Read a book by a teenage author lately?You will now! Zion Lester is a teenage author who wrote a children's book with Big Ideas about homelessness. "Zion Learns to See" is her newest book co-written with her Dad Dr. Terence Lester, Found of Love Beyond Walls. An organization raising awareness and advocacy for those experiencing poverty and homelessness.This episode we learn from Zion, a young author who, alongside her father, Dr. Terence Lester, is making strides in awareness and ...
Apr 24, 2024
22 min
Imagine a world where the strongest force isn't violence, but Peace. Dr. Reverend Vonnetta West is a force. Her work is reshaping hate and conflict with the power of Kingian Non-Violence. As a Senior Trainer at The King Center in Atlanta, a Consultant training us to work for justice in our workplace or in Liberia in the school she founded to positively impact youth.She joins us to illuminate the transformative power of Kingian nonviolence, a force that remains as potent today as it...
Apr 5, 2024
50 min
Rev Cece Jones Davis is a Woman Who is Making History Today.Her impact has been recognized and celebrated throughout the United States, including an Emmy nomination for a KFOR News conversation on racial (re)conciliation, receiving the 2021 Change.org Changemaker of the Year Award and Special Congressional Recognition for her efforts in civil rights and social justice.From a small town to leading the charge to challenge injustice Reverend CeCe Jones Davis has the audacity to make histor...
Mar 13, 2024
1 hr 4 min
Rev Sharon Risher shares her journey from the Emanuel Church shooting tragedy to leading the charge for gun reform and the end of the death penalty. Discover her story of transformation on our latest podcast episode. In this Episode learn: How being a gun violence victims family member changed her mind.How she found her purpose.What Women Leaders we should be supporting.Why taking action is how we find our hope.Ways we can Wage Peace instead of stay silent to end Gun Violence. ...
Mar 1, 2024
38 min
Elie was born and raised in Jerusalem to Christian parents who are neither Jewish nor Palestinian. Elie’s life experiences of growing up in Israel/Palestine is why she chose to pursue graduate studies in Conflict & Reconciliation and Creative Writing. Her research and writing skills are the foundation for the collection of stories of Peace Heroes from all around the world. Peace Heroes was born out of a desire to empower children living in the shadow of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to...
Jan 24, 2024
54 min
Blackness + Holiness and a daughters tribute to a Mother with mental illness.Marcie Alvis Walker is the creator of the popular Instagram feed Black Coffee with White Friends. She is also the creator of Black Eyed Bible Stories. Marcie is passionate about what it means to embrace intersectionality, diversity, and inclusion in our spiritual lives. Find out what 8th grade Marcie + Diana would be wearing if our dreams came true.The transformative power of a Mother's love- and how society era...
Dec 20, 2023
57 min
A viral instagram challenge became a New York Times bestselling book that challenged a generation the summer George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery became a rallying cry in cities and towns across the country, forcing the United States to confront the racism of its past and present. How do we combat racism, change the world and become A Good Ancestor?Layla Saad, an East African, Arab, British, Black, Muslim woman living in Qatar, came up with an impressive answer — a 28-day...
Dec 12, 2023
1 hr 6 min
Have you listened to an adult adoptee's perspective on foster care and adoption?I'm an adoptive mom and I learned from Angela Tucker, a Black woman adopted out of foster care by white parents , what I most wished I had learned through the adoption process.Learn the one phrase Angela says an adopted person in your community needs to hear from you!Listen to the story of an 85 year old birth father who is looking for his 55 year old daughter in Angela’s documentary film.Learn how her parents tau...
Nov 22, 2023
52 min
Get ready to enter the world of Ariel Gold, a fierce advocate for Palestinian rights and the Director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, America's oldest interfaith peacemaking organization . This remarkable woman has spent 20 years working diligently to bring peace to a region marred by violence, and in this episode, she shares her journey and two action steps we can take to stop the violence today.Ariel's testimony of how the violence in the Holy Land has shaped her faith is s...
Nov 7, 2023
52 min
How do we teach our children about violence in a way that empowers them rather than instills fear? Are we actively debunking the myth that violence is justice? Tune in as we navigate the challenge of discussing violence with our children - an issue our own parents often shied away from. I'm a Mom, War Veteran and Peacemaker and I'm sharing how we can center our kids dignity and empower them to be part of our communities. We'll delve into the importance of age-appropriate conversations, f...
Nov 2, 2023
24 min
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