Greetings listeners! Welcome back to our EMPOWER Podcast! We are embarking on Season 2 of our podcast, and we are proud to spotlight Ms. Angelica Bidlack, a passionate advocate for social and environmental justice and Founder of Themis Magazine, an online publication designed to amplify the voices of young people. Read more about Angelica below: Angelica Bidlack is a dedicated student based in Boston. She is the founder of Themis Magazine, a vibrant online publication tailored by and for the youth. Angelica's vision extends to the Global Fashion Exchange Youth Program, a groundbreaking platfor ..read more

We are back for episode two of our series in commemoration of the United Nations International Day for People of African Descent! Listen in as Ikram, Brenda, and I talk with Dr. Barbara G. Reynolds, Chairperson of the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on the importance of the International Day for People of African Descent, the International Decade for People of African Descent, the role of Member States in promoting the Decade, and addressing racial inequality through an intersectional lens. Ms. Reynolds is the Vice-President for Administration, Advancement ..read more

In honor of the United Nations International Day for People of African Descent (August 31), Bell Global Justice Institute is proud to partner with the Global Black Collective Institute to host a series entitled "Celebrating Black Women in Leadership and Decision-Making Spaces". This year's theme for the International Day for People of African Descent focuses on "Honoring the Contributions of the African Diaspora" - and our podcast series highlights the global contributions of Black Women. We are so excited to collaborate with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ..read more

Tune in for Episode 9 of our podcast to hear from a fabulous young leader, Miss Denia Smith (She/Her/Hers) on how she is advancing civil and human rights as an intersectional changemaker and advocate. Be sure and check out her amazing podcast, "The She Shall Speak Series," to learn more about extraordinary, innovative, and trailblazing Black women and girls. Read more about Denia below: Denia Smith (She/Her/Hers) is an intersectional changemaker from New Jersey. She is immensely passionate about racial and gender justice, educational equity, and civic engagement. As a student researcher and g ..read more

Greetings and Happy New Year listeners! Thank you for joining us for our 2022 kickoff with episode 8 of our EMPOWER Podcast! Our special guest Micho Assi is dropping some serious pearls of wisdom for everyone out there interested in being a vessel for change in their communities and the world! Micho is a mom, an immigrant, a program manager, and a community advocate. She is a true servant leader, and her story and journey will inspire you! She is the Project Director for Peace Tech Lab's "Road to Equal Justice Dearborn" event happening in Dearborn, Michigan on January 11-12, 2022. If you are ..read more

Greetings listeners! Thank you for tuning in for episode 7 of Bell Global Justice Institute's EMPOWER Podcast!  On today's episode, we are featuring Adv. Thando Gumede, Legal Eagle, Feminist Thought Leader, and Innovator, as she joins us from her beautiful country of South Africa! Thando will be sharing her journey to the legal field and how she bridges law and technology to create innovative programs to advance gender equality, gender equity, and the understanding of intersectionality in South Africa and around the world.  She will also discuss the role of feminism in building pea ..read more

Welcome back for episode 6 of our podcast!! We are commemorating International Day of the Girl, (October 11), a global day set aside by the United Nations General Assembly to encourage governments and communities around the world to reflect and take action on advancing and promoting the human rights, human dignity, and empowerment of our world's girls. Today, we are excited for you to tune in as London welcomes our special guest speaker, Jin In, a leading voice in girls' empowerment. Jin is the author of an upcoming book, Girl Power, and she is the founder of For Girls GLocal Leadership (4GGL ..read more

Greetings friends and welcome to episode 5 of our EMPOWER Podcast! My name is London and I am your host! Today I am excited to talk with one of metro Detroit's finest community leaders, Dr. Kofi Adoma! Dr. Kofi and I will be talking about the life and legacy of Ruth Ellis (July 23, 1899 - October 5, 2000) who was well known for being the oldest out African American lesbian, as well an activist and businesswoman in Detroit. You are going to absolutely love listening to Dr. Kofi share about her good friend Mother Ruth and how she became one of the co-founders of the Ruth Ellis Center, a nationa ..read more

Greetings friends and thank you for tuning in to episode 4 of our podcast! Today I am honored to talk with Bell Global Justice Institute's 2021 Ssgt Vincent J. Bell Service Award Recipient, Cpl. Dani Woods of the Detroit Police Department! Today, Dani will share her journey as a servant leader and member of law enforcement in our hometown of Detroit! During our talk today, Dani also shared information on a few really cool events happening this weekend in Detroit on July 24-25! To learn more about the Detroit Police Department Chief's Neighborhood Liaison Unit and their cool community events ..read more

For our special Memorial Day episode, we are very honored to talk with Renee Nickell, Author and Gold Star Sibling  to Major Samuel Griffith, USMC. Renee’s mission is to “increase awareness of the difficulties military families face, so that we can help them endure, recover and heal.” Renee’s beautiful and inspiring memoir, “Always My Hero: A Sister’s Inspiring Story of Love, Sacrifice, and Hope” honors her brother Sam and brings light to the difficult journey of American Gold Star Families. “There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it ..read more