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BONUS: Ordinary Equality — The End of Roe v. Wade

Given the Supreme Court leak, our sisters at the Ordinary Equality podcast are bringing you a bonus episode. Executive Producer Jenny Kaplan sat down with OE Hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson to talk about what comes next in a post-Roe v. Wade world. Listen on: Amazon Music Audible iTunes Spotify Stitcher The BGG website […]

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BONUS: Ordinary Equality — The End of Roe v. Wade

Given the Supreme Court leak, our sisters at the Ordinary Equality podcast are bringing you a bonus episode. Executive Producer Jenny Kaplan sat down with OE Hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson to talk about what comes next in a post-Roe v. Wade world. Listen on: Amazon Music Audible iTunes Spotify Stitcher The BGG website […]

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The BGG Podcast: SCOTUS and Reproductive Rights – Fighting the Same Fight With Mini Timmaraju

It’s our season finale! What better way to celebrate a season full of Trailblazers than spotlighting someone at the forefront of change in this country: Mini Timmaraju. Mini is president of NARAL and the first woman of color to run the organization. She knows more than anyone else that across this country, reproductive rights are […]

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Black Maternal Health Week 2022

Black Maternal Health Week takes place every year from April 11 –17 and was officially recognized by the White House on April 13th, 2021. The month of April is recognized in the United States as National Minority Health Month – a month-long initiative to advance health equity across the country on behalf of all racial […]

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The BGG Podcast: Women Bring the Vote – NYC Councilmember Shahana Hanif

Welcome to Season 8 of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast! When NYC Councilmember Shahana Hanif ran for office, she knew it wasn’t going to be an easy job. So, she reframed the campaign– her race wasn’t just a job, it was a commitment to her city. A commitment to the neighborhood that raised […]

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The BGG Podcast: SCOTUS Needs Ketanji Brown Jackson with Meagan Hatcher-Mays

Welcome to Season 8 of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast! In 223 years, there has never been a Black woman on the Supreme Court—– and now, with the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, this country is closer than ever to making the Supreme Court more reflective of the nation it represents. Today, […]

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The BGG Podcast: SCOTUS Needs Ketanji Brown Jackson – Meagan Hatcher-Mays

Welcome to Season 8 of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast! In 223 years, there has never been a Black woman on the Supreme Court—– and now, with the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, this country is closer than ever to making the Supreme Court more reflective of the nation it represents. Today, […]

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The BGG Podcast: Lessons Learned – A Conversation with ActBlue

Welcome to Season 8 of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast! In this episode, host A’shanti Gholar speaks with Dany Sigwalt, executive director of Power Shift Network, Christine Nobiss, founder of Great Plains Action Society, and Erica Nash of ActBlue. We discuss the challenges that come with leadership, share lessons learned, and discuss what […]

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The BGG Podcast: Lessons Learned- A Conversation with ActBlue

Welcome to Season 8 of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast! In this episode, host A’shanti Gholar speaks with Dany Sigwalt, executive director of Power Shift Network, Christine Nobiss, founder of Great Plains Action Society, and Erica Nash of ActBlue. We discuss the challenges that come with leadership, share lessons learned, and discuss what […]

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Op-Ed: The Inescapable Exhaustion of Being the “First” Black Woman by BGG Founder A’shanti Gholar

February 25, 2022 began like most days, quiet and mundane. But as I headed to the dentist that Friday morning, my phone started chiming nonstop with text alerts: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson had become the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court. Like many Black women across the country, I’d been waiting with anticipation […]