Empowerment Starts Here

Angela Dye

Empowerment Starts Here is a podcast that explores power, social change and disrupting the margins.

  1. 09/05/2021

    BLM with Dr. C. Eric Ervin

    This episode is the fifth conversation in the Black Lives Matter series.  In it, you will hear Dr. Ervin talk about the collapse of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for black people.  He also talks about the choice between gradual change in contrast to "cataclysmic change" (his words) as relating to the liberation of black people around the globe. The close out of this episode is dedicated to Georgia as an instructional opportunity to understand the intersections of race, geography and politics as well as the implications of this intersection for black lives.  For more information, visit webpage:  https://empowermentstartshere.net/2021/09/05/episode-72-the-case-of-blm-with-dr-c-eric-ervin/

  2. 10/31/2020

    BLM with Reverend Valerie Bridgeman

    This episode is the fourth conversation in the Black Lives Matter series where empowerment starts here with Reverend Dr. Valerie Bridgeman.  In this call, Rev. Valerie links BLM to the spiritual. She talks about God as not sharing, about Jesus being a black woman, and about uprooting historical systems such as the police department so we can properly replant and rebuild.  For more about Rev. Valerie or the show (including corrections to mistakes made in this episode), please our webpage.

  3. 10/14/2020

    BLM with Senator Lena Taylor

    In this episode, Empowerment Starts Here with Senator Lena Taylor from Wisconsin.  The Senator joins this BLM series as a public servant trying to disrupt social margins for her constituents while personally being in those margins.  She talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness by going right to the U.S. Constitution and then directly connecting it to George Floyd. She also talks about the "goodness" of political progressives until it comes to black folks.  Finally, she talks about black lives matter being a movement not just about black lives but about social unrest, social injustice, social inequities. For more, visit our website.

  4. 09/29/2020

    The Case of BLM with Demetrius Bennett (YoDot)

    In this episode, the Informant, a local artist, talks black lives matter through the lens of a black man growing up in Milwaukee, WI.  He talks about his lived experiences with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and his encounters with police.  In the close out, the host will explore humanization, self actualization and liberation as specific points captured in the call.

  5. 09/16/2020

    BLM with Henry Leonard

    In this episode, Henry Leonard talks about public education and black lives matter through the lens of a union worker.  He also shares his perspective on life as a contested experience for blacks yet a privileged experience for whites. Finally, in the close out, the host will consider white supremacy and its relatedness to the education of black minds.

  6. 09/15/2020

    Introducing Season Six

    This episode is the first of a season of seven where the host explores what black lives matter means to her on a personal level and then engages with others to find out what it means to them as well.  To learn more about this episode and to access the show notes, please visit our webpage.

  7. 02/05/2020

    ESH (Empowerment Starts Here)

    In this episode, the host returns (from an extended break) with a conversation about her continued commitment to Empowerment Starts Here (ESH).  She talks about the six episode gap (between Ep55-Ep60); about being on autopilot from one major project to the next (without time to reflect and recalibrate her destination); and about what is new  since she has been away.  In the reflection, you will be invited to think with Angela about the school house as a basin in our society and truly consider the ways in which education coincides (or not) with social change work.  Visit our website for more information:

    ESH (Empowerment Starts Here)

  8. 06/26/2019

    Capital and School Choice

    In this episode, the informant talks about the capital required for parents to enroll their children in charter public schools and the ways in which this requirement violates the tenets of free education.  In the close out, the host adds to the conversation by talking about democratic education from the angle of property, privilege and power.  Visit empowermentstartshere.net (2019 Reflections) to access the show notes.

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Empowerment Starts Here is a podcast that explores power, social change and disrupting the margins.

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  • Creator
    Angela Dye
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2021
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Empowerment Starts Here 2017
  • Show Website
    Empowerment Starts Here