Interview with Robin Shine Maddox

In this episode, host Arrita Robinson sits down with Robin Shine Maddox, CEO and founder of She Shines Sisterhood, to celebrate the heavenly birthday of her mother, Sister Barbara Shine. Robin shares memories of growing up a "Preacher's Kid" at New Umbrea Baptist Church in Manayunk and Roxborough, the deep sense of community built around Sunday dinners and the Robinson family choir, and her mother's legacy of caring for the neighborhood's youth and elders alike.The conversation also turns to a defining moment in her family's history: a violent encounter with police in the 1970s that transformed her father, Reverend Dr. Robert P. Shine, Sr., into a lifelong voice for civil rights and social justice.As New Umbrea Baptist Church marks its 100th anniversary in 2026, this episode honors both a mother's legacy and a church's century-long place in the community.