Episode 215: Trafficking in the Fear of Crime
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Episode 215: Trafficking in the Fear of Crime

Crime, crime, crime! We all want to be safe, but are our politicians using crime to fearmonger, influencing our choices? What is the truth about bail reform in the states that have enacted it? How do you engage with someone who has been scared by all the fear mongering? To answer those questions and more, L. Joy is bringing Insha Rahman, Vice President, Advocacy & Partnerships at Vera Institute, to the front of the class.

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Episode 213: Black Maternal Health & Reproductive Justice
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Episode 213: Black Maternal Health & Reproductive Justice

Has L. Joy discussed Black maternal health and reproductive justice before? Yes, multiple times. And as long as there is such deep confusion, much of it manufactured, around the issue, L. Joy will continue to talk about it because the full range of reproductive healthcare links together. For this lesson, she’s bringing a knowledgeable triumvirate to the front of the class to break down the fight on the State level.

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Episode 212 Engaging & Base Building
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Episode 212 Engaging & Base Building

Exactly what should we be doing in between Presidential elections? We should be engaging and base building to ensure our communities are knowledgeable and ready to cast their vote as well as advance the issues of concern. Now we know, but the HOW do we engage respectfully is the next question. L. Joy brings Adrianne Shropshire to the front of the class to break down how Black PAC engages, gathers information, and gives tips we can all use to be better at base building

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Episode 211: The Need For Paid Family Leave
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Episode 211: The Need For Paid Family Leave

Work. We all do it because we have bills to pay. But what happens when an unexpected emergency occurs and you need time away from work-hopefully paid time? To discuss work, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), paid leave, and the possibilities of disconnecting work from benefits, L. Joy brings Executive Director of Family Values @ Work, Josephine Kalepini to the front of the class.

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Episode 210:A Plan For Basic Human Rights
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Episode 210:A Plan For Basic Human Rights

The United Nations is an international organization, but can it be used as a tool on the path to human and civil rights here for Black people in America? To explain if this is possible, L. Joy brings UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent member, Professor Justin Hansford to the front of the class. As a bonus, they discuss Critical Race Theory, answering questions many of us have.

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