15 JUN 2021 · Jackie and Hannah sit down to hash out the uncomfortable, and then walk towards the myriad of solutions that are ready and waiting for participation.  Mentioned:  Tribe Collective: www.tribekollective.org Feast: www.feastva.org Bryce Fluellen with Every Table: https://www.everytable.com/ Harlem Grown: https://bookshop.org/books/harlem-grown-how-one-big-idea-transformed-a-neighborhood/9781534402317  Maddie’s Fridge: https://bookshop.org/books/maddi-s-fridge/9781936261291 www.Foodthatfitsu.com @afro_somm

8 JUN 2021 · Last month, we tackled Environmental Equity, and we were graced with eclectic aesthetic curator, Fania Ferdinand, of La Lolita Vintage. We invite you in to hear what she believes about the clothes we put on our skin and how her grandmother started it all. https://lalolitavintage.com/ IG/FB: @lalolitavintage  

11 MAY 2021 · Hannah revisits a formative event when devastating hurricanes passed through her hometown, and realizes that the impact was not felt equally across the community. 

4 MAY 2021 · For this episode, we went straight to local climate activist, Kim Sudderth. As Mother's Out Front's Virginia Organizing Manager, she has her finger on the pulse of what's pressing and what stands in our way (not polar bears, but it is white!)  Mentioned:  @intersectionalenvironmentalist https://www.intersectionalenvironmentalist.com/ https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/vanessa-nakate/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/29/vanessa-nakate-interview-climate-activism-cropped-photo-davos https://www.mothersoutfront.org/    

27 APR 2021 · We asked a few contributors what makes a good education. The answer to that question may be clear, but the path to get it is much more complicated.  Mentioned:  @Integratedschools.  https://integratedschools.org/podcasts/ @antonioasaunders   https://www.antoniosaunders.com/ Extra Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Night Light by Blue Dot Sessions

20 APR 2021 · We sought out an equity officer to no avail-but doesn't mean we came up empty handed. Links mentioned in episode:  Propublica: Miseducation Stats https://projects.propublica.org/miseducation/ Templates for writing to schools: https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/decolonizing-thanksgiving-a-toolkit-for-combatting-racism-in-schools-5d4e3023a2f8 Integrated Schools Podcast: https://integratedschools.org/podcasts/ Embrace Race https://www.embracerace.org/resources/topic/race-and-early-childhood Outschool https://outschool.com/online-classes?order=upcoming&q=social%20justice#usvwbzVT4d Principal Demands: https://usow.org/principaldemands/#section1/form

6 APR 2021 · After three hours of conversation, it became clear that there are an abundant amount of inequities, concerns, questions, and needs in public education. It's a sinkhole of problems that most people care about but lack the resources to "make it right". Join Hannah in the car, and Jackie in the closet as they go #RedforED and process where to start in the Season of Solutions (SOS) for education.   From the Pod: Nice White Parents Ginny and Georgia Integrated Schools #RedForEd

16 MAR 2021 · The idea of "solving our housing crisis" got ya overwhelmed? Listen in for some ideas of places to start taking your baby steps to betterment. Stay tuned for our next episode where we take a look at Education.  Referenced Links:  https://homeofva.org/get-help/fair-housing/ https://www.newvirginiamajority.org/take_action https://www.vahousingaction.com/ https://www.classy.org/campaign/757epf/c317944 https://togetherrising.org/ https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2020/07/05/lawyers-breonna-taylor-case-connected-gentrification-plan/5381352002/  

14 MAR 2021 · Bonus!!! We realized the season of solutions is people-centered. That's why we are not just talking about how housing affects people. We are engaging with them on it. Listen as people around our city tells us what makes a good neighborhood?

2 MAR 2021 · This month we dive into housing. If we had to pick an origin point for systematic racism, this might be it--housing influences education, jobs, food, health... EV.ER.Y.THING. So listen in as Jackie breaks down the problem, and then join us in two weeks for our suggestions on places to start.    https://www.simplemost.com/dave-matthews-band-donates-5m-to-public-housing-in-hometown-of-charlottesville/#:~:text=Along%20with%20the%20rest%20of,need%20in%20the%20community%20there.