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Episode 156: Public Safety Requires Community Part I Sep 21, 2021

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How do we grapple with gun violence? Who is responsible for public safety? L. Joy is answering those questions and more with this series, Public Safety Requires Community. This episode is based around a new report by Annie E. Casey Foundation. It details interventions implemented in two cities, Atlanta and Milwaukee, that have shown promising results in preventing gun homicides. Markasa Tucker-Harris, Alfred Garner, II, and Ade Oguntoye, who are doing work on the ground in those cities, come to the front of the class to share their work, tips and strategies to get us #CivicallyEngaged.

Episode 155: #WhoWeElect: Lieutenant Governor Sep 14, 2021

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#SundayCivics is continuing our #WhoWeElect series. L. Joy brings Roshan Patel to the front of the class to break down the office of Lieutenant Governor. He explains which states have them and which states do not, how people run for those offices, and the importance of the position.

Episode 154: Reproductive Justice…Again Sep 07, 2021

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L. Joy continues to bring many esteemed guests to the front of the class to sound the alarm and get us #CivicallyEngaged around the importance of reproductive justice. Now Texas just enacted, and the US Supreme Court upheld, the most restrictive abortion law in the country SB8. On this episode, we revisit our episode with Lizz Winstead, who outlined the myriad of legislative efforts to restrict access to a safe, legal abortion. Then L. Joy brings Amanda R. Matos to the front of the class to break down what we need to know and do right now around reproductive justice.

Episode 153: Ohio is Soaring to Higher Heights Jul 25, 2021

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L. Joy is constantly teaching us that all elections are important. On this episode, she shares a discussion she co-moderated for Higher Heights Glynda Carr. This “She’s Got Next, Ohio Edition” spotlights their conversations with candidates running in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District’s special election, Nina Turner and Shontel Brown.

Episode 152: Climate Change Means We Change-But How? Jul 22, 2021

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On this episode of #SundayCivics, L. Joy welcomes Ibrahim Salhi Abdul-Matin back to the front of the class and they are expanding on their last conversation “Governing Our Persistent Human Problems.” Abdul-Matin explains how the Environmental Justice movement has transcended into a new world of effectiveness with the language of the EJ framework being used by government from the local to federal level. There is still work to be done so they give us ways more ways to challenge ourselves and #GetCivicallyEngaged around the climate because the planet’s health is our health.

Episode 151: Caring for the Caregivers Jul 12, 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the importance and struggle of the essential workers who work service based jobs providing care for other people. Who are the homecare and nursing home care workers and how can we support them while working through the long-term care solutions? L. Joy brings April Verrett to the front of the class for this crucial and timely discussion.

Episode 150: Our Brothers Keeper, Our Sisters Protector Jul 06, 2021

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Every parent wants their child to get a good education in a safe and nurturing environment. How do we ensure that our children have the opportunity to learn, are supported to grow, and be their best selves? L. Joy brings two people who are best suited to give us what we need to know to fight for our children’s’ futures, Dr. Adriana Villavicencio and Joanne N. Smith, to the front of the class for this important discussion.

Black Reproductive Justice Jun 28, 2021

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On June 15, 2021, the Black Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda was released. More than 30 Black Women’s organizations and Reproductive Justice activists came together to create this important document which addresses issues at the intersections of race, gender, class, sexual orientation and gender identity within the situational impacts of economics, politics and culture. L. Joy brings Marcela Howell and Dazon Dixon Diallo to the front of the class to give us a lesson on Reproductive Justice and share the fine points of this agenda.

Juneteenth! Jun 21, 2021

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On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the enslaved peoples of Galveston Texas were freed. That day became known as Juneteenth. On June 17, 2021 President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday. To explain what Juneteenth is and what it means to America, L. Joy brings noted scholars Chaédria LaBouvier, Dr. Melanye Price, and Dr. Melynda J. Price to the front of the class. Then, L. Joy has a special Juneteenth treat for the class-the incomparable Stephanie Mills comes to the front of the class to share her new single “Let’s Do The Right Thing.”

Episode 147: Protect and Deliver Our Vote Jun 06, 2021

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One of the most important ways we have to get our voices heard is through our vote. Barriers to our ability to vote through restrictive ID laws and the like, are being erected every day. L. Joy brings Leigh Chapman to the front of the class on this episode to discuss protecting our vote and share the work Deliver My Vote is doing now to protect it.

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