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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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to Season 8 of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast! Today’s guest, Dr. Sadaf Jaffer, is the first Asian American and first Muslim American woman sworn into the New Jersey General Assembly, and formerly the first Muslim woman to serve as a mayor in the United Sates. This trailblazer knows what it takes […]
Welcome to Season 8 of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast! As the daughter of Young Lord activists, Mia Bonta grew up always being reminded how important it was for her to fight for what she, and other poor Black and brown people, deserve. Mia spent 25 years in the nonprofit world doing just […]
Welcome to Season 8 of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast! We know representation matters at every level, but that doesn’t change the facts: getting into politics is daunting, even for today’s guest, Sändra Washington, the first Black lesbian elected to Lincoln, Nebraska’s City Council. Today, Sändra is a newly re-elected member of the […]
The application for the Spring 2022 Ignite Change Fellowship is now open! You can find the fellowship application here. Please share this application with anyone who has experience as an advocate or organizational leader, is interested in running for office in the future, and has no prior or current history of running for office. The […]