Learning, Lifting, Leading Jenn Grimmett
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- Society & Culture
Welcome to Learning, Lifting, Leading: Social Equity for and by Black and Brown Girls & Women. Dr. Carmen Monico, Assistant Professor of Human Service Studies at Elon University, and Rev. Donna Vanhook, local minister, cast a vision for extending the learning and wisdom from the Women’s Conference held at Shaw University Divinity School each year, specifically focusing on the current three-part series The Souls of Black and Brown Girls/Women: Learning, Lifting, Leading. This project was funded by the Frueauff Foundation and supported through a Community Partnership Initiative (CPI) with the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement at Elon University. Partnerships with the Raleigh/Apex branch of the NAACP and Shaw University Divinity School helped the vision be realized in the Fall of 2018.
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Introduction
This episode is a brief introduction to the podcast facilitator and a glimpse into the gestation of the project itself.
It features Rev. Donna Vanhook, MDiv, MA.NPM, Womanist Community Organizer and Jenn Grimmett, Podcast Host & Social Justice Educator. -
Episode 1: Historical Trauma: Defining and Understanding the Intergenerational Impacts
This episode challenges the idea that intergenerational and historical traumas are separate experiences for Black and Brown Girls & Women, within the context of education, health, and psychology.
It features Buffie Longmire-Avital, Associate Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of African and African American Studies at Elon University. -
Episode 2: (Pt. 1) Violence Against Women & Girls: Interpersonal Violence and Community Structures
This episode highlights gendered and racial disparities as it relates to women and girls of color, within the context of law enforcement and the Black church.
It features Dr. Sharon Ellis Davis, a Pastor of the United Church of Christ and a Retired Police Officer of the City of Chicago. -
Episode 3: (Pt. 2) Violence Against Women & Girls: The Prison Industrial Complex
This episode takes a closer look at how systems of oppression have a direct impact on not only incarcerated people, but also families and communities.
It features Dr. Leigh-Anne Royster, the Director of Inclusive Community Development at Elon University in NC. -
Episode 4: (Pt. 1) Suicide Prevention: Organizational Strategies at the Local Level
This episode offers information about services being offered in Alamance County, NC to educate school administrators, teachers, and local law enforcement on effective and trauma-informed strategies for suicide prevention.
It features Meredith Peffley, Community Relations Specialist at Cardinal Innovations Healthcare and past Director of Development and Community Relations for Women’s Resource Center in Alamance County. -
Episode 5: (Pt. 2) Suicide Prevention: Informed Care for Women and Girls of Color
This episode covers two-generational strategies for improving child wellbeing and addresses the relationship between discrimination and the risk for attempted or completed suicide.
It features Whitney Tucker, Research Director at NC Child, where she leads the organization’s data and research initiatives and provides actionable analysis of public policies impacting North Carolina’s children and families.