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Black Robe Podcast
by Institute for Black Justice
The Black Robe Podcast is a lively, inter-generational dialogue that highlights the opinions, perspectives and stories of the Black/African descent community. In addition, the Black Robe Podcast shares valued social, political and economic information to diverse audiences interested in true justice, no exceptions.
Episodes
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Demystifying Workers' Comp: An Inside Look at L&I
A conversation with a Washington State Department of Labor & Industries employee on what really happens when a workplace injury threatens a family's income and stability, and what every worker deserves to understand before that moment ever comes.
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The System That Separates Families And Calls It ‘Help’
What if the system meant to protect children is actually causing harm?In this powerful conversation, the Black Robe Podcast sits down with renowned scholar, author, and activist Dorothy Roberts to expose the truth behind what she calls the family policing system, often labeled “child welfare” or...
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Black Voter Power Isn’t Dormant, It’s Decisive
In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, Frederick White and community leader Darryl Crews break down why Black voter turnout, local elections, and civic engagement matter now more than ever.Darryl exposes the real challenges around voting rights, how Supreme Court decisions impact Black...
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Democracy Isn’t Dying, It’s Being Redefined
We are at a time when faith in democracy is being tested across the world. Who really has the authority to make change, and where does your vote have the most impact?Senator Yasmin Trudeau joins the Black Robe Podcast to dissect the shifting balance of government power and the fight for voting...
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Why Social Justice Work Fails Without Lived Experience
What does it really take to fight homelessness, empower youth voices, and make politics accessible? In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, host Frederick White sits down with Pierce County Commissioner George Conzuelo, a dedicated community organizer, social worker, and advocate for youth...
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Black Fatherhood Isn’t Broken, It’s Being Rebuilt.
This episode is more than a conversation, it’s a call to action. A call to redefine what it means to be a father, to uplift one another, and to build stronger, more connected families and communities.Our host Frederick White sits down with Steve Primas, a seasoned relationship and parenting…
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Adults with Learning Disabilities (AWLD) CEO & Founder Felix Strozier
Adults with Learning Disabilities Foundation was envisioned in 1988 by Founder and CEO Felix Strozier. The foundation is a community based action organization dedicated to bringing awareness to adult illiteracy by working with a team of volunteers and agencies promoting literacy throughout the...
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Resident Action Project with Duaa-Rahemaah Hunter
In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, Host Isaiah Lenard and Founder Carol Mitchell talk with Duaa-Rahemaah Hunter, the Housing Alliance Organizer for Washington Low Income Housing Alliance. Have you or anyone in your family benefit from rent stabilization? The Resident Action Project (RAP)…
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Sexual Abuse and How to Spot It with Nova Be Bold Author DaVandra Wheeler
In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, Host Isaiah Lenard and Co-host Queleah Collins talk with DeVandra Wheeler an author and advocate dedicated to empowering children and young adults. DeVandra has served as a voice for both groups through community and prior military service. DeVandra’s...
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What is the IBJ "A.C.E.S" Program and Who are the Host and Co-host behind the Black Robe Podcast?
In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, We learn about IBJ's A.C.E.S Program and the upcoming 2024 launch date! We also hear from the Black Robe Podcast Host and Co-host who are IBJ Interns, to learn a little bit more about them and their missions towards social justice advocacy. To learn more...
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Social Justice & Activism with NAACP President Jonathan Johnson | Episode 95 || Black Robe Podcast
In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast hear from NAACP President Jonathan Johnson our host Isaiah Lenard and Co-host Queleah Collins. This is an episode you don't want to miss! Listen as they dig deep gaining knowledge on how to break generational cycles of social justice oppression, and how…
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Gun Violence Prevention with Alliance for Gun Responsibility, Ryan Disch-Guzman MSW
Hear from Ryan Disch-Guzman Alliance for Gun Responsibility Community Engagement Director. We will be diving deep in police brutality, suicide prevention due to gun violence, community safety and way's we can be more responsible while being gun owners. Learn about the Alliance new initiatives by...
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Manny Ellis Verdict Reflection with Founder Carol Mitchell | Episode 93 || Black Robe Podcast
In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, The Host Isaiah Lenard, and co-host Queleah Collins ask IBJ Founder Carol Mitchell her thoughts as a long standing lawyer, advocate and ally to social justice issues her honest and raw opinion over the verdict rendered by the jury in the Manny Ellis Trial.
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Real Talk with Urban League Tacoma CEO Janice Lee | Episode 92 || Black Robe Podcast
In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, Carol Mitchell and the IBJ ACES team go deep in discussion about the mission of the Urban League and Black Tacoma with new Urban League CEO Janice Lee. instituteforblackjustice.org/black-robe-podcast-1 Tacoma Urban League...
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Catching up with Thrett of YBMW | Episode 91 || Black Robe Podcast
YBMW is in the house once again! The conversation is rich and goes deep y’all. instituteforblackjustice.org/black-robe-podcast-1 YBMW: Facebook Instagram Get Involved Podcast Bookmark us linktr.ee/Instituteforblackjustice
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Update On The Manny Ellis Trial | Episode 90 || Black Robe Podcast
In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, Our new cohost Queleah interviews IBJ ACES Isaiah and Faith for an update on the Manuel Ellis trial and observations on court etiquette in Pierce County. Navigating this trial as a community is difficult waiting for justice for Manny; It's even harder…
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The Trial | Episode 89 || Black Robe Podcast
Manuel Ellis was a 33-year-old African-American Tacoma, Washington man killed by police on March 3, 2020. Those in Tacoma are very familiar with this case and have been waiting for justice for Manny and his family. In this episode, Morgan and Isaiah discuss what has happened since the trial began...
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Reducing Youth Violence with Peace Point | Episode 88 || Black Robe Podcast
We’ve all noticed the uptick in violence among our youth here in Pierce County and throughout the United States. In this episode of The Black Robe, we talk to Carolyn and Malik from Peace Point about how, as a community, we can turn the tide. instituteforblackjustice.org/black-robe-podcast-1...
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Why We Black The Vote | Episode 87 || Black Robe Podcast
Voting matters. Period. Carol Mitchell and IBJ Intern Isaiah Lenard discuss the history of voting and why IBJ commits to Back The Vote every year https://instituteforblackjustice.org/black-robe-podcast-1 Bookmark us for easy access to all of our content…
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Tacoma Tenants Bill Of Rights | Episode 86 || Black Robe Podcast
The Tenants Bill Of Rights is on the ballot this November. We see the direct impacts of the housing crisis in our work at IBJ; In this Black Robe Episode, we went in and had a deep discussion with Morgan Smith and Isaiah Lenard on the Tacoma Tenant Bill Of Rights and just how important it is for...
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The IBJ 2023 Freedom Summer Symposium: Keynote Hannibal Johnson | Episode 85 || Black Robe Podcast
Hannibal Johnson, the keynote for the Institute For Black Justice 2023 Freedom Summer Symposium, educates the audience on the history of the Greenwood district, also known as Black Wall Street. Keep up with us tinyurl.com/IBJ-Newsletter Find us online linktr.ee/Instituteforblackjustice
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Getting The Bag with Beyond The Curls | Episode 84 || Black Robe Podcast
What is vegan haircare anyways? Carol sits down with Sally from Beyond The Curls to discuss natural haircare and the journey to entrepreneurship. www.beyondthecurls.co Bookmark us for easy access to all of our content: https://linktr.ee/Instituteforblackjustice #gethtatbag
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The Freedom Summer Symposium | Episode 83 || Black Robe Podcast
Just 2 weeks left until the Freedom Summer Symposium Seats are limited. Get your tickets today instituteforblackjustice.org/event-registration-1
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Getting The Bag with Campfire Coffee | Episode 82 || Black Robe Podcast
Tia and IBJ Intern Faith sit down with Quincy, co-owner of Campfire Coffee to talk about his path to entrepreneurship and getting the bag while still holding to the mission, vision, and values of putting community first. www.welovecampfire.com...
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Speaking Truth To Power | Episode 81 || Black Robe Podcast
In collaboration with Conversation 253, IBJ facilitates a deep and meaningful discussion with Vonda Sargent J.D. and Dr. Carolyn Weisz on the prevalence of discrimination in the civil court systems. Bookmark us for easy access to all of our content: https://linktr.ee/Instituteforblackjustice
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What Is Institute For Black Justice | Episode 80 || Black Robe Podcast
What is Institute For Black Justice and what exactly do we do? Your questions answered in this episode. Find everywhere we are https://linktr.ee/Instituteforblackjustice
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The Intersection Of Trees And Equity | Episode 79 || Black Robe Podcast
What exactly do trees have to do with equity and justice? Find out on episode 79 of the Black Robe Podcast. Carol interviews Lowell Wyse from Tacoma Tree Foundation for a look at environmental justice through the lens of tree canopy Cover in Tacoma & Pierce County...
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Calling Out Disparities in Education | Episode 78 || Black Robe Podcast
We're back with the very first episode of 2023! Carol Sits down with Kimi Ginn from Vibrant Schools to discuss the organization, and its brand-new status! https://instituteforblackjustice.org/black-robe-podcast-1 Find everywhere we are https://linktr.ee/Instituteforblackjustice Donate today...
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Ain't I A Woman | Episode 77 || Black Robe Podcast
On this special edition of the Black Robe Podcast, Carol and Tia discuss the patterns we’ve noticed in the community when it comes to the care and support for Black women and the focus for IBJ over 2023. https://instituteforblackjustice.org/black-robe-podcast-1 Bookmark us for easy access to all…
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Fair Housing in the Housing Crisis | Episode 76 || Black Robe Podcast
In our last podcast episode of the year, Carol interviews Adria Buchanan from The Fair Housing Center of Washington about the difference between Landlord-tenant laws, fair housing laws, and the intersection of these with the housing crisis. View the video podcast https://youtu.be/W4xF7ikDB_A...
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One Landlords Lens On The Housing Crisis | Episode 75 || Black Robe Podcast
On this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, we dive even deeper into the topics of housing justice and the housing crisis. Carol and Monique chat with Noemi from CJK Community Homes about the lens of home providers and how the pandemic has further exacerbated the ability of home providers, and...
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Housing Justice | Episode 74 || Black Robe Podcast
It's always been in the undercurrent that there is a serious problem with the housing industry. Carol and Tia interview Monique Patterson from Next Chapter to discuss some of the barriers and the resources that Next Chapter provides to those experiencing housing injustice in Pierce County. Check...
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Taking Up The Cause Of The Oppressed And Defenseless | Episode 73 || Black Robe Podcast
There are many oaths that one can take, but non is stronger than the oath to help the oppressed and defenseless. You can find links everywhere we are on our linktree: https://linktr.ee/Instituteforblackjustice. Don’t forget to bookmark us for easy access to all of our content.
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Revolutionary Acts in Cultural Appreciation | Episode 72 || Black Robe Podcast
Classical music is there for all of us to enjoy. How do we break down the barriers present so that all of us can freely listen AND play music from cultures other than our own? This concept is explored in full on episode 72 of the Black Robe Podcast. Joe Williams- https://www.soundliberator.net/…
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Catching Up with Xavier Cooper | Episode 71 || Black Robe
Carol sits down with the one and only Xavier "X" Cooper to chat about his Crystal Stair Stories and his nonprofit Everybody Learns Differently https://www.everyonelearnsdifferently.org/ https://www.instagram.com/everyonelearnsdifferently/?r=nametag You can find links everywhere we are on our...
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Golden Partnerships | Episode 70 || Black Robe Podcast
In this episode, Carol chats with Lorraine “Rain Maker” Stone from The Big Homie Program, and Shannon Shea @tacomaboatbuilders to discuss a brand new grant they were just awarded from the Office of Firearm Safety & Violence Prevention. This beautiful collaboration aims to get to the root cause of...
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Raising The Bar On Public Education with Summit Olympus| Episode 69 || Black Robe Podcast
Carol sits with Anthony Clarke, Executive Director of Summit Olympus, a top-performing FREE Charter school in Pierce County. If all schools were modeled like this, imagine the pathway to success this could create for our youth! You can find links everywhere we are on our linktree:...
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Catching up with YBMW| Episode 68 || Black Robe Podcast
Carol sits with Thrett Brown to catch up on what YBMW has been up to over 2022. www.ybmw1080.org https://youtu.be/phGqRsxzlGk You can find links everywhere we are on our linktree: https://linktr.ee/Instituteforblackjustice. Bookmark us for easy access to all of our content. Video Productions:...
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Ryan Wright | Crystal Stair Stories| Episode 67 || Black Robe Podcast
Carol sits with IBJ ACES Design Challenger Ryan Wright to discuss the digital divide among low SES students, his Crystal Stair Story, and how Junxbox is bridging the gap. Watch this episode on our website: https://instituteforblackjustice.org/black-robe-podcast-1 Junxbox provides an incredible...
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Black Royalty: The Blueprint For Black Excellence | Episode 66 || Black Robe Podcast
In this bonus episode of our Legacy Builders series; Anzhane and Carol interview the one and only Lyle Quasim! Lyle shares his experience of the 1969 Hilltop Tacoma Mother’s Day Uprising and the birth of The Black Collective. https://youtu.be/dS-Bidl0xD8 We’re only a few weeks out from the…
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1969 Mother’s Day Disturbance - Updating The Blueprint | Episode 65 || Black Robe Podcast
In the third episode of our Legacy Builders series; Moses Ramos our IBJ intern speaks with the legacy builder Imam Amir Abdul Matin. Amir shares his experience of the 1969 Hilltop Tacoma Mother’s Day Uprising and discusses what it takes to update the blueprint for black excellence for today’s…
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The Blueprint of Black Excellence- 1969 Mother’s Day Disturbance | Episode 64 || Black Robe Podcast
On the second episode of our Legacy Builders series; Keysha Rae Cooper @key_key_86 and Andre Jimenez, two of our 2021 design challenge participants in the IBJ ACES Leadership Program, interview the legendary James L. Walton. James Walton, the first Black City Manager of Tacoma, Washington, shares...
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Legacy Builders - 1969 Hilltop Tacoma Mother’s Day Disturbance | Episode 63 || Black Robe Podcast
We have a very special episode for you on the Black Robe Podcast this week. Keysha Rae Cooper @key_key_86 and Andre Jimenez, two of our 2021 design challenge participants in the IBJ ACES Leadership Program, interview two legacy builders, Senator Rosa Franklin and Dr. Bill Baarsma, on their...
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Funding College Project | Episode 62 || Black Robe Podcast
This week on the Black Robe Podcast co-hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell sit down with Perry Newell to discuss the Funding College Project. Whether age 8 or 98, Perry is confident he has a resource he can connect you to so finances are not a barrier https://youtu.be/dyeReMlMY7k You can...
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Breaking Interpersonal Systematic Barriers with The iKinnect App| Episode 61 || Black Robe Podcast
How does the intersection of technology, science, and lived experience work to benefit at-risk families? Co-hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell sit down with the team of iKinnect 2.0 to find out just that. This episode provides a deep dive into the app, how it can help black families, and...
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Nicki Blake-Chafetz | Crystal Stair Stories| Episode 60 || Black Robe Podcast
This week on the Black Robe Podcast, Carol Mitchell sits down with author Nicki Blake-Chafez to have a blunt discussion about gun violence, the systems of oppression, and her book My Adventures in Trumpland. Head over to our Youtube to watch this episode https://youtu.be/TSgDIbk3FG8 My Adventures...
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Dr. Gilda Sheppard | Crystal Stair Stories | Episode 59 || Black Robe Podcast
Co-Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell interview the award-winning filmmaker, Dr. Gilda Sheppard, on her Crystal Stair Story of personal triumph, criminal justice policies, and their direct effects on the lives of black and brown bodies. Dr. Sheppard also discusses in-depth her latest...
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Gun Violence And Mental Health In The Black Community | Episode 58 || Black Robe Podcast
This week on the Black Robe Podcast, Co-hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell talk about gun violence and mental health in the black community. If we’re not experiencing it directly, we’re reading about it or hearing about it. Gun violence has taken far too many young black lives. Domestic...
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Side Hustles and Entrepreneurship| Episode 57 || Black Robe Podcast
What defines a "good job" nowadays? Co-Hosts Anzhane Slaughter and Carol Mitchell discuss the employment numbers and the generational differences in what a "stable job" looks like. Bookmark us: https://linktr.ee/Instituteforblackjustice #IBJ
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It’s the IBJ 2021 Wrap-up| Episode 56 || Black Robe Podcast
Join us for our 2021 year in review; the IBJ accomplished so much this year, and we thought it would be fun to look back and see all the things we’ve done and the episodes that you loved the most. Head to our YouTube for the full experience. https://youtu.be/P-ENMl3v8FQ
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The Black Robe Podcast is a lively, inter-generational dialogue that highlights the opinions, perspectives and stories of the Black/African descent community. In addition, the Black Robe Podcast shares valued social, political and economic information to diverse audiences interested in true justice, no exceptions.
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