Episode 80: Challenging Segregation & The Future Of The Democratic Party Richard & Leah Rothstein are the Father and Daughter duo here to Tell Us The Truth about their new book Just Action: How To Challenge Segregation Enacted Under The Color Of Law. This incredible conversation dives deep into Sounding the Alarm on Housing Segregation Empowering Community Groups to hold Banks accountable for investing more in underserved areas Reforming the credit scoring system Providing down payment assistance to Black homebuyers Building housing affordable to a range of income levels Much more R ..read more

Episode 79: Gail Papp Gail Papp is the wife of Public Theater New York founder Joe Papp, and she's here to Tell Us The Truth about her new book : Public/Private: My Life with Joe Papp at the Public Theater . Gail shares info about The early Years of the Public Theater Addressing social issues through Plays Helping to launch the careers of James Earl Jones, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington etc. Dedication to continuing to go against the grain in order to bring about change Much more *You can Subscribe to Tell Us The Truth on all leading podcast apps including the iHeart Radi ..read more

Episode 78: Deborah Kasdan Author and Mental Health Advocate Deborah Kasdan is here to Tell Us The Truth about her new book : ROLL BACK THE WORLD: A Sister’s Memoir . Hear Deborah open up about How the entire family dealt with her Sister's chronic mental illness. Deborah deciding to get therapy before writing the book How mental health advocacy has provided an outlet for Deborah, her Husband and her Father Religion helping her sister's final moments end in a more positive manner Much more Mental Illness is a topic society tends to shy away from despite we all being affected by it personally ..read more

Episode 77: Ned Blackhawk Professor Ned Blackhawk is here to Tell Us The Truth about his incredible new book The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of American History. Listen as Ned explains: Ned's preferred term to be identified as - American Indian Why he wrote about five centuries of Native and non-Native histories, from Spanish colonial exploration to the rise of Native American self-determination in the late twentieth century. How Casino Gaming helped provide much needed employment and wealth building opportunities for a mostly marginalized American Indian populati ..read more

Episode 77: Elizabeth Benedict Mental Health Advocate, Cancer Survivor and Author Elizabeth Benedicat is ready to Tell Us The Truth about her new book Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own. Listen as Elizabeth opens up about Her personal experiences being a Cancer Survivor, Warlike metaphors used to describe cCancer, How Doctors fears influence their comments on patients Whether or not the fear of waiting to find out you have Cancer or being officially diagnosed with Cancer is worse How do you keep going when Doctors tell you that you're wrong Getting second opinions Much more The episode get ..read more

Tell Us The Truth Episode 76: Reem Abdellatif Reem Abdellatif is an Egyptian American, former Award Winning Journalist and a Trauma Informed Coach. Listen as Reem opens up about her experiences covering the Arab Spring, Structural Racism around the World, working with Survivors of Trauma and more. Reem also holds nothing back sharing thoughts on whether Women should be treated equal to Men, especially in leadership, within Muslim Society. Reem covers a wide array of serious subject matter with exceptional precision & encourages all listeners to learn more at healing-redefined.com .You won ..read more

Episode 75: Alexandra Allred Sports Legend Alexandra Allred Tells Us The Truth about her latest book When Women Stood: The Untold History Of Females Who Changed Sports And The World. Listen as Alex details being a founder of the US Women's Bobsled Team, Competing while 4 months Pregnant and how Alex's health and fitness were studied and used to write the Olympic Guidelines for pregnant athletes. Alex also details how it felt to interview fellow Female Athletes and some of the facts she learned which reinforced some of the experiences she too faced as a Female Athlete in a male dominated sport ..read more

Episode 73: Dr. Deborah Dash Moore International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Friday January 27th this year, and Dr Deborah Dash Moore of the Posen Library is back to help us remember. Listen as Dr. Debroah details why it is important to never forget the Holocaust, the significance of Memorial Days in general, various parts of the world the Jewish Diaspora have settled in and much more. Dr. Deborah also shares how Jewish cuisine has been impacted by Jewish people living in various parts of the world including South America! *Dr. Deborah Dash Moore is a Frederick G..L. Huetwell Professor of His ..read more

Episode 72: Ariana Jasmine : Ariana Jasmine is an Iranian American Activist who has built such a strong following online she's in the Top 1% of all Twitch streamers. Listen as Ariana details how coping with her Mother's terminal illness inspired Ariana to use social media to bring awareness to oppressed people around the world including in the United States and Iran. What have been Ariana's highest highs and greatest challenges with being the Global face of her brand of activism. How does Araiana respond to critics? What are Ariana's thoughts on people who missclasify Iranians as Arab? Ariana ..read more

Episode 70: Sonali Dev & Sara Polton: Sonali Dev is an award winning author who has built an excellent reputation for relatable storytelling. Her latest book, The Vibrant Years, is already so well regarded it has been selected as the first book to be published by "Mindy'sBook Studio"; a publishing company created by Award Winning Actress Mindy Kaling. Listen as Sonali details what it feels like to be featured by Mindy's Book Studio, being a former classmate of former Miss Universe Aishwarya Rai, why she dedicated The Vibrant Years to all Grandmothers and much more. (The Vibrant Years is a ..read more