The Spin is a weekly one hour podcast featuring women of color talking policy, social justice, race, sex, gender, power, love. It's a pioneering podcast led by award winning international journalist ESTHER ARMAH. We air in the US, Ghana, London. The Spin rostrum mixes the brilliance of activists, organizers, academics, journalists and artists to create engaging, dynamic, powerful podcasts. This is a global production team led by Esther Armah. It combines and includes Starr FM radio in Ghana, ...
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#whoTAUGHTyou Celebrating Teachers for World Teachers Day
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#whoTAUGHTyou: this weeklong multimedia project celebrates TEACHERS for 2019 World Teachers Day. Who was that teacher who AFFIRMED, NURTURED, ENCOURAGED, SHAPED you? How did that SHAPE you? What impact did it have? Host: Esther ArmahGuest: Dr. Mary Ashun, Head of Ghana International SchoolBy Esther Armah
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#reImaginingAFRICA: EDUCATION May 24th 2019
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#reImaginingAFRICA: EDUCATION. Meet this Ghanaian woman changing one school, creating a model for a nation, lighting a fire for teachers & issuing a call to action for change in the classrooms of a Continent.Host: Esther ArmahGuest: Dr. Mary Ashun, Principal GIS & Board Member, AISA.Sound Editor: David McKeever Distributor: Loretta Rucker, AAPRC…
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#reImaginingAFRICA: LEADERSHIP May 17th 2019
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#reImaginingAFRICA: LEADERSHIP. Too many folks think leadership in Africa is: Politician. V8. Air-conditioned office. Boss. Big Man. Oga. Think again. Listen to these two leadership game-changersHost: Esther ArmahGuests: Taaka Awori - Busara Africa and Lucy Quist - The Bold New NormalSound Editor: David McKeever Distributor: Loretta Rucker AAPRC…
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#reImaginingAFRICA: PHILANTHROPY May 10th 2019
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#reImaginingAFRICA: PHILANTHROPY. Discussion series throughout May featuring visionary leadership from African women in Ghana in honour of Africa Day on May 25th. Think Africa? Think Charity? No. Think Creative Economics. Think Game Changer & Narrative Shifter. Think Anatu Ben-Lawal Host: Esther Armah, The Spin & Director EAA Media ProductionsGuest…
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#reImaginingAFRICA TECHNOLOGY May 3rd 2019
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#reImaginingAFRICA: discussion series throughout May on visionary leadership from African women in Ghana in honour of Africa Day on May 25th. When they ask: where are the visionary leaders of tech in Ghana? Tell them. Right Here.Host: Esther ArmahGuests: Ethel Cofie and Akosua AnnobilSound Editor: David Mckeever Distributor: Loretta Rucker AAPRC…
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NANA AMOAKO ANIN & MAAME ADJEI The Spin series 'LIVING LEGACY' for #AfricanWomanDay 31st July 2018
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The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDayHost: Esther ArmahGuest: Nana Amoako Anin - Bliss Yoga & Touch A LifeGuest: Maame Adjei - Girl Going Places & An African City#AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam.By Esther Armah
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KATHLEEN ADDY The Spin series 'LIVING LEGACY' for #AfricanWomanDay 31st July 2018
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The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDayHost: Esther ArmahGuest: Kathleen Addy - Natnl Commission for Civic Education#AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam. The Spin brings you 'Living Legacy' discussions featuring Daughters of the Black Star Nation, Ghana…
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NANA AKOSUA HANSON The Spin series 'LIVING LEGACY' for #AfricanWomanDay 31st July 2018
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The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDayHost: Esther ArmahGuest: Nana Akosua Hanson - Drama Queens & Let's Talk Consent#AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam. The Spin brings you 'Living Legacy' discussions featuring Daughters of the Black Star Nation, Ghana: #reimagining s…
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The Spin Fashion Forum Africa Part II Nana Ekua Brew Hammond Dr Tanisha Ford Sept 28 2017
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THE SPIN: Fashion Forum Africa Special PART IISTYLE APPROPRIATION - Africans & African Americans -remixing culture&styleAFRICA FASHION WEEK GOES GLOBAL - culture struts down global catwalksHost: Esther ArmahContributor: Nana Ekua Brew Hammond and Dr. Tanisha FordBy Esther Armah
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The Spin Fashion Forum Africa Part 1 Sept 21
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FASHION FORUM AFRICA special on THE SPIN: international podcast feat women of color. PODCAST & ON AIR: Accra, New York, LondonPLUS SIZE FASHION WEEK DEBUTS IN LAGOS - Couture Can be CurvyFASHION FORUM AFRICA - building an industry from Africa's fashion worldHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Makeba Boateng & Steffany Allen…
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Trials & Traumas: Injustice & Brutality in America Dr Brittney Cooper Monica Dennis June 29 2017
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Trials & Traumas: Injustice & Brutality in America on THE SPIN.PART 1: PHILANDO CASTILE & CHARLEENA LYLES - Police BrutalityPART 2: BILL COSBY - on mistrials, missteps and rape cultureHost: Esther ArmahGuests: Dr. Britney Cooper and Monica Dennis#smartISsexyBy Esther Armah
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Global Black Women Talk Tech The Spin June 22 2017
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THE SPIN: all WoC podcast #smartISsexyGlobal Black Women Talk Tech: From Accra to New YorkCELEBRATION: Black Women in Tech in Africa & America on the RISE!CHALLENGE: The White Boys Club, Sexism, Culture, RacismHost: Esther ArmahGuests: Ethel Cofie in Accra and Samara Lynn in New YorkBy Esther Armah
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US & UK Black Women in Politics: Maxine Waters Diane Abbott June 15 2017
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcastBLACK WOMEN IN POLITICS: US & UK Maxine Waters & Diane AbbottNEW LEADERSHIP TREND: Black Women says Forbes. Contenporary trend or unacknowledged historical truth?Host: Esther ArmahGuests: Dr. Treva B. Lindsey and Evadney CampbellBy Esther Armah
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theCONSENTconvo Teen Black Girls June 8 2017
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#theCONSENTconvo: TEEN BLACK GIRLS SPEAK on THE SPINIn partnership with Black Girls Unscripted talk SEX & CONSENTPERSONAL JOURNEYS: Desire, Confusion, Regret, Power, ComplexitySOCIETAL INFLUENCE: Twitter, TV, Music, Host: Esther ArmahMakiah, 19; College Student and Victorine 17; High School GraduateBy Esther Armah
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Black Women Filmmakers S Muhammad J Asante April 20 2017
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#reImaginingRESISTANCE: Black Women Film MakersSHOT CALLER STORY TELLER - my vision, my lens, my storiesMONEY MATTERS - commerce vs creativity, integrity, audience, artHost: Esther ArmahGuests: Stacey Muhammad and Juliet Asante THE SPIN WoC podcast: #smartISsexyBy Esther Armah
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reImaginingRESISTANCE C Greer K West Savali April 13 2017
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THE SPIN conts: #reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of No. 45From the Streets 2 the Screen: BLACK, WOMAN/GIRL & MISSINGJOHN RIDLEY & GUERILLA - No Black Women leads in TV seriesBLACK, GIRL & MISSING - why is media & society slow 2 respond?Host: Esther ArmahGuests: Dr Christina Greer & Kirsten West Savali…
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GHANA WOMEN POWER on THE SPIN: my weekly WOC podcastMarch=Ghana's 60th Anniversary of IndependencePERSONAL JOURNEYS: what has power for women in Ghana meant?THEN & NOW: from individual journeys to institutional structuresHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Dr Ama Boohene Andah and Nana Akosua HansonBy Esther Armah
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TRANSGENDER WOMEN Chimamanda Sisterhood Solidarity March 23 2017
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The Spin: all WoC weekly podcastTRANSGENDER WOMEN: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & Germaine GreerPublic Feminist Icons, Public Fallout, Lessons & LearningSISTERHOOD & SOLIDARITY: tough truths & reimagining SISTERHOODHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Elle Hearns & Dr Treva B LindseyBy Esther Armah
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The Spin D Hampton B Cooper March 16 2017
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#reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of No. 45 on THE SPIN podcastMEDIA & RESISTANCE - what happens 2 the 4th estate in this era of Alternative Facts?THE STATUS OF WOMEN - women, labor & economic justice @ the UNHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Dream Hampton & Dr Brittney CooperBy Esther Armah
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reImaginingRESISTANCE G Carr S Quintero Feb 23 2017
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#reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of No. 45 on THE SPINALTARS of RESISTANCE prayer & protest from the Church to the MosqueREPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS & RESISTANCE: the state & fate of sexual health w/ 45Host: Esther ArmahGuests: Sofia Quintero and Glynda CarrTHE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcast where smart is global & sexy…
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The Spin Feb 16 M Alexander A Bandele LJ Peterson
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THE SPIN: #reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of mass incarcerationMARISSA ALEXANDER - intimate partner violence, self defence, jail, finally free BRESHA MEADOWS - Black girl shoots dead abusive dad, charged w/ murder AMERICA=INCARCERATION NATION - Black men & boys 13th to 2017Host: Esther ArmahGuests: Marissa Alexander, Asha Bandele, Liza Jessie Pet…
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reImaginingRESISTANCE Feb 8 2017 J Morgan B Kelley
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#reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of No. 45 on THE SPINSTRIKE 1 - March 8th General Strike 24 hours without women in AmericaMEN, ACTIVISM, RESISTANCE - the deadly allure of No. 45's toxic masculinityHost: Esther ArmahGuests: Joan Morgan & Professor Blair KelleyTHE SPIN: all WoC podcast. Airs: US, GHANA, LONDON #smartISsexy…
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reImaginingRESISTANCE T Lindsey K Addy Feb 2 2017
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THE SPIN presents #reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of US No. 45What must RESISTANCE look like in this era of fascism,? Black women scholars, activists, artists, journalists in US & Ghana speakWOMEN's VOICES on TRUMPeting UNTRUTHS - Protest, People, PowerVETTING NATIONS US & GHANA - And the vetting process begins.....Host. Esther Armah Guests: Dr T…
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LoveWITHAccountability L Marquez T Bryant Davis Dec 14
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#LoveWITHACCOUNTABILITY - Part II Special on THE SPINSurvivors of childhood sexual abuse share their journey: secrecy, breaking silence, hurt, healing & loving, accountablyL. MARQUEZ BENBOW - Boricua, Family, Faith, ForgivenessDR. T. BRYANT-DAVIS - The Script of SilenceHost: Esther ArmahBy Esther Armah
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LoveWITHAccountability A Simmons Dr Simmons Dec 8 2016
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#LoveWITHAccountability: a 2 part special on THE SPIN on childhood sexual abusePart I - A Daughter's Vision & A Mother's JourneyAishah Shahidah Simmons - a daughter's vision, pain, journey, healingDr G. Simmons - a mother's shame, realization, apology, lesson, learningHost: Esther ArmahBy Esther Armah
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theCONSENTconvo A Hanson B Nambozo Nov 30 2016
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#theCONSENTconvo: my public conversation campaign on CONSENTBETRAYAL, IGNORANCE, TRAUMA - personal journeys on consentCULTURAL CONSENT - how Uganda & Ghana culture shapes 'yes'/'no'HOST: Esther ArmahCONTRIBUTORS: Nana Akosua Hanson & Beverley NambozoBy Esther Armah
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theCONSENTconvo Diallo Shabazz Nov 30 2016
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#theCONSENTconvo: my public conversation campaign on CONSENTGlobal educator and sustainability expert DIALLO SHABAZZ shares his personal journey of learning consent from his father, negotiating a warrior masculinity, saying yes to sex from a masculinity which left no room to say no & unlearning that hyper masculinity to have more loving, connected …
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The Spin DONALD TRUMP WHITELASH Nov 24 2016
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THE SPIN: a weekly all WOC podcastSPECIAL FOCUS: Donald Trump - #WHITELASHTrump's 53% -White American women, betrayal and accountabilityThe Rise of Global White Nationalism - Trump, Brexit & the Far RightHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Sofia Quintero & Staceyann ChinBy Esther Armah
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#theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on CONSENTAn #EmotionalJustice project in partnership w/ ESSENCECreator & Host ESTHER ARMAH talks with WADE DAVIS II, a former NFL player, a Black gay man, an activist who shares his personal journey on consent, safety in sex, finding voice and self-love in speaking his truth, ripping off the mask of…
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theCONSENTconvo N Lopez & F Davis Nov 17 2016
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast. #theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign in partnership with Essence.PERSONAL JOURNEYS: surviving sexual assault, family messaging CONSENT EDUCATORS: sex as emotionality for teaching consent Host: Esther ArmahContributors: Dr. Nadia Lopez and Frenchie Davis…
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theCONSENTconvo Marlon Peterson Nov 17 2016
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#theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on THE SPIN. Black Men share their personal journeys on CONSENT.Marlon Peterson talks being raped at gunpoint when he was 14, unlearning shame, finding power in vulnerability, reframing masculinity and honoring connection. Host: Esther Armah Contributor: Marlon Peterson…
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theCONSENTconvo M Dennis & L Alexander Nov 10 2016
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THE SPIN: my weekly WOC podcast. #theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on consentPERSONAL JOURNEYS ON CONSENTPOLITICS OF CONSENT IN THE AGE OF TRUMPHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Monica Dennis & Liz S AlexanderBy Esther Armah
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theCONSENTconvo S Chin & T B Lindsey Oct 27 2016
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast #theCONSENTconvo: my public conversation campaign on CONSENTSexual Assault Survivors Share What Consent Means for ThemPersonal Consent journey, ReImagining Pleasure, Reframing ConsentHow do you as a survivor reframe consent post the shame of assault?Host: Esther Armah Guests: Staceyann Chin & Dr. Treva B. Lindsey…
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#theCONSENTconvo on THE SPIN: my public conversation campaign on CONSENT. Writer Kiese Laymon is a survivor of sexual assault. He shares how being a survivor shaped his relationship to consent, masculinity, sex, power, women and men. HOST: Esther Armah CONTRIBUTOR: Kiese LaymonBy Esther Armah
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theCONSENTconvo S Quintero & S Jamila Oct 19 2016
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcast. #theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on consent with women and menCONSENT: how do you make it sexy?CONSENT to GRIEVE: consent for healing Black women's emotionalityHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Sofia Quintero and Shani JamilaBy Esther Armah
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theCONSENTconvo Marc Lamont Hill Oct 20 2016
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THE SPIN: #theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on consent. An #emotionaljustice project in partnership with Ebony.comCONSENT JOURNEYS: How do you make consent sexy? Sharing Personal consent journeysUNLEARNING MASCULINITY:: teaching boys healthier love modelsHost: Esther Armah Contributor: Marc Lamont Hill…
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theCONSENTconvo L Denise & I Uzuri Oct 13 2016
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC media panel#theCONSENTconvo: public conversation campaign on consentPART I: Black Queer & Bi Women Talk Consent: PART II: Sexual Assault Survivors Legislation: Host: Esther ArmahContributors: Lynnee Denise and Imani UzuriBy Esther Armah
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theCONSENTconvo D Moore and B Hurt Oct 13 2016
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THE SPIN #theCONSENTconvo:public conversation campaign on consent Host: Esther ArmahContributors: Darnell Moore and Byron HurtBlack men talk consent: how did they learn it, from whom, how did that learning shape their relationship to their body, sex, power, men, womenBy Esther Armah
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theCONSENTconvo J Morgan & A Bandele Oct 6 2016
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THE SPIN & Emotional Justice in partnership with Ebony.com present #theCONSENTconvo: a public loving, unlearning, reframing conversation campaign on CONSENTCONSENT: the personal, familial, cultural and societalCONSENT: on Nate Parker, toxic masculinity & the politics of consentHost: Esther Armah Contributors: Joan Morgan and Asha Bandele…
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast2016 US POLICE KILLINGS OF BLACK PEOPLE SURPASS 1892 LYNCHINGSWHITE JUDGE BOOTED FROM THE BENCH DUE TO RAPE REMARKS?HONORING BLACK WOMEN'S MOVEMENT BUILDING WORKHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Monica Dennis and Jane LumumbaBy Esther Armah
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast.GLOBAL BLACK HAIR BATTLES: US Appeals Court 2 South Africa high schoolARIZONA NEW LAW: Change a Diaper Become a Child MolesterWAGE GAP BTWN BLACK & WHITE AMERICANS:Wider in 2016 than 1979Host: Esther ArmahContributors: Kathleen Addy & Dr Treva B. LindseyBy Esther Armah
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast. CULTURE vs ABUSE - some call it culture, is it really just abuse? GEORGETOWN: Slavery & ScholarshipA PIONEER'S PERSONAL MISSION-Dr Hadiyah Greene cancertreatment Host: Esther ArmahGuests: Beverley Nambozo, Uganda & Dr Christina Greer, New YorkBy Esther Armah
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THE SPIN: my weekly global podcast. On air: GHANA, US, NIGERIAVALUING BLACK LIVES 2016EMOTIONAL EMANCIPATION - 2nd Annual Emotional Emancipation SummitCOLIN KAEPERNICK - sports, race, protest, star spangled bigotryHost: Esther ArmahSpecial Guests: Enola G. Aird and Dr Cheryl GrillsBy Esther Armah
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THE SPIN: all WoC weekly podcastJESSE WILLIAMS - A Speech for These TimesA WIN SUPREME - Texas abortion law overturnedRECALL JUDGE - Stanford rape case judge accused of racial biasHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Sofia Quintero and Asha BandeleBy Esther Armah
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcast THEME: Black Women's Labor: The Two Cs: Shirley Chisholm & Hillary ClintonMary Seacole vs Florence Nightingale - Size MattersSustainable Solidarity - state of OUR union sister to sisterHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Dr Treva B. Lindsey & Glynda CarrBy Esther Armah
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THE SPIN: weekly all WOC podcast. This week: 1 theme, 2 massacresINTERSECTIONS: Orlando & Charleston - 1 year anniversaryORLANDO: Religion, Homophobia, Masculinity, US terrorism, IslamophobiaCHARLESTON: Race, Religion, White Privilege, White Supremacist TerrorismHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Staceyann Chin & Dr Keisha N. Blain…
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast Lupita vs Audrey: Suited, Booted, Rooted & Still Looted!Style in the Struggle: Fashion as Resistance, Liberation, ArmourMuhammad Ali, Prince, Fela Kuti: The Style in Global Black MasculinitiesHost: Esther ArmahGuests: Dr Tanisha C Ford, Hannah Azieb PoolBy Esther Armah
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THE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcast. On air across US, Nigeria, GhanaHarambe & The Public Shaming of a Black FamilyLet's Talk about Sex, Baby - Consent Classes, Masculinity Models, Cuffed & In Contempt: Public Defender Silenced by White JudgeHost: Esther ArmahContributors: asha bandele and Dr Christina Greer…
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THE SPIN: weekly all WoC media podcastFREDDIE GRAY: Killer Cop Cleared As Blue Lives Matter Bill PassesAFRICA LIBERATION DAY: Killing Charity Porn, FEMINISM MEETS COLORISM:The Politics of Black Pretty in FeminismHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Shani Jamila, Mallence Bart-Williams, Sofia QuinteroBy Esther Armah
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THE SPIN: all WOC media panelNAACP to Donald Trump: an invitationbell on Bey: bell hooks on Beyonce's LemonadeHaiti & the Red Cross: the rise and rise of the NGO industrial complexHost: Esther ArmahContributors: Dr Brittney Cooper and Dr Treva B. LindseyBy Esther Armah
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