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The This or That segment where @jadacapri named @angela_rye, @MsPackyetti, and @TamikaDMallory as her trusted sources:
"Y'all really set the standard."
This is what honoring movement elders looks like.
#TeachBabies Pod: open.spotify.com/episode/2SwF...

06.10.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Be still, listen, connect."
Jada Ward’s message for this moment.
Not more action. Not constant motion. Just stillness, community, and presence.
Maybe this is God saying: take a second.
Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2SwF... #TeachTheBabies #podcast

03.10.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"It makes no sense to have college flags hanging but not toilet paper available regularly."
Nancy Hanks just gave parents the real questions to ask schools. Not the jargon - the stuff that actually matters.
open.spotify.com/episode/4hFw...
#TeachTheBabies #ParentPower #SchoolAccountability

18.09.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The rules changed overnight. Nancy Hanks returns to #TeachTheBabies with strategies for the new educational battlefield.

Essential listening for educators under attack, parents navigating hostile schools, and allies ready to step up.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

17.09.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Demartravion β€œTrey” Reed

16.09.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Small axe fall big tree" - Mary McLeod Bethune's $2 became Bethune-Cookman University through "thousand little things we do daily." Dr. Karida Brown on Teach The Babies #Podcast.

What's your small axe for the babies? #TeachTheBabies #SmallAxeFallBigTree podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

08.09.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#GeorgeJackson’s 1971 critiques of prison, capitalism, and state violence read like they were written yesterday.
Because the systems he fought are still operating.
We break down why Jackson's analysis matters in 2025 🎧 #TeachTheBabies #podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#BlackAugust

30.08.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯ When Black women speak, the world listens. πŸ”₯

Three fearless voices. One urgent conversation.

🎯 State of the People: The Attack on Black America
πŸ“… August 14th
πŸ•˜ 9PM EST / 6PM PST
πŸ“ Watch live at stateoftheppl.com/livestream

This isn’t a panel.
It’s a reckoning.

15.08.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Joy, Marsha knew that these harsh conditions... didn't get to determine how she felt about herself."
@tourmaliiine.bsky.social joins the #TeachTheBabies #Podcast explores how Marsha P. Johnson turned the volume.
🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#MarshaForTheWin #JoyfulSurvival

12.08.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe people on the margins - if you ever empower them, it is GAME OVER. They shift the course every single time."
DeJuana Thompson explains why she invests in "zero propensity" voters others ignore 🧡Full conversation via #TeachTheBabies #podcast
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

07.08.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"It's the darkest hours where you find the light within yourself."
Larry Carter II on choosing to be a light in dark spaces after trauma ✨
His full story of resilience on the #TeachTheBabies #Podcast will move you 🎧

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

04.08.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Uncle Jimmy didn’t just write.

He warned, wept and witnessed. He held up mirrors and encouraged us to engage with ugly truths.

Honor his birthday by reading his workβ€”not simply quoting him.

#JamesBaldwin

βœŠπŸΎπŸ“šπŸŽ

03.08.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can get with this or you can get with that!!

What’s your pick? Yes, YOU!?!

Tap into the latest episode of #TeachTheBabies #Podcast right now!

#nbjc #ttb #thisorthat #podcast #outnow #listenin podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

30.07.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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POV: You ask two Black queer legislators rapid fire questions and they remind you that even people fighting fascism in Florida can still be fun, authentic humans who love chemistry, courtrooms, and throwing parties when dictators leave office.
The energy we need. ✨
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

28.07.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Florida Senator @shevrinjones.bsky.social: "Republicans told y'all exactly what they were going to do.
From dismantling education to building swamp detention centersβ€”Florida is the blueprint. We're here now.
Full conversation via #TeachtheBabies #podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

22.07.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Do you have seven people who are not related to you that you'd trust with your bank pin, phone password, and children?"

A blessed life! ✨

New #TeachTheBabies #Podcast: "Fire Fueled Tears" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

#Community #BlessedLife #FireFueledTears #MountaintopMoments

21.07.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Immigration isn't a Black people's issue" is a WHITE LIE designed to divide us.
@mspackyetti.bsky.social explains why "Alligator Alcatraz" threatens every Black family in America.
🎧 New episode: "Fire Fueled Tears" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#TeachTheBabies #Podcast

15.07.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’« "What gives me hope is that there are people like me and like you in every community working to help people who need a little bit of help."
Dr. Caya Lewis Atkins on finding hope in community action.
Full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #TeachTheBabies #Podcast #Hope #Community

14.07.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nike HQ visit = pure inspiration πŸ”₯ Major thanks to Howard "H" White for sharing his genius with us. 45+ years at Nike. His "Believe to Achieve" philosophy reminded me that greatness recognizes greatness. Every boundary is meant to be pushed. #NikeHQ #HowardWhite #Inspiration

11.07.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Being an architect of not just that moment but of the movement, has enabled so many of us to continue to do things that are a direct result of his teaching and sacrifice."

Bayard Rustin's legacy guides today's activists.

Read more: abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
#TeachTheBabies #BayardRustin

10.07.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Time To Declare Independenceβ€”For All Americans | Opinion As fireworks light up the night sky, let us remember that the truth is also a source of light. America's promise remains unfinished.

It's Time To Declare Independenceβ€”For All Americans www.newsweek.com/its-time-dec... @newsweek.com #IndependenceDay #July4

04.07.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What happened to that 2020 'racial reckoning'? Where did all those allies go? New #TeachTheBabies episode: What July 4th means. Their support was never about our liberationβ€”it was about their comfort

Time to build our own power
#FrederickDouglass #IndependenceDay
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

02.07.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎡 The Godfather of Soul's home was MAGICAL ✨ Black National Anthem, soul food, and celebrating the power of Black music πŸ”₯

"The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible" - Toni Cade Bambara

Drop your favorite James Brown song below! πŸ‘‡πŸΎ #Juneteenth

25.06.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"If those who don't understand could just live in our shoes..."

Kenya's magic wand answer hit different. And when I said "pump in our heels" πŸ‘ β€”the ENERGY!

20+ years of creating change through ballroom, advocacy & chosen family. #TeachTheBabies #Podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

24.06.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.

Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

What's happened since?

A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.

24.06.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 13338    πŸ” 5992    πŸ’¬ 670    πŸ“Œ 445
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Per my previous post. CC @jamalbryantpodcast.bsky.social #TargetFast

23.06.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tap in as we unpack what it means to be a β€œborn back talker,” the cost of dodging truth, and why resistance rooted in community is how we survive.

🟒 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform.
πŸ”— podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

#KimberlΓ©Crenshaw #CriticalRaceTheory #BlackTruths #NBJC

19.06.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New episode πŸŽ™οΈ

Professor @kimberlecrenshaw, legal scholar, truth-teller, and the mind behind Critical Race Theory joins the class to #TeachTheBabies. From kitchen table convos to courtroom resistance, she’s been talking back to power her whole life.

🟒 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform.

19.06.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#TeachTheBabies

16.06.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œReparations are about love.” Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter stops by the #TeachTheBabies #podcast to explain what Reparations are and are not.

Did you know that demanding reparations is among the most important ways to love yourself and your community?!? And is!

Tap in everywhere podcasts are.

10.06.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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