time to put Mississippi flag in a museum - https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/25/politics/wicker-time-to-put-mississippi-flag-in-museum/index.html v...
2018-09-1812 min
Mississippi ProspectsThink Big, Start Small, Scale Fast: Economic Development in the Era of AccelerationSpecial Guest: Jim Carroll, J.A. Carroll Consulting
Predicting the future is not an easy game, but making database predictions based upon trends and careful observation certainly up your success rate of accurate prediction. Jim Carroll shares growing trends that could change industry recruitment within economic development.
Host: Jeff Rent
Studio: Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More: MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-09-0527 min
Mississippi Prospects5 Most Powerful Lessons Learned in my Economic DevelopmentSpecial Guest: Ben Teague, Vice President of Strategic Development, Biltmore Farms
Description: Mississippi native, Benjamin Teague,has had a well-rounded economic development career.
Over the past 16 years Benjamin has worked to place more than 60 economic development projects and
over $1.5 Billion dollars in capital investment in multiple states. Ben was selected as North America’s Top
50 Best Economic Developers by Consultant Connect in 2017 and Top 40 under 40 for economic
developers internationally by Development Counselors International (DCI) in 2017 as well. Ben has
shared with us his 5 most powerful lessons learned during his economic development career in this
episode.
Host:
Jeff Rent
Studio:
Podastery St...
2018-09-0526 min
Mississippi ProspectsSite Selection Trends in the SoutheastSpecial Guest: Mark Williams, President, Strategic Development Group
Description: Mark Williams discusses his process and fundamentals for site selection along with current
trends in the Southeast. You don’t want to miss hearing about drivers for key decision makers!
Host:
Jeff Rent
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More:
MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-09-0528 min
Mississippi ProspectsReady to Win: How to Prepare for Maximum SuccessSpecial Guest: Didi Caldwell, Founding Principal, Global Location Strategies
Description: The success of attracting economic development projects depends on many corporate
location issues such as; workforce, incentives, corporate taxes, permitting speeds, cost of doing
business, etc. This list changes depending on current trends and issues of importance. Recently,
available ready sites has been near or at the top of this list. Learn from Didi Caldwell on what site
selectors are expecting from your site for projects and how to be prepared for maximum success.
Host:
Jeff Rent, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Jackson Alliance
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter...
2018-09-0529 min
Mississippi ProspectsOpioid Impacts on Corporate Location DecisionsSpecial Guest: Darin Buelow, Principal and National Practice Leader, Real Estate and Location Strategy, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Is the opioid crisis depleting your workforce? Tainting your community's quality of life? How is it eating into your municipal budget? Explore how the opioid crisis can impact corporate location decisions.
Host:
Jeff Rent, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Jackson Alliance
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More:
MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-09-0515 min
Truth's TableTable Reflections: Season Two FinaleIn the final episode of Truth’s Table Season Two, Ekemini and Christina reflect on Truth’s Table Season Two. The women discuss their favorite episodes and they invite you to listen in on how you can support Truth’s Table financially. The Truth’s Table ladies have great plans for 2019, but they need your help to make this a reality. Pull up a chair and listen in as the women of Truth’s Table reflect on season two. You can watch this special video podcast at their YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLx9c5JFZF8_E4HM20QLitw/vide...
2018-09-0120 min
Truth's TableBlacKkKlansman (Movie Discussion)SPOILER ALERT: Do not listen to this episode if you haven’t seen BlacKkKlansman yet.
In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina discuss their thoughts on Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman. This movie is based on a true story set in the 70s about an African-American police officer played by John David Washington who went undercover in the 70s to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs by joining it over the phone. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Stay tuned until the end for a special message from Michelle.
Reference: Boots Riley's Critique of...
2018-08-251h 06
Truth's TableBehind The Book: Gay Girl, Good God with Jackie Hill-PerryIn this episode, Christina and Ekemini are joined by Jackie Hill-Perry to talk about her new book, Gay Girl, Good God. The hosts attempt to engage Jackie’s book and her life story with an open ear and critically discerning questions. Jackie Hill Perry is a writer, poet, and artist whose work has been featured on the Washington Times, The 700 Club, Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. Since becoming a Christian in 2008, she has been compelled to use her speaking and teaching gifts to share the light of the gospel of God as authentically as she can. At ho...
2018-08-1858 min
Truth's TableMailbag EpisodeThis episode is sponsored by InterVarsity Press
This episode of Truth’s Table is brought to you by InterVarsity Press, whose vision is to catalyze redemption, restoration, and revival in our divided and broken world. Follow IVP on Twitter @ivpress and visit IVP’s website at www.ivpress.com. Purchase Natasha Robinson’s book, A Sojourner’s Truth and use the code TRUTH18 to save 30% plus free shipping. This discount is available until January 1, 2019!
Join Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina as they answers listeners’ questions. Hot tea is served and cackles galore as they answer some controversial questions. Pull up a chair and...
2018-08-0457 min
Truth's TableBlackGirlMagic Interview: Benjamina EbuehiBenjamina Ebuehi is a London based baker and food stylist. She featured on the seventh series of the BBC's Great British Bake Off in which she finished as a quarter finalist and impressed the judges with her modern style and flavour combinations.
She runs the food blog Carrot & Crumb where she regularly shares recipes and baking tips. She is also an ambassador for Luminary Bakery - a social enterprise working to empower and support disadvantaged women. Benjamina recently co-founded The Sister Table - a series of monthly brunch clubs and events for women, creating space for them to be part...
2018-07-2853 min
Truth's TableI Am NOT Your SuperwomanIn this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina talk about Therese Patricia Okoumou’s courageous act of political resistance on behalf of the thousands of immigrant children who are locked in cages and separated from their children. There has been a lot of talk about Black women as “superheroes” and the women of Truth’s Table debunk that myth and show how harmful and deadly that narrative is for all Black women. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table!
Article: 'Are they going to shoot me?': Statue of Liberty climber on her anti-Trump protest https://www.theguardia...
2018-07-2143 min
Truth's TableThe Kids are NOT Alright!In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle and Christina talk about Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy that caused the separation of over 2,000 immigrant children from their parents and locked in cages. Pull up a chair, grab your teacup because the tea they are serving is scalding hot.
Truth’s Table is going LIVE in Grand Rapids, MI on August 16, 2018! They will be joined by musical guests Shuree and Sharon Irving. Tickets are only $15 through August 1st. Buy early and save! Buy your tickets here: https://grcmc.org/theatre/node/34171/truth-s-table-live-pop-up-podcast-show
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekem...
2018-07-1437 min
Truth's Table#SilenceIsNotSpiritual with Lisa Sharon HarperIn light of the #metoo and #churchtoo movement, Lisa Sharon Harper joins Christina and Ekemini at the table to discuss #SilenceIsNotSpiritual.
From Ferguson to New York to Germany and South Africa Ms. Harper leads trainings and helps mobilize clergy and community leaders around shared values for the common good. A prolific speaker, writer and activist, Ms. Harper is the founder and president of FreedomRoad.us, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by convening forums and experiences that bring common understanding, common commitment, and common action toward a just world. Ms. Harper is the author...
2018-07-071h 06
Truth's TableBlackGirlMagic: Leah SmithFrom Philadelphia, singer/songwriter/musician Leah Smith bends R&B, gospel, and pop to create her smooth, signature sound. Her long awaited debut LP, Tenderheaded, soars with wit, potency, and Smith's lilting soprano that effortlessly imbues each lyric.
Smith's start in professional music began in 2007. After attending the prestigious Creative and Performing Arts High School in Philadelphia, Smith toured extensively with GRAMMY award winning gospel group, Israel and New Breed. After a decision to leave the group and move back home, Smith won the 2008 Philly Rising Open Mic competition at one of Philly's premiere music venues, World Cafe Live. As...
2018-06-3047 min
Truth's TableBlack Music Month: Ruth Naomi FloydIn this episode, Ruth Naomi Floyd takes a seat at the table with Ekemini. Ruth has been at the forefront of creating vocal jazz settings that express Christian theology for over 20 years. A vocalist and composer on the international music scene, Ruth has dedicated a discography of five compact discs explicitly dedicated to a sacred jazz expression. Blessed with a soaring mezzo-soprano voice, critics have praised Ruth’s discography for its distinctive sound of progressive ensemble jazz that is seamlessly blended with explicit Biblical messages of unwavering faith in God. Ruth leads her own multi-faceted ensemble and her music consists pr...
2018-06-2355 min
Truth's TableBlack Music Month: Seaux ChillIn this episode, Seaux Chill takes a seat at the table with Ekemini and Michelle to discuss his musical background and his approach to music. Nabil Ince, stage name Seaux Chill, is an artist originally from Columbia, MD who has been in the Chattanooga area for the past few years. Piano is his first love, playing since he was 6 years old. However, Seaux Chill also loves writing, composing, and producing music largely influenced by pillars of black music. In 2018, he graduated from Covenant College with a bachelors of arts in jazz piano. He currently functions as the Program Director for...
2018-06-1644 min
Truth's TableBlack Music Month: Xavier OmärIt’s June, which means that it’s Black Music Month! The women of Truth’s Table are kicking off their Black Music Month Series and Xavier Omär joined them at the table. How does Xavier Omär want to be remembered? As a risk taker, a classic voice, an artist who blurs musical lines and fearless dreamer. And, with these big goals, the fearless dreamer. And, with these big goals, the singer-songwriter isn't wasting any time. His debut studio album, Bonfire, released on 09/02/14, was followed by his EP with Sango (Soulection) titled Hours Spent Loving You, and singles Blind Ma...
2018-06-0951 min
Truth's TableWhy The Blood MattersIn this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina talk about the blood of Jesus. Why the blood matters, why it is central to our Christian faith, why it still works, and why this teaching is more commonly preached about in the Black church. Pull up a chair, grab your notebook as you listen to this bloody episode.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
The Witness: A Black Christian Collective - www.TheWitnessBCC.com...
2018-06-0239 min
Truth's TableHidden in Plain Sight: Single Black WomenIn this episode, Christina and Ekemini are joined by LaTasha Morrison, President and Founder of Be The Bridge and Lisa V. Fields President and Founder of The Jude 3 Project to discuss their experiences as single black women. You do not want to miss this important episode. Pull up a chair and bring your homegirls to the table as Ekemini, Lisa, and Tasha open up about this part of their lives.
Follow LaTasha Morrison:
Twitter: @LatashaMorrison, @beabridgebuilder
Instagram: @LatashaMorrison
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BetheBridge/
Website: www.beabridgebuilder.com
Follow Lisa V. Fields:
Twitter: @LisaVFields, @jude3project
Instagram: @lisavfields, @jude3...
2018-05-191h 09
Truth's TableTruth’s Couch: From Beychella to the Depths of the Sunken PlaceIssa crossover episode with the Red Couch Podcast! In this episode, Propaganda and Alma invited the women of Truth’s Table to have a seat on their Red Couch. Together, the four of them discuss the current events everyone is talking about at the moment. Pull up a chair or find a comfy spot on the couch!
Subscribe to the Red Couch Podcast on iTunes and everywhere else you listen to your podcasts. Follow the Red Couch Podcast on Twitter @theredcouchpod
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua He...
2018-05-1255 min
Truth's TableHumor as Resistance with Anna C. DouglasIn this episode, Christina and Ekemini are joined by Anna C Douglas to discuss the power of humor. Anna is well known across the nation for her ability to make people laugh. Her love for making people laugh began at a early age while in fellowship with friends and family. The North Carolina native has made TV appearances, toured the country with some of the top internet sensations and collaborated with numerous gospel artists. She cleverly intertwines her love for God into her comedy. Pull up a chair and grab your teacup as they discuss humor as resistance.
Follow Anna:
...
2018-05-0546 min
Truth's TableBlackGirlMagic Interview: Dr. Joy Bradford from Therapy for Black GirlsDr. Joy Harden Bradford is a Licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia and the host of the popular mental health podcast, Therapy for Black Girls. Her clinical focus is helping women recover from breakups and she is passionate about creating experiences and holding space for Black women to become the best possible versions of themselves. Her work has been featured in Bustle, Women’s Health, BuzzFeed, Teen Vogue, Essence, and O, The Oprah Magazine and she was named in Huffington Post as one of “10 Black Female Therapists You Should Know.” Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with u...
2018-04-2837 min
Truth's TableIrrevocable BlacknessIn this episode, Christina and Ekemini play the Black Card Revoked by Cards For All People as they discuss times that their blackness has been policed and confess when they have policed the blackness of other people. Pull up a chair and grab your teacup as they discuss the importance of upholding black dignity.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
The Witness: A Black Christian Collective - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com...
2018-04-2145 min
Truth's TableTruth’s Table Classroom: Paul and a Polarized PeopleIn this episode, Christina discusses the Apostle Paul’s strategies when engaging and harnessing cultural differences as well directly addressing bias that is out of step with the Gospel. Get your notebooks out and pick a sturdy desk as Christina teaches us about socio-cultural polarization and the interculturalist, the Apostle Paul.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
The Witness: A Black Christian Collective - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/TheWitnessBCC)
Podastery - ww...
2018-04-0724 min
Mississippi ProspectsThe Journey - Juggling a Work/Life BalanceSpecial Guest: Chad Newell, President, Area Development Partnership
Description: It’s something we have that is infinite, but yet there is never enough of it, and that is time.
We’ve got travel, dinners, work meetings, and work breakfasts. We’ve got to get the kids off to school
and to sporting events. Finding a work life balance, especially in economic development, can be
incredibly challenging.
Host:
Jeff Rent
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More:
MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-03-2624 min
Mississippi ProspectsTropical Fish and Community DevelopmentSpecial Guest: Jon Maynard, President and CEO of the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation
Description: A common saying in economic development is that community development precedes economic development. In other words, you can’t have economic development occur unless the community is successful. Our special guest, Jon Maynard, will make a strong case that community development IS economic development
Host:
Jeff Rent
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More:
MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-03-2622 min
Mississippi ProspectsSite Readiness - Doing your Homework Pays OffSpecial Guest: Keith Turner, Member, Watkins & Eager
Description: A top factor in the site selection process is the availability of sites for development. Navigating the development process can be challenging in any state. Learn more on how to prep your site from our guest, Keith Turner, leader of the Environmental Practice Group at Watkins & Eager.
Host:
Jeff Rent
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More:
MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-03-2618 min
Mississippi ProspectsAccelerating Job Growth through CollaborationSpecial Guest: Glenn McCullough, Executive Director, MS Development Authority
Description: Mississippi’s Governor Phil Bryant likes to say that, “Economic development is a team sport.” What this means is that by working together Mississippi is able to punch above its weight. In economic development, the state recently won the Continental Tire deal. $1.45 billion-dollar investment that will create 2,500 jobs. States across the country competed for this project. Collaboration, and that is where Mississippi excels, was one of the deciding factors and why Mississippi is a top competitor in economic development.
Host:
Jeff Rent, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Jackson Allian...
2018-03-2622 min
Mississippi ProspectsHow to Be A DisruptorSpecial Guest: Lara Bowman, Executive Director, The Enterprise
Description: Disruption or disrupt, if you look in the dictionary a number of different definitions come up. Some of the more common ones; to cause disorder or turmoil; to destroy, usually temporarily; to break apart, but in business this is one of the new buzzwords. To radically change an industry, business, strategy, etc. by introducing a new product or service that creates a new market.
Host:
Jeff Rent
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More:
MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-03-2620 min
Mississippi ProspectsEnvironmental Due Diligence – Finding Greener Pastures in BrownfieldsSpecial Guest: Trey Hess & Annie Mcilwain of PPM Consultants
Description: Environmental 101: Brownfield redevelopment, regulatory compliance, and what economic developers need to know before proceeding with the acquisition and development of a property.
Host:
Jeff Rent
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More:
MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-03-2623 min
Mississippi ProspectsGreatest Force for Change is a JobSpecial Guest: Ron Kitchens, CEO, Southwest Partnership and Consultant Connect
Description: Teamwork is what wins in economic development. Collaboration between local, community, regional and even state level partners is critical. If you can’t work together your results will be less than desirable. But remember, projects begin and end locally.
Host:
Jeff Rent
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More:
MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-03-2633 min
Mississippi ProspectsHow Effective Leadership Can Bring Success to Your CommunitySpecial Guest: David Rumbarger, President and CEO, Community Development Foundation
Description: Leadership is defined as one person inspiring another person to take a positive action. It can be an elected official, corporate leader, or even your manager, community leader of some sort; how about a parent or your personal mentor? Effective leadership is one of the most important factors in any successful community.
Host:
Jeff Rent
Studio:
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com
Learn More:
MEDC - http://medc.ms/
2018-03-2621 min
Truth's TableFriendship: Girlfriends, Homegirls, and SistagirlsIn this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are talking about friendship at the table. How they met and what it means to have good friendships. Pull up a chair, grab your teacups, and get ready to cackle!
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
The Witness: A Black Christian Collective - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/TheWitnessBCC)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
2018-03-1736 min
Truth's TableReparations NOW: Ecclesiastical Reparations with Rev. Duke KwonIn this episode, Rev. Duke Kwon joins Christina and Ekemini at the table to discuss ecclesiastical reparations. Duke Kwon is the Lead Pastor of Grace Meridian Hill, a congregation in the GraceDC Network located in Washington, DC. He spent his early years in Southern California, then journeyed to the East Coast for his undergraduate studies at Brown University (A.B.). After working as an analyst at a management consulting firm, Duke began his formal training for pastoral ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div., Th.M.). During his time in New England, he also served on the campus ministry staffs...
2018-03-1048 min
Truth's TableBlackGirlMagic Interview: GirlTrek Co-Founder, T. Morgan DixonIn this episode, Morgan joins Christina and Ekemini at the table. Morgan Dixon is the Co-Founder of GirlTrek which is a groundbreaking three-year-old national nonprofit based in Washington, D.C that inspires and supports African American women and girls to live their healthiest, most fulfilled lives - simply by walking. Through grassroots organizing and award-winning social media campaigns, GirlTrek supports over 120,000 walkers, 500 volunteers and inspires an ever-growing network of 200,000 supporters. GirlTrek is quickly becoming a “go-to” organization in the public health space. They have built partnerships with such companies as Kaiser Permanente, National Park Service and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’...
2018-03-0351 min
Truth's TableTruth’s Table Takes WakandaIn this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina discuss Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster hit movie, “Black Panther.” Listen in and take a trip to Wakanda as the women of Truth’s Table snatch wigs like Okoye snatched hers and ours!
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
The Witness: A Black Christian Collective - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/TheWitnessBCC)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran
2018-02-241h 17
Truth's TableReparations NOW: U.S. Economic Receipts with Dr. William A. (“Sandy”) Darity Jr.In this episode, William A. (“Sandy”) Darity, Jr. joins Christina and Ekemini at the table. Dr. Darity is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics at Duke University. He is the founding director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, and he has served as chair of Duke’s Department of African and African American Studies. Darity’s research focuses on inequality by race, class and ethnicity, stratification economics, schooling and the racial achievement gap, North-South theories of trade and development, skin shade and labor market outcomes, the economics of reparati...
2018-02-1745 min
Truth's TableReparations NOW: Global and Historical Receipts with Dr. Ana Lucia AraujoIn this episode of the Reparations NOW series, Michelle and Ekemini are seated at the table with Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo. Ana Lucia Araujo is a cultural and social historian. Her work explores the history and the memory of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery and their social and cultural legacies. In the last fifteen years, she authored and edited over ten books on these themes. Her new book Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History was published by Bloomsbury in the Fall 2017. Currently, Ana Lucia Araujo is a full professor in the Department of...
2018-02-1059 min
Truth's TableReparations NOW: Repent and RepairThe women are kicking off season two with a conversation at the table about reparations and repentance. Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina delve into the Old Testament, New Testament, and the gospel to see what the Bible says about reparations and its proximity to repentance. You don’t want to miss this episode. Pull up a chair, have your notebook at the table, along with your teacup. The women of Truth’s Table give a moving case for reparations from the Bible.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heat...
2018-02-0357 min
Truth's TableSeason 2: We Back!Truth’s Table back for season two! Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are back at the table talking about what they have been doing during their time away from the table. They also talk about what you can expect to hear in season two. Pull up a chair, have a seat at the table, and make sure you have your teacup in hand because the ladies are servin’ up their usual dose of hot tea.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau...
2018-01-2731 min
Truth's TableTable Reflections: Season 1In the final episode of Truth’s Table Season One, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina reflect on season one at the table. The women discuss their favorite episodes and they invite you to listen in on how you can support Truth’s Table financially. The Truth’s Table ladies have great plans for 2018, but they need your help to make this a reality. Pull up a chair and listen in as the women of Truth’s Table reflect on season one. You can watch this special video podcast at their YouTube page. Link below.
Links:
Give to Truth’s Table: https://www.paypal...
2017-10-2122 min
Truth's TableMultiethnic Churches: An Interview with Laura Pritchard (Part 4)In this episode, the women of Truth’s Table sit down with Laura Pritchard. Laura is a twenty-year veteran staff member at Madison Square Church, starting as Director of Teen Ministries, then Director of Outreach, seeking to help Madison reach out to the community, to build relationships, create collaborations and most importantly, lead people to Christ.
She now serves as Director of Multicultural Living and has participated in many of the racial reconciliation initiatives at Madison like: Come Together, Diversity Trainings, Institutes for Healing Racism, and Breakfast Club. Laura is currently pursuing a degree in Ministry Leadership at Cornerstone University.
As a...
2017-10-1450 min
Truth's TableFacts About LecraeThis week the ladies of Truth's Table hit pause on the much discussed Multiethnic Church series to welcome special guest: Hip hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer and Grammy award winner Lecrae!
If you haven't already picked up his latest album All Things Work Together, stop what your doing and check it out. Listen closely to 'Facts' and you may recognize a few samples from the Truth Table podcast episode 'Malcom X' featuring our very own Ekemini Uwan!
Guest:
Website: http://www.lecrae.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lecrae
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ek...
2017-09-3050 min
Truth's TableMultiethnic Churches: An Interview with Dr. Glenn Bracey (Part 2)In this episode, the women of Truth’s Table are joined by Dr. Glenn Bracey, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Villanova University, specializing in racism and social movements. He has published in several leading journals, including award-winning articles on the white-supremacist nature of the US government and racist cultures in white evangelical churches. He is currently working on two books—Saving Whiteness, which analyzes white evangelicalism as a race-based social movement; and 21st Century Lynchings, examining recent white-on-black killings and black responses to high-profile murders. Pull up a chair and take a listen as Ekemini and Christina discuss his recent arti...
2017-09-231h 04
Truth's TableMultiethnic Churches: A Foretaste of Heaven or Bulwarks of White Supremacy Part 1In this episode, the women of Truth’s Table talk about their own experiences within multiethnic churches and how they ended up in these churches. Pull up a chair and bring your teacup as Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina spill the tea about multiethnic churches.
Metadata/Credits:
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: ht...
2017-09-1635 min
Truth's TablePass The Tea: Live At LDRTruth's Table and Pass The Mic crossover again! This time to do a LIVE AMA at this year's #LDR2017!
Producers Note: We used the room recording setup which apparently only pulled from one mic however picked up the room speakers of the other mic. Why did this happen? I have no idea... but one way or the other we hope you enjoy the episode!
Metadata/Credits:
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
...
2017-09-0934 min
Truth's TableTruth’s Table’s Classroom: Grace For LiarsFrom time to time, the women of Truth’s Table will invite our listeners to learn about our respective ministries, gifts, and work. In this episode, Christina discusses some reasons why we lie, how Christ offers Himself as the Truth and serves as a model of how to engage self-deceivers. Get your notebooks out and pick a sturdy desk as Christina teaches us how there is Grace For Liars.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Sp...
2017-09-0253 min
Truth's TableBlackGirlMagic Interview: Latasha MorrisonHosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
2017-08-261h 02
Truth's TableEmbodied Blackness: Colorism Part 2*TRIGGER WARNING*
In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina discuss Charlottesville and conclude the colorism series with a look at the global, historical and sociological impact of colorism on the diaspora. Pull up a chair and grab some tissues for this heart-wrenching episode.
Articles referenced in this show:
SKIN COLOR DIFFERENCES IN STRATIFICATION OUTCOMES: Colorism Over Time and Across Race by Eona Harrison
Colorism as Racism: Garvey, Du Bois and the Other Color Line by Ibram X. Kendi
Skin Lightening: The Beauty Industry's Ugly Billion-dollar Secret by Lester Davids
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
...
2017-08-191h 05
Truth's TableEmbodied Blackness: ColorismThe time has finally come for the women of Truth’s Table to talk about colorism. This episode has some content that might be triggering. Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina talk about their own experience with colorism and the impact it has had on each of them. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery...
2017-08-121h 03
Truth's TableTruth’s Table’s Classroom: Respectability Politics ReimaginedFrom time to time, the women of Truth’s Table will invite our listeners to learn about our respective ministries, gifts, and work. In this episode, Ekemini posits that Black Lives Matter activists have rejected respectability politics based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the politics of respectability construct. Furthermore, she interacts with Dr. Evelyn Higginbotham's politics of respectability construct as detailed in her book Righteous Discontent. In doing so, she re-appropriates the term by understanding its original meaning and the context that gave rise to this strategy of resistance. Building on Dr. Higginbotham’s construct, she reimagines respectability politics by provi...
2017-08-0536 min
Truth's TableBlackGirlMagic Interview: Lisa V. FieldsLisa is the founder and President of the Jude 3 Project, a Christian apologetics organization dedicated to helping the black community know what they believe and why. Pull up a chair and have a seat with us!
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
2017-07-2944 min
Truth's TableMailbag EpisodeThe women of Truth’s Table are answering their listeners’ questions. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
2017-07-2253 min
Truth's TableIntergenerational HomesIn this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina discuss their experiences with living in intergenerational homes. They talk about the good, the bad, and the awkward. Have a seat at the table, as the women of Truth’s Table take you down memory lane.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/br...
2017-07-1532 min
Truth's TableBlack Panther TrailerIn this episode, the women of Truth’s Table talk about where they were and how they felt after watching Marvel’s Black Panther Movie Trailer. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina!
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
2017-07-0833 min
Truth's TableStrange FruitEkemini, Christina and Michelle discuss the haunting realities of being Black in America in the past and present. This episode is inspired by the necessary lament of the lyrics from "Strange Fruit", originally a poem by Abel Meeropol, performed by Billie Holiday. The ladies weep over and give stern warnings against anti-Blackness, especially as we head into July 4th celebrations. With a recommendation to remember and re-learn the fruits of God's Holy Spirit, the midwives at Truth's Table invite their listeners to take a hard look at the seeds we are planting, and the evidence we bear.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins...
2017-07-0150 min
Truth's TableBlackGirlMagic Interview: Nicola A. MenzieNicola A. Menzie is religion reporter in NYC. She is the founder and publisher of Faithfully Magazine, a quarterly magazine and online news magazine that centers on Christian communities of color. Pull up a chair and have a seat with us!
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
2017-06-2442 min
Truth's TableDaddy DiariesIn honor of Father’s Day, the women of Truth’s Table delve into their fathers’ narratives and how that impacted their approach to Black Fatherhood. Their narratives are sobering but redemptive. Pull up a chair, grab some tissue, and have a seat with Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advert...
2017-06-1756 min
Truth's TableBlack FatherhoodFather’s Day is quickly approaching, so listen in as Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina talk about their experience of Black Fatherhood and what it means to them. Pull up a chair and have a seat with the women of Truth’s Table.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
2017-06-1042 min
Truth's TableBlack Music MonthOn June 7,1979, President Jimmy Carter decreed that June would be the month of black music. Take a seat at the table with Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina as they talk about their love for Black music and its significance for the Diaspora.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
2017-06-0344 min
Truth's TableOperation “Sunken Place” RescueIn this episode, the women of Truth’s Table have been given an a mission to rescue their kinfolks from the “Sunken Place.” Internalized racism is on the table today, so pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)Advertising Inquir...
2017-05-2735 min
Truth's TableMalcolm XMany communities celebrate Malcolm X each year. This year, Malcolm X Day is May 19th, his birthday. High consciousness made Malcolm X one of the great “diagnosticians” of culture and life in the United States. This awareness leads to a broader conversation on the impacts of white supremacy among people of faith that are still resonating today. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table as Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina discuss the truth that came to Brother Malcolm through common grace.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theo...
2017-05-2037 min
Truth's TableDear MamaIn honor of Mother’s Day, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina pay tribute to their mothers. In this episode, you will get a rare glimpse into the lives of the Truth’s Table women and how each of them have been shaped by their dear mothers. Pull up a chair, grab some tissues and listen as they pay tribute to their moms.
Hosts:
Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising)
Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson)
Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology)
Producer:
Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4)
Executive Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Special Thanks To:
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twit...
2017-05-1338 min
Building The Future Show - Radio / TV / PodcastEpisode 17 with Beau YorkBeau talks becoming a podcaster, finding your podcasting niche, how this niche went global & a lot more!
Beau York has seven years of experience in retail, marketing, and product development within the telecommunications industry. In 2013 he founded Podastery Studios, which offers marketing, consulting, and new media production services. Through Podastery, he currently produces seven weekly shows, two of which have been featured by iTunes. His shows “Country Squire Radio” and “Flash TV Talk” boast top reviewed podcasts in their subject matter. His services offer an innovative and cost-effective means for increasing traffic and brand advocacy.
In 2015, Beau took the experience he gaine...
2016-01-0242 min
Garden BrewImportant Message From Garden BrewWe have moved our backend feed! To make sure you continue to get the latest weekly content. You will need to unsubscribe from our show on iTunes or stitcher and then resubscribe by searching for "Garden Brew." Feel free to email us if you have any questions! GardenBrew@podastery.com
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2014-02-1601 minGarden BrewGarden Brew 22: Can't Chew Your FamilyJoined again with guest host Jonathan Bock, we talk legacy meals and how food can tell the story of your family. Also a great #BrewOnThis and #GardenOfYourMind. Send us your thoughts and questions to GardenBrew@podastery.com
2014-01-1729 minGarden BrewGarden Brew 21: The Brave & The ColdIt's cold and flu season but we are about to trade in the medicine cabinet for the garden! Some podcasts bring in an expert when they talk natural medicine. We bring in Jonathan Bock. It's good to differentiate yourself We talk all about natural cold and cough remedies that you can grow in your own yard and bust a few myths along the way. Enjoy! GardenBrew@podastery.com
2014-01-1026 minGarden BrewGarden Brew 20: The Great Dog DebateIn an effort to discover the best dog for gardeners the question came up... is having a purely outdoor dog humane? With Richard and Beau finding themselves on opposing sides, the time seemed ripe for a debate. Let us know your thoughts by emailing the show GardenBrew@podastery.com
2014-01-0338 minGarden BrewGarden Brew 19: Auld Lang WineGrowing grapes is not an overnight endeavor, but when the goal is home made wine with grapes from the garden, its worth it! We hope you have all enjoyed a happy holidays and have a happy and safe new year! Be sure to email the show with your thoughts at GardenBrew@podastery.com
2013-12-2726 minGarden BrewGarden Brew 18: Deck The HallsThe lovely and talented 'Voice Of Podastery' AKA 'Bumper Girl' joins Beau for a holiday episode full of decoration tips using items from both your yard and your pantry. Plus she brings a funny #GardenOfYourMind and inventive #BrewOnThis. Send us your thoughts to GardenBrew@podastery.com
2013-12-2022 minGarden BrewGarden Brew 17: Earth, Wind & ShireDo you have what it takes to live like a Hobbit? We discuss the food and gardening available in the shire... or at least thats what we set out to do. Somehow we end up talking about XMen and StarWars for the first 10 mins of the show... But stick with it. Plus a #GardenOfYourMind and #BrewOnThis all about Hobbit living. Email us your thoughts at GardenBrew@podastery.com
2013-12-1333 minGarden BrewGarden Brew 16: That's So Sweet PotatoWe are all about the sweet potatoes this week! We talk uses, growing, and brewing with this root among roots. Plus a timely Garden of Your Mind and a sweet Brew on This. Email us your thoughts and feedback at GardenBrew@podastery.com
2013-12-0629 minGarden BrewGarden Brew 15: The Feast We Could DoHappy Thanksgiving! This week we are all about the feast ahead... er well technically behind by the time this episode goes out live. We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that some of the food on your table came from your garden! Be sure to email the show with your thoughts GardenBrew@podastery.com
2013-11-2927 min
The Long Halloween MicroCastPodasteryUpdate: We have a new project that we are working on over at http://www.podastery.com/
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2013-08-0404 min