Music shapes who we are—our memories, identities, and the stories we carry. More than entertainment, it can be a force for truth, accountability, and change. So what should we expect from the music—and the artists—that shape our world? 

Featured in this episode: 

• dream hampton (filmmaker & writer)  
• D. Smith (Singer-Songwriter & Filmmaker)  
• Dr. Regina N. Bradley (Writer, Professor, Podcaster)  

Confront hard truths about exclusion, challenge long-held interpretations of scripture, and reimagine what it means to love and serve one another fully. Can faith be a space where all of us are seen, valued, and free? 

Featured in this episode: 

• Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas (Author, Scholar, Public Theologian)  
• Tamela Mann (Grammy Award-Winning Artist & Actress)  
• Andre G. Brown (Actor, Filmmaker, Educator)  

Sex shapes how we understand ourselves, but too often we’re left to figure it out through silence, pressure, or misinformation. What if we reimagined sex education, breaking from outdated frameworks, to begin with truth, empathy, and freedom? 

Featured in this episode:

• Jason Reynolds (Writer)
• Ariel Shorter (Student Advocate & Youth Empowerment Organizer)
• Travis Dopson (Student, Advocate & Educator)
• Semaj T. Bethea (Student Activist & Advocate)
• Shan Boodram (Certified Sex Educator & Intimacy Expert)

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How does movement show up in our lives and what power does it hold? With movement comes the future, the ability to grow, to try something new, adapt, and become.

Featured in this episode: A’ja Wilson, Ashley Everett and Lady Jess. 

The ability to feel safe -- when and how one wishes. How do we define safety, on our own terms? What does the future look like when we create, and dream into being, safe spaces for all Black women?

Featured in this episode: Jessamyn Stanley, Aria Sa’id and Mariame Kaba.

Laughter as a salve, a weapon, a commentary, and an intimacy that is often best shared. Where does laughter show up in our lives, and how can we use it as a tool for empathy and understanding?

Featured in this episode: Ts Madison.

How can we find our freedoms and ourselves through our stories? Freedom from stereotypes, from stigma, from silence. The freedom of visibility. The freedom of being seen.

Featured in this episode: Dominique Jackson, Calida Rawles and Jacqueline Woodson.

All too often motherhood is a narrowly defined space full of bias and assumption. How can we think about it more expansively and in what ways have we provided or received mothering in our own lives?

Featured in this episode: Raquel Willis, Ciarra Covin and Kaitlyn Greenidge.

​​The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guidelines do not recommend breastfeeding but do acknowledge that some women with HIV may breastfeed with risk reduction measures to minimize transmission risk.

A conversation about health and care, with a focus on mental health. How can we create the spaces and systems needed to dismantle stigma for ourselves and for each other?

Featured in this episode: Taraji P. Henson.

What are we asked to be responsible for? Do we assume our responsibilities willingly or are they placed upon us? A conversation on the many things we have been asked to carry.

Featured in this episode: Sydney Barber, Tiya Miles and Martha Jones.